GUATEMALA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,075	2	9,245	- 2,171
Stroke	2	6,781	6	4,849	+ 1,932
Road Traffic Accidents	3	4,983	8	4,026	+ 956
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,831	1	9,825	- 4,993
Malaria	5	4,419	74	0	+ 4,419
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,182	9	2,617	+ 1,565
HIV/AIDS	7	3,786	21	1,173	+ 2,614
Liver Disease	8	3,414	5	5,684	- 2,270
Low Birth Weight	9	2,938	16	1,658	+ 1,280
Birth Trauma	10	2,530	19	1,466	+ 1,064
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,490	3	6,932	- 4,442
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,381	18	1,517	+ 865
Lung Disease	13	2,083	13	1,901	+ 182
Hypertension	14	1,819	26	679	+ 1,140
Kidney Disease	15	1,616	4	6,277	- 4,661
Malnutrition	16	1,565	11	1,981	- 416
Other Injuries	17	1,265	10	2,466	- 1,201
Cervical Cancer	18	1,260	25	808	+ 453
Meningitis	19	1,135	41	271	+ 864
Stomach Cancer	20	1,045	17	1,570	- 525
Maternal Conditions	21	968	30	468	+ 500
Asthma	22	961	36	335	+ 626
Liver Cancer	23	947	15	1,765	- 819
Suicide	24	943	22	1,039	- 97
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	881	12	1,957	- 1,076
Tuberculosis	26	837	37	301	+ 536
Breast Cancer	27	804	28	495	+ 308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	792	31	464	+ 328
Violence	29	734	7	4,411	- 3,676
Lymphomas	30	602	43	229	+ 373
Falls	31	552	20	1,371	- 819
Prostate Cancer	32	531	24	846	- 315
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	485	23	1,029	- 544
Inflammatory/Heart	34	465	44	225	+ 239
Leukemia	35	425	27	601	- 176
Drownings	36	381	32	463	- 82
Oral Cancer	37	364	49	142	+ 222
Fires	38	361	45	207	+ 154
Lung Cancers	39	314	35	391	- 78
Poisonings	40	295	39	275	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	41	294	29	486	- 191
Pertussis	42	292	53	70	+ 222
Pancreas Cancer	43	286	38	282	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	44	286	48	144	+ 142
Epilepsy	45	256	33	463	- 207
Syphilis	46	231	64	3	+ 228
Parkinson's Disease	47	196	34	393	- 197
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	182	54	62	+ 120
Alcohol	49	168	14	1,799	- 1,631
Skin Cancers	50	151	46	195	- 44
Schistosomiasis	51	149	75	0	+ 149
Skin Disease	52	138	42	232	- 94
Ovary Cancer	53	123	50	133	- 9
Appendicitis	54	94	47	164	- 70
Hepatitis B	55	91	65	2	+ 89
Uterin Cancer	56	78	59	27	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	57	78	57	34	+ 44
Tetanus	58	71	62	10	+ 61
Measles	59	69	72	0	+ 69
Drug Use	60	60	40	272	- 212
Encephalitis	61	52	51	104	- 52
Bladder Cancer	62	47	55	57	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	31	52	82	- 51
Other Neoplasms	64	22	56	42	- 20
Hepatitis C	65	16	66	2	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	60	21	- 11
Ascariasis	67	6	63	7	- 1
Otitis Media	68	5	70	0	+ 5
War	69	3	68	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	3	67	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	58	33	- 32
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.