RWANDA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,471	4	3,605	+ 15,866
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,044	25	657	+ 13,387
Stroke	3	7,763	2	5,060	+ 2,703
Lung Disease	4	5,589	13	1,555	+ 4,034
Lung Cancers	5	4,788	39	234	+ 4,554
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,923	28	591	+ 3,332
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,420	1	5,280	- 1,859
Prostate Cancer	8	3,373	32	396	+ 2,977
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,378	43	214	+ 2,164
Hypertension	10	2,365	14	1,357	+ 1,008
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,360	11	1,858	+ 501
Kidney Disease	12	2,096	15	1,206	+ 890
Breast Cancer	13	2,036	27	600	+ 1,436
Suicide	14	1,903	24	704	+ 1,200
Other Injuries	15	1,767	17	944	+ 823
Lymphomas	16	1,745	30	450	+ 1,296
Falls	17	1,427	31	412	+ 1,014
Other Neoplasms	18	1,333	64	16	+ 1,317
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,213	47	146	+ 1,067
Leukemia	20	1,062	35	317	+ 745
Bladder Cancer	21	978	62	35	+ 943
Liver Cancer	22	967	23	706	+ 261
Liver Disease	23	931	8	2,548	- 1,617
Endocrine Disorders	24	903	41	219	+ 684
Skin Cancers	25	837	50	113	+ 724
Stomach Cancer	26	788	20	780	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	27	711	53	92	+ 619
Inflammatory/Heart	28	704	34	347	+ 357
Oesophagus Cancer	29	692	44	213	+ 479
Drug Use	30	545	60	45	+ 500
Oral Cancer	31	488	37	272	+ 216
Alcohol	32	461	49	125	+ 336
Uterin Cancer	33	443	56	58	+ 385
Road Traffic Accidents	34	405	3	3,718	- 3,313
Congenital Anomalies	35	396	12	1,777	- 1,381
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	372	6	3,121	- 2,749
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	356	33	362	- 6
Cervical Cancer	38	293	18	941	- 648
Skin Disease	39	283	52	103	+ 180
Anemia	40	225	86	0	+ 225
Multiple Sclerosis	41	219	66	7	+ 212
Asthma	42	204	22	717	- 514
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	166	63	23	+ 143
Epilepsy	44	155	45	191	- 36
Malnutrition	45	151	16	1,168	- 1,017
Drownings	46	147	36	285	- 137
Violence	47	145	29	548	- 403
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	142	48	136	+ 6
Fires	49	83	38	270	- 187
Schizophrenia	50	82	83	0	+ 82
Low Birth Weight	51	65	9	2,193	- 2,128
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	59	80	0	+ 59
Hepatitis C	53	57	65	12	+ 44
Meningitis	54	45	19	847	- 802
Birth Trauma	55	43	10	1,888	- 1,845
Tuberculosis	56	31	26	625	- 594
Osteoarthritis	57	31	81	0	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	58	25	57	58	- 33
Appendicitis	59	23	54	70	- 47
Poisonings	60	23	40	220	- 197
HIV/AIDS	61	16	7	2,826	- 2,809
Hepatitis B	62	12	55	68	- 56
Oral conditions	63	11	82	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	64	6	21	722	- 716
War	65	2	69	3	- 0
Otitis Media	66	1	68	4	- 3
Pertussis	67	1	42	218	- 217
Tetanus	68	0	58	53	- 52
Schistosomiasis	69	0	51	111	- 111
Diphtheria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Encephalitis	71	0	61	39	- 39
Syphilis	72	0	46	173	- 173
Chlamydia	73	0	70	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	59	51	- 51
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Sweden

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.