RWANDA VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,088	4	3,605	+ 22,482
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,975	25	657	+ 10,317
Stroke	3	9,197	2	5,060	+ 4,136
Lung Cancers	4	6,273	39	234	+ 6,039
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,191	28	591	+ 5,600
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,956	1	5,280	- 324
Liver Disease	7	3,490	8	2,548	+ 942
Falls	8	3,128	31	412	+ 2,716
Lung Disease	9	2,746	13	1,555	+ 1,191
Breast Cancer	10	2,622	27	600	+ 2,023
Hypertension	11	2,533	14	1,357	+ 1,175
Prostate Cancer	12	2,370	32	396	+ 1,974
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,144	43	214	+ 1,930
Kidney Disease	14	2,033	15	1,206	+ 827
Stomach Cancer	15	2,024	20	780	+ 1,244
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,835	11	1,858	- 23
Lymphomas	17	1,801	30	450	+ 1,352
Oral Cancer	18	1,753	37	272	+ 1,481
Suicide	19	1,615	24	704	+ 912
Other Injuries	20	1,355	17	944	+ 411
Bladder Cancer	21	1,196	62	35	+ 1,161
Liver Cancer	22	1,149	23	706	+ 443
Leukemia	23	1,098	35	317	+ 781
Skin Cancers	24	874	50	113	+ 762
Inflammatory/Heart	25	829	34	347	+ 482
Ovary Cancer	26	818	53	92	+ 726
Road Traffic Accidents	27	810	3	3,718	- 2,908
Oesophagus Cancer	28	768	44	213	+ 555
Parkinson's Disease	29	759	47	146	+ 613
Uterin Cancer	30	685	56	58	+ 627
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	670	33	362	+ 308
Cervical Cancer	32	668	18	941	- 273
Alcohol	33	537	49	125	+ 411
Skin Disease	34	416	52	103	+ 313
Epilepsy	35	411	45	191	+ 220
Congenital Anomalies	36	408	12	1,777	- 1,369
Endocrine Disorders	37	400	41	219	+ 180
Drownings	38	352	36	285	+ 67
Low Birth Weight	39	238	9	2,193	- 1,955
Other Neoplasms	40	227	64	16	+ 211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	171	48	136	+ 35
Violence	42	145	29	548	- 403
Multiple Sclerosis	43	134	66	7	+ 127
Asthma	44	116	22	717	- 602
Drug Use	45	109	60	45	+ 65
Fires	46	95	38	270	- 175
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	83	6	3,121	- 3,038
Poisonings	48	73	40	220	- 147
Malnutrition	49	70	16	1,168	- 1,098
Tuberculosis	50	65	26	625	- 560
Meningitis	51	62	19	847	- 786
Birth Trauma	52	37	10	1,888	- 1,852
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	36	63	23	+ 13
Hepatitis C	54	30	65	12	+ 18
Appendicitis	55	22	54	70	- 48
Hepatitis B	56	20	55	68	- 48
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	18	80	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	58	15	57	58	- 43
Anemia	59	13	86	0	+ 13
Schizophrenia	60	10	83	0	+ 10
Pertussis	61	9	42	218	- 209
Syphilis	62	8	46	173	- 165
Maternal Conditions	63	7	21	722	- 716
Otitis Media	64	6	68	4	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	65	5	7	2,826	- 2,820
Oral conditions	66	2	82	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	67	2	61	39	- 37
War	68	1	69	3	- 1
Osteoarthritis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	58	53	- 53
Measles	72	0	59	51	- 51
Chlamydia	73	0	70	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	111	- 111
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	5	- 5
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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Rwanda

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.