BELGIUM VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	RWANDA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,642	6	5,677	- 1,036
Stroke	2	4,449	3	7,408	- 2,959
Road Traffic Accidents	3	3,269	29	666	+ 2,603
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,170	1	15,281	- 12,111
Malaria	5	2,900	75	0	+ 2,900
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,744	33	418	+ 2,327
HIV/AIDS	7	2,484	57	36	+ 2,448
Liver Disease	8	2,240	17	1,433	+ 807
Low Birth Weight	9	1,928	50	70	+ 1,858
Birth Trauma	10	1,660	53	47	+ 1,613
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,634	20	1,269	+ 365
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,563	40	282	+ 1,281
Lung Disease	13	1,367	5	6,438	- 5,071
Hypertension	14	1,193	27	740	+ 454
Kidney Disease	15	1,060	8	2,952	- 1,892
Malnutrition	16	1,027	38	291	+ 736
Other Injuries	17	830	11	2,006	- 1,176
Cervical Cancer	18	827	41	243	+ 584
Meningitis	19	745	58	28	+ 716
Stomach Cancer	20	686	26	863	- 177
Maternal Conditions	21	635	64	6	+ 629
Asthma	22	631	46	128	+ 503
Liver Cancer	23	621	24	976	- 355
Suicide	24	619	10	2,111	- 1,492
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	578	2	9,416	- 8,838
Tuberculosis	26	549	54	46	+ 504
Breast Cancer	27	527	9	2,587	- 2,059
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	520	7	3,329	- 2,809
Violence	29	482	44	149	+ 332
Lymphomas	30	395	16	1,552	- 1,157
Falls	31	362	15	1,756	- 1,393
Prostate Cancer	32	348	13	1,824	- 1,476
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	319	42	213	+ 106
Inflammatory/Heart	34	305	23	1,060	- 756
Leukemia	35	279	21	1,199	- 921
Drownings	36	250	47	79	+ 172
Oral Cancer	37	239	28	675	- 436
Fires	38	237	48	75	+ 162
Lung Cancers	39	206	4	6,777	- 6,571
Poisonings	40	193	55	41	+ 152
Endocrine Disorders	41	193	18	1,432	- 1,239
Pertussis	42	191	68	1	+ 191
Pancreas Cancer	43	188	14	1,809	- 1,622
Oesophagus Cancer	44	187	25	898	- 711
Epilepsy	45	168	36	348	- 180
Syphilis	46	152	70	0	+ 152
Parkinson's Disease	47	128	19	1,378	- 1,249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	120	37	293	- 173
Alcohol	49	110	32	500	- 389
Skin Cancers	50	99	31	522	- 423
Schistosomiasis	51	98	76	0	+ 98
Skin Disease	52	90	35	380	- 289
Ovary Cancer	53	81	30	653	- 572
Appendicitis	54	62	62	17	+ 45
Hepatitis B	55	60	63	17	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	56	51	34	384	- 333
Upper Respiratory	57	51	59	22	+ 29
Tetanus	58	46	78	0	+ 46
Measles	59	45	79	0	+ 45
Drug Use	60	39	39	287	- 248
Encephalitis	61	34	66	1	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	62	31	22	1,078	- 1,048
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	20	49	73	- 52
Other Neoplasms	64	14	12	1,828	- 1,813
Hepatitis C	65	11	52	53	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	45	147	- 141
Ascariasis	67	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	3	65	2	+ 1
War	69	2	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	199	- 199
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Rwanda

Belgium

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.