ETHIOPIA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	45,943	1	59,931	- 13,988
Stroke	2	44,034	3	39,362	+ 4,673
Road Traffic Accidents	3	32,358	5	31,564	+ 794
Coronary Heart Disease	4	31,375	4	36,530	- 5,155
Malaria	5	28,699	26	5,626	+ 23,073
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	27,161	2	44,361	- 17,200
HIV/AIDS	7	24,588	17	11,471	+ 13,116
Liver Disease	8	22,173	8	27,270	- 5,097
Low Birth Weight	9	19,081	7	28,020	- 8,939
Birth Trauma	10	16,431	6	31,107	- 14,676
Diabetes Mellitus	11	16,172	10	16,258	- 86
Congenital Anomalies	12	15,465	11	15,638	- 172
Lung Disease	13	13,528	15	11,870	+ 1,658
Hypertension	14	11,812	12	13,470	- 1,658
Kidney Disease	15	10,493	13	12,103	- 1,610
Malnutrition	16	10,163	19	8,643	+ 1,520
Other Injuries	17	8,216	16	11,735	- 3,519
Cervical Cancer	18	8,184	27	5,019	+ 3,166
Meningitis	19	7,373	14	12,019	- 4,646
Stomach Cancer	20	6,789	47	1,519	+ 5,270
Maternal Conditions	21	6,287	18	8,887	- 2,600
Asthma	22	6,241	29	4,484	+ 1,757
Liver Cancer	23	6,147	42	1,730	+ 4,417
Suicide	24	6,123	25	6,030	+ 92
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	5,720	21	8,258	- 2,538
Tuberculosis	26	5,437	9	21,455	- 16,018
Breast Cancer	27	5,219	20	8,485	- 3,266
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	5,144	31	3,755	+ 1,389
Violence	29	4,768	22	8,076	- 3,308
Lymphomas	30	3,912	33	3,590	+ 322
Falls	31	3,587	28	4,510	- 923
Prostate Cancer	32	3,446	50	1,244	+ 2,202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,153	41	1,758	+ 1,394
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,018	39	2,168	+ 849
Leukemia	35	2,758	30	4,222	- 1,465
Drownings	36	2,477	35	3,133	- 656
Oral Cancer	37	2,367	48	1,477	+ 890
Fires	38	2,347	34	3,255	- 908
Lung Cancers	39	2,037	38	2,202	- 165
Poisonings	40	1,915	32	3,668	- 1,753
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,910	45	1,623	+ 287
Pertussis	42	1,895	23	6,896	- 5,001
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,860	61	488	+ 1,372
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,855	40	1,839	+ 16
Epilepsy	45	1,664	44	1,625	+ 39
Syphilis	46	1,502	43	1,699	- 197
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,271	46	1,578	- 307
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,183	49	1,339	- 156
Alcohol	49	1,092	55	750	+ 342
Skin Cancers	50	981	52	1,006	- 25
Schistosomiasis	51	966	54	839	+ 127
Skin Disease	52	895	53	904	- 9
Ovary Cancer	53	802	36	2,424	- 1,622
Appendicitis	54	610	58	677	- 67
Hepatitis B	55	593	56	742	- 148
Uterin Cancer	56	507	62	421	+ 86
Upper Respiratory	57	507	57	709	- 202
Tetanus	58	459	37	2,203	- 1,744
Measles	59	448	24	6,324	- 5,876
Drug Use	60	388	60	513	- 125
Encephalitis	61	338	63	386	- 47
Bladder Cancer	62	306	51	1,080	- 773
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	201	65	221	- 20
Other Neoplasms	64	141	66	148	- 7
Hepatitis C	65	107	69	115	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	63	70	61	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	40	68	130	- 89
Otitis Media	68	32	71	39	- 7
War	69	22	64	281	- 258
Chlamydia	70	20	72	21	- 1
Diphtheria	71	10	67	146	- 136
Dengue	72	3	73	20	- 17
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	59	579	- 579
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	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 ETHIOPIA

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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.