TURKEY VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,600	9	12,845	+ 19,755
Stroke	2	31,245	2	44,006	- 12,760
Road Traffic Accidents	3	22,960	16	5,573	+ 17,387
Coronary Heart Disease	4	22,263	1	85,905	- 63,642
Malaria	5	20,364	75	0	+ 20,364
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	19,273	40	741	+ 18,532
HIV/AIDS	7	17,447	53	204	+ 17,243
Liver Disease	8	15,733	13	6,340	+ 9,393
Low Birth Weight	9	13,539	24	3,478	+ 10,061
Birth Trauma	10	11,659	41	720	+ 10,939
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,475	5	17,900	- 6,424
Congenital Anomalies	12	10,974	17	4,966	+ 6,008
Lung Disease	13	9,599	4	25,088	- 15,489
Hypertension	14	8,381	8	14,763	- 6,382
Kidney Disease	15	7,445	7	17,021	- 9,576
Malnutrition	16	7,211	43	588	+ 6,623
Other Injuries	17	5,830	30	1,678	+ 4,152
Cervical Cancer	18	5,807	34	1,311	+ 4,496
Meningitis	19	5,232	51	274	+ 4,957
Stomach Cancer	20	4,817	11	10,333	- 5,515
Maternal Conditions	21	4,461	57	109	+ 4,352
Asthma	22	4,429	27	2,434	+ 1,994
Liver Cancer	23	4,362	20	4,542	- 180
Suicide	24	4,344	29	2,003	+ 2,341
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,059	6	17,308	- 13,249
Tuberculosis	26	3,858	50	303	+ 3,555
Breast Cancer	27	3,703	14	5,643	- 1,940
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	3,650	10	10,606	- 6,956
Violence	29	3,384	23	4,010	- 627
Lymphomas	30	2,776	19	4,849	- 2,073
Falls	31	2,546	22	4,373	- 1,828
Prostate Cancer	32	2,446	15	5,608	- 3,162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,237	39	789	+ 1,448
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,141	31	1,632	+ 509
Leukemia	35	1,957	18	4,870	- 2,913
Drownings	36	1,758	44	549	+ 1,209
Oral Cancer	37	1,679	35	1,305	+ 374
Fires	38	1,665	47	343	+ 1,323
Lung Cancers	39	1,445	3	35,070	- 33,625
Poisonings	40	1,359	46	369	+ 990
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,355	26	2,612	- 1,257
Pertussis	42	1,344	58	103	+ 1,242
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,319	12	6,882	- 5,563
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,316	33	1,321	- 5
Epilepsy	45	1,181	36	1,147	+ 34
Syphilis	46	1,066	61	50	+ 1,015
Parkinson's Disease	47	902	25	3,439	- 2,538
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	839	45	452	+ 388
Alcohol	49	775	55	182	+ 592
Skin Cancers	50	696	32	1,548	- 852
Schistosomiasis	51	686	62	33	+ 652
Skin Disease	52	635	48	324	+ 311
Ovary Cancer	53	569	28	2,287	- 1,718
Appendicitis	54	433	59	93	+ 340
Hepatitis B	55	421	60	72	+ 349
Uterin Cancer	56	360	37	1,090	- 730
Upper Respiratory	57	360	66	5	+ 354
Tetanus	58	326	64	12	+ 314
Measles	59	318	65	6	+ 312
Drug Use	60	275	38	972	- 697
Encephalitis	61	240	54	184	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	62	217	21	4,485	- 4,268
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	143	52	237	- 94
Other Neoplasms	64	100	42	646	- 546
Hepatitis C	65	76	63	19	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	66	45	56	169	- 124
Ascariasis	67	29	70	1	+ 27
Otitis Media	68	23	67	3	+ 20
War	69	16	49	318	- 302
Chlamydia	70	14	69	2	+ 13
Diphtheria	71	7	71	1	+ 6
Dengue	72	2	73	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	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	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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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.