PHILIPPINES VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	45,837	2	93,807	- 47,970
Stroke	2	43,933	3	74,167	- 30,234
Road Traffic Accidents	3	32,283	10	13,017	+ 19,267
Coronary Heart Disease	4	31,303	1	129,955	- 98,652
Malaria	5	28,633	69	94	+ 28,539
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	27,098	22	6,189	+ 20,910
HIV/AIDS	7	24,531	66	204	+ 24,327
Liver Disease	8	22,122	20	7,076	+ 15,046
Low Birth Weight	9	19,037	14	10,141	+ 8,896
Birth Trauma	10	16,393	18	7,960	+ 8,433
Diabetes Mellitus	11	16,135	7	32,260	- 16,126
Congenital Anomalies	12	15,430	17	8,051	+ 7,379
Lung Disease	13	13,497	6	32,559	- 19,063
Hypertension	14	11,785	5	34,500	- 22,715
Kidney Disease	15	10,469	4	39,380	- 28,912
Malnutrition	16	10,139	24	4,311	+ 5,828
Other Injuries	17	8,197	31	3,536	+ 4,661
Cervical Cancer	18	8,165	33	3,076	+ 5,090
Meningitis	19	7,356	47	1,041	+ 6,315
Stomach Cancer	20	6,773	41	1,868	+ 4,905
Maternal Conditions	21	6,272	38	2,042	+ 4,231
Asthma	22	6,227	11	11,404	- 5,177
Liver Cancer	23	6,133	19	7,663	- 1,531
Suicide	24	6,109	35	2,325	+ 3,783
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	5,707	39	2,010	+ 3,697
Tuberculosis	26	5,425	8	27,061	- 21,636
Breast Cancer	27	5,207	15	9,802	- 4,595
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	5,132	16	8,063	- 2,931
Violence	29	4,758	9	14,835	- 10,077
Lymphomas	30	3,903	36	2,279	+ 1,624
Falls	31	3,579	28	3,861	- 282
Prostate Cancer	32	3,439	26	4,149	- 711
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,145	21	6,865	- 3,720
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,011	30	3,545	- 534
Leukemia	35	2,751	29	3,596	- 845
Drownings	36	2,471	27	3,881	- 1,410
Oral Cancer	37	2,361	34	2,916	- 555
Fires	38	2,341	54	600	+ 1,742
Lung Cancers	39	2,032	13	10,296	- 8,263
Poisonings	40	1,910	65	226	+ 1,684
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,906	12	10,464	- 8,558
Pertussis	42	1,890	43	1,760	+ 130
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,855	37	2,121	- 266
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,850	53	672	+ 1,178
Epilepsy	45	1,660	45	1,120	+ 541
Syphilis	46	1,498	44	1,157	+ 341
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,268	55	594	+ 674
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,180	42	1,807	- 626
Alcohol	49	1,089	60	401	+ 689
Skin Cancers	50	979	61	368	+ 611
Schistosomiasis	51	964	64	233	+ 731
Skin Disease	52	893	25	4,229	- 3,337
Ovary Cancer	53	800	40	1,994	- 1,194
Appendicitis	54	609	63	276	+ 333
Hepatitis B	55	592	56	590	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	56	506	50	761	- 255
Upper Respiratory	57	506	70	39	+ 467
Tetanus	58	458	59	521	- 63
Measles	59	447	48	894	- 447
Drug Use	60	387	52	695	- 308
Encephalitis	61	337	67	185	+ 153
Bladder Cancer	62	306	58	569	- 264
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	200	62	323	- 122
Other Neoplasms	64	141	23	5,146	- 5,006
Hepatitis C	65	107	81	0	+ 106
Multiple Sclerosis	66	63	72	31	+ 32
Ascariasis	67	40	76	13	+ 27
Otitis Media	68	32	74	23	+ 9
War	69	22	49	817	- 795
Chlamydia	70	20	78	4	+ 17
Diphtheria	71	10	75	14	- 5
Dengue	72	3	46	1,060	- 1,057
Trichuriasis	73	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	4	- 4
Leprosy	76	0	71	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Schizophrenia	83	0	68	127	- 127
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	86	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

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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.