FRANCE VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,498	6	19,771	+ 6,727
Stroke	2	25,397	3	36,354	- 10,957
Road Traffic Accidents	3	18,663	31	3,339	+ 15,324
Coronary Heart Disease	4	18,096	1	63,181	- 45,086
Malaria	5	16,552	82	0	+ 16,552
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	15,665	38	1,807	+ 13,858
HIV/AIDS	7	14,181	54	362	+ 13,819
Liver Disease	8	12,789	22	7,382	+ 5,407
Low Birth Weight	9	11,005	47	651	+ 10,354
Birth Trauma	10	9,477	55	309	+ 9,168
Diabetes Mellitus	11	9,327	12	10,912	- 1,584
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,920	35	2,012	+ 6,908
Lung Disease	13	7,802	7	18,232	- 10,429
Hypertension	14	6,813	23	7,109	- 297
Kidney Disease	15	6,052	11	11,477	- 5,425
Malnutrition	16	5,861	29	4,212	+ 1,650
Other Injuries	17	4,739	9	15,119	- 10,381
Cervical Cancer	18	4,720	40	1,574	+ 3,147
Meningitis	19	4,252	58	163	+ 4,089
Stomach Cancer	20	3,915	26	5,530	- 1,615
Maternal Conditions	21	3,626	64	52	+ 3,574
Asthma	22	3,600	42	1,039	+ 2,561
Liver Cancer	23	3,545	15	9,573	- 6,028
Suicide	24	3,531	16	8,961	- 5,430
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,299	2	53,157	- 49,858
Tuberculosis	26	3,136	50	435	+ 2,701
Breast Cancer	27	3,010	8	15,536	- 12,526
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,967	5	21,854	- 18,887
Violence	29	2,750	49	538	+ 2,213
Lymphomas	30	2,256	14	10,067	- 7,811
Falls	31	2,069	18	8,284	- 6,215
Prostate Cancer	32	1,988	13	10,873	- 8,885
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,818	43	986	+ 832
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,741	25	6,065	- 4,325
Leukemia	35	1,590	21	7,457	- 5,866
Drownings	36	1,429	45	868	+ 561
Oral Cancer	37	1,365	27	4,676	- 3,311
Fires	38	1,354	53	403	+ 950
Lung Cancers	39	1,175	4	35,657	- 34,482
Poisonings	40	1,104	57	228	+ 877
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,102	19	8,086	- 6,984
Pertussis	42	1,093	69	3	+ 1,090
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,073	10	12,360	- 11,287
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,070	28	4,673	- 3,604
Epilepsy	45	960	37	1,865	- 905
Syphilis	46	866	68	4	+ 862
Parkinson's Disease	47	733	20	7,570	- 6,837
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	682	41	1,384	- 702
Alcohol	49	630	33	3,189	- 2,559
Skin Cancers	50	566	32	3,256	- 2,690
Schistosomiasis	51	557	71	1	+ 556
Skin Disease	52	516	39	1,598	- 1,082
Ovary Cancer	53	462	30	3,964	- 3,502
Appendicitis	54	352	61	90	+ 262
Hepatitis B	55	342	59	135	+ 207
Uterin Cancer	56	292	34	2,721	- 2,428
Upper Respiratory	57	292	63	54	+ 239
Tetanus	58	265	70	2	+ 262
Measles	59	258	77	0	+ 258
Drug Use	60	224	36	1,881	- 1,657
Encephalitis	61	195	66	8	+ 187
Bladder Cancer	62	177	24	6,566	- 6,389
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	116	51	426	- 311
Other Neoplasms	64	81	17	8,771	- 8,689
Hepatitis C	65	62	52	416	- 354
Multiple Sclerosis	66	36	46	752	- 716
Ascariasis	67	23	79	0	+ 23
Otitis Media	68	19	65	16	+ 3
War	69	13	67	7	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	12	78	0	+ 12
Diphtheria	71	6	75	1	+ 5
Dengue	72	2	76	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	76	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	82	0	60	118	- 118
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	647	- 647
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	973	- 973
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.