EGYPT VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,113	7	20,695	+ 22,418
Stroke	2	41,322	3	43,839	- 2,517
Road Traffic Accidents	3	30,364	12	10,141	+ 20,224
Coronary Heart Disease	4	29,442	1	173,871	- 144,429
Malaria	5	26,931	77	0	+ 26,931
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	25,488	23	3,692	+ 21,796
HIV/AIDS	7	23,073	53	397	+ 22,676
Liver Disease	8	20,807	2	60,122	- 39,315
Low Birth Weight	9	17,906	11	11,391	+ 6,514
Birth Trauma	10	15,419	17	6,109	+ 9,310
Diabetes Mellitus	11	15,176	8	19,131	- 3,955
Congenital Anomalies	12	14,513	10	12,163	+ 2,350
Lung Disease	13	12,695	9	13,393	- 698
Hypertension	14	11,084	5	21,094	- 10,010
Kidney Disease	15	9,846	6	21,087	- 11,241
Malnutrition	16	9,537	46	759	+ 8,778
Other Injuries	17	7,710	21	3,819	+ 3,891
Cervical Cancer	18	7,680	48	625	+ 7,055
Meningitis	19	6,919	43	827	+ 6,092
Stomach Cancer	20	6,371	32	1,844	+ 4,526
Maternal Conditions	21	5,899	44	795	+ 5,104
Asthma	22	5,857	15	7,104	- 1,247
Liver Cancer	23	5,768	4	24,512	- 18,744
Suicide	24	5,745	25	3,022	+ 2,724
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	5,368	16	6,975	- 1,607
Tuberculosis	26	5,102	51	432	+ 4,671
Breast Cancer	27	4,897	13	9,180	- 4,282
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	4,827	24	3,083	+ 1,744
Violence	29	4,475	20	4,165	+ 310
Lymphomas	30	3,671	14	7,539	- 3,867
Falls	31	3,366	30	2,019	+ 1,348
Prostate Cancer	32	3,234	35	1,282	+ 1,952
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,958	34	1,339	+ 1,620
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,832	27	2,489	+ 343
Leukemia	35	2,588	22	3,763	- 1,175
Drownings	36	2,324	37	1,122	+ 1,202
Oral Cancer	37	2,221	45	793	+ 1,428
Fires	38	2,202	33	1,568	+ 634
Lung Cancers	39	1,911	18	5,677	- 3,766
Poisonings	40	1,797	57	195	+ 1,602
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,792	29	2,372	- 580
Pertussis	42	1,778	42	906	+ 872
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,745	26	2,906	- 1,161
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,740	41	951	+ 789
Epilepsy	45	1,562	50	451	+ 1,111
Syphilis	46	1,409	58	159	+ 1,250
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,193	28	2,391	- 1,199
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,110	36	1,248	- 138
Alcohol	49	1,025	60	141	+ 883
Skin Cancers	50	921	39	1,013	- 92
Schistosomiasis	51	907	54	220	+ 686
Skin Disease	52	839	55	219	+ 620
Ovary Cancer	53	752	31	1,944	- 1,191
Appendicitis	54	573	59	142	+ 430
Hepatitis B	55	557	40	988	- 432
Uterin Cancer	56	476	52	422	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	57	476	68	5	+ 471
Tetanus	58	431	49	540	- 110
Measles	59	420	64	43	+ 377
Drug Use	60	364	62	116	+ 248
Encephalitis	61	317	38	1,046	- 728
Bladder Cancer	62	288	19	5,133	- 4,845
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	189	65	26	+ 163
Other Neoplasms	64	132	61	116	+ 16
Hepatitis C	65	100	63	97	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	59	56	213	- 154
Ascariasis	67	38	67	6	+ 32
Otitis Media	68	30	72	0	+ 30
War	69	21	47	714	- 693
Chlamydia	70	19	71	1	+ 18
Diphtheria	71	9	70	3	+ 6
Dengue	72	3	69	5	- 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

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.