UKRAINE VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,820	12	6,817	+ 7,003
Stroke	2	13,246	2	79,883	- 66,637
Road Traffic Accidents	3	9,734	18	4,487	+ 5,247
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,438	1	278,709	- 269,271
Malaria	5	8,633	76	0	+ 8,633
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,170	53	189	+ 7,982
HIV/AIDS	7	7,396	13	5,874	+ 1,522
Liver Disease	8	6,670	3	15,197	- 8,527
Low Birth Weight	9	5,740	42	851	+ 4,888
Birth Trauma	10	4,943	51	242	+ 4,701
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,865	31	2,258	+ 2,607
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,652	38	1,388	+ 3,264
Lung Disease	13	4,069	8	9,621	- 5,552
Hypertension	14	3,553	41	970	+ 2,583
Kidney Disease	15	3,156	33	2,174	+ 982
Malnutrition	16	3,057	58	54	+ 3,003
Other Injuries	17	2,471	19	4,234	- 1,762
Cervical Cancer	18	2,462	28	2,434	+ 28
Meningitis	19	2,218	50	257	+ 1,961
Stomach Cancer	20	2,042	10	8,106	- 6,064
Maternal Conditions	21	1,891	57	55	+ 1,836
Asthma	22	1,877	52	229	+ 1,648
Liver Cancer	23	1,849	32	2,210	- 361
Suicide	24	1,842	9	9,517	- 7,675
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,721	5	14,196	- 12,475
Tuberculosis	26	1,636	20	3,194	- 1,559
Breast Cancer	27	1,570	11	8,106	- 6,536
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,547	6	13,505	- 11,957
Violence	29	1,434	23	2,765	- 1,330
Lymphomas	30	1,177	24	2,636	- 1,459
Falls	31	1,079	22	2,875	- 1,796
Prostate Cancer	32	1,037	16	4,800	- 3,763
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	948	36	1,657	- 709
Inflammatory/Heart	34	908	7	12,191	- 11,283
Leukemia	35	830	26	2,531	- 1,702
Drownings	36	745	30	2,312	- 1,567
Oral Cancer	37	712	17	4,520	- 3,808
Fires	38	706	37	1,652	- 946
Lung Cancers	39	613	4	15,024	- 14,411
Poisonings	40	576	40	1,117	- 541
Endocrine Disorders	41	575	45	415	+ 159
Pertussis	42	570	66	2	+ 568
Pancreas Cancer	43	559	14	5,811	- 5,251
Oesophagus Cancer	44	558	35	1,986	- 1,428
Epilepsy	45	501	44	419	+ 82
Syphilis	46	452	64	4	+ 448
Parkinson's Disease	47	382	21	3,101	- 2,719
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	356	43	817	- 461
Alcohol	49	328	15	5,670	- 5,342
Skin Cancers	50	295	34	2,010	- 1,715
Schistosomiasis	51	291	78	0	+ 291
Skin Disease	52	269	48	313	- 44
Ovary Cancer	53	241	25	2,621	- 2,380
Appendicitis	54	184	56	78	+ 105
Hepatitis B	55	179	59	42	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	56	153	29	2,373	- 2,221
Upper Respiratory	57	152	61	31	+ 122
Tetanus	58	138	65	3	+ 135
Measles	59	135	60	41	+ 93
Drug Use	60	117	39	1,141	- 1,024
Encephalitis	61	102	46	395	- 293
Bladder Cancer	62	92	27	2,436	- 2,344
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	60	55	103	- 42
Other Neoplasms	64	42	54	137	- 94
Hepatitis C	65	32	62	8	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	47	344	- 325
Ascariasis	67	12	71	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	10	68	0	+ 9
War	69	7	49	273	- 267
Chlamydia	70	6	63	5	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	3	67	1	+ 2
Dengue	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UKRAINE

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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.