MEXICO VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	50,667	8	24,816	+ 25,851
Stroke	2	48,562	4	39,790	+ 8,772
Road Traffic Accidents	3	35,685	10	16,303	+ 19,382
Coronary Heart Disease	4	34,601	1	116,238	- 81,637
Malaria	5	31,650	84	0	+ 31,650
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	29,954	29	3,476	+ 26,478
HIV/AIDS	7	27,116	28	4,128	+ 22,988
Liver Disease	8	24,453	6	29,838	- 5,385
Low Birth Weight	9	21,043	18	7,163	+ 13,880
Birth Trauma	10	18,121	36	2,552	+ 15,569
Diabetes Mellitus	11	17,835	2	86,110	- 68,275
Congenital Anomalies	12	17,056	13	10,457	+ 6,599
Lung Disease	13	14,919	7	29,123	- 14,204
Hypertension	14	13,026	9	17,806	- 4,780
Kidney Disease	15	11,572	3	44,622	- 33,050
Malnutrition	16	11,208	14	7,552	+ 3,656
Other Injuries	17	9,061	11	12,175	- 3,114
Cervical Cancer	18	9,026	26	4,787	+ 4,239
Meningitis	19	8,131	58	357	+ 7,774
Stomach Cancer	20	7,487	19	6,939	+ 548
Maternal Conditions	21	6,933	54	750	+ 6,183
Asthma	22	6,883	47	1,342	+ 5,541
Liver Cancer	23	6,779	21	6,817	- 38
Suicide	24	6,752	22	6,772	- 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	6,308	30	3,447	+ 2,861
Tuberculosis	26	5,997	38	1,943	+ 4,054
Breast Cancer	27	5,755	16	7,380	- 1,624
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	5,672	20	6,871	- 1,198
Violence	29	5,259	5	32,450	- 27,191
Lymphomas	30	4,314	24	4,961	- 647
Falls	31	3,956	35	2,628	+ 1,328
Prostate Cancer	32	3,801	15	7,494	- 3,693
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,477	33	2,734	+ 743
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,328	41	1,866	+ 1,462
Leukemia	35	3,041	25	4,830	- 1,789
Drownings	36	2,732	42	1,799	+ 933
Oral Cancer	37	2,610	46	1,355	+ 1,255
Fires	38	2,588	56	604	+ 1,984
Lung Cancers	39	2,246	17	7,349	- 5,103
Poisonings	40	2,112	57	531	+ 1,581
Endocrine Disorders	41	2,106	12	11,310	- 9,204
Pertussis	42	2,089	70	21	+ 2,068
Pancreas Cancer	43	2,051	27	4,510	- 2,459
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,045	49	1,252	+ 794
Epilepsy	45	1,835	39	1,912	- 76
Syphilis	46	1,656	73	5	+ 1,651
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,401	43	1,567	- 166
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,305	52	859	+ 445
Alcohol	49	1,204	32	2,945	- 1,741
Skin Cancers	50	1,082	40	1,909	- 827
Schistosomiasis	51	1,065	83	0	+ 1,065
Skin Disease	52	987	31	3,029	- 2,042
Ovary Cancer	53	884	34	2,649	- 1,765
Appendicitis	54	673	53	774	- 101
Hepatitis B	55	654	61	210	+ 445
Uterin Cancer	56	559	50	902	- 342
Upper Respiratory	57	559	64	127	+ 432
Tetanus	58	506	71	10	+ 497
Measles	59	494	80	0	+ 494
Drug Use	60	427	44	1,470	- 1,043
Encephalitis	61	373	62	140	+ 233
Bladder Cancer	62	338	48	1,272	- 934
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	222	45	1,415	- 1,194
Other Neoplasms	64	155	23	6,204	- 6,049
Hepatitis C	65	118	55	625	- 508
Multiple Sclerosis	66	69	60	295	- 226
Ascariasis	67	44	72	5	+ 40
Otitis Media	68	36	68	29	+ 6
War	69	25	66	112	- 87
Chlamydia	70	22	77	0	+ 22
Diphtheria	71	11	79	0	+ 11
Dengue	72	3	67	30	- 27
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	2	- 2
Leprosy	76	0	75	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Schizophrenia	83	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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.