DJIBOUTI VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	386	3	671	- 285
Stroke	2	370	2	680	- 310
Road Traffic Accidents	3	272	11	229	+ 43
Coronary Heart Disease	4	263	1	687	- 424
Malaria	5	241	23	66	+ 175
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	228	4	364	- 137
HIV/AIDS	7	206	5	348	- 142
Liver Disease	8	186	6	295	- 109
Low Birth Weight	9	160	8	251	- 91
Birth Trauma	10	138	15	166	- 28
Diabetes Mellitus	11	136	7	284	- 149
Congenital Anomalies	12	130	18	113	+ 17
Lung Disease	13	114	16	120	- 7
Hypertension	14	99	12	211	- 112
Kidney Disease	15	88	13	186	- 98
Malnutrition	16	85	14	170	- 84
Other Injuries	17	69	10	233	- 164
Cervical Cancer	18	69	29	40	+ 28
Meningitis	19	62	17	117	- 55
Stomach Cancer	20	57	50	14	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	21	53	31	40	+ 13
Asthma	22	52	22	68	- 16
Liver Cancer	23	52	43	19	+ 33
Suicide	24	51	19	94	- 42
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	48	21	90	- 42
Tuberculosis	26	46	9	243	- 197
Breast Cancer	27	44	20	91	- 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	43	32	38	+ 6
Violence	29	40	24	64	- 24
Lymphomas	30	33	30	40	- 7
Falls	31	30	26	45	- 15
Prostate Cancer	32	29	44	17	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	26	34	32	- 6
Inflammatory/Heart	34	25	28	45	- 20
Leukemia	35	23	27	45	- 22
Drownings	36	21	35	28	- 8
Oral Cancer	37	20	45	17	+ 3
Fires	38	20	33	33	- 13
Lung Cancers	39	17	42	20	- 3
Poisonings	40	16	39	25	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	41	16	38	25	- 9
Pertussis	42	16	25	50	- 34
Pancreas Cancer	43	16	58	6	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	44	16	36	27	- 11
Epilepsy	45	14	37	26	- 12
Syphilis	46	13	52	13	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	47	11	41	23	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	10	48	15	- 5
Alcohol	49	9	49	15	- 5
Skin Cancers	50	8	53	12	- 4
Schistosomiasis	51	8	64	3	+ 6
Skin Disease	52	8	55	12	- 5
Ovary Cancer	53	7	40	23	- 17
Appendicitis	54	5	57	6	- 1
Hepatitis B	55	5	56	8	- 3
Uterin Cancer	56	4	60	4	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	57	4	61	4	+ 0
Tetanus	58	4	46	16	- 13
Measles	59	4	66	2	+ 2
Drug Use	60	3	54	12	- 9
Encephalitis	61	3	59	5	- 2
Bladder Cancer	62	3	47	15	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	2	62	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	64	1	65	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	68	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	67	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
War	69	0	63	3	- 3
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	51	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

Rwanda

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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.