COLOMBIA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,217	5	10,773	+ 8,444
Stroke	2	18,419	3	16,573	+ 1,846
Road Traffic Accidents	3	13,535	6	7,765	+ 5,770
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,124	1	43,066	- 29,942
Malaria	5	12,005	67	26	+ 11,979
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	11,361	38	747	+ 10,614
HIV/AIDS	7	10,285	17	2,683	+ 7,602
Liver Disease	8	9,275	19	2,426	+ 6,849
Low Birth Weight	9	7,981	23	2,095	+ 5,886
Birth Trauma	10	6,873	41	648	+ 6,225
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,765	11	5,028	+ 1,736
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,469	16	2,963	+ 3,506
Lung Disease	13	5,659	4	15,928	- 10,270
Hypertension	14	4,941	8	6,400	- 1,459
Kidney Disease	15	4,389	7	6,834	- 2,445
Malnutrition	16	4,251	27	1,878	+ 2,373
Other Injuries	17	3,437	28	1,592	+ 1,844
Cervical Cancer	18	3,423	20	2,266	+ 1,157
Meningitis	19	3,084	50	244	+ 2,840
Stomach Cancer	20	2,840	9	6,112	- 3,272
Maternal Conditions	21	2,630	46	394	+ 2,236
Asthma	22	2,611	54	191	+ 2,419
Liver Cancer	23	2,571	24	2,065	+ 506
Suicide	24	2,561	26	1,965	+ 596
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,393	22	2,157	+ 235
Tuberculosis	26	2,274	32	1,272	+ 1,003
Breast Cancer	27	2,183	13	3,669	- 1,486
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,152	12	4,371	- 2,220
Violence	29	1,995	2	19,268	- 17,274
Lymphomas	30	1,636	18	2,603	- 966
Falls	31	1,501	29	1,518	- 17
Prostate Cancer	32	1,442	14	3,584	- 2,143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,319	39	698	+ 620
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,262	31	1,329	- 67
Leukemia	35	1,153	21	2,208	- 1,055
Drownings	36	1,036	40	689	+ 347
Oral Cancer	37	990	37	807	+ 183
Fires	38	982	56	127	+ 855
Lung Cancers	39	852	10	5,250	- 4,398
Poisonings	40	801	61	61	+ 740
Endocrine Disorders	41	799	30	1,367	- 568
Pertussis	42	792	69	18	+ 774
Pancreas Cancer	43	778	25	2,022	- 1,245
Oesophagus Cancer	44	776	36	835	- 60
Epilepsy	45	696	43	597	+ 99
Syphilis	46	628	65	30	+ 598
Parkinson's Disease	47	532	47	383	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	495	63	38	+ 457
Alcohol	49	457	68	23	+ 434
Skin Cancers	50	410	35	1,028	- 618
Schistosomiasis	51	404	77	1	+ 404
Skin Disease	52	374	34	1,102	- 728
Ovary Cancer	53	335	33	1,122	- 787
Appendicitis	54	255	52	213	+ 43
Hepatitis B	55	248	62	50	+ 198
Uterin Cancer	56	212	45	423	- 211
Upper Respiratory	57	212	66	27	+ 185
Tetanus	58	192	71	14	+ 178
Measles	59	187	78	0	+ 187
Drug Use	60	162	44	492	- 329
Encephalitis	61	141	64	38	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	62	128	42	609	- 481
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	84	51	242	- 158
Other Neoplasms	64	59	15	3,205	- 3,146
Hepatitis C	65	45	59	65	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	26	60	62	- 36
Ascariasis	67	17	76	5	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	13	73	7	+ 6
War	69	9	49	260	- 251
Chlamydia	70	9	81	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	71	4	80	0	+ 4
Dengue	72	1	55	133	- 132
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	57	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.