RWANDA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,961	4	3,605	+ 13,356
Stroke	2	11,334	2	5,060	+ 6,274
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	7,551	25	657	+ 6,894
Lung Disease	4	6,785	13	1,555	+ 5,231
Lung Cancers	5	5,817	39	234	+ 5,583
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,450	1	5,280	+ 171
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,951	28	591	+ 4,360
Kidney Disease	8	4,136	15	1,206	+ 2,930
Breast Cancer	9	3,373	27	600	+ 2,773
Other Injuries	10	3,078	17	944	+ 2,134
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,972	11	1,858	+ 1,114
Suicide	12	2,925	24	704	+ 2,221
Prostate Cancer	13	2,812	32	396	+ 2,416
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,607	43	214	+ 2,393
Hypertension	15	2,578	14	1,357	+ 1,221
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,035	3	3,718	- 1,684
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,938	41	219	+ 1,718
Stomach Cancer	18	1,910	20	780	+ 1,130
Other Neoplasms	19	1,844	64	16	+ 1,828
Lymphomas	20	1,819	30	450	+ 1,369
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,274	47	146	+ 1,128
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,250	34	347	+ 903
Violence	23	1,174	29	548	+ 626
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,139	44	213	+ 925
Leukemia	25	1,115	35	317	+ 798
Bladder Cancer	26	1,098	62	35	+ 1,063
Liver Disease	27	819	8	2,548	- 1,729
HIV/AIDS	28	776	7	2,826	- 2,049
Cervical Cancer	29	684	18	941	- 257
Congenital Anomalies	30	677	12	1,777	- 1,101
Oral Cancer	31	665	37	272	+ 393
Ovary Cancer	32	638	53	92	+ 546
Skin Cancers	33	593	50	113	+ 480
Liver Cancer	34	586	23	706	- 120
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	534	6	3,121	- 2,587
Skin Disease	36	517	52	103	+ 414
Asthma	37	505	22	717	- 212
Uterin Cancer	38	458	56	58	+ 400
Alcohol	39	416	49	125	+ 290
Epilepsy	40	341	45	191	+ 150
Tuberculosis	41	320	26	625	- 305
Low Birth Weight	42	292	9	2,193	- 1,901
Malnutrition	43	290	16	1,168	- 878
Anemia	44	281	86	0	+ 281
Drownings	45	257	36	285	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	226	33	362	- 136
Falls	47	219	31	412	- 194
Fires	48	217	38	270	- 53
Drug Use	49	161	60	45	+ 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	155	48	136	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	137	63	23	+ 114
Osteoarthritis	52	129	81	0	+ 129
Birth Trauma	53	88	10	1,888	- 1,800
Schizophrenia	54	71	83	0	+ 71
Poisonings	55	66	40	220	- 154
Multiple Sclerosis	56	52	66	7	+ 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	49	80	0	+ 49
Meningitis	58	41	19	847	- 806
Appendicitis	59	36	54	70	- 34
Maternal Conditions	60	35	21	722	- 687
Chagas disease	61	20	79	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	62	20	57	58	- 39
Hepatitis B	63	17	55	68	- 52
Encephalitis	64	15	61	39	- 23
Hepatitis C	65	14	65	12	+ 1
Syphilis	66	11	46	173	- 161
Otitis Media	67	6	68	4	+ 2
Oral conditions	68	5	82	0	+ 5
Leprosy	69	2	76	0	+ 2
War	70	1	69	3	- 1
Tetanus	71	1	58	53	- 51
Pertussis	72	1	42	218	- 217
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	59	51	- 51
Chlamydia	75	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	111	- 111
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	5	3,298	- 3,298
Ascariasis	80	0	67	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	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

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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.