USA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	132,524	11	60,317	+ 72,206
Stroke	2	127,019	4	158,520	- 31,501
Road Traffic Accidents	3	93,337	17	41,694	+ 51,643
Coronary Heart Disease	4	90,502	1	504,904	- 414,401
Malaria	5	82,784	77	0	+ 82,784
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	78,347	37	9,955	+ 68,393
HIV/AIDS	7	70,925	42	5,660	+ 65,264
Liver Disease	8	63,960	16	43,402	+ 20,557
Low Birth Weight	9	55,040	39	6,924	+ 48,116
Birth Trauma	10	47,397	54	1,233	+ 46,163
Diabetes Mellitus	11	46,649	10	61,418	- 14,769
Congenital Anomalies	12	44,611	34	11,762	+ 32,849
Lung Disease	13	39,022	3	195,387	- 156,365
Hypertension	14	34,072	8	65,960	- 31,889
Kidney Disease	15	30,267	6	85,861	- 55,594
Malnutrition	16	29,315	40	6,762	+ 22,553
Other Injuries	17	23,699	25	25,997	- 2,298
Cervical Cancer	18	23,608	38	6,984	+ 16,624
Meningitis	19	21,267	60	606	+ 20,662
Stomach Cancer	20	19,582	33	13,077	+ 6,506
Maternal Conditions	21	18,134	56	779	+ 17,355
Asthma	22	18,003	46	3,818	+ 14,185
Liver Cancer	23	17,731	23	27,064	- 9,333
Suicide	24	17,661	12	53,099	- 35,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	16,500	2	287,198	- 270,699
Tuberculosis	26	15,685	62	546	+ 15,138
Breast Cancer	27	15,054	13	48,671	- 33,617
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	14,837	9	61,827	- 46,990
Violence	29	13,755	27	18,976	- 5,221
Lymphomas	30	11,285	19	40,281	- 28,996
Falls	31	10,348	18	40,418	- 30,070
Prostate Cancer	32	9,942	20	35,612	- 25,671
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	9,094	48	3,461	+ 5,632
Inflammatory/Heart	34	8,706	22	32,529	- 23,824
Leukemia	35	7,954	24	26,966	- 19,011
Drownings	36	7,145	45	4,070	+ 3,075
Oral Cancer	37	6,827	35	11,555	- 4,728
Fires	38	6,770	49	3,183	+ 3,587
Lung Cancers	39	5,876	5	155,533	- 149,657
Poisonings	40	5,524	53	1,674	+ 3,849
Endocrine Disorders	41	5,510	14	46,985	- 41,475
Pertussis	42	5,465	69	16	+ 5,449
Pancreas Cancer	43	5,364	15	44,293	- 38,929
Oesophagus Cancer	44	5,349	28	17,829	- 12,480
Epilepsy	45	4,801	50	3,162	+ 1,638
Syphilis	46	4,332	66	49	+ 4,283
Parkinson's Disease	47	3,666	21	34,491	- 30,825
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	3,412	47	3,646	- 234
Alcohol	49	3,149	30	14,659	- 11,510
Skin Cancers	50	2,830	32	14,311	- 11,480
Schistosomiasis	51	2,787	72	1	+ 2,786
Skin Disease	52	2,580	43	5,409	- 2,828
Ovary Cancer	53	2,312	31	14,591	- 12,279
Appendicitis	54	1,760	63	424	+ 1,336
Hepatitis B	55	1,712	59	608	+ 1,104
Uterin Cancer	56	1,463	36	10,063	- 8,600
Upper Respiratory	57	1,462	65	229	+ 1,233
Tetanus	58	1,324	71	2	+ 1,322
Measles	59	1,292	80	0	+ 1,292
Drug Use	60	1,118	7	74,435	- 73,317
Encephalitis	61	975	68	25	+ 950
Bladder Cancer	62	884	26	19,622	- 18,738
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	580	52	2,461	- 1,881
Other Neoplasms	64	407	29	17,743	- 17,336
Hepatitis C	65	308	41	5,684	- 5,376
Multiple Sclerosis	66	182	44	5,059	- 4,877
Ascariasis	67	116	82	0	+ 116
Otitis Media	68	93	67	34	+ 59
War	69	65	55	1,198	- 1,133
Chlamydia	70	59	84	0	+ 59
Diphtheria	71	28	75	0	+ 27
Dengue	72	8	76	0	+ 8
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Rwanda

United States

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.