RWANDA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,729	4	3,605	+ 8,124
Violence	2	7,904	29	548	+ 7,356
Stroke	3	5,289	2	5,060	+ 229
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,872	11	1,858	+ 3,014
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,851	3	3,718	+ 1,132
HIV/AIDS	6	3,265	7	2,826	+ 440
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,134	1	5,280	- 2,146
Kidney Disease	8	2,586	15	1,206	+ 1,380
Hypertension	9	2,265	14	1,357	+ 907
Lung Disease	10	2,245	13	1,555	+ 690
Lung Cancers	11	1,700	39	234	+ 1,466
Low Birth Weight	12	1,346	9	2,193	- 847
Prostate Cancer	13	1,242	32	396	+ 846
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,241	12	1,777	- 537
Breast Cancer	15	1,117	27	600	+ 518
Liver Disease	16	1,020	8	2,548	- 1,528
Stomach Cancer	17	948	20	780	+ 168
Other Neoplasms	18	945	64	16	+ 929
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	888	28	591	+ 297
Cervical Cancer	20	866	18	941	- 75
Other Injuries	21	738	17	944	- 206
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	592	6	3,121	- 2,529
Lymphomas	23	544	30	450	+ 94
Birth Trauma	24	474	10	1,888	- 1,414
Pancreas Cancer	25	472	43	214	+ 258
Liver Cancer	26	449	23	706	- 258
Leukemia	27	439	35	317	+ 122
Falls	28	377	31	412	- 35
Chagas disease	29	360	79	0	+ 360
Endocrine Disorders	30	331	41	219	+ 112
Tuberculosis	31	326	26	625	- 299
Malnutrition	32	274	16	1,168	- 894
Inflammatory/Heart	33	261	34	347	- 86
Suicide	34	255	24	704	- 448
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	249	25	657	- 408
Ovary Cancer	36	245	53	92	+ 153
Skin Cancers	37	241	50	113	+ 128
Oral Cancer	38	237	37	272	- 35
Maternal Conditions	39	184	21	722	- 538
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	182	33	362	- 180
Epilepsy	41	179	45	191	- 12
Malaria	42	175	5	3,298	- 3,123
Drownings	43	169	36	285	- 115
Oesophagus Cancer	44	161	44	213	- 52
Bladder Cancer	45	159	62	35	+ 124
Asthma	46	136	22	717	- 582
Uterin Cancer	47	135	56	58	+ 77
Parkinson's Disease	48	110	47	146	- 36
Meningitis	49	109	19	847	- 738
Drug Use	50	98	60	45	+ 54
War	51	81	69	3	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	78	63	23	+ 55
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	66	80	0	+ 66
Fires	54	63	38	270	- 207
Anemia	55	55	86	0	+ 55
Appendicitis	56	43	54	70	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	35	48	136	- 101
Poisonings	58	29	40	220	- 191
Dengue	59	28	72	0	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	60	22	66	7	+ 15
Encephalitis	61	16	61	39	- 23
Alcohol	62	15	49	125	- 110
Hepatitis B	63	13	55	68	- 55
Pertussis	64	11	42	218	- 207
Hepatitis C	65	9	65	12	- 3
Skin Disease	66	8	52	103	- 95
Syphilis	67	7	46	173	- 166
Tetanus	68	3	58	53	- 49
Schizophrenia	69	3	83	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	2	67	5	- 3
Leprosy	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	72	1	81	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	74	1	57	58	- 58
Otitis Media	75	1	68	4	- 3
Schistosomiasis	76	0	51	111	- 111
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	59	51	- 51
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Venezuela

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.