UGANDA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	124,215	9	8,784	+ 115,430
Hypertension	2	111,473	21	3,120	+ 108,353
Stroke	3	46,071	6	11,181	+ 34,890
Lung Cancers	4	27,130	46	441	+ 26,689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	21,752	35	919	+ 20,834
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,398	2	18,865	- 4,467
Liver Disease	7	13,560	13	5,122	+ 8,438
Prostate Cancer	8	12,322	34	950	+ 11,372
Stomach Cancer	9	11,964	45	515	+ 11,449
Pancreas Cancer	10	11,081	47	358	+ 10,722
Breast Cancer	11	10,731	32	1,128	+ 9,603
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	9,471	30	1,286	+ 8,185
Lung Disease	13	9,443	22	3,051	+ 6,392
Inflammatory/Heart	14	8,958	37	859	+ 8,099
Lymphomas	15	8,788	26	1,762	+ 7,027
Suicide	16	8,149	24	2,033	+ 6,116
Kidney Disease	17	7,284	19	3,168	+ 4,116
Alcohol	18	6,126	54	256	+ 5,870
Diabetes Mellitus	19	6,030	14	4,794	+ 1,236
Other Injuries	20	5,830	20	3,130	+ 2,701
Bladder Cancer	21	5,192	59	181	+ 5,011
Leukemia	22	5,186	42	599	+ 4,587
Other Neoplasms	23	5,092	66	37	+ 5,054
Falls	24	4,895	33	1,127	+ 3,768
Oral Cancer	25	4,559	40	731	+ 3,828
Liver Cancer	26	4,426	29	1,522	+ 2,904
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,066	28	1,674	+ 2,392
Ovary Cancer	28	3,600	44	519	+ 3,081
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,384	48	351	+ 3,032
Skin Cancers	30	3,256	49	349	+ 2,908
Drug Use	31	3,096	57	233	+ 2,863
Cervical Cancer	32	2,789	15	4,378	- 1,589
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,722	38	761	+ 1,961
Uterin Cancer	34	2,482	56	234	+ 2,248
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,443	4	13,012	- 10,569
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,271	41	687	+ 1,584
Epilepsy	37	1,837	43	599	+ 1,239
Fires	38	1,688	36	872	+ 816
HIV/AIDS	39	1,663	1	21,188	- 19,525
Drownings	40	1,237	31	1,238	- 0
Skin Disease	41	1,177	55	242	+ 935
Violence	42	1,176	12	6,175	- 4,999
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,034	11	6,641	- 5,607
Asthma	44	994	27	1,745	- 751
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	889	50	348	+ 541
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	711	64	55	+ 656
Tuberculosis	47	679	10	7,255	- 6,575
Multiple Sclerosis	48	671	69	16	+ 655
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	501	81	0	+ 501
Osteoarthritis	50	419	80	0	+ 419
Anemia	51	378	84	0	+ 378
Poisonings	52	344	39	745	- 402
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	341	5	12,103	- 11,762
Meningitis	54	306	16	3,718	- 3,412
Low Birth Weight	55	279	8	9,673	- 9,394
Schizophrenia	56	252	86	0	+ 252
Birth Trauma	57	207	7	10,405	- 10,198
Hepatitis C	58	167	67	30	+ 137
Appendicitis	59	84	58	211	- 127
Oral conditions	60	83	82	0	+ 83
Maternal Conditions	61	48	17	3,641	- 3,594
Syphilis	62	41	23	2,235	- 2,194
Encephalitis	63	8	62	122	- 114
War	64	5	63	88	- 82
Hepatitis B	65	0	61	123	- 123
Upper Respiratory	66	0	60	144	- 144
Otitis Media	67	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	52	286	- 286
Malaria	73	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Ascariasis	74	0	70	16	- 16
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	73	6	- 6
Malnutrition	79	0	18	3,317	- 3,317
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	53	271	- 271
Diphtheria	82	0	72	11	- 11
Pertussis	83	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Measles	84	0	51	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Estonia

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.