BRAZIL VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	85,278	3	94,705	- 9,427
Stroke	2	81,736	2	123,207	- 41,471
Road Traffic Accidents	3	60,062	8	33,871	+ 26,191
Coronary Heart Disease	4	58,238	1	165,788	- 107,550
Malaria	5	53,271	74	44	+ 53,227
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	50,416	35	5,659	+ 44,757
HIV/AIDS	7	45,640	22	12,558	+ 33,081
Liver Disease	8	41,158	13	21,422	+ 19,736
Low Birth Weight	9	35,418	33	6,881	+ 28,537
Birth Trauma	10	30,499	45	3,777	+ 26,723
Diabetes Mellitus	11	30,018	5	59,608	- 29,589
Congenital Anomalies	12	28,707	23	12,317	+ 16,390
Lung Disease	13	25,110	6	59,373	- 34,263
Hypertension	14	21,925	11	28,822	- 6,897
Kidney Disease	15	19,477	7	37,690	- 18,214
Malnutrition	16	18,864	34	6,695	+ 12,169
Other Injuries	17	15,250	21	13,807	+ 1,444
Cervical Cancer	18	15,192	29	9,511	+ 5,681
Meningitis	19	13,685	54	1,359	+ 12,327
Stomach Cancer	20	12,601	17	17,992	- 5,391
Maternal Conditions	21	11,669	53	1,507	+ 10,162
Asthma	22	11,585	48	2,595	+ 8,990
Liver Cancer	23	11,410	25	11,514	- 104
Suicide	24	11,365	20	14,540	- 3,175
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	10,617	10	30,717	- 20,099
Tuberculosis	26	10,093	40	4,895	+ 5,198
Breast Cancer	27	9,687	14	20,759	- 11,072
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	9,547	12	23,161	- 13,614
Violence	29	8,851	4	68,779	- 59,928
Lymphomas	30	7,262	27	10,376	- 3,114
Falls	31	6,659	16	18,847	- 12,188
Prostate Cancer	32	6,397	15	19,001	- 12,603
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	5,852	44	4,258	+ 1,594
Inflammatory/Heart	34	5,602	18	17,508	- 11,906
Leukemia	35	5,119	30	8,531	- 3,412
Drownings	36	4,598	39	4,937	- 339
Oral Cancer	37	4,393	28	9,951	- 5,558
Fires	38	4,356	58	1,028	+ 3,329
Lung Cancers	39	3,781	9	31,659	- 27,878
Poisonings	40	3,554	66	317	+ 3,238
Endocrine Disorders	41	3,545	19	16,927	- 13,382
Pertussis	42	3,517	75	30	+ 3,487
Pancreas Cancer	43	3,452	24	11,999	- 8,547
Oesophagus Cancer	44	3,442	26	10,466	- 7,023
Epilepsy	45	3,089	46	3,263	- 174
Syphilis	46	2,787	68	223	+ 2,565
Parkinson's Disease	47	2,359	41	4,770	- 2,412
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	2,196	51	2,193	+ 3
Alcohol	49	2,027	32	7,121	- 5,094
Skin Cancers	50	1,821	38	5,032	- 3,210
Schistosomiasis	51	1,793	62	593	+ 1,200
Skin Disease	52	1,661	31	7,179	- 5,518
Ovary Cancer	53	1,488	43	4,355	- 2,867
Appendicitis	54	1,133	57	1,067	+ 65
Hepatitis B	55	1,101	59	775	+ 327
Uterin Cancer	56	941	47	2,780	- 1,839
Upper Respiratory	57	941	67	260	+ 681
Tetanus	58	852	71	88	+ 764
Measles	59	832	81	4	+ 828
Drug Use	60	719	49	2,467	- 1,748
Encephalitis	61	628	72	65	+ 563
Bladder Cancer	62	569	36	5,306	- 4,737
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	373	61	596	- 223
Other Neoplasms	64	262	42	4,665	- 4,403
Hepatitis C	65	198	52	1,955	- 1,756
Multiple Sclerosis	66	117	64	356	- 239
Ascariasis	67	75	78	7	+ 67
Otitis Media	68	60	70	94	- 34
War	69	42	56	1,090	- 1,048
Chlamydia	70	38	80	5	+ 32
Diphtheria	71	18	79	7	+ 11
Dengue	72	5	76	14	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	10	- 10
Leprosy	76	0	69	173	- 173
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	432	- 432
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	86	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Rwanda

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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.