MALAYSIA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,395	2	23,477	- 10,082
Stroke	2	12,839	3	21,592	- 8,753
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,434	4	7,181	+ 2,253
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,148	1	36,729	- 27,581
Malaria	5	8,368	76	0	+ 8,368
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	7,919	20	1,773	+ 6,147
HIV/AIDS	7	7,169	13	2,679	+ 4,490
Liver Disease	8	6,465	7	5,125	+ 1,340
Low Birth Weight	9	5,563	29	1,020	+ 4,543
Birth Trauma	10	4,791	42	359	+ 4,432
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,715	9	4,107	+ 608
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,509	24	1,403	+ 3,106
Lung Disease	13	3,944	5	6,633	- 2,688
Hypertension	14	3,444	38	649	+ 2,795
Kidney Disease	15	3,059	6	6,629	- 3,570
Malnutrition	16	2,963	49	249	+ 2,714
Other Injuries	17	2,395	14	2,222	+ 173
Cervical Cancer	18	2,386	31	1,010	+ 1,376
Meningitis	19	2,150	46	301	+ 1,849
Stomach Cancer	20	1,979	21	1,441	+ 538
Maternal Conditions	21	1,833	56	167	+ 1,666
Asthma	22	1,820	30	1,013	+ 806
Liver Cancer	23	1,792	16	1,984	- 192
Suicide	24	1,785	19	1,823	- 38
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,668	10	3,996	- 2,328
Tuberculosis	26	1,585	26	1,227	+ 358
Breast Cancer	27	1,522	12	3,071	- 1,550
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,500	11	3,832	- 2,333
Violence	29	1,390	34	869	+ 522
Lymphomas	30	1,141	25	1,321	- 180
Falls	31	1,046	18	1,855	- 809
Prostate Cancer	32	1,005	33	903	+ 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	919	22	1,424	- 505
Inflammatory/Heart	34	880	27	1,214	- 334
Leukemia	35	804	23	1,412	- 608
Drownings	36	722	36	820	- 98
Oral Cancer	37	690	17	1,865	- 1,175
Fires	38	684	44	336	+ 348
Lung Cancers	39	594	8	4,319	- 3,725
Poisonings	40	558	53	211	+ 348
Endocrine Disorders	41	557	37	809	- 253
Pertussis	42	552	57	80	+ 472
Pancreas Cancer	43	542	32	994	- 452
Oesophagus Cancer	44	541	41	435	+ 106
Epilepsy	45	485	52	226	+ 260
Syphilis	46	438	62	19	+ 419
Parkinson's Disease	47	371	28	1,106	- 735
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	345	51	246	+ 99
Alcohol	49	318	55	181	+ 138
Skin Cancers	50	286	50	247	+ 39
Schistosomiasis	51	282	75	0	+ 282
Skin Disease	52	261	15	2,066	- 1,805
Ovary Cancer	53	234	35	827	- 594
Appendicitis	54	178	58	71	+ 106
Hepatitis B	55	173	54	206	- 33
Uterin Cancer	56	148	43	352	- 204
Upper Respiratory	57	148	65	5	+ 143
Tetanus	58	134	61	21	+ 112
Measles	59	131	70	0	+ 131
Drug Use	60	113	45	322	- 209
Encephalitis	61	99	40	452	- 354
Bladder Cancer	62	89	39	467	- 378
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	59	60	27	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	64	41	48	265	- 224
Hepatitis C	65	31	64	6	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	66	18	59	30	- 12
Ascariasis	67	12	67	2	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	9	66	3	+ 6
War	69	7	63	11	- 4
Chlamydia	70	6	68	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	3	69	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	1	47	280	- 279
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Rwanda

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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.