SPAIN VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,323	7	13,717	+ 4,606
Stroke	2	17,562	3	29,004	- 11,442
Road Traffic Accidents	3	12,905	31	1,829	+ 11,076
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,513	1	51,684	- 39,171
Malaria	5	11,446	83	0	+ 11,446
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	10,832	36	1,064	+ 9,769
HIV/AIDS	7	9,806	43	538	+ 9,268
Liver Disease	8	8,843	23	4,231	+ 4,612
Low Birth Weight	9	7,610	52	253	+ 7,357
Birth Trauma	10	6,553	60	113	+ 6,440
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,450	10	7,773	- 1,324
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,168	38	863	+ 5,305
Lung Disease	13	5,395	5	18,926	- 13,531
Hypertension	14	4,711	9	9,115	- 4,404
Kidney Disease	15	4,185	8	9,725	- 5,540
Malnutrition	16	4,053	47	302	+ 3,751
Other Injuries	17	3,277	15	5,536	- 2,259
Cervical Cancer	18	3,264	39	855	+ 2,409
Meningitis	19	2,940	59	129	+ 2,812
Stomach Cancer	20	2,707	14	5,796	- 3,089
Maternal Conditions	21	2,507	64	14	+ 2,494
Asthma	22	2,489	35	1,133	+ 1,356
Liver Cancer	23	2,452	18	5,098	- 2,647
Suicide	24	2,442	25	3,609	- 1,168
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,281	2	42,339	- 40,057
Tuberculosis	26	2,169	50	270	+ 1,898
Breast Cancer	27	2,081	11	7,067	- 4,986
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,051	6	16,957	- 14,906
Violence	29	1,902	51	262	+ 1,640
Lymphomas	30	1,560	16	5,335	- 3,774
Falls	31	1,431	26	3,246	- 1,816
Prostate Cancer	32	1,375	13	6,420	- 5,045
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,257	44	475	+ 782
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,204	19	4,984	- 3,780
Leukemia	35	1,100	24	3,772	- 2,673
Drownings	36	988	45	446	+ 542
Oral Cancer	37	944	27	2,583	- 1,639
Fires	38	936	55	185	+ 751
Lung Cancers	39	812	4	22,131	- 21,318
Poisonings	40	764	57	170	+ 593
Endocrine Disorders	41	762	21	4,863	- 4,101
Pertussis	42	756	73	2	+ 754
Pancreas Cancer	43	742	12	6,752	- 6,011
Oesophagus Cancer	44	740	29	2,011	- 1,272
Epilepsy	45	664	40	824	- 160
Syphilis	46	599	67	9	+ 590
Parkinson's Disease	47	507	20	4,943	- 4,436
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	472	33	1,612	- 1,140
Alcohol	49	435	46	333	+ 102
Skin Cancers	50	391	32	1,803	- 1,412
Schistosomiasis	51	385	74	0	+ 385
Skin Disease	52	357	30	1,840	- 1,484
Ovary Cancer	53	320	28	2,026	- 1,706
Appendicitis	54	243	61	79	+ 164
Hepatitis B	55	237	58	162	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	56	202	34	1,612	- 1,410
Upper Respiratory	57	202	62	47	+ 156
Tetanus	58	183	72	2	+ 181
Measles	59	179	81	0	+ 179
Drug Use	60	155	41	776	- 622
Encephalitis	61	135	70	4	+ 131
Bladder Cancer	62	122	17	5,222	- 5,100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	80	48	294	- 214
Other Neoplasms	64	56	22	4,748	- 4,692
Hepatitis C	65	43	42	652	- 610
Multiple Sclerosis	66	25	49	287	- 262
Ascariasis	67	16	78	0	+ 16
Otitis Media	68	13	66	9	+ 4
War	69	9	68	6	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	8	82	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	71	4	76	0	+ 4
Dengue	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	914	- 914
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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.