UGANDA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	45,623	2	18,865	+ 26,758
Tuberculosis	2	41,022	10	7,255	+ 33,767
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	40,849	5	12,103	+ 28,745
HIV/AIDS	4	32,727	1	21,188	+ 11,539
Stroke	5	28,639	6	11,181	+ 17,457
Malaria	6	28,600	3	13,576	+ 15,024
Coronary Heart Disease	7	25,291	9	8,784	+ 16,507
Low Birth Weight	8	19,429	8	9,673	+ 9,755
Birth Trauma	9	19,113	7	10,405	+ 8,709
Road Traffic Accidents	10	15,610	4	13,012	+ 2,597
Measles	11	14,173	51	343	+ 13,829
Hypertension	12	10,921	21	3,120	+ 7,801
Maternal Conditions	13	10,242	17	3,641	+ 6,600
Liver Disease	14	10,058	13	5,122	+ 4,936
Diabetes Mellitus	15	9,954	14	4,794	+ 5,159
Meningitis	16	8,849	16	3,718	+ 5,132
Violence	17	8,796	12	6,175	+ 2,621
Lung Disease	18	8,338	22	3,051	+ 5,287
Congenital Anomalies	19	6,764	11	6,641	+ 123
Asthma	20	6,635	27	1,745	+ 4,890
Kidney Disease	21	6,194	19	3,168	+ 3,025
Malnutrition	22	6,024	18	3,317	+ 2,707
Other Injuries	23	5,412	20	3,130	+ 2,282
Suicide	24	5,101	24	2,033	+ 3,068
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,689	38	761	+ 2,928
Breast Cancer	26	3,002	32	1,128	+ 1,874
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,766	41	687	+ 2,079
War	28	2,734	63	88	+ 2,646
Tetanus	29	2,445	53	271	+ 2,174
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,353	37	859	+ 1,494
Pertussis	31	2,313	25	1,909	+ 404
Cervical Cancer	32	2,007	15	4,378	- 2,371
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,778	30	1,286	+ 492
Drownings	34	1,764	31	1,238	+ 526
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,691	50	348	+ 1,343
Falls	36	1,581	33	1,127	+ 454
Schistosomiasis	37	1,476	52	286	+ 1,190
Prostate Cancer	38	1,363	34	950	+ 414
Fires	39	1,237	36	872	+ 365
Poisonings	40	1,169	39	745	+ 423
Syphilis	41	1,047	23	2,235	- 1,188
Lymphomas	42	1,038	26	1,762	- 724
Epilepsy	43	1,036	43	599	+ 437
Liver Cancer	44	1,017	29	1,522	- 505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,016	35	919	+ 97
Oral Cancer	46	794	40	731	+ 63
Leukemia	47	769	42	599	+ 170
Parkinson's Disease	48	586	48	351	+ 235
Stomach Cancer	49	571	45	515	+ 56
Ovary Cancer	50	558	44	519	+ 39
Appendicitis	51	539	58	211	+ 328
Alcohol	52	538	54	256	+ 282
Oesophagus Cancer	53	420	28	1,674	- 1,254
Skin Disease	54	420	55	242	+ 178
Lung Cancers	55	408	46	441	- 32
Leishmaniasis	56	397	68	28	+ 369
Drug Use	57	382	57	233	+ 150
Skin Cancers	58	374	49	349	+ 25
Trypanosomiasis	59	346	65	50	+ 296
Pancreas Cancer	60	319	47	358	- 39
Hepatitis B	61	288	61	123	+ 164
Encephalitis	62	244	62	122	+ 122
Upper Respiratory	63	213	60	144	+ 69
Bladder Cancer	64	203	59	181	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	65	170	56	234	- 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	131	64	55	+ 76
Diphtheria	67	93	72	11	+ 82
Otitis Media	68	54	71	11	+ 43
Hepatitis C	69	49	67	30	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	70	42	66	37	+ 5
Ascariasis	71	42	70	16	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	72	33	69	16	+ 17
Chlamydia	73	16	73	6	+ 10
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Central Africa

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.