DENMARK VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,315	6	2,244	+ 71
Stroke	2	2,219	5	3,662	- 1,444
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,630	33	213	+ 1,417
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,581	1	5,341	- 3,760
Malaria	5	1,446	79	0	+ 1,446
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,369	38	145	+ 1,224
HIV/AIDS	7	1,239	55	23	+ 1,216
Liver Disease	8	1,117	14	692	+ 425
Low Birth Weight	9	961	41	116	+ 845
Birth Trauma	10	828	56	21	+ 807
Diabetes Mellitus	11	815	10	1,284	- 469
Congenital Anomalies	12	779	36	153	+ 626
Lung Disease	13	682	3	4,387	- 3,705
Hypertension	14	595	15	642	- 47
Kidney Disease	15	529	12	911	- 382
Malnutrition	16	512	59	14	+ 498
Other Injuries	17	414	30	347	+ 67
Cervical Cancer	18	412	37	153	+ 260
Meningitis	19	371	52	25	+ 347
Stomach Cancer	20	342	23	484	- 142
Maternal Conditions	21	317	64	2	+ 315
Asthma	22	314	44	82	+ 232
Liver Cancer	23	310	25	464	- 155
Suicide	24	308	16	617	- 309
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	288	2	5,218	- 4,929
Tuberculosis	26	274	57	16	+ 258
Breast Cancer	27	263	9	1,299	- 1,036
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	259	7	2,147	- 1,888
Violence	29	240	47	63	+ 177
Lymphomas	30	197	13	730	- 533
Falls	31	181	22	541	- 360
Prostate Cancer	32	174	8	1,480	- 1,306
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	159	32	216	- 57
Inflammatory/Heart	34	152	31	284	- 132
Leukemia	35	139	20	558	- 419
Drownings	36	125	50	37	+ 88
Oral Cancer	37	119	28	371	- 251
Fires	38	118	49	53	+ 65
Lung Cancers	39	103	4	3,721	- 3,619
Poisonings	40	96	62	6	+ 91
Endocrine Disorders	41	96	19	575	- 478
Pertussis	42	95	72	0	+ 95
Pancreas Cancer	43	94	11	1,096	- 1,002
Oesophagus Cancer	44	93	24	477	- 383
Epilepsy	45	84	40	125	- 41
Syphilis	46	76	70	0	+ 75
Parkinson's Disease	47	64	17	600	- 536
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	60	42	96	- 37
Alcohol	49	55	18	598	- 543
Skin Cancers	50	49	26	388	- 339
Schistosomiasis	51	49	75	0	+ 49
Skin Disease	52	45	45	79	- 34
Ovary Cancer	53	40	29	367	- 327
Appendicitis	54	31	54	23	+ 8
Hepatitis B	55	30	61	6	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	56	26	35	156	- 130
Upper Respiratory	57	26	58	15	+ 10
Tetanus	58	23	68	0	+ 23
Measles	59	23	71	0	+ 22
Drug Use	60	20	34	197	- 177
Encephalitis	61	17	67	1	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	62	15	21	545	- 530
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	10	43	84	- 74
Other Neoplasms	64	7	27	378	- 371
Hepatitis C	65	5	60	9	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	39	132	- 129
Ascariasis	67	2	81	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	65	2	- 0
War	69	1	66	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	57	- 57
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	73	- 73
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.