MOROCCO VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,489	6	7,237	+ 7,252
Stroke	2	13,887	2	31,861	- 17,973
Road Traffic Accidents	3	10,205	9	6,185	+ 4,020
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,895	1	77,340	- 67,445
Malaria	5	9,051	73	0	+ 9,051
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,566	27	1,192	+ 7,374
HIV/AIDS	7	7,754	49	289	+ 7,465
Liver Disease	8	6,993	11	4,866	+ 2,127
Low Birth Weight	9	6,018	14	3,305	+ 2,713
Birth Trauma	10	5,182	23	2,067	+ 3,115
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,100	5	7,377	- 2,277
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,877	22	2,124	+ 2,753
Lung Disease	13	4,266	8	6,296	- 2,030
Hypertension	14	3,725	3	10,736	- 7,011
Kidney Disease	15	3,309	4	10,216	- 6,907
Malnutrition	16	3,205	51	200	+ 3,005
Other Injuries	17	2,591	21	2,271	+ 320
Cervical Cancer	18	2,581	18	2,508	+ 73
Meningitis	19	2,325	40	542	+ 1,783
Stomach Cancer	20	2,141	25	1,691	+ 450
Maternal Conditions	21	1,983	38	704	+ 1,279
Asthma	22	1,968	13	3,342	- 1,373
Liver Cancer	23	1,939	44	423	+ 1,516
Suicide	24	1,931	16	2,617	- 686
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,804	10	4,967	- 3,163
Tuberculosis	26	1,715	15	2,870	- 1,155
Breast Cancer	27	1,646	12	3,604	- 1,958
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,622	17	2,556	- 934
Violence	29	1,504	39	632	+ 872
Lymphomas	30	1,234	20	2,274	- 1,040
Falls	31	1,131	19	2,456	- 1,325
Prostate Cancer	32	1,087	24	1,914	- 827
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	994	29	1,076	- 81
Inflammatory/Heart	34	952	32	1,022	- 71
Leukemia	35	870	31	1,035	- 165
Drownings	36	781	43	426	+ 355
Oral Cancer	37	746	35	780	- 34
Fires	38	740	33	904	- 164
Lung Cancers	39	642	7	6,585	- 5,942
Poisonings	40	604	50	266	+ 338
Endocrine Disorders	41	602	28	1,129	- 527
Pertussis	42	598	46	324	+ 273
Pancreas Cancer	43	586	36	747	- 160
Oesophagus Cancer	44	585	42	439	+ 145
Epilepsy	45	525	45	336	+ 189
Syphilis	46	474	55	140	+ 333
Parkinson's Disease	47	401	26	1,511	- 1,110
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	373	37	718	- 345
Alcohol	49	344	57	109	+ 235
Skin Cancers	50	309	41	477	- 168
Schistosomiasis	51	305	61	67	+ 238
Skin Disease	52	282	54	149	+ 133
Ovary Cancer	53	253	34	800	- 547
Appendicitis	54	192	56	130	+ 62
Hepatitis B	55	187	48	316	- 129
Uterin Cancer	56	160	53	154	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	57	160	67	4	+ 156
Tetanus	58	145	59	76	+ 68
Measles	59	141	70	0	+ 141
Drug Use	60	122	47	321	- 199
Encephalitis	61	107	52	176	- 70
Bladder Cancer	62	97	30	1,069	- 972
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	63	62	38	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	64	44	60	70	- 26
Hepatitis C	65	34	65	7	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	66	20	58	106	- 86
Ascariasis	67	13	66	5	+ 8
Otitis Media	68	10	71	0	+ 10
War	69	7	63	22	- 15
Chlamydia	70	6	68	2	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	3	69	1	+ 2
Dengue	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	64	15	- 15
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

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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.