UGANDA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,226	9	8,784	+ 90,442
Stroke	2	48,201	6	11,181	+ 37,019
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	38,488	2	18,865	+ 19,624
Lung Cancers	4	26,897	46	441	+ 26,456
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	26,252	30	1,286	+ 24,966
Lung Disease	6	24,683	22	3,051	+ 21,632
Hypertension	7	15,589	21	3,120	+ 12,469
Prostate Cancer	8	15,124	34	950	+ 14,174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	13,292	35	919	+ 12,373
Falls	10	12,628	33	1,127	+ 11,501
Liver Disease	11	8,420	13	5,122	+ 3,298
Other Injuries	12	8,401	20	3,130	+ 5,271
Diabetes Mellitus	13	8,049	14	4,794	+ 3,255
Kidney Disease	14	7,640	19	3,168	+ 4,472
Breast Cancer	15	7,518	32	1,128	+ 6,390
Suicide	16	7,360	24	2,033	+ 5,327
Inflammatory/Heart	17	5,197	37	859	+ 4,338
Lymphomas	18	4,896	26	1,762	+ 3,134
Road Traffic Accidents	19	4,528	4	13,012	- 8,485
Stomach Cancer	20	4,453	45	515	+ 3,938
Pancreas Cancer	21	4,066	47	358	+ 3,708
Oesophagus Cancer	22	3,952	28	1,674	+ 2,277
Oral Cancer	23	3,938	40	731	+ 3,207
Liver Cancer	24	3,664	29	1,522	+ 2,142
Other Neoplasms	25	3,454	66	37	+ 3,417
Bladder Cancer	26	3,299	59	181	+ 3,119
Parkinson's Disease	27	3,104	48	351	+ 2,753
Alcohol	28	3,035	54	256	+ 2,779
Cervical Cancer	29	2,992	15	4,378	- 1,386
Leukemia	30	2,847	42	599	+ 2,248
Uterin Cancer	31	2,706	56	234	+ 2,472
Violence	32	2,623	12	6,175	- 3,552
Skin Cancers	33	2,310	49	349	+ 1,961
HIV/AIDS	34	2,119	1	21,188	- 19,069
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,886	41	687	+ 1,200
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,853	38	761	+ 1,092
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,653	11	6,641	- 4,988
Osteoarthritis	38	1,466	80	0	+ 1,466
Ovary Cancer	39	1,451	44	519	+ 932
Asthma	40	1,354	27	1,745	- 391
Skin Disease	41	1,161	55	242	+ 918
Drownings	42	1,037	31	1,238	- 201
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	927	5	12,103	- 11,177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	727	50	348	+ 379
Hepatitis C	45	504	67	30	+ 473
Epilepsy	46	487	43	599	- 112
Appendicitis	47	467	58	211	+ 256
Low Birth Weight	48	442	8	9,673	- 9,232
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	389	64	55	+ 334
Meningitis	50	371	16	3,718	- 3,346
Drug Use	51	368	57	233	+ 135
Anemia	52	347	84	0	+ 347
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	339	81	0	+ 339
Schizophrenia	54	306	86	0	+ 306
Malnutrition	55	285	18	3,317	- 3,032
Hepatitis B	56	266	61	123	+ 142
Multiple Sclerosis	57	249	69	16	+ 233
Fires	58	247	36	872	- 625
Birth Trauma	59	219	7	10,405	- 10,186
Tuberculosis	60	201	10	7,255	- 7,053
Maternal Conditions	61	195	17	3,641	- 3,446
Poisonings	62	77	39	745	- 668
Otitis Media	63	49	71	11	+ 37
Oral conditions	64	28	82	0	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	65	25	60	144	- 118
Encephalitis	66	25	62	122	- 97
Leprosy	67	8	77	0	+ 8
War	68	6	63	88	- 82
Syphilis	69	3	23	2,235	- 2,232
Ascariasis	70	3	70	16	- 13
Tetanus	71	3	53	271	- 268
Iodine Deficiency	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Pertussis	73	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	72	11	- 11
Measles	76	0	51	343	- 343
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	65	50	- 50
Schistosomiasis	81	0	52	286	- 286
Malaria	82	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Leishmaniasis	83	0	68	28	- 28
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

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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.