UGANDA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,408	2	18,865	+ 12,543
Tuberculosis	2	18,688	10	7,255	+ 11,433
Measles	3	18,045	51	343	+ 17,701
Malaria	4	17,856	3	13,576	+ 4,280
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	17,638	5	12,103	+ 5,534
Stroke	6	15,628	6	11,181	+ 4,447
Coronary Heart Disease	7	14,824	9	8,784	+ 6,040
Low Birth Weight	8	14,805	8	9,673	+ 5,132
Birth Trauma	9	14,125	7	10,405	+ 3,720
Road Traffic Accidents	10	12,921	4	13,012	- 91
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,942	11	6,641	+ 302
Hypertension	12	6,723	21	3,120	+ 3,603
Liver Disease	13	6,425	13	5,122	+ 1,303
Lung Disease	14	5,777	22	3,051	+ 2,726
HIV/AIDS	15	5,674	1	21,188	- 15,514
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,510	14	4,794	+ 716
Meningitis	17	4,940	16	3,718	+ 1,222
Violence	18	4,749	12	6,175	- 1,426
Maternal Conditions	19	4,489	17	3,641	+ 848
Kidney Disease	20	3,876	19	3,168	+ 708
Malnutrition	21	3,805	18	3,317	+ 488
Other Injuries	22	3,532	20	3,130	+ 403
Pertussis	23	3,383	25	1,909	+ 1,474
Asthma	24	3,303	27	1,745	+ 1,557
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,151	38	761	+ 2,390
Suicide	26	2,482	24	2,033	+ 449
Cervical Cancer	27	2,059	15	4,378	- 2,318
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,942	30	1,286	+ 656
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,727	37	859	+ 868
Prostate Cancer	30	1,686	34	950	+ 736
Liver Cancer	31	1,640	29	1,522	+ 117
Syphilis	32	1,602	23	2,235	- 634
Falls	33	1,487	33	1,127	+ 361
Drownings	34	1,475	31	1,238	+ 237
Breast Cancer	35	1,459	32	1,128	+ 331
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,267	35	919	+ 348
Stomach Cancer	37	1,101	45	515	+ 587
Lymphomas	38	880	26	1,762	- 881
Fires	39	857	36	872	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	821	41	687	+ 134
Leukemia	41	799	42	599	+ 200
Poisonings	42	738	39	745	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	738	50	348	+ 390
Epilepsy	44	737	43	599	+ 139
War	45	708	63	88	+ 620
Tetanus	46	498	53	271	+ 227
Lung Cancers	47	494	46	441	+ 54
Schistosomiasis	48	457	52	286	+ 172
Parkinson's Disease	49	442	48	351	+ 90
Pancreas Cancer	50	434	47	358	+ 76
Oral Cancer	51	428	40	731	- 303
Leishmaniasis	52	371	68	28	+ 343
Oesophagus Cancer	53	337	28	1,674	- 1,337
Skin Disease	54	334	55	242	+ 91
Skin Cancers	55	327	49	349	- 22
Appendicitis	56	300	58	211	+ 89
Encephalitis	57	290	62	122	+ 168
Ovary Cancer	58	280	44	519	- 239
Drug Use	59	273	57	233	+ 40
Alcohol	60	271	54	256	+ 15
Hepatitis B	61	195	61	123	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	62	158	60	144	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	63	150	56	234	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	64	148	65	50	+ 98
Bladder Cancer	65	115	59	181	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	93	64	55	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	67	37	66	37	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	34	70	16	+ 18
Hepatitis C	69	29	67	30	- 1
Diphtheria	70	20	72	11	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	71	19	69	16	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	16	71	11	+ 5
Chlamydia	73	6	73	6	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	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.