UGANDA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,895	9	8,784	+ 42,110
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	39,342	30	1,286	+ 38,056
Lung Cancers	3	26,597	46	441	+ 26,157
Lung Disease	4	18,055	22	3,051	+ 15,004
Stroke	5	17,987	6	11,181	+ 6,805
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,260	35	919	+ 11,341
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,441	2	18,865	- 9,424
Breast Cancer	8	7,508	32	1,128	+ 6,380
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,264	14	4,794	+ 2,469
Lymphomas	10	6,538	26	1,762	+ 4,776
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,425	47	358	+ 6,066
Falls	12	6,135	33	1,127	+ 5,008
Prostate Cancer	13	5,984	34	950	+ 5,035
Kidney Disease	14	5,815	19	3,168	+ 2,647
Suicide	15	5,611	24	2,033	+ 3,578
Drug Use	16	4,683	57	233	+ 4,450
Liver Disease	17	4,603	13	5,122	- 519
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,267	48	351	+ 3,915
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,106	38	761	+ 3,345
Liver Cancer	20	3,954	29	1,522	+ 2,432
Leukemia	21	3,936	42	599	+ 3,337
Hypertension	22	3,255	21	3,120	+ 135
Bladder Cancer	23	3,202	59	181	+ 3,021
Other Injuries	24	3,039	20	3,130	- 90
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,833	28	1,674	+ 1,158
Stomach Cancer	26	2,766	45	515	+ 2,251
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,617	37	859	+ 1,757
Road Traffic Accidents	28	2,538	4	13,012	- 10,475
Ovary Cancer	29	2,416	44	519	+ 1,897
Skin Cancers	30	2,231	49	349	+ 1,882
Other Neoplasms	31	2,132	66	37	+ 2,095
Oral Cancer	32	2,022	40	731	+ 1,291
Alcohol	33	1,894	54	256	+ 1,638
Uterin Cancer	34	1,503	56	234	+ 1,269
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,373	11	6,641	- 5,267
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,068	5	12,103	- 11,036
Multiple Sclerosis	37	879	69	16	+ 863
Skin Disease	38	863	55	242	+ 620
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	808	50	348	+ 460
Violence	40	769	12	6,175	- 5,406
Cervical Cancer	41	734	15	4,378	- 3,643
Low Birth Weight	42	703	8	9,673	- 8,970
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	562	41	687	- 125
Epilepsy	44	488	43	599	- 111
Hepatitis C	45	461	67	30	+ 431
Anemia	46	435	84	0	+ 435
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	410	64	55	+ 355
Drownings	48	360	31	1,238	- 878
Asthma	49	333	27	1,745	- 1,412
Birth Trauma	50	245	7	10,405	- 10,160
Malnutrition	51	244	18	3,317	- 3,073
Fires	52	244	36	872	- 628
HIV/AIDS	53	207	1	21,188	- 20,981
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	181	81	0	+ 181
Osteoarthritis	55	176	80	0	+ 176
Poisonings	56	154	39	745	- 591
Schizophrenia	57	151	86	0	+ 151
Tuberculosis	58	124	10	7,255	- 7,131
Meningitis	59	87	16	3,718	- 3,631
Hepatitis B	60	84	61	123	- 40
Oral conditions	61	64	82	0	+ 64
Appendicitis	62	63	58	211	- 148
Upper Respiratory	63	59	60	144	- 84
Maternal Conditions	64	57	17	3,641	- 3,584
War	65	27	63	88	- 61
Otitis Media	66	10	71	11	- 2
Syphilis	67	7	23	2,235	- 2,229
Encephalitis	68	4	62	122	- 118
Pertussis	69	1	25	1,909	- 1,908
Chagas disease	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	53	271	- 270
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	72	11	- 11
Measles	74	0	51	343	- 343
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	50	- 50
Malaria	76	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	28	- 28
Schistosomiasis	78	0	52	286	- 286
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	16	- 16
Chlamydia	83	0	73	6	- 6
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

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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.