UGANDA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,136	9	8,784	+ 30,352
Lung Disease	2	29,219	22	3,051	+ 26,168
Stroke	3	20,072	6	11,181	+ 8,890
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,867	2	18,865	- 8,998
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,436	5	12,103	- 2,667
Liver Disease	6	9,224	13	5,122	+ 4,102
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,134	14	4,794	+ 4,339
Kidney Disease	8	8,281	19	3,168	+ 5,112
Tuberculosis	9	7,675	10	7,255	+ 421
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,879	4	13,012	- 6,133
Stomach Cancer	11	6,581	45	515	+ 6,066
Falls	12	6,180	33	1,127	+ 5,054
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	5,824	30	1,286	+ 4,538
Low Birth Weight	14	4,414	8	9,673	- 5,259
Asthma	15	4,332	27	1,745	+ 2,587
Hypertension	16	4,264	21	3,120	+ 1,144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,765	50	348	+ 3,418
HIV/AIDS	18	3,232	1	21,188	- 17,957
Birth Trauma	19	2,856	7	10,405	- 7,549
Congenital Anomalies	20	2,801	11	6,641	- 3,840
Lung Cancers	21	2,454	46	441	+ 2,013
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,438	28	1,674	+ 763
Oral Cancer	23	2,398	40	731	+ 1,667
Other Injuries	24	2,374	20	3,130	- 755
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,152	41	687	+ 1,465
Suicide	26	1,958	24	2,033	- 75
Liver Cancer	27	1,946	29	1,522	+ 423
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,750	48	351	+ 1,399
Cervical Cancer	29	1,698	15	4,378	- 2,680
Encephalitis	30	1,561	62	122	+ 1,439
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,346	35	919	+ 428
Drownings	32	1,131	31	1,238	- 106
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,112	47	358	+ 753
Leukemia	34	1,034	42	599	+ 435
Violence	35	1,021	12	6,175	- 5,154
Meningitis	36	959	16	3,718	- 2,758
Ovary Cancer	37	794	44	519	+ 275
Epilepsy	38	769	43	599	+ 170
Endocrine Disorders	39	611	38	761	- 150
Syphilis	40	592	23	2,235	- 1,644
Skin Cancers	41	514	49	349	+ 166
Maternal Conditions	42	510	17	3,641	- 3,132
Breast Cancer	43	441	32	1,128	- 687
Fires	44	438	36	872	- 434
Inflammatory/Heart	45	427	37	859	- 432
Skin Disease	46	405	55	242	+ 163
Drug Use	47	382	57	233	+ 149
Bladder Cancer	48	362	59	181	+ 181
Alcohol	49	333	54	256	+ 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	296	64	55	+ 241
Appendicitis	51	280	58	211	+ 69
Lymphomas	52	270	26	1,762	- 1,492
Hepatitis B	53	226	61	123	+ 102
Malnutrition	54	193	18	3,317	- 3,124
Prostate Cancer	55	189	34	950	- 761
Dengue	56	185	74	1	+ 184
Other Neoplasms	57	120	66	37	+ 82
Measles	58	114	51	343	- 229
Poisonings	59	106	39	745	- 639
Tetanus	60	77	53	271	- 194
Upper Respiratory	61	57	60	144	- 87
Multiple Sclerosis	62	56	69	16	+ 40
Pertussis	63	53	25	1,909	- 1,856
Hepatitis C	64	51	67	30	+ 21
Leishmaniasis	65	51	68	28	+ 23
Ascariasis	66	10	70	16	- 6
Chlamydia	67	5	73	6	- 1
War	68	5	63	88	- 83
Otitis Media	69	3	71	11	- 9
Diphtheria	70	1	72	11	- 10
Uterin Cancer	71	0	56	234	- 234
Anemia	72	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Schistosomiasis	82	0	52	286	- 286
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	65	50	- 50
Leprosy	85	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

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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.