CHINA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	548,771	12	183,342	+ 365,429
Stroke	2	525,976	1	2,043,210	- 1,517,235
Road Traffic Accidents	3	386,503	8	250,272	+ 136,231
Coronary Heart Disease	4	374,764	2	1,771,525	- 1,396,762
Malaria	5	342,803	75	0	+ 342,803
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	324,430	50	8,719	+ 315,711
HIV/AIDS	7	293,694	34	28,746	+ 264,948
Liver Disease	8	264,853	15	145,603	+ 119,250
Low Birth Weight	9	227,916	40	21,631	+ 206,285
Birth Trauma	10	196,266	43	17,644	+ 178,621
Diabetes Mellitus	11	193,170	14	161,672	+ 31,498
Congenital Anomalies	12	184,730	31	36,613	+ 148,117
Lung Disease	13	161,586	3	968,607	- 807,020
Hypertension	14	141,089	7	301,183	- 160,094
Kidney Disease	15	125,333	11	192,302	- 66,969
Malnutrition	16	121,391	44	12,995	+ 108,397
Other Injuries	17	98,136	25	54,087	+ 44,049
Cervical Cancer	18	97,759	27	51,650	+ 46,110
Meningitis	19	88,066	51	5,704	+ 82,362
Stomach Cancer	20	81,089	5	398,439	- 317,350
Maternal Conditions	21	75,091	54	3,596	+ 71,495
Asthma	22	74,548	39	23,147	+ 51,401
Liver Cancer	23	73,424	13	180,952	- 107,528
Suicide	24	73,133	17	116,324	- 43,191
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	68,323	6	304,455	- 236,132
Tuberculosis	26	64,949	32	34,802	+ 30,147
Breast Cancer	27	62,337	19	92,757	- 30,420
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	61,438	9	248,388	- 186,950
Violence	29	56,958	47	11,115	+ 45,843
Lymphomas	30	46,730	23	57,838	- 11,109
Falls	31	42,850	16	138,878	- 96,027
Prostate Cancer	32	41,167	28	51,056	- 9,889
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	37,656	30	37,723	- 67
Inflammatory/Heart	34	36,049	33	29,954	+ 6,095
Leukemia	35	32,939	22	58,145	- 25,206
Drownings	36	29,586	26	52,807	- 23,221
Oral Cancer	37	28,269	24	54,695	- 26,426
Fires	38	28,032	48	10,498	+ 17,534
Lung Cancers	39	24,330	4	714,311	- 689,981
Poisonings	40	22,872	36	25,762	- 2,890
Endocrine Disorders	41	22,815	37	25,613	- 2,797
Pertussis	42	22,630	64	484	+ 22,147
Pancreas Cancer	43	22,212	18	111,537	- 89,325
Oesophagus Cancer	44	22,152	10	242,891	- 220,739
Epilepsy	45	19,879	46	11,365	+ 8,514
Syphilis	46	17,938	58	1,824	+ 16,114
Parkinson's Disease	47	15,179	20	70,699	- 55,520
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	14,130	21	65,350	- 51,220
Alcohol	49	13,041	42	19,071	- 6,030
Skin Cancers	50	11,721	41	19,669	- 7,949
Schistosomiasis	51	11,540	65	400	+ 11,140
Skin Disease	52	10,686	52	5,222	+ 5,463
Ovary Cancer	53	9,574	35	28,078	- 18,504
Appendicitis	54	7,289	60	1,468	+ 5,822
Hepatitis B	55	7,088	56	2,757	+ 4,331
Uterin Cancer	56	6,057	45	11,751	- 5,694
Upper Respiratory	57	6,055	57	2,663	+ 3,392
Tetanus	58	5,481	63	491	+ 4,990
Measles	59	5,351	62	558	+ 4,793
Drug Use	60	4,629	38	24,214	- 19,585
Encephalitis	61	4,039	55	2,796	+ 1,243
Bladder Cancer	62	3,661	29	37,873	- 34,212
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	2,400	49	10,108	- 7,708
Other Neoplasms	64	1,684	53	4,374	- 2,690
Hepatitis C	65	1,277	66	86	+ 1,191
Multiple Sclerosis	66	752	59	1,734	- 982
Ascariasis	67	482	68	34	+ 448
Otitis Media	68	385	69	15	+ 370
War	69	267	61	900	- 633
Chlamydia	70	243	67	55	+ 188
Diphtheria	71	114	71	11	+ 103
Dengue	72	33	70	12	+ 22
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.