UGANDA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,070	9	8,784	+ 35,286
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	43,049	30	1,286	+ 41,762
Lung Disease	3	36,193	22	3,051	+ 33,142
Lung Cancers	4	30,703	46	441	+ 30,262
Stroke	5	30,217	6	11,181	+ 19,036
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,511	2	18,865	- 354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	17,713	35	919	+ 16,794
Prostate Cancer	8	12,211	34	950	+ 11,261
Breast Cancer	9	10,717	32	1,128	+ 9,589
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,593	14	4,794	+ 5,798
Pancreas Cancer	11	9,042	47	358	+ 8,684
Kidney Disease	12	7,514	19	3,168	+ 4,346
Lymphomas	13	6,020	26	1,762	+ 4,259
Liver Disease	14	5,710	13	5,122	+ 588
Hypertension	15	5,301	21	3,120	+ 2,181
Suicide	16	5,093	24	2,033	+ 3,060
Parkinson's Disease	17	4,951	48	351	+ 4,599
Alcohol	18	4,937	54	256	+ 4,681
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,741	38	761	+ 3,980
Leukemia	20	4,607	42	599	+ 4,008
Bladder Cancer	21	4,500	59	181	+ 4,319
Falls	22	4,461	33	1,127	+ 3,335
Stomach Cancer	23	3,994	45	515	+ 3,479
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,932	28	1,674	+ 2,257
Liver Cancer	25	3,832	29	1,522	+ 2,309
Skin Cancers	26	3,205	49	349	+ 2,857
Other Neoplasms	27	3,118	66	37	+ 3,081
Oral Cancer	28	3,058	40	731	+ 2,327
Ovary Cancer	29	3,029	44	519	+ 2,510
Other Injuries	30	2,864	20	3,130	- 266
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,347	37	859	+ 1,488
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,784	41	687	+ 1,097
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,761	4	13,012	- 11,251
Drug Use	34	1,624	57	233	+ 1,391
Uterin Cancer	35	1,284	56	234	+ 1,050
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,263	11	6,641	- 5,377
Cervical Cancer	37	1,260	15	4,378	- 3,118
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,193	5	12,103	- 10,911
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,089	69	16	+ 1,073
Epilepsy	40	1,032	43	599	+ 433
Low Birth Weight	41	961	8	9,673	- 8,713
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	795	50	348	+ 448
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	697	64	55	+ 642
Asthma	44	679	27	1,745	- 1,066
Skin Disease	45	651	55	242	+ 409
Anemia	46	603	84	0	+ 603
Violence	47	520	12	6,175	- 5,655
Schizophrenia	48	468	86	0	+ 468
Fires	49	436	36	872	- 436
Drownings	50	307	31	1,238	- 931
Osteoarthritis	51	210	80	0	+ 210
Meningitis	52	206	16	3,718	- 3,512
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	202	81	0	+ 202
Appendicitis	54	189	58	211	- 22
HIV/AIDS	55	186	1	21,188	- 21,002
Birth Trauma	56	175	7	10,405	- 10,230
Tuberculosis	57	128	10	7,255	- 7,127
Upper Respiratory	58	126	60	144	- 17
Malnutrition	59	116	18	3,317	- 3,201
Hepatitis C	60	71	67	30	+ 40
Hepatitis B	61	50	61	123	- 74
Poisonings	62	46	39	745	- 699
Oral conditions	63	34	82	0	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	64	19	17	3,641	- 3,623
Otitis Media	65	15	71	11	+ 3
War	66	5	63	88	- 83
Encephalitis	67	5	62	122	- 117
Tetanus	68	3	53	271	- 267
Chlamydia	69	3	73	6	- 3
Syphilis	70	3	23	2,235	- 2,233
Measles	71	3	51	343	- 341
Pertussis	72	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Diphtheria	73	0	72	11	- 11
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	52	286	- 286
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	28	- 28
Malaria	79	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
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.