SWEDEN VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,104	7	2,659	+ 1,445
Stroke	2	3,933	3	6,035	- 2,101
Road Traffic Accidents	3	2,890	34	315	+ 2,575
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,803	1	15,136	- 12,333
Malaria	5	2,564	74	0	+ 2,564
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,426	36	289	+ 2,137
HIV/AIDS	7	2,196	61	13	+ 2,184
Liver Disease	8	1,981	23	723	+ 1,257
Low Birth Weight	9	1,704	51	50	+ 1,654
Birth Trauma	10	1,468	55	34	+ 1,434
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,445	11	1,834	- 390
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,381	35	308	+ 1,074
Lung Disease	13	1,208	4	4,344	- 3,136
Hypertension	14	1,055	10	1,838	- 783
Kidney Disease	15	937	12	1,629	- 692
Malnutrition	16	908	45	117	+ 791
Other Injuries	17	734	15	1,374	- 640
Cervical Cancer	18	731	38	228	+ 504
Meningitis	19	659	54	35	+ 624
Stomach Cancer	20	606	26	612	- 6
Maternal Conditions	21	562	64	5	+ 557
Asthma	22	558	42	158	+ 399
Liver Cancer	23	549	22	752	- 203
Suicide	24	547	14	1,479	- 933
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	511	2	10,917	- 10,406
Tuberculosis	26	486	56	24	+ 462
Breast Cancer	27	466	13	1,582	- 1,116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	459	6	3,049	- 2,590
Violence	29	426	47	113	+ 313
Lymphomas	30	349	16	1,357	- 1,007
Falls	31	320	17	1,109	- 789
Prostate Cancer	32	308	8	2,622	- 2,314
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	282	37	277	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	34	270	28	547	- 277
Leukemia	35	246	20	825	- 579
Drownings	36	221	46	114	+ 107
Oral Cancer	37	211	31	379	- 168
Fires	38	210	49	65	+ 145
Lung Cancers	39	182	5	3,722	- 3,540
Poisonings	40	171	60	18	+ 153
Endocrine Disorders	41	171	24	702	- 531
Pertussis	42	169	67	0	+ 169
Pancreas Cancer	43	166	9	1,849	- 1,683
Oesophagus Cancer	44	166	29	538	- 372
Epilepsy	45	149	44	121	+ 28
Syphilis	46	134	72	0	+ 134
Parkinson's Disease	47	114	19	943	- 829
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	106	48	110	- 5
Alcohol	49	98	32	359	- 261
Skin Cancers	50	88	25	650	- 563
Schistosomiasis	51	86	69	0	+ 86
Skin Disease	52	80	39	220	- 140
Ovary Cancer	53	72	27	553	- 481
Appendicitis	54	55	59	18	+ 36
Hepatitis B	55	53	62	9	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	56	45	33	345	- 299
Upper Respiratory	57	45	58	20	+ 26
Tetanus	58	41	68	0	+ 41
Measles	59	40	83	0	+ 40
Drug Use	60	35	30	423	- 389
Encephalitis	61	30	71	0	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	62	27	21	760	- 733
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	18	43	129	- 111
Other Neoplasms	64	13	18	1,036	- 1,023
Hepatitis C	65	10	53	44	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	41	170	- 165
Ascariasis	67	4	81	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	3	66	1	+ 2
War	69	2	65	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	175	- 175
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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.