NETHERLANDS VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,887	7	4,946	+ 1,941
Stroke	2	6,601	4	9,707	- 3,106
Road Traffic Accidents	3	4,851	31	681	+ 4,170
Coronary Heart Disease	4	4,704	2	17,601	- 12,897
Malaria	5	4,302	77	0	+ 4,302
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,072	33	584	+ 3,488
HIV/AIDS	7	3,686	55	33	+ 3,653
Liver Disease	8	3,324	28	936	+ 2,388
Low Birth Weight	9	2,861	45	167	+ 2,693
Birth Trauma	10	2,463	52	74	+ 2,389
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,424	14	2,386	+ 38
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,318	35	544	+ 1,775
Lung Disease	13	2,028	5	9,567	- 7,539
Hypertension	14	1,771	29	818	+ 953
Kidney Disease	15	1,573	12	2,530	- 957
Malnutrition	16	1,524	63	12	+ 1,511
Other Injuries	17	1,232	19	1,648	- 417
Cervical Cancer	18	1,227	39	266	+ 961
Meningitis	19	1,105	51	78	+ 1,027
Stomach Cancer	20	1,018	22	1,361	- 343
Maternal Conditions	21	942	65	8	+ 934
Asthma	22	936	46	165	+ 771
Liver Cancer	23	922	24	1,163	- 241
Suicide	24	918	17	2,025	- 1,107
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	858	1	18,148	- 17,291
Tuberculosis	26	815	56	29	+ 787
Breast Cancer	27	782	9	3,535	- 2,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	771	6	5,829	- 5,058
Violence	29	715	48	107	+ 608
Lymphomas	30	586	13	2,511	- 1,925
Falls	31	538	8	4,131	- 3,593
Prostate Cancer	32	517	10	3,265	- 2,748
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	473	47	130	+ 342
Inflammatory/Heart	34	452	23	1,201	- 748
Leukemia	35	413	20	1,578	- 1,165
Drownings	36	371	49	98	+ 273
Oral Cancer	37	355	30	768	- 413
Fires	38	352	53	49	+ 303
Lung Cancers	39	305	3	10,980	- 10,674
Poisonings	40	287	61	17	+ 270
Endocrine Disorders	41	286	26	1,055	- 768
Pertussis	42	284	67	1	+ 283
Pancreas Cancer	43	279	11	2,995	- 2,716
Oesophagus Cancer	44	278	15	2,145	- 1,867
Epilepsy	45	250	38	289	- 40
Syphilis	46	225	69	1	+ 224
Parkinson's Disease	47	191	16	2,120	- 1,929
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	177	41	238	- 60
Alcohol	49	164	32	612	- 449
Skin Cancers	50	147	27	1,024	- 877
Schistosomiasis	51	145	74	0	+ 145
Skin Disease	52	134	36	295	- 161
Ovary Cancer	53	120	25	1,067	- 947
Appendicitis	54	91	58	26	+ 66
Hepatitis B	55	89	62	14	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	56	76	34	566	- 490
Upper Respiratory	57	76	57	28	+ 48
Tetanus	58	69	72	0	+ 69
Measles	59	67	73	0	+ 67
Drug Use	60	58	42	231	- 173
Encephalitis	61	51	68	1	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	62	46	21	1,471	- 1,425
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	30	44	214	- 184
Other Neoplasms	64	21	18	1,831	- 1,810
Hepatitis C	65	16	60	20	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	37	295	- 285
Ascariasis	67	6	82	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	5	64	10	- 5
War	69	3	66	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	3	78	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	249	- 249
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Rwanda

Netherlands

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.