UGANDA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,801	9	8,784	+ 34,017
Violence	2	19,150	12	6,175	+ 12,975
Stroke	3	16,471	6	11,181	+ 5,289
Lung Disease	4	15,830	22	3,051	+ 12,779
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,707	2	18,865	- 8,158
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,717	4	13,012	- 5,296
Kidney Disease	7	6,792	19	3,168	+ 3,624
Hypertension	8	6,360	21	3,120	+ 3,240
Stomach Cancer	9	6,074	45	515	+ 5,559
Lung Cancers	10	5,218	46	441	+ 4,777
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,997	14	4,794	+ 203
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,344	35	919	+ 3,425
Breast Cancer	13	3,647	32	1,128	+ 2,519
Prostate Cancer	14	3,562	34	950	+ 2,613
Other Neoplasms	15	3,185	66	37	+ 3,147
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,944	11	6,641	- 3,696
HIV/AIDS	17	2,667	1	21,188	- 18,521
Lymphomas	18	2,587	26	1,762	+ 825
Liver Disease	19	2,411	13	5,122	- 2,710
Cervical Cancer	20	2,252	15	4,378	- 2,125
Leukemia	21	2,195	42	599	+ 1,596
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,144	30	1,286	+ 857
Low Birth Weight	23	2,082	8	9,673	- 7,591
Liver Cancer	24	2,052	29	1,522	+ 530
Pancreas Cancer	25	2,010	47	358	+ 1,652
Suicide	26	1,953	24	2,033	- 80
Malnutrition	27	1,867	18	3,317	- 1,450
Other Injuries	28	1,583	20	3,130	- 1,547
Falls	29	1,508	33	1,127	+ 382
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,359	38	761	+ 598
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,321	37	859	+ 462
Tuberculosis	32	1,264	10	7,255	- 5,990
Ovary Cancer	33	1,115	44	519	+ 596
Skin Disease	34	1,095	55	242	+ 853
Skin Cancers	35	1,022	49	349	+ 673
Oesophagus Cancer	36	830	28	1,674	- 844
Oral Cancer	37	802	40	731	+ 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	743	5	12,103	- 11,360
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	694	41	687	+ 7
Drownings	40	685	31	1,238	- 553
Birth Trauma	41	644	7	10,405	- 9,760
Bladder Cancer	42	605	59	181	+ 424
Epilepsy	43	594	43	599	- 5
Drug Use	44	489	57	233	+ 256
Uterin Cancer	45	420	56	234	+ 187
Maternal Conditions	46	391	17	3,641	- 3,250
Parkinson's Disease	47	381	48	351	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	331	81	0	+ 331
War	49	258	63	88	+ 170
Meningitis	50	242	16	3,718	- 3,475
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	241	64	55	+ 186
Appendicitis	52	211	58	211	+ 0
Chagas disease	53	202	79	0	+ 202
Asthma	54	190	27	1,745	- 1,555
Dengue	55	132	74	1	+ 131
Fires	56	126	36	872	- 746
Anemia	57	100	84	0	+ 100
Osteoarthritis	58	66	80	0	+ 66
Hepatitis C	59	65	67	30	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	60	62	69	16	+ 46
Poisonings	61	60	39	745	- 685
Hepatitis B	62	50	61	123	- 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	38	50	348	- 310
Encephalitis	64	38	62	122	- 85
Syphilis	65	30	23	2,235	- 2,205
Upper Respiratory	66	26	60	144	- 117
Malaria	67	26	3	13,576	- 13,550
Alcohol	68	23	54	256	- 233
Pertussis	69	18	25	1,909	- 1,891
Schizophrenia	70	17	86	0	+ 17
Tetanus	71	14	53	271	- 257
Leprosy	72	8	77	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	73	7	71	11	- 4
Leishmaniasis	74	7	68	28	- 21
Oral conditions	75	7	82	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	76	5	70	16	- 11
Schistosomiasis	77	1	52	286	- 285
Measles	78	0	51	343	- 343
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	72	11	- 11
Chlamydia	81	0	73	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	65	50	- 50
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Colombia

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.