RWANDA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	19,529	25	657	+ 18,871
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,274	4	3,605	+ 10,668
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,067	1	5,280	+ 2,788
Stroke	4	7,488	2	5,060	+ 2,427
Lung Cancers	5	7,107	39	234	+ 6,873
Lung Disease	6	6,546	13	1,555	+ 4,992
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,671	28	591	+ 3,080
Prostate Cancer	8	2,645	32	396	+ 2,249
Breast Cancer	9	2,531	27	600	+ 1,931
Lymphomas	10	1,861	30	450	+ 1,411
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,790	43	214	+ 1,576
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,737	44	213	+ 1,524
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,706	47	146	+ 1,560
Liver Disease	14	1,525	8	2,548	- 1,023
Falls	15	1,516	31	412	+ 1,104
Bladder Cancer	16	1,221	62	35	+ 1,185
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,163	11	1,858	- 696
Kidney Disease	18	1,089	15	1,206	- 117
Other Injuries	19	1,087	17	944	+ 143
Suicide	20	1,060	24	704	+ 356
Liver Cancer	21	1,042	23	706	+ 336
Leukemia	22	1,037	35	317	+ 720
Hypertension	23	1,036	14	1,357	- 321
Stomach Cancer	24	995	20	780	+ 215
Ovary Cancer	25	800	53	92	+ 708
Other Neoplasms	26	793	64	16	+ 777
Skin Cancers	27	742	50	113	+ 629
Endocrine Disorders	28	656	41	219	+ 437
Inflammatory/Heart	29	622	34	347	+ 275
Oral Cancer	30	619	37	272	+ 347
Drug Use	31	562	60	45	+ 517
Uterin Cancer	32	467	56	58	+ 409
Road Traffic Accidents	33	432	3	3,718	- 3,287
Skin Disease	34	425	52	103	+ 322
Congenital Anomalies	35	423	12	1,777	- 1,354
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	416	33	362	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	37	369	66	7	+ 362
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	318	6	3,121	- 2,803
Alcohol	39	309	49	125	+ 184
Low Birth Weight	40	261	9	2,193	- 1,931
Asthma	41	259	22	717	- 458
Epilepsy	42	237	45	191	+ 46
Cervical Cancer	43	219	18	941	- 722
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	202	63	23	+ 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	174	48	136	+ 38
Violence	46	173	29	548	- 375
Tuberculosis	47	70	26	625	- 555
Fires	48	67	38	270	- 203
Drownings	49	60	36	285	- 225
Anemia	50	55	86	0	+ 55
Hepatitis C	51	53	65	12	+ 41
Meningitis	52	46	19	847	- 801
Poisonings	53	44	40	220	- 176
Birth Trauma	54	38	10	1,888	- 1,850
HIV/AIDS	55	37	7	2,826	- 2,788
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	37	80	0	+ 37
Osteoarthritis	57	33	81	0	+ 33
Malnutrition	58	23	16	1,168	- 1,145
Appendicitis	59	21	54	70	- 49
Schizophrenia	60	20	83	0	+ 20
Oral conditions	61	11	82	0	+ 11
Syphilis	62	10	46	173	- 163
Upper Respiratory	63	10	57	58	- 49
Maternal Conditions	64	9	21	722	- 713
Hepatitis B	65	8	55	68	- 60
Otitis Media	66	3	68	4	- 1
War	67	2	69	3	- 1
Encephalitis	68	1	61	39	- 38
Pertussis	69	1	42	218	- 217
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	58	53	- 53
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	59	51	- 51
Malaria	76	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	51	111	- 111
Chlamydia	79	0	70	2	- 2
Ascariasis	80	0	67	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

United Kingdom

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.