ITALY VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,626	9	16,339	+ 7,288
Stroke	2	22,645	2	62,633	- 39,989
Road Traffic Accidents	3	16,640	30	3,221	+ 13,419
Coronary Heart Disease	4	16,135	1	97,116	- 80,981
Malaria	5	14,759	79	0	+ 14,759
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	13,968	36	1,622	+ 12,346
HIV/AIDS	7	12,644	46	520	+ 12,125
Liver Disease	8	11,403	23	5,559	+ 5,843
Low Birth Weight	9	9,812	51	357	+ 9,455
Birth Trauma	10	8,450	59	140	+ 8,310
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,317	8	19,836	- 11,519
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,953	37	1,443	+ 6,510
Lung Disease	13	6,957	5	32,382	- 25,426
Hypertension	14	6,074	6	29,931	- 23,857
Kidney Disease	15	5,396	11	12,726	- 7,330
Malnutrition	16	5,226	41	775	+ 4,451
Other Injuries	17	4,225	12	12,112	- 7,887
Cervical Cancer	18	4,209	40	1,154	+ 3,055
Meningitis	19	3,792	60	128	+ 3,664
Stomach Cancer	20	3,491	14	10,252	- 6,761
Maternal Conditions	21	3,233	67	6	+ 3,227
Asthma	22	3,210	47	494	+ 2,716
Liver Cancer	23	3,161	17	9,620	- 6,459
Suicide	24	3,149	26	4,042	- 893
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,942	3	41,445	- 38,503
Tuberculosis	26	2,796	53	336	+ 2,460
Breast Cancer	27	2,684	10	13,868	- 11,184
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,645	7	21,254	- 18,608
Violence	29	2,452	50	409	+ 2,044
Lymphomas	30	2,012	16	9,670	- 7,659
Falls	31	1,845	25	4,222	- 2,378
Prostate Cancer	32	1,772	20	8,409	- 6,637
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,621	43	690	+ 931
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,552	24	5,531	- 3,979
Leukemia	35	1,418	21	6,728	- 5,310
Drownings	36	1,274	52	344	+ 930
Oral Cancer	37	1,217	27	3,343	- 2,126
Fires	38	1,207	56	271	+ 936
Lung Cancers	39	1,047	4	34,152	- 33,105
Poisonings	40	985	58	154	+ 831
Endocrine Disorders	41	982	18	8,431	- 7,449
Pertussis	42	974	73	1	+ 974
Pancreas Cancer	43	956	13	12,095	- 11,138
Oesophagus Cancer	44	954	34	2,045	- 1,092
Epilepsy	45	856	39	1,337	- 481
Syphilis	46	772	69	4	+ 768
Parkinson's Disease	47	654	19	8,428	- 7,774
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	608	32	2,216	- 1,607
Alcohol	49	561	55	277	+ 284
Skin Cancers	50	505	29	3,239	- 2,734
Schistosomiasis	51	497	78	0	+ 497
Skin Disease	52	460	38	1,440	- 980
Ovary Cancer	53	412	28	3,282	- 2,869
Appendicitis	54	314	61	49	+ 265
Hepatitis B	55	305	54	334	- 29
Uterin Cancer	56	261	33	2,198	- 1,937
Upper Respiratory	57	261	64	20	+ 240
Tetanus	58	236	63	22	+ 214
Measles	59	230	71	1	+ 229
Drug Use	60	199	45	654	- 455
Encephalitis	61	174	68	5	+ 169
Bladder Cancer	62	158	22	6,711	- 6,553
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	103	42	701	- 598
Other Neoplasms	64	73	15	9,984	- 9,912
Hepatitis C	65	55	31	2,451	- 2,396
Multiple Sclerosis	66	32	44	677	- 644
Ascariasis	67	21	80	0	+ 21
Otitis Media	68	17	65	16	+ 1
War	69	12	66	6	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	10	84	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	71	5	76	0	+ 5
Dengue	72	1	81	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.