JAPAN VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	47,745	3	107,899	- 60,153
Stroke	2	45,762	2	121,823	- 76,061
Road Traffic Accidents	3	33,627	31	4,566	+ 29,062
Coronary Heart Disease	4	32,606	1	163,905	- 131,299
Malaria	5	29,825	79	0	+ 29,825
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	28,227	37	2,731	+ 25,496
HIV/AIDS	7	25,553	63	48	+ 25,505
Liver Disease	8	23,043	17	14,195	+ 8,848
Low Birth Weight	9	19,830	55	202	+ 19,628
Birth Trauma	10	17,076	61	104	+ 16,971
Diabetes Mellitus	11	16,807	29	5,433	+ 11,374
Congenital Anomalies	12	16,072	40	2,473	+ 13,600
Lung Disease	13	14,059	5	78,169	- 64,111
Hypertension	14	12,275	28	6,673	+ 5,602
Kidney Disease	15	10,905	9	44,779	- 33,874
Malnutrition	16	10,562	43	1,910	+ 8,652
Other Injuries	17	8,538	12	22,068	- 13,530
Cervical Cancer	18	8,505	32	3,799	+ 4,707
Meningitis	19	7,662	52	308	+ 7,354
Stomach Cancer	20	7,055	8	50,433	- 43,378
Maternal Conditions	21	6,533	64	39	+ 6,495
Asthma	22	6,486	42	1,922	+ 4,564
Liver Cancer	23	6,388	11	29,384	- 22,996
Suicide	24	6,363	13	19,466	- 13,103
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	5,944	7	56,937	- 50,993
Tuberculosis	26	5,651	34	3,459	+ 2,192
Breast Cancer	27	5,424	15	15,805	- 10,381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	5,345	6	57,340	- 51,995
Violence	29	4,956	53	266	+ 4,690
Lymphomas	30	4,066	14	19,273	- 15,207
Falls	31	3,728	23	9,736	- 6,008
Prostate Cancer	32	3,582	19	13,515	- 9,934
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,276	35	2,922	+ 355
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,136	27	8,232	- 5,096
Leukemia	35	2,866	24	9,607	- 6,741
Drownings	36	2,574	25	8,409	- 5,835
Oral Cancer	37	2,460	26	8,333	- 5,874
Fires	38	2,439	48	1,007	+ 1,432
Lung Cancers	39	2,117	4	79,688	- 77,571
Poisonings	40	1,990	54	255	+ 1,735
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,985	21	11,486	- 9,501
Pertussis	42	1,969	71	1	+ 1,968
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,933	10	37,027	- 35,095
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,927	20	12,316	- 10,389
Epilepsy	45	1,730	45	1,558	+ 171
Syphilis	46	1,561	65	16	+ 1,545
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,321	18	14,007	- 12,687
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,229	39	2,555	- 1,326
Alcohol	49	1,135	51	576	+ 559
Skin Cancers	50	1,020	44	1,843	- 823
Schistosomiasis	51	1,004	72	0	+ 1,004
Skin Disease	52	930	36	2,806	- 1,876
Ovary Cancer	53	833	30	5,061	- 4,228
Appendicitis	54	634	58	126	+ 509
Hepatitis B	55	617	46	1,423	- 806
Uterin Cancer	56	527	33	3,461	- 2,934
Upper Respiratory	57	527	57	159	+ 368
Tetanus	58	477	67	9	+ 468
Measles	59	466	75	0	+ 466
Drug Use	60	403	50	732	- 329
Encephalitis	61	351	69	5	+ 347
Bladder Cancer	62	319	22	9,936	- 9,618
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	209	38	2,618	- 2,409
Other Neoplasms	64	147	16	15,120	- 14,973
Hepatitis C	65	111	41	2,220	- 2,109
Multiple Sclerosis	66	65	59	108	- 42
Ascariasis	67	42	82	0	+ 42
Otitis Media	68	34	68	8	+ 26
War	69	23	66	15	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	21	80	0	+ 21
Diphtheria	71	10	74	0	+ 10
Dengue	72	3	83	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	875	- 875
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.