UNITED KINGDOM VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,530	3	40,540	- 14,010
Stroke	2	25,428	4	37,626	- 12,198
Road Traffic Accidents	3	18,686	33	2,169	+ 16,517
Coronary Heart Disease	4	18,118	2	71,728	- 53,610
Malaria	5	16,573	76	0	+ 16,573
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	15,685	38	1,599	+ 14,086
HIV/AIDS	7	14,199	55	188	+ 14,011
Liver Disease	8	12,804	14	7,666	+ 5,139
Low Birth Weight	9	11,019	40	1,313	+ 9,705
Birth Trauma	10	9,489	54	190	+ 9,299
Diabetes Mellitus	11	9,339	17	5,842	+ 3,497
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,931	35	2,127	+ 6,804
Lung Disease	13	7,812	6	32,896	- 25,084
Hypertension	14	6,821	23	5,208	+ 1,613
Kidney Disease	15	6,059	18	5,471	+ 588
Malnutrition	16	5,869	58	116	+ 5,753
Other Injuries	17	4,744	19	5,464	- 720
Cervical Cancer	18	4,726	43	1,099	+ 3,627
Meningitis	19	4,258	52	232	+ 4,025
Stomach Cancer	20	3,920	24	4,999	- 1,079
Maternal Conditions	21	3,630	64	47	+ 3,584
Asthma	22	3,604	41	1,302	+ 2,302
Liver Cancer	23	3,550	21	5,237	- 1,687
Suicide	24	3,536	20	5,325	- 1,789
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,303	1	98,135	- 94,832
Tuberculosis	26	3,140	47	351	+ 2,789
Breast Cancer	27	3,014	9	12,718	- 9,705
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,970	7	18,446	- 15,476
Violence	29	2,754	46	868	+ 1,886
Lymphomas	30	2,259	10	9,350	- 7,091
Falls	31	2,072	15	7,618	- 5,547
Prostate Cancer	32	1,990	8	13,289	- 11,299
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,820	36	2,090	- 269
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,743	29	3,126	- 1,384
Leukemia	35	1,592	22	5,211	- 3,619
Drownings	36	1,430	49	301	+ 1,130
Oral Cancer	37	1,367	30	3,109	- 1,742
Fires	38	1,355	48	334	+ 1,021
Lung Cancers	39	1,176	5	35,715	- 34,539
Poisonings	40	1,106	53	221	+ 885
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,103	28	3,297	- 2,194
Pertussis	42	1,094	69	3	+ 1,091
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,074	11	8,995	- 7,922
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,071	12	8,727	- 7,656
Epilepsy	45	961	42	1,193	- 232
Syphilis	46	867	62	49	+ 818
Parkinson's Disease	47	734	13	8,573	- 7,839
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	683	45	876	- 193
Alcohol	49	630	39	1,555	- 924
Skin Cancers	50	567	27	3,727	- 3,161
Schistosomiasis	51	558	78	0	+ 558
Skin Disease	52	517	34	2,134	- 1,617
Ovary Cancer	53	463	25	4,019	- 3,556
Appendicitis	54	352	59	105	+ 247
Hepatitis B	55	343	65	40	+ 303
Uterin Cancer	56	293	32	2,346	- 2,053
Upper Respiratory	57	293	63	48	+ 244
Tetanus	58	265	72	0	+ 265
Measles	59	259	75	0	+ 259
Drug Use	60	224	31	2,824	- 2,600
Encephalitis	61	195	68	6	+ 190
Bladder Cancer	62	177	16	6,133	- 5,956
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	116	44	1,014	- 898
Other Neoplasms	64	81	26	3,986	- 3,905
Hepatitis C	65	62	51	267	- 205
Multiple Sclerosis	66	36	37	1,856	- 1,819
Ascariasis	67	23	80	0	+ 23
Otitis Media	68	19	66	16	+ 3
War	69	13	67	10	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	12	79	0	+ 12
Diphtheria	71	6	74	0	+ 5
Dengue	72	2	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	50	277	- 277
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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United Kingdom

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.