LUXEMBOURG VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	260	8	111	+ 149
Stroke	2	249	4	257	- 8
Road Traffic Accidents	3	183	30	25	+ 158
Coronary Heart Disease	4	178	1	655	- 477
Malaria	5	163	81	0	+ 163
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	154	42	6	+ 148
HIV/AIDS	7	139	52	2	+ 137
Liver Disease	8	126	12	75	+ 51
Low Birth Weight	9	108	49	3	+ 105
Birth Trauma	10	93	59	1	+ 92
Diabetes Mellitus	11	92	17	61	+ 30
Congenital Anomalies	12	88	37	10	+ 77
Lung Disease	13	77	5	242	- 166
Hypertension	14	67	19	54	+ 13
Kidney Disease	15	59	9	91	- 31
Malnutrition	16	58	32	19	+ 38
Other Injuries	17	47	10	88	- 42
Cervical Cancer	18	46	38	10	+ 37
Meningitis	19	42	58	1	+ 41
Stomach Cancer	20	38	22	51	- 13
Maternal Conditions	21	36	63	0	+ 35
Asthma	22	35	45	5	+ 31
Liver Cancer	23	35	25	49	- 14
Suicide	24	35	13	69	- 35
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	32	2	298	- 266
Tuberculosis	26	31	55	2	+ 29
Breast Cancer	27	30	7	113	- 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	29	6	131	- 102
Violence	29	27	48	3	+ 24
Lymphomas	30	22	14	64	- 42
Falls	31	20	18	61	- 40
Prostate Cancer	32	20	15	64	- 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	18	41	7	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	34	17	23	49	- 32
Leukemia	35	16	20	53	- 37
Drownings	36	14	54	2	+ 12
Oral Cancer	37	13	33	19	- 6
Fires	38	13	51	3	+ 11
Lung Cancers	39	12	3	260	- 248
Poisonings	40	11	56	1	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	41	11	21	53	- 42
Pertussis	42	11	68	0	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	43	11	11	82	- 71
Oesophagus Cancer	44	11	28	32	- 21
Epilepsy	45	9	35	17	- 7
Syphilis	46	9	66	0	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	47	7	16	62	- 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	7	34	19	- 12
Alcohol	49	6	29	25	- 19
Skin Cancers	50	6	31	22	- 16
Schistosomiasis	51	5	80	0	+ 5
Skin Disease	52	5	44	5	- 0
Ovary Cancer	53	5	27	35	- 31
Appendicitis	54	3	62	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	55	3	60	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	56	3	36	16	- 13
Upper Respiratory	57	3	61	0	+ 2
Tetanus	58	3	69	0	+ 3
Measles	59	3	70	0	+ 3
Drug Use	60	2	39	9	- 7
Encephalitis	61	2	65	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	62	2	26	44	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	53	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	64	1	24	49	- 48
Hepatitis C	65	1	47	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	46	4	- 4
Ascariasis	67	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	74	0	+ 0
War	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	64	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	43	6	- 6
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

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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.