UGANDA VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,702	9	8,784	+ 15,918
Stroke	2	15,202	6	11,181	+ 4,021
Kidney Disease	3	13,872	19	3,168	+ 10,704
Lung Disease	4	9,794	22	3,051	+ 6,743
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,923	14	4,794	+ 4,129
Hypertension	6	8,078	21	3,120	+ 4,958
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,821	2	18,865	- 11,044
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	7,658	30	1,286	+ 6,372
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,981	4	13,012	- 6,032
Stomach Cancer	10	6,182	45	515	+ 5,667
Violence	11	5,946	12	6,175	- 229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	5,809	35	919	+ 4,890
Other Injuries	13	5,341	20	3,130	+ 2,212
Prostate Cancer	14	4,194	34	950	+ 3,244
Suicide	15	3,808	24	2,033	+ 1,775
Breast Cancer	16	3,595	32	1,128	+ 2,467
Liver Cancer	17	3,574	29	1,522	+ 2,051
Liver Disease	18	3,460	13	5,122	- 1,662
Lymphomas	19	3,329	26	1,762	+ 1,568
Lung Cancers	20	3,214	46	441	+ 2,774
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,951	11	6,641	- 3,690
Pancreas Cancer	22	2,748	47	358	+ 2,389
Other Neoplasms	23	2,486	66	37	+ 2,448
Leukemia	24	2,448	42	599	+ 1,849
HIV/AIDS	25	1,796	1	21,188	- 19,392
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,790	37	859	+ 931
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,716	38	761	+ 955
Low Birth Weight	28	1,665	8	9,673	- 8,009
Cervical Cancer	29	1,488	15	4,378	- 2,890
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,292	48	351	+ 941
Skin Cancers	31	1,279	49	349	+ 931
Skin Disease	32	1,181	55	242	+ 938
Alcohol	33	1,181	54	256	+ 924
Epilepsy	34	1,087	43	599	+ 488
Falls	35	1,086	33	1,127	- 40
Bladder Cancer	36	933	59	181	+ 753
Drownings	37	905	31	1,238	- 332
Oral Cancer	38	899	40	731	+ 168
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	817	5	12,103	- 11,287
Ovary Cancer	40	752	44	519	+ 233
Uterin Cancer	41	752	56	234	+ 518
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	688	41	687	+ 2
Drug Use	43	590	57	233	+ 358
Oesophagus Cancer	44	570	28	1,674	- 1,105
Asthma	45	566	27	1,745	- 1,179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	515	64	55	+ 460
Birth Trauma	47	450	7	10,405	- 9,955
Malnutrition	48	344	18	3,317	- 2,973
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	302	50	348	- 46
Tuberculosis	50	296	10	7,255	- 6,959
Anemia	51	232	84	0	+ 232
Appendicitis	52	202	58	211	- 9
Schizophrenia	53	193	86	0	+ 193
Meningitis	54	166	16	3,718	- 3,551
Maternal Conditions	55	159	17	3,641	- 3,482
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	123	81	0	+ 123
Multiple Sclerosis	57	100	69	16	+ 84
Fires	58	95	36	872	- 777
Hepatitis B	59	65	61	123	- 59
Poisonings	60	50	39	745	- 695
Osteoarthritis	61	46	80	0	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	62	28	60	144	- 115
Encephalitis	63	23	62	122	- 99
Hepatitis C	64	10	67	30	- 20
Syphilis	65	9	23	2,235	- 2,226
Oral conditions	66	9	82	0	+ 9
Leprosy	67	9	77	0	+ 9
War	68	5	63	88	- 83
Pertussis	69	1	25	1,909	- 1,908
Dengue	70	1	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	71	0	70	16	- 15
Leishmaniasis	72	0	68	28	- 28
Diphtheria	73	0	72	11	- 11
Tetanus	74	0	53	271	- 271
Measles	75	0	51	343	- 343
Schistosomiasis	76	0	52	286	- 286
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	50	- 50
Malaria	78	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	6	- 6
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Costa Rica

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.