UGANDA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	71,111	6	11,181	+ 59,929
Coronary Heart Disease	2	61,655	9	8,784	+ 52,871
Lung Disease	3	33,711	22	3,051	+ 30,660
Lung Cancers	4	24,860	46	441	+ 24,420
Stomach Cancer	5	13,867	45	515	+ 13,352
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,596	30	1,286	+ 9,310
Hypertension	7	10,482	21	3,120	+ 7,362
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,710	4	13,012	- 4,302
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	8,645	35	919	+ 7,726
Oesophagus Cancer	10	8,453	28	1,674	+ 6,779
Kidney Disease	11	6,693	19	3,168	+ 3,525
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	6,381	2	18,865	- 12,484
Liver Cancer	13	6,298	29	1,522	+ 4,775
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,627	14	4,794	+ 832
Liver Disease	15	5,067	13	5,122	- 54
Falls	16	4,833	33	1,127	+ 3,707
Suicide	17	4,048	24	2,033	+ 2,015
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,882	47	358	+ 3,524
Breast Cancer	19	3,228	32	1,128	+ 2,100
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,461	48	351	+ 2,109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	2,274	50	348	+ 1,927
Leukemia	22	2,024	42	599	+ 1,425
Lymphomas	23	2,013	26	1,762	+ 251
Oral Cancer	24	1,904	40	731	+ 1,173
Other Injuries	25	1,882	20	3,130	- 1,247
Drownings	26	1,838	31	1,238	+ 600
Cervical Cancer	27	1,798	15	4,378	- 2,580
Prostate Cancer	28	1,777	34	950	+ 827
Bladder Cancer	29	1,318	59	181	+ 1,137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,313	41	687	+ 626
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,274	11	6,641	- 5,366
Tuberculosis	32	1,211	10	7,255	- 6,043
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,042	37	859	+ 183
HIV/AIDS	34	1,000	1	21,188	- 20,188
Ovary Cancer	35	977	44	519	+ 458
Poisonings	36	897	39	745	+ 152
Endocrine Disorders	37	891	38	761	+ 130
Drug Use	38	843	57	233	+ 610
Asthma	39	806	27	1,745	- 940
Low Birth Weight	40	753	8	9,673	- 8,921
Skin Cancers	41	685	49	349	+ 336
Alcohol	42	664	54	256	+ 408
Birth Trauma	43	614	7	10,405	- 9,791
Malnutrition	44	452	18	3,317	- 2,865
Uterin Cancer	45	409	56	234	+ 175
Epilepsy	46	396	43	599	- 203
Violence	47	387	12	6,175	- 5,788
Fires	48	365	36	872	- 507
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	352	64	55	+ 297
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	303	5	12,103	- 11,800
Meningitis	51	199	16	3,718	- 3,519
Skin Disease	52	182	55	242	- 61
Other Neoplasms	53	152	66	37	+ 115
Maternal Conditions	54	125	17	3,641	- 3,516
Encephalitis	55	97	62	122	- 25
Hepatitis B	56	96	61	123	- 28
Upper Respiratory	57	93	60	144	- 51
Syphilis	58	63	23	2,235	- 2,172
Multiple Sclerosis	59	60	69	16	+ 44
Appendicitis	60	51	58	211	- 160
War	61	31	63	88	- 57
Measles	62	19	51	343	- 324
Tetanus	63	17	53	271	- 253
Pertussis	64	17	25	1,909	- 1,892
Schistosomiasis	65	14	52	286	- 272
Hepatitis C	66	3	67	30	- 28
Chlamydia	67	2	73	6	- 4
Ascariasis	68	1	70	16	- 15
Otitis Media	69	1	71	11	- 11
Dengue	70	0	74	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	72	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

China

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.