POLAND VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,016	4	19,998	- 4,983
Stroke	2	14,392	2	32,693	- 18,301
Road Traffic Accidents	3	10,576	22	3,555	+ 7,021
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,254	1	117,700	- 107,445
Malaria	5	9,380	78	0	+ 9,380
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,877	37	839	+ 8,038
HIV/AIDS	7	8,036	54	115	+ 7,921
Liver Disease	8	7,247	10	7,912	- 665
Low Birth Weight	9	6,236	42	579	+ 5,658
Birth Trauma	10	5,370	57	52	+ 5,318
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,286	8	8,947	- 3,662
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,055	36	916	+ 4,138
Lung Disease	13	4,421	6	13,677	- 9,255
Hypertension	14	3,861	15	4,937	- 1,076
Kidney Disease	15	3,429	20	4,065	- 636
Malnutrition	16	3,322	50	291	+ 3,031
Other Injuries	17	2,685	28	2,527	+ 159
Cervical Cancer	18	2,675	32	1,907	+ 768
Meningitis	19	2,410	53	171	+ 2,239
Stomach Cancer	20	2,219	12	5,910	- 3,692
Maternal Conditions	21	2,055	63	10	+ 2,045
Asthma	22	2,040	43	540	+ 1,500
Liver Cancer	23	2,009	29	2,290	- 281
Suicide	24	2,001	18	4,282	- 2,281
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,869	21	3,701	- 1,832
Tuberculosis	26	1,777	41	597	+ 1,181
Breast Cancer	27	1,706	9	7,967	- 6,261
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,681	5	14,610	- 12,929
Violence	29	1,559	49	294	+ 1,265
Lymphomas	30	1,279	19	4,141	- 2,863
Falls	31	1,172	16	4,712	- 3,539
Prostate Cancer	32	1,126	11	6,489	- 5,362
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,030	26	3,091	- 2,061
Inflammatory/Heart	34	986	23	3,495	- 2,508
Leukemia	35	901	24	3,456	- 2,554
Drownings	36	810	39	636	+ 173
Oral Cancer	37	774	25	3,377	- 2,603
Fires	38	767	45	474	+ 293
Lung Cancers	39	666	3	25,781	- 25,115
Poisonings	40	626	51	205	+ 421
Endocrine Disorders	41	624	38	831	- 207
Pertussis	42	619	71	0	+ 619
Pancreas Cancer	43	608	13	5,430	- 4,822
Oesophagus Cancer	44	606	33	1,803	- 1,197
Epilepsy	45	544	35	1,145	- 601
Syphilis	46	491	69	0	+ 490
Parkinson's Disease	47	415	34	1,500	- 1,085
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	387	40	612	- 225
Alcohol	49	357	14	5,238	- 4,881
Skin Cancers	50	321	31	2,155	- 1,834
Schistosomiasis	51	316	76	0	+ 316
Skin Disease	52	292	46	469	- 177
Ovary Cancer	53	262	27	2,929	- 2,667
Appendicitis	54	199	55	69	+ 131
Hepatitis B	55	194	56	52	+ 142
Uterin Cancer	56	166	30	2,163	- 1,997
Upper Respiratory	57	166	60	19	+ 147
Tetanus	58	150	67	2	+ 148
Measles	59	146	72	0	+ 146
Drug Use	60	127	48	321	- 194
Encephalitis	61	111	64	6	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	62	100	17	4,700	- 4,600
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	66	47	369	- 303
Other Neoplasms	64	46	7	9,256	- 9,210
Hepatitis C	65	35	52	188	- 153
Multiple Sclerosis	66	21	44	502	- 482
Ascariasis	67	13	82	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	11	68	1	+ 10
War	69	7	66	4	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	7	73	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	71	3	70	0	+ 3
Dengue	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	62	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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.