RWANDA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,533	7	2,826	+ 2,708
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,256	1	5,280	- 23
Malaria	3	4,394	5	3,298	+ 1,096
Tuberculosis	4	4,093	26	625	+ 3,468
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,646	3	3,718	- 73
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,551	6	3,121	+ 430
Stroke	7	3,412	2	5,060	- 1,649
Birth Trauma	8	3,046	10	1,888	+ 1,158
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,669	4	3,605	- 937
Low Birth Weight	10	2,458	9	2,193	+ 265
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,977	12	1,777	+ 200
Maternal Conditions	12	1,380	21	722	+ 658
Liver Disease	13	1,330	8	2,548	- 1,218
Cervical Cancer	14	1,297	18	941	+ 357
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,261	11	1,858	- 597
Malnutrition	16	1,126	16	1,168	- 42
Hypertension	17	1,052	14	1,357	- 306
Violence	18	952	29	548	+ 404
Kidney Disease	19	918	15	1,206	- 288
Other Injuries	20	862	17	944	- 82
Meningitis	21	644	19	847	- 203
Lung Disease	22	616	13	1,555	- 938
Pertussis	23	560	42	218	+ 342
Suicide	24	500	24	704	- 204
Oesophagus Cancer	25	454	44	213	+ 241
Syphilis	26	427	46	173	+ 255
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	414	25	657	- 244
Prostate Cancer	28	367	32	396	- 29
Endocrine Disorders	29	359	41	219	+ 140
Asthma	30	343	22	717	- 374
Oral Cancer	31	332	37	272	+ 60
Drownings	32	332	36	285	+ 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	316	28	591	- 275
Falls	34	310	31	412	- 103
Fires	35	288	38	270	+ 18
Liver Cancer	36	285	23	706	- 421
Breast Cancer	37	259	27	600	- 340
Inflammatory/Heart	38	248	34	347	- 99
Stomach Cancer	39	240	20	780	- 540
Poisonings	40	236	40	220	+ 16
Lymphomas	41	163	30	450	- 287
Skin Cancers	42	150	50	113	+ 38
Epilepsy	43	143	45	191	- 49
Bladder Cancer	44	135	62	35	+ 99
Parkinson's Disease	45	104	47	146	- 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	93	33	362	- 269
Leukemia	47	84	35	317	- 233
Drug Use	48	82	60	45	+ 37
Tetanus	49	81	58	53	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	81	48	136	- 55
Schistosomiasis	51	75	51	111	- 36
Skin Disease	52	73	52	103	- 30
Ovary Cancer	53	68	53	92	- 24
Upper Respiratory	54	60	57	58	+ 2
Measles	55	59	59	51	+ 8
Alcohol	56	55	49	125	- 71
Uterin Cancer	57	44	56	58	- 14
Appendicitis	58	44	54	70	- 26
Encephalitis	59	40	61	39	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	34	55	68	- 34
Lung Cancers	61	32	39	234	- 202
Pancreas Cancer	62	32	43	214	- 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	16	63	23	- 7
Other Neoplasms	64	12	64	16	- 5
Ascariasis	65	11	67	5	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	8	65	12	- 4
War	67	6	69	3	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	66	7	- 2
Otitis Media	69	3	68	4	- 0
Diphtheria	70	2	71	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	2	70	2	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Tanzania

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.