HUNGARY VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		HUNGARY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,819	15	1,528	+ 2,291
Stroke	2	3,661	2	11,915	- 8,254
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,690	24	750	+ 1,940
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,608	1	36,766	- 34,158
Malaria	5	2,386	79	0	+ 2,386
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,258	36	281	+ 1,977
HIV/AIDS	7	2,044	61	14	+ 2,030
Liver Disease	8	1,843	8	3,060	- 1,216
Low Birth Weight	9	1,586	43	113	+ 1,473
Birth Trauma	10	1,366	60	20	+ 1,346
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,344	9	2,515	- 1,170
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,286	37	254	+ 1,032
Lung Disease	13	1,125	5	6,436	- 5,312
Hypertension	14	982	4	7,262	- 6,280
Kidney Disease	15	872	22	874	- 2
Malnutrition	16	845	59	21	+ 824
Other Injuries	17	683	25	703	- 19
Cervical Cancer	18	680	34	466	+ 214
Meningitis	19	613	57	39	+ 573
Stomach Cancer	20	564	16	1,360	- 795
Maternal Conditions	21	523	62	11	+ 512
Asthma	22	519	41	122	+ 397
Liver Cancer	23	511	23	848	- 337
Suicide	24	509	14	1,612	- 1,103
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	476	7	4,595	- 4,120
Tuberculosis	26	452	52	62	+ 390
Breast Cancer	27	434	10	2,259	- 1,825
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	428	6	5,027	- 4,599
Violence	29	396	39	135	+ 261
Lymphomas	30	325	21	905	- 580
Falls	31	298	12	1,746	- 1,448
Prostate Cancer	32	287	18	1,324	- 1,037
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	262	26	686	- 424
Inflammatory/Heart	34	251	13	1,627	- 1,376
Leukemia	35	229	20	908	- 679
Drownings	36	206	46	97	+ 109
Oral Cancer	37	197	17	1,342	- 1,145
Fires	38	195	45	103	+ 92
Lung Cancers	39	169	3	8,377	- 8,208
Poisonings	40	159	54	48	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	41	159	30	568	- 409
Pertussis	42	158	70	0	+ 157
Pancreas Cancer	43	155	11	2,098	- 1,943
Oesophagus Cancer	44	154	31	565	- 411
Epilepsy	45	138	47	93	+ 45
Syphilis	46	125	74	0	+ 125
Parkinson's Disease	47	106	32	489	- 383
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	98	38	243	- 144
Alcohol	49	91	33	484	- 393
Skin Cancers	50	82	29	579	- 498
Schistosomiasis	51	80	75	0	+ 80
Skin Disease	52	74	40	133	- 59
Ovary Cancer	53	67	27	656	- 590
Appendicitis	54	51	58	36	+ 15
Hepatitis B	55	49	56	39	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	56	42	35	418	- 375
Upper Respiratory	57	42	63	8	+ 34
Tetanus	58	38	65	4	+ 34
Measles	59	37	69	1	+ 37
Drug Use	60	32	53	59	- 27
Encephalitis	61	28	67	2	+ 26
Bladder Cancer	62	25	19	1,050	- 1,025
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	17	49	66	- 50
Other Neoplasms	64	12	28	615	- 603
Hepatitis C	65	9	50	64	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	44	110	- 105
Ascariasis	67	3	83	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	64	8	- 5
War	69	2	68	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	42	121	- 121
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	63	- 63
Oral conditions	82	0	66	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	79	- 79
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	55	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HUNGARY

Rwanda

Hungary

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.