CANADA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,034	7	7,431	+ 7,603
Stroke	2	14,410	5	14,159	+ 251
Road Traffic Accidents	3	10,589	28	1,998	+ 8,591
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,267	1	40,063	- 29,796
Malaria	5	9,392	76	0	+ 9,392
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,888	36	840	+ 8,048
HIV/AIDS	7	8,046	53	163	+ 7,883
Liver Disease	8	7,256	17	3,624	+ 3,633
Low Birth Weight	9	6,244	42	553	+ 5,691
Birth Trauma	10	5,377	50	193	+ 5,184
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,292	9	5,718	- 426
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,061	35	1,081	+ 3,980
Lung Disease	13	4,427	4	14,212	- 9,785
Hypertension	14	3,865	22	2,563	+ 1,303
Kidney Disease	15	3,434	14	4,578	- 1,144
Malnutrition	16	3,326	51	192	+ 3,133
Other Injuries	17	2,689	24	2,392	+ 296
Cervical Cancer	18	2,678	41	578	+ 2,100
Meningitis	19	2,413	59	68	+ 2,344
Stomach Cancer	20	2,222	26	2,177	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	21	2,057	64	45	+ 2,012
Asthma	22	2,042	49	262	+ 1,780
Liver Cancer	23	2,012	20	3,113	- 1,101
Suicide	24	2,004	15	4,417	- 2,413
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,872	2	30,970	- 29,098
Tuberculosis	26	1,779	58	97	+ 1,682
Breast Cancer	27	1,708	8	5,910	- 4,202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,683	6	9,651	- 7,968
Violence	29	1,560	40	605	+ 955
Lymphomas	30	1,280	10	5,146	- 3,866
Falls	31	1,174	12	4,829	- 3,655
Prostate Cancer	32	1,128	13	4,711	- 3,583
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,032	43	442	+ 590
Inflammatory/Heart	34	988	27	2,060	- 1,072
Leukemia	35	902	21	3,098	- 2,196
Drownings	36	811	48	283	+ 527
Oral Cancer	37	774	32	1,592	- 818
Fires	38	768	52	192	+ 576
Lung Cancers	39	667	3	20,937	- 20,270
Poisonings	40	627	56	121	+ 505
Endocrine Disorders	41	625	19	3,233	- 2,607
Pertussis	42	620	69	1	+ 619
Pancreas Cancer	43	609	11	5,057	- 4,449
Oesophagus Cancer	44	607	25	2,230	- 1,623
Epilepsy	45	545	44	384	+ 161
Syphilis	46	491	67	5	+ 486
Parkinson's Disease	47	416	18	3,359	- 2,943
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	387	39	636	- 249
Alcohol	49	357	33	1,491	- 1,134
Skin Cancers	50	321	30	1,756	- 1,435
Schistosomiasis	51	316	78	0	+ 316
Skin Disease	52	293	38	679	- 386
Ovary Cancer	53	262	29	1,902	- 1,640
Appendicitis	54	200	62	49	+ 150
Hepatitis B	55	194	60	66	+ 128
Uterin Cancer	56	166	34	1,183	- 1,017
Upper Respiratory	57	166	63	47	+ 119
Tetanus	58	150	71	0	+ 150
Measles	59	147	74	0	+ 147
Drug Use	60	127	16	3,686	- 3,559
Encephalitis	61	111	68	3	+ 108
Bladder Cancer	62	100	23	2,521	- 2,420
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	66	47	322	- 257
Other Neoplasms	64	46	31	1,679	- 1,632
Hepatitis C	65	35	45	363	- 328
Multiple Sclerosis	66	21	37	692	- 672
Ascariasis	67	13	82	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	11	66	8	+ 3
War	69	7	65	21	- 14
Chlamydia	70	7	83	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	71	3	73	0	+ 3
Dengue	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	343	- 343
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Rwanda

Canada

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.