RWANDA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,892	4	3,605	+ 11,287
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,199	25	657	+ 11,542
Stroke	3	8,357	2	5,060	+ 3,297
Lung Cancers	4	6,377	39	234	+ 6,143
Lung Disease	5	5,453	13	1,555	+ 3,899
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,886	28	591	+ 4,295
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,952	1	5,280	- 1,327
Kidney Disease	8	2,802	15	1,206	+ 1,596
Hypertension	9	2,626	14	1,357	+ 1,269
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2,240	11	1,858	+ 381
Breast Cancer	11	2,036	27	600	+ 1,437
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,946	43	214	+ 1,732
Prostate Cancer	13	1,850	32	396	+ 1,454
Stomach Cancer	14	1,670	20	780	+ 890
Other Injuries	15	1,595	17	944	+ 651
Lymphomas	16	1,537	30	450	+ 1,088
Bladder Cancer	17	1,505	62	35	+ 1,470
Liver Cancer	18	1,469	23	706	+ 763
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,436	34	347	+ 1,089
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,424	47	146	+ 1,278
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,401	41	219	+ 1,182
Other Neoplasms	22	1,368	64	16	+ 1,352
Liver Disease	23	1,219	8	2,548	- 1,329
Leukemia	24	1,087	35	317	+ 770
Suicide	25	1,040	24	704	+ 336
Falls	26	935	31	412	+ 523
Oral Cancer	27	744	37	272	+ 472
Ovary Cancer	28	584	53	92	+ 492
Oesophagus Cancer	29	580	44	213	+ 366
Skin Disease	30	530	52	103	+ 428
Road Traffic Accidents	31	527	3	3,718	- 3,191
Skin Cancers	32	520	50	113	+ 407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	464	48	136	+ 329
Uterin Cancer	34	464	56	58	+ 406
Asthma	35	326	22	717	- 391
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	306	6	3,121	- 2,815
Anemia	37	263	86	0	+ 263
Congenital Anomalies	38	249	12	1,777	- 1,529
Cervical Cancer	39	246	18	941	- 694
Epilepsy	40	237	45	191	+ 46
Drug Use	41	224	60	45	+ 179
Hepatitis C	42	188	65	12	+ 176
HIV/AIDS	43	155	7	2,826	- 2,670
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	137	33	362	- 225
Drownings	45	128	36	285	- 156
Alcohol	46	96	49	125	- 29
Malnutrition	47	87	16	1,168	- 1,081
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	85	63	23	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	49	83	66	7	+ 75
Tuberculosis	50	78	26	625	- 547
Violence	51	75	29	548	- 473
Low Birth Weight	52	73	9	2,193	- 2,120
Osteoarthritis	53	61	81	0	+ 61
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	59	80	0	+ 59
Fires	55	53	38	270	- 216
Schizophrenia	56	52	83	0	+ 52
Poisonings	57	49	40	220	- 171
Hepatitis B	58	47	55	68	- 21
Meningitis	59	37	19	847	- 810
Birth Trauma	60	33	10	1,888	- 1,856
Appendicitis	61	23	54	70	- 47
Upper Respiratory	62	13	57	58	- 45
Oral conditions	63	13	82	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	64	4	21	722	- 719
Leishmaniasis	65	3	77	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	3	68	4	- 1
Syphilis	67	3	46	173	- 170
War	68	2	69	3	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	61	39	- 38
Chagas disease	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	58	53	- 52
Pertussis	73	0	42	218	- 217
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	111	- 111
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	67	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	59	51	- 51
Chlamydia	82	0	70	2	- 2
Malaria	83	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	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.