RWANDA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,472	4	3,605	+ 12,866
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,058	25	657	+ 10,401
Stroke	3	6,023	2	5,060	+ 963
Lung Cancers	4	5,411	39	234	+ 5,177
Lung Disease	5	4,462	13	1,555	+ 2,907
Hypertension	6	3,800	14	1,357	+ 2,442
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,067	28	591	+ 2,476
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,997	1	5,280	- 2,282
Falls	9	2,951	31	412	+ 2,539
Prostate Cancer	10	2,428	32	396	+ 2,032
Breast Cancer	11	2,425	27	600	+ 1,825
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,285	43	214	+ 2,071
Kidney Disease	13	1,939	15	1,206	+ 733
Suicide	14	1,920	24	704	+ 1,217
Lymphomas	15	1,739	30	450	+ 1,290
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,579	34	347	+ 1,232
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,571	11	1,858	- 287
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,318	47	146	+ 1,172
Liver Cancer	19	1,238	23	706	+ 531
Other Neoplasms	20	1,048	64	16	+ 1,031
Liver Disease	21	1,041	8	2,548	- 1,507
Leukemia	22	1,032	35	317	+ 715
Bladder Cancer	23	1,029	62	35	+ 994
Stomach Cancer	24	944	20	780	+ 163
Endocrine Disorders	25	912	41	219	+ 692
Oral Cancer	26	769	37	272	+ 497
Skin Cancers	27	758	50	113	+ 645
Oesophagus Cancer	28	755	44	213	+ 542
Ovary Cancer	29	703	53	92	+ 611
Other Injuries	30	630	17	944	- 314
Congenital Anomalies	31	469	12	1,777	- 1,308
Alcohol	32	352	49	125	+ 227
Uterin Cancer	33	344	56	58	+ 286
Road Traffic Accidents	34	297	3	3,718	- 3,422
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	286	6	3,121	- 2,836
Drug Use	36	271	60	45	+ 226
Osteoarthritis	37	261	81	0	+ 261
Multiple Sclerosis	38	246	66	7	+ 239
Epilepsy	39	244	45	191	+ 52
Skin Disease	40	199	52	103	+ 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	188	33	362	- 174
Cervical Cancer	42	162	18	941	- 779
Low Birth Weight	43	161	9	2,193	- 2,031
Anemia	44	156	86	0	+ 156
Schizophrenia	45	148	83	0	+ 148
Asthma	46	146	22	717	- 572
Malnutrition	47	129	16	1,168	- 1,039
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	120	48	136	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	104	63	23	+ 81
Drownings	50	76	36	285	- 209
Violence	51	65	29	548	- 483
Birth Trauma	52	49	10	1,888	- 1,839
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	49	80	0	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	54	45	7	2,826	- 2,781
Fires	55	33	38	270	- 237
Tuberculosis	56	33	26	625	- 592
Meningitis	57	31	19	847	- 817
Hepatitis C	58	23	65	12	+ 11
Appendicitis	59	22	54	70	- 48
Poisonings	60	20	40	220	- 200
Upper Respiratory	61	17	57	58	- 42
Oral conditions	62	12	82	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	63	7	55	68	- 61
Maternal Conditions	64	7	21	722	- 716
Syphilis	65	2	46	173	- 170
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	75	0	+ 2
War	67	1	69	3	- 1
Encephalitis	68	1	61	39	- 38
Otitis Media	69	1	68	4	- 3
Tetanus	70	1	58	53	- 52
Leishmaniasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	51	111	- 110
Pertussis	73	0	42	218	- 218
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	59	51	- 51
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.