RWANDA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,857	7	2,826	+ 3,031
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,215	1	5,280	- 65
Malaria	3	3,753	5	3,298	+ 455
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,597	3	3,718	- 121
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,346	6	3,121	+ 224
Stroke	6	3,091	2	5,060	- 1,969
Birth Trauma	7	2,876	10	1,888	+ 988
Low Birth Weight	8	2,674	9	2,193	+ 481
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,428	4	3,605	- 1,177
Tuberculosis	10	2,005	26	625	+ 1,381
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,836	12	1,777	+ 58
Violence	12	1,707	29	548	+ 1,159
Liver Disease	13	1,416	8	2,548	- 1,132
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,325	11	1,858	- 533
Cervical Cancer	15	1,210	18	941	+ 270
Meningitis	16	1,028	19	847	+ 180
Maternal Conditions	17	1,007	21	722	+ 284
Malnutrition	18	917	16	1,168	- 251
Kidney Disease	19	876	15	1,206	- 330
Other Injuries	20	865	17	944	- 79
Hypertension	21	862	14	1,357	- 495
Lung Disease	22	843	13	1,555	- 711
Syphilis	23	618	46	173	+ 445
Suicide	24	562	24	704	- 142
Pertussis	25	528	42	218	+ 310
Lymphomas	26	487	30	450	+ 37
Asthma	27	482	22	717	- 235
Oesophagus Cancer	28	463	44	213	+ 250
Liver Cancer	29	421	23	706	- 286
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	356	25	657	- 302
Drownings	31	342	36	285	+ 57
Breast Cancer	32	312	27	600	- 288
Falls	33	311	31	412	- 101
Prostate Cancer	34	263	32	396	- 133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	254	28	591	- 337
Fires	36	241	38	270	- 29
Inflammatory/Heart	37	238	34	347	- 109
Endocrine Disorders	38	210	41	219	- 9
Poisonings	39	206	40	220	- 14
Oral Cancer	40	202	37	272	- 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	190	33	362	- 172
Leukemia	42	166	35	317	- 151
Epilepsy	43	165	45	191	- 26
Ovary Cancer	44	143	53	92	+ 51
Stomach Cancer	45	142	20	780	- 638
Lung Cancers	46	122	39	234	- 112
Pancreas Cancer	47	99	43	214	- 115
Parkinson's Disease	48	97	47	146	- 49
Skin Cancers	49	96	50	113	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	96	48	136	- 40
Measles	51	95	59	51	+ 43
Schistosomiasis	52	79	51	111	- 32
Tetanus	53	75	58	53	+ 22
Alcohol	54	71	49	125	- 55
Skin Disease	55	67	52	103	- 36
Uterin Cancer	56	65	56	58	+ 6
Drug Use	57	64	60	45	+ 20
Appendicitis	58	58	54	70	- 12
Bladder Cancer	59	50	62	35	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	60	40	57	58	- 19
Hepatitis B	61	34	55	68	- 34
Encephalitis	62	34	61	39	- 5
War	63	24	69	3	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	15	63	23	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	65	14	78	0	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	66	10	64	16	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	8	65	12	- 4
Leishmaniasis	68	8	77	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	66	7	- 3
Ascariasis	70	4	67	5	- 0
Otitis Media	71	3	68	4	- 1
Diphtheria	72	3	71	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	2	70	2	- 1
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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.