UGANDA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	68,283	9	8,784	+ 59,499
Stroke	2	35,916	6	11,181	+ 24,735
Road Traffic Accidents	3	31,608	4	13,012	+ 18,596
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,586	14	4,794	+ 7,791
Liver Disease	5	12,213	13	5,122	+ 7,091
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,272	2	18,865	- 8,592
Kidney Disease	7	9,663	19	3,168	+ 6,495
HIV/AIDS	8	8,798	1	21,188	- 12,390
Violence	9	8,733	12	6,175	+ 2,558
Hypertension	10	8,630	21	3,120	+ 5,510
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	8,237	30	1,286	+ 6,951
Prostate Cancer	12	7,539	34	950	+ 6,589
Low Birth Weight	13	6,982	8	9,673	- 2,691
Breast Cancer	14	6,653	32	1,128	+ 5,525
Lung Disease	15	6,198	22	3,051	+ 3,147
Lung Cancers	16	5,667	46	441	+ 5,226
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,731	11	6,641	- 1,910
Birth Trauma	18	4,168	7	10,405	- 6,237
Other Injuries	19	4,056	20	3,130	+ 926
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,877	35	919	+ 2,958
Liver Cancer	21	3,026	29	1,522	+ 1,503
Endocrine Disorders	22	2,745	38	761	+ 1,984
Cervical Cancer	23	2,553	15	4,378	- 1,825
Stomach Cancer	24	2,494	45	515	+ 1,979
Suicide	25	2,413	24	2,033	+ 380
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,298	5	12,103	- 9,806
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,077	47	358	+ 1,718
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,034	48	351	+ 1,682
Asthma	29	2,009	27	1,745	+ 264
Falls	30	1,982	33	1,127	+ 856
Oral Cancer	31	1,977	40	731	+ 1,246
Leukemia	32	1,863	42	599	+ 1,264
Lymphomas	33	1,705	26	1,762	- 57
Malnutrition	34	1,693	18	3,317	- 1,624
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,419	37	859	+ 560
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,344	41	687	+ 657
Drownings	37	1,129	31	1,238	- 108
Tuberculosis	38	1,103	10	7,255	- 6,152
Maternal Conditions	39	923	17	3,641	- 2,719
Oesophagus Cancer	40	914	28	1,674	- 761
Skin Cancers	41	784	49	349	+ 436
Epilepsy	42	721	43	599	+ 123
Drug Use	43	711	57	233	+ 478
Fires	44	634	36	872	- 238
Meningitis	45	609	16	3,718	- 3,109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	559	50	348	+ 211
Pertussis	47	549	25	1,909	- 1,360
Alcohol	48	548	54	256	+ 292
Bladder Cancer	49	421	59	181	+ 240
Ovary Cancer	50	405	44	519	- 114
Syphilis	51	320	23	2,235	- 1,915
Appendicitis	52	304	58	211	+ 93
Skin Disease	53	227	55	242	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	220	64	55	+ 165
Poisonings	55	213	39	745	- 532
Encephalitis	56	203	62	122	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	57	196	56	234	- 37
Other Neoplasms	58	161	66	37	+ 124
Schistosomiasis	59	100	52	286	- 186
Hepatitis C	60	78	67	30	+ 47
Tetanus	61	78	53	271	- 193
Multiple Sclerosis	62	60	69	16	+ 44
Hepatitis B	63	49	61	123	- 74
Dengue	64	21	74	1	+ 20
Malaria	65	18	3	13,576	- 13,558
Chlamydia	66	7	73	6	+ 1
War	67	5	63	88	- 82
Upper Respiratory	68	4	60	144	- 139
Diphtheria	69	3	72	11	- 8
Ascariasis	70	3	70	16	- 13
Otitis Media	71	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	50	- 50
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	51	343	- 343
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Dominican Rep.

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.