UGANDA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,130	9	8,784	+ 28,346
Stroke	2	27,594	6	11,181	+ 16,412
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	21,210	2	18,865	+ 2,346
Violence	4	15,404	12	6,175	+ 9,229
Diabetes Mellitus	5	13,350	14	4,794	+ 8,555
Lung Disease	6	13,297	22	3,051	+ 10,246
Kidney Disease	7	8,441	19	3,168	+ 5,273
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,586	4	13,012	- 5,427
Lung Cancers	9	7,090	46	441	+ 6,650
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	6,879	30	1,286	+ 5,593
Hypertension	11	6,455	21	3,120	+ 3,335
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	5,187	35	919	+ 4,268
Liver Disease	13	4,798	13	5,122	- 324
Breast Cancer	14	4,649	32	1,128	+ 3,521
Prostate Cancer	15	4,255	34	950	+ 3,306
Falls	16	4,221	33	1,127	+ 3,094
Stomach Cancer	17	4,030	45	515	+ 3,515
Inflammatory/Heart	18	3,921	37	859	+ 3,062
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,791	38	761	+ 3,030
Suicide	20	3,256	24	2,033	+ 1,223
Other Injuries	21	3,092	20	3,130	- 37
HIV/AIDS	22	2,813	1	21,188	- 18,375
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,759	11	6,641	- 3,882
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,687	47	358	+ 2,329
Liver Cancer	25	2,579	29	1,522	+ 1,056
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,344	28	1,674	+ 669
Lymphomas	27	2,324	26	1,762	+ 562
Oral Cancer	28	2,229	40	731	+ 1,498
Cervical Cancer	29	2,130	15	4,378	- 2,248
Leukemia	30	1,911	42	599	+ 1,312
Skin Disease	31	1,608	55	242	+ 1,365
Alcohol	32	1,595	54	256	+ 1,339
Low Birth Weight	33	1,541	8	9,673	- 8,132
Malnutrition	34	1,500	18	3,317	- 1,818
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,267	5	12,103	- 10,836
Bladder Cancer	36	1,188	59	181	+ 1,007
Chagas disease	37	1,130	79	0	+ 1,130
Skin Cancers	38	1,127	49	349	+ 778
Drownings	39	1,106	31	1,238	- 132
Tuberculosis	40	1,096	10	7,255	- 6,158
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,068	48	351	+ 717
Other Neoplasms	42	1,045	66	37	+ 1,007
Ovary Cancer	43	975	44	519	+ 456
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	954	41	687	+ 267
Birth Trauma	45	846	7	10,405	- 9,559
Epilepsy	46	731	43	599	+ 132
Uterin Cancer	47	623	56	234	+ 389
Asthma	48	581	27	1,745	- 1,164
Drug Use	49	553	57	233	+ 320
Anemia	50	541	84	0	+ 541
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	491	50	348	+ 143
Hepatitis C	52	438	67	30	+ 407
Maternal Conditions	53	337	17	3,641	- 3,304
Meningitis	54	304	16	3,718	- 3,413
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	246	81	0	+ 246
War	56	244	63	88	+ 156
Appendicitis	57	239	58	211	+ 28
Fires	58	230	36	872	- 642
Hepatitis B	59	174	61	123	+ 50
Schizophrenia	60	148	86	0	+ 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	134	64	55	+ 79
Schistosomiasis	62	133	52	286	- 153
Leishmaniasis	63	97	68	28	+ 69
Multiple Sclerosis	64	80	69	16	+ 64
Osteoarthritis	65	74	80	0	+ 74
Poisonings	66	71	39	745	- 674
Upper Respiratory	67	58	60	144	- 85
Syphilis	68	50	23	2,235	- 2,186
Leprosy	69	39	77	0	+ 39
Otitis Media	70	21	71	11	+ 10
Tetanus	71	20	53	271	- 251
Encephalitis	72	15	62	122	- 108
Oral conditions	73	14	82	0	+ 14
Malaria	74	10	3	13,576	- 13,566
Pertussis	75	7	25	1,909	- 1,902
Dengue	76	3	74	1	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	78	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	78	2	70	16	- 14
Diphtheria	79	1	72	11	- 9
Chlamydia	80	1	73	6	- 5
Measles	81	1	51	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	65	50	- 49
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.