RUSSIA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	54,573	10	32,404	+ 22,169
Stroke	2	52,307	2	327,199	- 274,893
Road Traffic Accidents	3	38,436	19	17,507	+ 20,929
Coronary Heart Disease	4	37,269	1	562,711	- 525,442
Malaria	5	34,091	74	0	+ 34,091
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	32,263	55	403	+ 31,860
HIV/AIDS	7	29,207	15	21,262	+ 7,945
Liver Disease	8	26,339	6	45,463	- 19,124
Low Birth Weight	9	22,666	44	2,153	+ 20,513
Birth Trauma	10	19,518	53	714	+ 18,804
Diabetes Mellitus	11	19,210	18	18,345	+ 866
Congenital Anomalies	12	18,371	41	4,201	+ 14,169
Lung Disease	13	16,069	9	36,600	- 20,531
Hypertension	14	14,031	17	18,348	- 4,317
Kidney Disease	15	12,464	22	11,581	+ 883
Malnutrition	16	12,072	57	242	+ 11,830
Other Injuries	17	9,759	14	22,517	- 12,757
Cervical Cancer	18	9,722	34	7,423	+ 2,299
Meningitis	19	8,758	48	1,037	+ 7,720
Stomach Cancer	20	8,064	11	29,386	- 21,322
Maternal Conditions	21	7,468	56	267	+ 7,200
Asthma	22	7,414	46	1,764	+ 5,650
Liver Cancer	23	7,302	24	11,165	- 3,863
Suicide	24	7,273	8	36,625	- 29,352
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	6,795	5	48,522	- 41,727
Tuberculosis	26	6,459	30	8,422	- 1,963
Breast Cancer	27	6,199	13	23,242	- 17,042
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	6,110	7	42,633	- 36,523
Violence	29	5,664	23	11,450	- 5,786
Lymphomas	30	4,647	29	8,919	- 4,272
Falls	31	4,261	21	11,705	- 7,443
Prostate Cancer	32	4,094	20	14,107	- 10,013
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	3,745	28	8,938	- 5,193
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,585	4	54,060	- 50,475
Leukemia	35	3,276	31	8,238	- 4,962
Drownings	36	2,942	36	6,629	- 3,686
Oral Cancer	37	2,811	25	10,880	- 8,069
Fires	38	2,788	37	6,387	- 3,600
Lung Cancers	39	2,420	3	54,361	- 51,942
Poisonings	40	2,275	40	5,565	- 3,290
Endocrine Disorders	41	2,269	45	2,004	+ 265
Pertussis	42	2,251	65	2	+ 2,248
Pancreas Cancer	43	2,209	16	20,282	- 18,073
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,203	33	7,431	- 5,228
Epilepsy	45	1,977	52	718	+ 1,259
Syphilis	46	1,784	62	19	+ 1,765
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,510	26	9,371	- 7,861
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,405	42	2,770	- 1,365
Alcohol	49	1,297	12	27,984	- 26,687
Skin Cancers	50	1,166	39	5,612	- 4,446
Schistosomiasis	51	1,148	72	0	+ 1,148
Skin Disease	52	1,063	43	2,735	- 1,673
Ovary Cancer	53	952	32	8,123	- 7,171
Appendicitis	54	725	54	409	+ 316
Hepatitis B	55	705	60	43	+ 661
Uterin Cancer	56	602	35	6,867	- 6,265
Upper Respiratory	57	602	58	158	+ 444
Tetanus	58	545	63	3	+ 542
Measles	59	532	68	0	+ 532
Drug Use	60	460	27	9,113	- 8,652
Encephalitis	61	402	47	1,076	- 674
Bladder Cancer	62	364	38	6,307	- 5,943
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	239	50	750	- 512
Other Neoplasms	64	167	51	729	- 561
Hepatitis C	65	127	66	2	+ 125
Multiple Sclerosis	66	75	49	827	- 752
Ascariasis	67	48	77	0	+ 48
Otitis Media	68	38	64	3	+ 35
War	69	27	59	123	- 96
Chlamydia	70	24	61	25	- 1
Diphtheria	71	11	67	0	+ 11
Dengue	72	3	79	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.