UGANDA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,873	9	8,784	+ 54,089
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	38,743	30	1,286	+ 37,457
Stroke	3	30,479	6	11,181	+ 19,298
Lung Cancers	4	27,884	46	441	+ 27,443
Lung Disease	5	26,490	22	3,051	+ 23,439
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	23,360	2	18,865	+ 4,495
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,696	35	919	+ 12,777
Kidney Disease	8	12,145	19	3,168	+ 8,977
Breast Cancer	9	10,643	32	1,128	+ 9,516
Suicide	10	8,686	24	2,033	+ 6,653
Other Injuries	11	8,255	20	3,130	+ 5,126
Other Neoplasms	12	7,520	66	37	+ 7,483
Prostate Cancer	13	7,507	34	950	+ 6,557
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,445	47	358	+ 7,087
Falls	15	7,223	33	1,127	+ 6,097
Lymphomas	16	6,387	26	1,762	+ 4,625
Liver Disease	17	5,895	13	5,122	+ 774
Endocrine Disorders	18	5,891	38	761	+ 5,130
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,668	48	351	+ 5,317
Diabetes Mellitus	20	5,223	14	4,794	+ 428
Leukemia	21	4,935	42	599	+ 4,336
Bladder Cancer	22	4,438	59	181	+ 4,257
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,363	37	859	+ 3,504
Liver Cancer	24	4,015	29	1,522	+ 2,492
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,696	28	1,674	+ 2,021
Stomach Cancer	26	3,551	45	515	+ 3,036
Hypertension	27	3,043	21	3,120	- 77
Oral Cancer	28	2,776	40	731	+ 2,045
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,740	4	13,012	- 10,272
Ovary Cancer	30	2,685	44	519	+ 2,166
Skin Cancers	31	2,149	49	349	+ 1,800
Alcohol	32	2,056	54	256	+ 1,800
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,718	5	12,103	- 10,385
Uterin Cancer	34	1,581	56	234	+ 1,347
Skin Disease	35	1,562	55	242	+ 1,319
Epilepsy	36	1,431	43	599	+ 832
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,205	50	348	+ 857
Malnutrition	38	1,196	18	3,317	- 2,121
Drug Use	39	1,183	57	233	+ 950
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,160	11	6,641	- 5,481
Cervical Cancer	41	999	15	4,378	- 3,379
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	875	41	687	+ 188
Anemia	43	818	84	0	+ 818
Violence	44	615	12	6,175	- 5,560
Multiple Sclerosis	45	605	69	16	+ 589
Asthma	46	525	27	1,745	- 1,220
Drownings	47	324	31	1,238	- 914
Fires	48	308	36	872	- 564
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	299	64	55	+ 244
Low Birth Weight	50	287	8	9,673	- 9,387
Osteoarthritis	51	241	80	0	+ 241
Hepatitis C	52	218	67	30	+ 188
Birth Trauma	53	193	7	10,405	- 10,212
Tuberculosis	54	188	10	7,255	- 7,067
Poisonings	55	169	39	745	- 576
Schizophrenia	56	163	86	0	+ 163
HIV/AIDS	57	149	1	21,188	- 21,039
Meningitis	58	117	16	3,718	- 3,601
Upper Respiratory	59	91	60	144	- 53
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	82	81	0	+ 82
Oral conditions	61	78	82	0	+ 78
Appendicitis	62	69	58	211	- 142
Hepatitis B	63	68	61	123	- 55
Maternal Conditions	64	25	17	3,641	- 3,617
Otitis Media	65	7	71	11	- 4
Encephalitis	66	5	62	122	- 117
War	67	5	63	88	- 83
Pertussis	68	4	25	1,909	- 1,906
Diphtheria	69	0	72	11	- 11
Syphilis	70	0	23	2,235	- 2,235
Chlamydia	71	0	73	6	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	65	50	- 50
Malaria	75	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Schistosomiasis	76	0	52	286	- 286
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	53	271	- 271
Measles	79	0	51	343	- 343
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	16	- 16
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
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

Belgium

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.