UGANDA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	36,446	1	21,188	+ 15,258
Tuberculosis	2	22,477	10	7,255	+ 15,223
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,821	2	18,865	+ 1,956
Coronary Heart Disease	4	20,160	9	8,784	+ 11,376
Stroke	5	18,319	6	11,181	+ 7,138
Malaria	6	15,979	3	13,576	+ 2,403
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,918	4	13,012	- 95
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,541	5	12,103	- 1,563
Low Birth Weight	9	10,370	8	9,673	+ 696
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,483	14	4,794	+ 3,689
Birth Trauma	11	8,061	7	10,405	- 2,344
Hypertension	12	7,537	21	3,120	+ 4,417
Liver Disease	13	7,521	13	5,122	+ 2,399
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,892	11	6,641	- 749
Kidney Disease	15	4,954	19	3,168	+ 1,785
Maternal Conditions	16	4,668	17	3,641	+ 1,027
Lung Disease	17	4,371	22	3,051	+ 1,320
Violence	18	4,354	12	6,175	- 1,821
Suicide	19	2,818	24	2,033	+ 785
Other Injuries	20	2,692	20	3,130	- 437
Pertussis	21	2,660	25	1,909	+ 751
Meningitis	22	2,418	16	3,718	- 1,300
Asthma	23	2,350	27	1,745	+ 605
Malnutrition	24	2,196	18	3,317	- 1,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,861	30	1,286	+ 574
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,774	37	859	+ 915
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,680	38	761	+ 919
Prostate Cancer	28	1,599	34	950	+ 649
Cervical Cancer	29	1,585	15	4,378	- 2,792
Liver Cancer	30	1,370	29	1,522	- 152
Measles	31	1,288	51	343	+ 944
Breast Cancer	32	1,283	32	1,128	+ 155
Falls	33	1,202	33	1,127	+ 75
Syphilis	34	862	23	2,235	- 1,374
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	849	41	687	+ 163
Drownings	36	839	31	1,238	- 398
Fires	37	730	36	872	- 142
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	718	35	919	- 201
Stomach Cancer	39	711	45	515	+ 196
Epilepsy	40	614	43	599	+ 15
Poisonings	41	570	39	745	- 175
Parkinson's Disease	42	558	48	351	+ 206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	538	50	348	+ 190
Drug Use	44	529	57	233	+ 296
Lymphomas	45	493	26	1,762	- 1,268
Leukemia	46	465	42	599	- 134
Lung Cancers	47	434	46	441	- 7
Ovary Cancer	48	399	44	519	- 120
Alcohol	49	372	54	256	+ 116
Skin Disease	50	370	55	242	+ 127
Schistosomiasis	51	362	52	286	+ 76
Pancreas Cancer	52	338	47	358	- 20
Skin Cancers	53	291	49	349	- 58
Oral Cancer	54	264	40	731	- 467
Tetanus	55	186	53	271	- 84
Encephalitis	56	160	62	122	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	57	157	28	1,674	- 1,517
Appendicitis	58	149	58	211	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	121	64	55	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	60	118	56	234	- 115
Bladder Cancer	61	118	59	181	- 63
Hepatitis B	62	117	61	123	- 6
Other Neoplasms	63	61	66	37	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	64	54	60	144	- 89
Trypanosomiasis	65	54	65	50	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	31	69	16	+ 15
Hepatitis C	67	20	67	30	- 10
Diphtheria	68	15	72	11	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	9	70	16	- 7
Chlamydia	70	8	73	6	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	5	71	11	- 6
War	72	4	63	88	- 84
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.