RWANDA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,288	7	2,826	+ 8,463
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,234	1	5,280	+ 954
Stroke	3	5,206	2	5,060	+ 146
Malaria	4	5,163	5	3,298	+ 1,865
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,110	6	3,121	+ 989
Tuberculosis	6	3,891	26	625	+ 3,267
Birth Trauma	7	3,315	10	1,888	+ 1,427
Low Birth Weight	8	3,181	9	2,193	+ 989
Liver Disease	9	2,948	8	2,548	+ 400
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,903	4	3,605	- 703
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,393	3	3,718	- 1,325
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,060	12	1,777	+ 283
Hypertension	13	1,714	14	1,357	+ 356
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,569	11	1,858	- 290
Malnutrition	15	1,508	16	1,168	+ 340
Meningitis	16	1,294	19	847	+ 447
Cervical Cancer	17	1,178	18	941	+ 238
Kidney Disease	18	1,153	15	1,206	- 53
Other Injuries	19	1,132	17	944	+ 188
Suicide	20	853	24	704	+ 150
Lung Disease	21	833	13	1,555	- 721
Maternal Conditions	22	778	21	722	+ 56
Violence	23	755	29	548	+ 207
Syphilis	24	580	46	173	+ 407
Pertussis	25	486	42	218	+ 269
Asthma	26	485	22	717	- 232
Drownings	27	451	36	285	+ 167
Falls	28	391	31	412	- 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	386	25	657	- 271
Prostate Cancer	30	368	32	396	- 28
Lymphomas	31	359	30	450	- 91
Fires	32	358	38	270	+ 88
Inflammatory/Heart	33	328	34	347	- 18
Poisonings	34	299	40	220	+ 79
Breast Cancer	35	240	27	600	- 360
Oesophagus Cancer	36	235	44	213	+ 22
Endocrine Disorders	37	232	41	219	+ 12
Epilepsy	38	217	45	191	+ 26
Leukemia	39	171	35	317	- 146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	161	33	362	- 201
Lung Cancers	41	148	39	234	- 86
Stomach Cancer	42	135	20	780	- 645
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	133	28	591	- 458
Tetanus	44	124	58	53	+ 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	124	48	136	- 12
Liver Cancer	46	116	23	706	- 591
Parkinson's Disease	47	107	47	146	- 39
Oral Cancer	48	102	37	272	- 170
Alcohol	49	92	49	125	- 34
Bladder Cancer	50	86	62	35	+ 51
Schistosomiasis	51	84	51	111	- 27
Skin Disease	52	82	52	103	- 20
Drug Use	53	80	60	45	+ 36
Skin Cancers	54	71	50	113	- 42
Hepatitis B	55	68	55	68	+ 0
Appendicitis	56	55	54	70	- 15
Ovary Cancer	57	54	53	92	- 38
Leishmaniasis	58	47	77	0	+ 47
Encephalitis	59	46	61	39	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	60	44	57	58	- 14
Measles	61	32	59	51	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	62	28	43	214	- 186
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	20	63	23	- 3
Uterin Cancer	64	20	56	58	- 39
Other Neoplasms	65	13	64	16	- 3
Hepatitis C	66	12	65	12	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	9	66	7	+ 2
Ascariasis	68	6	67	5	+ 1
War	69	4	69	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	3	68	4	- 0
Chlamydia	71	2	70	2	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	2	71	1	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	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
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.