PAKISTAN VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	97,800	6	83,483	+ 14,317
Stroke	2	93,738	2	141,432	- 47,694
Road Traffic Accidents	3	68,882	12	28,170	+ 40,711
Coronary Heart Disease	4	66,789	1	240,720	- 173,930
Malaria	5	61,093	63	587	+ 60,506
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	57,819	3	104,383	- 46,564
HIV/AIDS	7	52,341	32	6,797	+ 45,544
Liver Disease	8	47,201	10	54,835	- 7,634
Low Birth Weight	9	40,619	4	93,373	- 52,754
Birth Trauma	10	34,978	8	59,559	- 24,581
Diabetes Mellitus	11	34,426	7	63,852	- 29,426
Congenital Anomalies	12	32,922	14	26,320	+ 6,602
Lung Disease	13	28,798	5	86,968	- 58,170
Hypertension	14	25,145	16	22,917	+ 2,227
Kidney Disease	15	22,337	9	56,796	- 34,460
Malnutrition	16	21,634	27	8,852	+ 12,782
Other Injuries	17	17,490	13	27,010	- 9,520
Cervical Cancer	18	17,422	44	4,009	+ 13,413
Meningitis	19	15,695	19	18,025	- 2,331
Stomach Cancer	20	14,451	43	4,044	+ 10,407
Maternal Conditions	21	13,383	24	12,392	+ 990
Asthma	22	13,286	17	20,750	- 7,465
Liver Cancer	23	13,086	41	4,427	+ 8,659
Suicide	24	13,034	18	19,331	- 6,297
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	12,176	22	15,216	- 3,039
Tuberculosis	26	11,575	11	42,103	- 30,528
Breast Cancer	27	11,110	20	18,009	- 6,900
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	10,949	38	5,279	+ 5,671
Violence	29	10,151	23	12,925	- 2,774
Lymphomas	30	8,328	31	7,020	+ 1,308
Falls	31	7,637	28	8,642	- 1,005
Prostate Cancer	32	7,337	45	3,559	+ 3,777
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	6,711	36	5,450	+ 1,261
Inflammatory/Heart	34	6,425	52	2,318	+ 4,107
Leukemia	35	5,870	39	5,254	+ 616
Drownings	36	5,273	37	5,376	- 103
Oral Cancer	37	5,038	21	17,181	- 12,143
Fires	38	4,996	42	4,305	+ 691
Lung Cancers	39	4,336	26	9,688	- 5,351
Poisonings	40	4,076	47	3,364	+ 712
Endocrine Disorders	41	4,066	25	11,439	- 7,373
Pertussis	42	4,033	34	6,358	- 2,325
Pancreas Cancer	43	3,959	60	1,069	+ 2,889
Oesophagus Cancer	44	3,948	29	7,866	- 3,918
Epilepsy	45	3,543	40	4,873	- 1,330
Syphilis	46	3,197	57	1,289	+ 1,908
Parkinson's Disease	47	2,705	35	6,145	- 3,440
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	2,518	15	26,017	- 23,498
Alcohol	49	2,324	50	2,520	- 196
Skin Cancers	50	2,089	54	1,539	+ 550
Schistosomiasis	51	2,057	74	0	+ 2,057
Skin Disease	52	1,904	67	132	+ 1,772
Ovary Cancer	53	1,706	46	3,533	- 1,827
Appendicitis	54	1,299	51	2,472	- 1,173
Hepatitis B	55	1,263	53	2,267	- 1,004
Uterin Cancer	56	1,080	59	1,191	- 112
Upper Respiratory	57	1,079	66	288	+ 791
Tetanus	58	977	30	7,541	- 6,564
Measles	59	954	49	2,579	- 1,626
Drug Use	60	825	61	829	- 4
Encephalitis	61	720	33	6,651	- 5,931
Bladder Cancer	62	652	48	2,727	- 2,074
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	428	56	1,388	- 960
Other Neoplasms	64	300	64	412	- 111
Hepatitis C	65	228	58	1,227	- 999
Multiple Sclerosis	66	134	65	411	- 277
Ascariasis	67	86	68	75	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	69	71	28	+ 40
War	69	48	62	597	- 549
Chlamydia	70	43	70	44	- 1
Diphtheria	71	20	69	68	- 48
Dengue	72	6	55	1,429	- 1,423
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

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.