UGANDA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,672	9	8,784	+ 30,888
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,700	30	1,286	+ 27,413
Stroke	3	19,020	6	11,181	+ 7,839
Lung Cancers	4	16,144	46	441	+ 15,703
Lung Disease	5	15,626	22	3,051	+ 12,575
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,431	35	919	+ 10,512
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,232	14	4,794	+ 3,437
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,186	2	18,865	- 10,679
Prostate Cancer	9	6,934	34	950	+ 5,984
Breast Cancer	10	6,270	32	1,128	+ 5,142
Suicide	11	5,799	24	2,033	+ 3,766
Kidney Disease	12	5,780	19	3,168	+ 2,611
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,740	47	358	+ 5,381
Falls	14	5,736	33	1,127	+ 4,610
Lymphomas	15	5,594	26	1,762	+ 3,833
Endocrine Disorders	16	4,287	38	761	+ 3,526
Skin Cancers	17	4,269	49	349	+ 3,920
Leukemia	18	3,914	42	599	+ 3,315
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,749	48	351	+ 3,397
Liver Cancer	20	3,749	29	1,522	+ 2,226
Drug Use	21	3,282	57	233	+ 3,049
Other Injuries	22	3,024	20	3,130	- 106
Hypertension	23	3,004	21	3,120	- 117
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,892	37	859	+ 2,033
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,750	28	1,674	+ 1,075
Liver Disease	26	2,617	13	5,122	- 2,505
Stomach Cancer	27	2,371	45	515	+ 1,856
Other Neoplasms	28	2,305	66	37	+ 2,268
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,292	4	13,012	- 10,721
Bladder Cancer	30	2,186	59	181	+ 2,005
Ovary Cancer	31	1,846	44	519	+ 1,327
Oral Cancer	32	1,790	40	731	+ 1,059
Congenital Anomalies	33	1,308	11	6,641	- 5,332
Skin Disease	34	1,094	55	242	+ 852
Uterin Cancer	35	965	56	234	+ 731
Asthma	36	838	27	1,745	- 907
Alcohol	37	699	54	256	+ 443
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	697	50	348	+ 350
Cervical Cancer	39	629	15	4,378	- 3,749
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	544	5	12,103	- 11,559
Epilepsy	41	524	43	599	- 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	508	41	687	- 179
Low Birth Weight	43	457	8	9,673	- 9,217
Violence	44	448	12	6,175	- 5,727
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	421	64	55	+ 366
Multiple Sclerosis	46	346	69	16	+ 330
Drownings	47	326	31	1,238	- 911
Hepatitis C	48	318	67	30	+ 288
Anemia	49	290	84	0	+ 290
Birth Trauma	50	258	7	10,405	- 10,147
Malnutrition	51	215	18	3,317	- 3,102
Osteoarthritis	52	210	80	0	+ 210
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	131	81	0	+ 131
Schizophrenia	54	118	86	0	+ 118
Fires	55	101	36	872	- 772
Tuberculosis	56	97	10	7,255	- 7,158
HIV/AIDS	57	92	1	21,188	- 21,096
Hepatitis B	58	76	61	123	- 48
Oral conditions	59	74	82	0	+ 74
Meningitis	60	68	16	3,718	- 3,649
Poisonings	61	64	39	745	- 681
Appendicitis	62	49	58	211	- 162
Maternal Conditions	63	37	17	3,641	- 3,604
Upper Respiratory	64	31	60	144	- 112
War	65	14	63	88	- 73
Otitis Media	66	11	71	11	- 0
Syphilis	67	5	23	2,235	- 2,230
Encephalitis	68	5	62	122	- 117
Pertussis	69	3	25	1,909	- 1,906
Tetanus	70	3	53	271	- 268
Diphtheria	71	1	72	11	- 10
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	16	- 16
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	73	6	- 6
Measles	78	0	51	343	- 343
Schistosomiasis	79	0	52	286	- 286
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	68	28	- 28
Malaria	82	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	65	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Australia

Uganda

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.