INDIA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	546,091	6	392,425	+ 153,666
Stroke	2	523,407	3	697,038	- 173,631
Road Traffic Accidents	3	384,616	12	212,596	+ 172,020
Coronary Heart Disease	4	372,933	1	1,520,034	- 1,147,101
Malaria	5	341,129	57	7,705	+ 333,424
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	322,846	4	670,315	- 347,469
HIV/AIDS	7	292,259	31	44,406	+ 247,854
Liver Disease	8	263,560	8	268,580	- 5,020
Low Birth Weight	9	226,803	9	238,739	- 11,936
Birth Trauma	10	195,307	20	102,819	+ 92,488
Diabetes Mellitus	11	192,227	7	271,495	- 79,268
Congenital Anomalies	12	183,828	23	82,769	+ 101,059
Lung Disease	13	160,797	2	879,732	- 718,935
Hypertension	14	140,400	19	108,050	+ 32,350
Kidney Disease	15	124,721	11	222,903	- 98,181
Malnutrition	16	120,799	55	8,626	+ 112,172
Other Injuries	17	97,657	15	149,570	- 51,913
Cervical Cancer	18	97,282	30	45,319	+ 51,963
Meningitis	19	87,636	36	33,337	+ 54,299
Stomach Cancer	20	80,693	24	81,058	- 365
Maternal Conditions	21	74,725	41	25,917	+ 48,808
Asthma	22	74,184	13	196,051	- 121,867
Liver Cancer	23	73,066	39	30,369	+ 42,697
Suicide	24	72,776	14	173,347	- 100,571
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	67,989	17	126,593	- 58,603
Tuberculosis	26	64,631	5	435,882	- 371,250
Breast Cancer	27	62,033	22	82,821	- 20,788
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	61,138	25	77,368	- 16,230
Violence	29	56,680	27	51,767	+ 4,913
Lymphomas	30	46,501	33	40,159	+ 6,342
Falls	31	42,641	10	225,755	- 183,114
Prostate Cancer	32	40,966	38	30,945	+ 10,021
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	37,472	26	68,108	- 30,635
Inflammatory/Heart	34	35,873	49	12,651	+ 23,222
Leukemia	35	32,778	35	33,383	- 605
Drownings	36	29,442	28	48,774	- 19,333
Oral Cancer	37	28,131	16	134,187	- 106,056
Fires	38	27,895	42	23,265	+ 4,630
Lung Cancers	39	24,211	21	88,276	- 64,064
Poisonings	40	22,761	61	3,540	+ 19,221
Endocrine Disorders	41	22,704	47	15,264	+ 7,439
Pertussis	42	22,520	54	10,094	+ 12,426
Pancreas Cancer	43	22,103	37	32,812	- 10,708
Oesophagus Cancer	44	22,043	34	38,898	- 16,854
Epilepsy	45	19,782	40	30,307	- 10,525
Syphilis	46	17,850	64	2,007	+ 15,843
Parkinson's Disease	47	15,105	32	43,398	- 28,293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	14,061	18	126,079	- 112,018
Alcohol	49	12,978	43	23,097	- 10,119
Skin Cancers	50	11,664	60	5,054	+ 6,610
Schistosomiasis	51	11,484	76	0	+ 11,484
Skin Disease	52	10,633	45	17,857	- 7,224
Ovary Cancer	53	9,527	44	21,947	- 12,420
Appendicitis	54	7,254	53	11,245	- 3,992
Hepatitis B	55	7,053	56	8,184	- 1,131
Uterin Cancer	56	6,028	59	6,841	- 813
Upper Respiratory	57	6,025	68	584	+ 5,441
Tetanus	58	5,455	58	7,093	- 1,638
Measles	59	5,325	51	11,923	- 6,598
Drug Use	60	4,606	52	11,747	- 7,141
Encephalitis	61	4,019	29	48,080	- 44,061
Bladder Cancer	62	3,643	48	14,081	- 10,438
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	2,388	50	11,931	- 9,543
Other Neoplasms	64	1,676	62	2,968	- 1,293
Hepatitis C	65	1,271	65	1,364	- 93
Multiple Sclerosis	66	749	63	2,328	- 1,580
Ascariasis	67	479	70	126	+ 353
Otitis Media	68	383	71	68	+ 315
War	69	266	67	890	- 624
Chlamydia	70	242	69	379	- 136
Diphtheria	71	114	72	65	+ 49
Dengue	72	33	46	17,546	- 17,513
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	973	- 973
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.