GERMANY VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,599	9	20,712	+ 11,887
Stroke	2	31,245	3	49,794	- 18,548
Road Traffic Accidents	3	22,960	34	3,160	+ 19,800
Coronary Heart Disease	4	22,263	1	147,055	- 124,792
Malaria	5	20,364	79	0	+ 20,364
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	19,273	32	3,830	+ 15,442
HIV/AIDS	7	17,447	54	345	+ 17,101
Liver Disease	8	15,733	15	15,194	+ 540
Low Birth Weight	9	13,539	45	770	+ 12,769
Birth Trauma	10	11,659	57	239	+ 11,420
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,475	13	15,560	- 4,085
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,974	36	2,291	+ 8,682
Lung Disease	13	9,599	5	42,797	- 33,198
Hypertension	14	8,381	6	26,796	- 18,414
Kidney Disease	15	7,445	8	22,770	- 15,325
Malnutrition	16	7,211	50	450	+ 6,761
Other Injuries	17	5,830	23	8,248	- 2,419
Cervical Cancer	18	5,807	39	2,131	+ 3,676
Meningitis	19	5,231	60	168	+ 5,064
Stomach Cancer	20	4,817	20	9,658	- 4,841
Maternal Conditions	21	4,461	64	38	+ 4,423
Asthma	22	4,428	44	924	+ 3,504
Liver Cancer	23	4,362	25	8,057	- 3,696
Suicide	24	4,344	19	10,284	- 5,940
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,059	2	51,168	- 47,109
Tuberculosis	26	3,858	56	281	+ 3,577
Breast Cancer	27	3,703	10	18,842	- 15,139
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	3,650	7	26,026	- 22,376
Violence	29	3,384	46	769	+ 2,615
Lymphomas	30	2,776	17	12,249	- 9,473
Falls	31	2,545	14	15,325	- 12,780
Prostate Cancer	32	2,446	12	16,487	- 14,042
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,237	38	2,166	+ 71
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,141	21	8,891	- 6,750
Leukemia	35	1,957	22	8,737	- 6,780
Drownings	36	1,758	49	459	+ 1,299
Oral Cancer	37	1,679	29	6,023	- 4,344
Fires	38	1,665	53	359	+ 1,307
Lung Cancers	39	1,445	4	46,560	- 45,115
Poisonings	40	1,359	58	216	+ 1,142
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,355	18	10,677	- 9,322
Pertussis	42	1,344	69	2	+ 1,342
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,319	11	17,971	- 16,652
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,316	27	6,212	- 4,897
Epilepsy	45	1,181	35	3,091	- 1,910
Syphilis	46	1,066	68	6	+ 1,060
Parkinson's Disease	47	902	16	12,594	- 11,692
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	839	33	3,615	- 2,776
Alcohol	49	775	26	6,257	- 5,483
Skin Cancers	50	696	31	4,055	- 3,359
Schistosomiasis	51	686	73	1	+ 685
Skin Disease	52	635	42	1,543	- 908
Ovary Cancer	53	569	30	5,192	- 4,624
Appendicitis	54	433	62	129	+ 304
Hepatitis B	55	421	59	182	+ 239
Uterin Cancer	56	360	37	2,231	- 1,871
Upper Respiratory	57	360	61	138	+ 221
Tetanus	58	326	75	1	+ 325
Measles	59	318	70	2	+ 316
Drug Use	60	275	40	1,930	- 1,655
Encephalitis	61	240	67	8	+ 232
Bladder Cancer	62	217	28	6,193	- 5,975
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	143	47	543	- 400
Other Neoplasms	64	100	24	8,161	- 8,061
Hepatitis C	65	76	48	507	- 431
Multiple Sclerosis	66	45	41	1,571	- 1,526
Ascariasis	67	29	81	0	+ 29
Otitis Media	68	23	65	16	+ 7
War	69	16	66	10	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	14	85	0	+ 14
Diphtheria	71	7	77	0	+ 7
Dengue	72	2	83	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	391	- 391
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	994	- 994
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.