UGANDA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	50,451	1	21,188	+ 29,263
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,046	2	18,865	+ 6,181
Malaria	3	18,319	3	13,576	+ 4,743
Low Birth Weight	4	12,538	8	9,673	+ 2,865
Birth Trauma	5	12,098	7	10,405	+ 1,693
Stroke	6	11,996	6	11,181	+ 814
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,495	9	8,784	+ 2,711
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,112	4	13,012	- 2,900
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,573	5	12,103	- 2,530
Tuberculosis	10	8,805	10	7,255	+ 1,551
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,210	14	4,794	+ 3,416
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,841	11	6,641	+ 200
Liver Disease	13	5,469	13	5,122	+ 347
Kidney Disease	14	5,445	19	3,168	+ 2,276
Measles	15	4,968	51	343	+ 4,624
Hypertension	16	4,531	21	3,120	+ 1,411
Maternal Conditions	17	3,806	17	3,641	+ 165
Syphilis	18	3,673	23	2,235	+ 1,438
Meningitis	19	3,486	16	3,718	- 232
Lung Disease	20	3,306	22	3,051	+ 255
Pertussis	21	2,992	25	1,909	+ 1,083
Suicide	22	2,940	24	2,033	+ 907
Other Injuries	23	2,884	20	3,130	- 246
Breast Cancer	24	2,313	32	1,128	+ 1,185
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,006	38	761	+ 1,245
Asthma	26	1,789	27	1,745	+ 44
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,731	37	859	+ 872
Cervical Cancer	28	1,539	15	4,378	- 2,839
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,523	30	1,286	+ 236
Drug Use	30	1,380	57	233	+ 1,147
Malnutrition	31	1,320	18	3,317	- 1,998
Falls	32	1,253	33	1,127	+ 127
Violence	33	1,227	12	6,175	- 4,948
Liver Cancer	34	1,181	29	1,522	- 342
Prostate Cancer	35	1,175	34	950	+ 225
Drownings	36	1,084	31	1,238	- 154
Oral Cancer	37	947	40	731	+ 216
Epilepsy	38	886	43	599	+ 287
Fires	39	828	36	872	- 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	785	35	919	- 134
Lung Cancers	41	734	46	441	+ 293
Tetanus	42	639	53	271	+ 368
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	600	41	687	- 86
Poisonings	44	577	39	745	- 168
Lymphomas	45	531	26	1,762	- 1,230
Parkinson's Disease	46	483	48	351	+ 132
Trypanosomiasis	47	453	65	50	+ 403
Skin Cancers	48	444	49	349	+ 95
Stomach Cancer	49	428	45	515	- 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	390	50	348	+ 42
Skin Disease	51	357	55	242	+ 114
Ovary Cancer	52	352	44	519	- 167
Alcohol	53	326	54	256	+ 70
Oesophagus Cancer	54	325	28	1,674	- 1,350
Pancreas Cancer	55	312	47	358	- 46
Bladder Cancer	56	233	59	181	+ 52
Encephalitis	57	213	62	122	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	58	211	56	234	- 22
Appendicitis	59	152	58	211	- 59
Schistosomiasis	60	117	52	286	- 168
Leukemia	61	103	42	599	- 496
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	101	64	55	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	63	86	66	37	+ 48
Diphtheria	64	85	72	11	+ 74
Hepatitis B	65	83	61	123	- 40
Upper Respiratory	66	46	60	144	- 98
Multiple Sclerosis	67	39	69	16	+ 23
Chlamydia	68	12	73	6	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	8	67	30	- 23
Ascariasis	70	7	70	16	- 9
War	71	5	63	88	- 83
Otitis Media	72	4	71	11	- 7
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Equ. Guinea

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.