RWANDA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,868	4	3,605	+ 8,263
Stroke	2	5,556	2	5,060	+ 496
Low Birth Weight	3	4,329	9	2,193	+ 2,136
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,406	1	5,280	- 1,873
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,093	3	3,718	- 625
Measles	6	2,511	59	51	+ 2,459
Birth Trauma	7	2,301	10	1,888	+ 413
Hypertension	8	1,967	14	1,357	+ 610
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,694	6	3,121	- 1,427
Malaria	10	1,515	5	3,298	- 1,783
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,487	12	1,777	- 291
Kidney Disease	12	1,375	15	1,206	+ 170
Lung Disease	13	1,183	13	1,555	- 372
Liver Disease	14	1,174	8	2,548	- 1,374
Tuberculosis	15	1,147	26	625	+ 522
Breast Cancer	16	829	27	600	+ 229
Diabetes Mellitus	17	829	11	1,858	- 1,030
Other Injuries	18	786	17	944	- 158
Asthma	19	711	22	717	- 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	698	25	657	+ 40
Violence	21	669	29	548	+ 121
HIV/AIDS	22	629	7	2,826	- 2,196
Maternal Conditions	23	529	21	722	- 193
Pertussis	24	513	42	218	+ 295
Leukemia	25	493	35	317	+ 177
Drownings	26	455	36	285	+ 170
Suicide	27	444	24	704	- 260
Falls	28	421	31	412	+ 9
Lymphomas	29	414	30	450	- 36
Endocrine Disorders	30	394	41	219	+ 174
Fires	31	354	38	270	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	32	304	44	213	+ 91
Meningitis	33	295	19	847	- 552
Malnutrition	34	294	16	1,168	- 874
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	283	28	591	- 308
Drug Use	36	280	60	45	+ 235
Liver Cancer	37	255	23	706	- 451
Inflammatory/Heart	38	226	34	347	- 120
Ovary Cancer	39	214	53	92	+ 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	209	33	362	- 153
Cervical Cancer	41	208	18	941	- 733
Poisonings	42	201	40	220	- 19
Epilepsy	43	198	45	191	+ 7
Hepatitis B	44	197	55	68	+ 129
Parkinson's Disease	45	190	47	146	+ 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	185	48	136	+ 49
Syphilis	47	163	46	173	- 10
Lung Cancers	48	147	39	234	- 87
Prostate Cancer	49	141	32	396	- 255
Oral Cancer	50	133	37	272	- 139
Stomach Cancer	51	129	20	780	- 651
Leishmaniasis	52	121	77	0	+ 121
Tetanus	53	102	58	53	+ 49
Bladder Cancer	54	99	62	35	+ 64
Skin Cancers	55	96	50	113	- 17
War	56	91	69	3	+ 88
Encephalitis	57	82	61	39	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	58	73	43	214	- 140
Appendicitis	59	42	54	70	- 28
Skin Disease	60	30	52	103	- 73
Alcohol	61	23	49	125	- 103
Uterin Cancer	62	19	56	58	- 39
Schistosomiasis	63	18	51	111	- 93
Multiple Sclerosis	64	14	66	7	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	65	9	64	16	- 7
Ascariasis	66	6	67	5	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	5	63	23	- 18
Hepatitis C	68	5	65	12	- 8
Diphtheria	69	3	71	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	1	57	58	- 57
Chlamydia	71	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.