UGANDA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	62,300	6	11,181	+ 51,119
Coronary Heart Disease	2	57,965	9	8,784	+ 49,181
Diabetes Mellitus	3	42,127	14	4,794	+ 37,333
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	35,843	2	18,865	+ 16,978
Prostate Cancer	5	26,742	34	950	+ 25,793
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	18,635	35	919	+ 17,716
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	18,485	30	1,286	+ 17,199
Breast Cancer	8	15,404	32	1,128	+ 14,276
Endocrine Disorders	9	15,123	38	761	+ 14,362
Kidney Disease	10	14,952	19	3,168	+ 11,784
Other Injuries	11	12,722	20	3,130	+ 9,592
Lung Disease	12	11,963	22	3,051	+ 8,912
Hypertension	13	11,663	21	3,120	+ 8,543
Skin Disease	14	10,113	55	242	+ 9,871
Lymphomas	15	8,225	26	1,762	+ 6,463
Lung Cancers	16	6,914	46	441	+ 6,474
Inflammatory/Heart	17	6,320	37	859	+ 5,461
Pancreas Cancer	18	6,277	47	358	+ 5,918
Violence	19	5,240	12	6,175	- 935
Leukemia	20	4,713	42	599	+ 4,114
HIV/AIDS	21	4,561	1	21,188	- 16,627
Stomach Cancer	22	4,489	45	515	+ 3,974
Cervical Cancer	23	4,463	15	4,378	+ 85
Other Neoplasms	24	4,185	66	37	+ 4,147
Road Traffic Accidents	25	3,802	4	13,012	- 9,210
Liver Disease	26	3,700	13	5,122	- 1,421
Uterin Cancer	27	3,433	56	234	+ 3,199
Oral Cancer	28	2,895	40	731	+ 2,164
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,893	11	6,641	- 3,748
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	2,807	81	0	+ 2,807
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,654	48	351	+ 2,302
Ovary Cancer	32	2,515	44	519	+ 1,996
Liver Cancer	33	2,332	29	1,522	+ 809
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,297	41	687	+ 1,611
Asthma	35	2,104	27	1,745	+ 359
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,865	28	1,674	+ 191
Anemia	37	1,805	84	0	+ 1,805
Epilepsy	38	1,524	43	599	+ 925
Bladder Cancer	39	1,519	59	181	+ 1,338
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,107	5	12,103	- 10,996
Falls	41	1,070	33	1,127	- 56
Low Birth Weight	42	855	8	9,673	- 8,818
Birth Trauma	43	843	7	10,405	- 9,562
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	753	64	55	+ 698
Meningitis	45	700	16	3,718	- 3,018
Alcohol	46	655	54	256	+ 399
Skin Cancers	47	638	49	349	+ 290
Poisonings	48	334	39	745	- 411
Malnutrition	49	320	18	3,317	- 2,997
Osteoarthritis	50	317	80	0	+ 317
Suicide	51	287	24	2,033	- 1,746
Hepatitis B	52	262	61	123	+ 139
Drug Use	53	240	57	233	+ 7
Dengue	54	220	74	1	+ 219
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	190	50	348	- 158
Maternal Conditions	56	187	17	3,641	- 3,455
Drownings	57	179	31	1,238	- 1,059
Upper Respiratory	58	169	60	144	+ 25
Schizophrenia	59	167	86	0	+ 167
Tuberculosis	60	164	10	7,255	- 7,090
Multiple Sclerosis	61	122	69	16	+ 106
Fires	62	91	36	872	- 781
Oral conditions	63	91	82	0	+ 91
Syphilis	64	63	23	2,235	- 2,173
Appendicitis	65	53	58	211	- 158
War	66	5	63	88	- 83
Pertussis	67	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Measles	68	0	51	343	- 343
Diphtheria	69	0	72	11	- 11
Tetanus	70	0	53	271	- 271
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	11	- 11
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	16	- 16
Malaria	76	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Schistosomiasis	77	0	52	286	- 286
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	73	6	- 6
Encephalitis	82	0	62	122	- 122
Hepatitis C	83	0	67	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Barbados

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.