RWANDA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,268	4	3,605	+ 10,662
Diabetes Mellitus	2	12,331	11	1,858	+ 10,473
Stroke	3	7,951	2	5,060	+ 2,891
Violence	4	5,311	29	548	+ 4,763
Kidney Disease	5	4,248	15	1,206	+ 3,042
Prostate Cancer	6	3,189	32	396	+ 2,793
Breast Cancer	7	2,497	27	600	+ 1,898
Lung Cancers	8	2,101	39	234	+ 1,867
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,077	25	657	+ 1,420
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,986	1	5,280	- 3,293
Hypertension	11	1,946	14	1,357	+ 589
HIV/AIDS	12	1,895	7	2,826	- 930
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,892	28	591	+ 1,301
Liver Disease	14	1,314	8	2,548	- 1,234
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,259	3	3,718	- 2,460
Lung Disease	16	1,250	13	1,555	- 305
Suicide	17	1,170	24	704	+ 467
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,154	41	219	+ 935
Pancreas Cancer	19	1,101	43	214	+ 887
Lymphomas	20	1,078	30	450	+ 628
Cervical Cancer	21	937	18	941	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	22	902	12	1,777	- 875
Low Birth Weight	23	801	9	2,193	- 1,391
Ovary Cancer	24	775	53	92	+ 683
Inflammatory/Heart	25	697	34	347	+ 350
Stomach Cancer	26	668	20	780	- 112
Uterin Cancer	27	655	56	58	+ 597
Liver Cancer	28	637	23	706	- 69
Leukemia	29	603	35	317	+ 286
Other Injuries	30	589	17	944	- 355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	502	33	362	+ 140
Parkinson's Disease	32	496	47	146	+ 350
Falls	33	416	31	412	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	34	392	62	35	+ 357
Asthma	35	390	22	717	- 327
Skin Disease	36	375	52	103	+ 273
Epilepsy	37	310	45	191	+ 119
Oral Cancer	38	299	37	272	+ 27
Drownings	39	298	36	285	+ 14
Birth Trauma	40	244	10	1,888	- 1,644
Oesophagus Cancer	41	235	44	213	+ 22
Alcohol	42	224	49	125	+ 98
Tuberculosis	43	208	26	625	- 417
Drug Use	44	181	60	45	+ 137
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	174	6	3,121	- 2,947
War	46	163	69	3	+ 161
Malnutrition	47	160	16	1,168	- 1,008
Fires	48	158	38	270	- 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	108	48	136	- 28
Maternal Conditions	50	100	21	722	- 622
Other Neoplasms	51	98	64	16	+ 82
Meningitis	52	92	19	847	- 755
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	79	63	23	+ 56
Encephalitis	54	59	61	39	+ 20
Dengue	55	51	72	0	+ 50
Appendicitis	56	43	54	70	- 28
Skin Cancers	57	41	50	113	- 71
Multiple Sclerosis	58	22	66	7	+ 15
Poisonings	59	14	40	220	- 206
Hepatitis B	60	5	55	68	- 64
Syphilis	61	1	46	173	- 171
Hepatitis C	62	1	65	12	- 11
Chlamydia	63	1	70	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	57	58	- 58
Tetanus	65	1	58	53	- 52
Ascariasis	66	0	67	5	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	42	218	- 218
Diphtheria	68	0	71	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	51	111	- 111
Malaria	72	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	59	51	- 51
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.