TANZANIA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,144	2	26,028	+ 116
Stroke	2	25,058	7	16,894	+ 8,164
Road Traffic Accidents	3	18,414	5	18,054	+ 360
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,854	9	13,215	+ 4,640
Malaria	5	16,332	3	21,758	- 5,426
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	15,456	6	17,587	- 2,130
HIV/AIDS	7	13,992	1	27,402	- 13,410
Liver Disease	8	12,618	13	6,586	+ 6,032
Low Birth Weight	9	10,858	10	12,173	- 1,314
Birth Trauma	10	9,350	8	15,086	- 5,735
Diabetes Mellitus	11	9,203	15	6,247	+ 2,956
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,801	11	9,791	- 990
Lung Disease	13	7,698	22	3,051	+ 4,647
Hypertension	14	6,722	17	5,209	+ 1,513
Kidney Disease	15	5,971	19	4,547	+ 1,424
Malnutrition	16	5,783	16	5,574	+ 209
Other Injuries	17	4,675	20	4,270	+ 405
Cervical Cancer	18	4,657	14	6,424	- 1,766
Meningitis	19	4,196	21	3,188	+ 1,007
Stomach Cancer	20	3,863	39	1,190	+ 2,673
Maternal Conditions	21	3,577	12	6,835	- 3,258
Asthma	22	3,552	30	1,700	+ 1,851
Liver Cancer	23	3,498	36	1,413	+ 2,085
Suicide	24	3,484	24	2,474	+ 1,010
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,255	27	2,048	+ 1,207
Tuberculosis	26	3,094	4	20,269	- 17,175
Breast Cancer	27	2,970	37	1,285	+ 1,685
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,927	33	1,567	+ 1,360
Violence	29	2,714	18	4,713	- 1,999
Lymphomas	30	2,226	41	805	+ 1,421
Falls	31	2,041	34	1,533	+ 508
Prostate Cancer	32	1,961	28	1,819	+ 142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,794	46	462	+ 1,332
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,717	38	1,227	+ 490
Leukemia	35	1,569	47	416	+ 1,153
Drownings	36	1,410	32	1,642	- 232
Oral Cancer	37	1,347	31	1,646	- 299
Fires	38	1,335	35	1,424	- 89
Lung Cancers	39	1,159	61	159	+ 1,001
Poisonings	40	1,090	40	1,170	- 80
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,087	29	1,778	- 691
Pertussis	42	1,078	23	2,774	- 1,696
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,058	62	158	+ 900
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,055	25	2,247	- 1,192
Epilepsy	45	947	43	707	+ 240
Syphilis	46	855	26	2,115	- 1,260
Parkinson's Disease	47	723	45	513	+ 210
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	673	50	401	+ 273
Alcohol	49	621	56	270	+ 351
Skin Cancers	50	558	42	744	- 186
Schistosomiasis	51	550	51	371	+ 179
Skin Disease	52	509	52	359	+ 150
Ovary Cancer	53	456	53	337	+ 119
Appendicitis	54	347	58	218	+ 130
Hepatitis B	55	338	60	168	+ 169
Uterin Cancer	56	289	57	218	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	57	288	54	299	- 10
Tetanus	58	261	49	402	- 141
Measles	59	255	55	295	- 40
Drug Use	60	221	48	404	- 184
Encephalitis	61	192	59	199	- 6
Bladder Cancer	62	174	44	667	- 493
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	114	63	81	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	64	80	64	58	+ 23
Hepatitis C	65	61	66	40	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	66	36	68	27	+ 9
Ascariasis	67	23	65	56	- 33
Otitis Media	68	18	69	17	+ 2
War	69	13	67	30	- 17
Chlamydia	70	12	71	9	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	5	70	11	- 5
Dengue	72	2	73	2	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.