CHILE VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,233	6	3,920	+ 3,313
Stroke	2	6,933	2	9,731	- 2,798
Road Traffic Accidents	3	5,094	12	2,826	+ 2,268
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,940	1	10,685	- 5,745
Malaria	5	4,518	82	0	+ 4,518
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,276	39	334	+ 3,942
HIV/AIDS	7	3,871	33	539	+ 3,332
Liver Disease	8	3,491	13	2,647	+ 844
Low Birth Weight	9	3,004	36	437	+ 2,567
Birth Trauma	10	2,587	54	87	+ 2,500
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,546	10	3,177	- 630
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,435	25	858	+ 1,577
Lung Disease	13	2,130	4	4,062	- 1,933
Hypertension	14	1,860	7	3,817	- 1,957
Kidney Disease	15	1,652	3	4,065	- 2,413
Malnutrition	16	1,600	37	420	+ 1,180
Other Injuries	17	1,294	21	1,310	- 17
Cervical Cancer	18	1,289	27	780	+ 509
Meningitis	19	1,161	53	95	+ 1,066
Stomach Cancer	20	1,069	8	3,631	- 2,562
Maternal Conditions	21	990	63	24	+ 966
Asthma	22	983	42	295	+ 688
Liver Cancer	23	968	19	1,369	- 401
Suicide	24	964	15	1,700	- 736
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	901	5	4,000	- 3,099
Tuberculosis	26	856	38	410	+ 446
Breast Cancer	27	822	16	1,689	- 867
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	810	11	3,022	- 2,212
Violence	29	751	29	744	+ 7
Lymphomas	30	616	18	1,394	- 778
Falls	31	565	23	904	- 340
Prostate Cancer	32	543	14	2,435	- 1,893
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	496	46	223	+ 273
Inflammatory/Heart	34	475	31	709	- 234
Leukemia	35	434	24	879	- 445
Drownings	36	390	44	283	+ 107
Oral Cancer	37	373	40	307	+ 66
Fires	38	369	41	295	+ 74
Lung Cancers	39	321	9	3,452	- 3,132
Poisonings	40	301	57	68	+ 233
Endocrine Disorders	41	301	22	1,286	- 986
Pertussis	42	298	68	3	+ 296
Pancreas Cancer	43	293	17	1,567	- 1,274
Oesophagus Cancer	44	292	30	722	- 430
Epilepsy	45	262	43	294	- 32
Syphilis	46	236	66	5	+ 232
Parkinson's Disease	47	200	26	790	- 590
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	186	52	104	+ 82
Alcohol	49	172	47	207	- 35
Skin Cancers	50	154	34	526	- 371
Schistosomiasis	51	152	84	0	+ 152
Skin Disease	52	141	28	763	- 622
Ovary Cancer	53	126	35	514	- 388
Appendicitis	54	96	59	37	+ 59
Hepatitis B	55	93	60	30	+ 64
Uterin Cancer	56	80	45	275	- 195
Upper Respiratory	57	80	67	4	+ 75
Tetanus	58	72	69	2	+ 70
Measles	59	71	75	0	+ 71
Drug Use	60	61	50	149	- 88
Encephalitis	61	53	70	2	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	62	48	32	641	- 593
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	32	48	187	- 155
Other Neoplasms	64	22	20	1,358	- 1,336
Hepatitis C	65	17	61	27	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	62	27	- 17
Ascariasis	67	6	72	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	5	71	2	+ 3
War	69	4	64	14	- 10
Chlamydia	70	3	80	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	2	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	79	- 79
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	82	0	65	5	- 5
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	38	- 38
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	180	- 180
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.