UGANDA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,914	2	18,865	+ 6,049
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	18,441	5	12,103	+ 6,338
Stroke	3	16,363	6	11,181	+ 5,182
Coronary Heart Disease	4	15,186	9	8,784	+ 6,402
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,122	4	13,012	+ 109
Birth Trauma	6	12,932	7	10,405	+ 2,527
Low Birth Weight	7	11,649	8	9,673	+ 1,975
Liver Disease	8	11,337	13	5,122	+ 6,215
Tuberculosis	9	8,919	10	7,255	+ 1,665
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,759	14	4,794	+ 1,964
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,501	11	6,641	- 140
Hypertension	12	5,600	21	3,120	+ 2,480
Kidney Disease	13	5,031	19	3,168	+ 1,863
Meningitis	14	4,997	16	3,718	+ 1,279
Lung Disease	15	4,935	22	3,051	+ 1,884
Other Injuries	16	4,878	20	3,130	+ 1,749
HIV/AIDS	17	4,769	1	21,188	- 16,419
Maternal Conditions	18	3,694	17	3,641	+ 53
Malnutrition	19	3,593	18	3,317	+ 276
Breast Cancer	20	3,527	32	1,128	+ 2,400
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,433	30	1,286	+ 2,146
Violence	22	3,357	12	6,175	- 2,818
Pertussis	23	2,867	25	1,909	+ 958
Measles	24	2,629	51	343	+ 2,286
Suicide	25	2,507	24	2,033	+ 474
Malaria	26	2,339	3	13,576	- 11,237
Cervical Cancer	27	2,086	15	4,378	- 2,291
Falls	28	1,875	33	1,127	+ 748
Asthma	29	1,864	27	1,745	+ 119
Leukemia	30	1,755	42	599	+ 1,156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,561	35	919	+ 642
Poisonings	32	1,525	39	745	+ 780
Lymphomas	33	1,492	26	1,762	- 269
Fires	34	1,353	36	872	+ 481
Drownings	35	1,302	31	1,238	+ 65
Ovary Cancer	36	1,008	44	519	+ 489
Tetanus	37	916	53	271	+ 645
Lung Cancers	38	915	46	441	+ 475
Inflammatory/Heart	39	901	37	859	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	40	764	28	1,674	- 910
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	731	41	687	+ 44
Liver Cancer	42	719	29	1,522	- 803
Syphilis	43	706	23	2,235	- 1,529
Epilepsy	44	676	43	599	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	45	675	38	761	- 86
Parkinson's Disease	46	656	48	351	+ 304
Stomach Cancer	47	631	45	515	+ 116
Oral Cancer	48	614	40	731	- 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	557	50	348	+ 209
Prostate Cancer	50	517	34	950	- 433
Bladder Cancer	51	449	59	181	+ 268
Skin Cancers	52	418	49	349	+ 70
Skin Disease	53	376	55	242	+ 133
Schistosomiasis	54	349	52	286	+ 63
Alcohol	55	312	54	256	+ 56
Hepatitis B	56	308	61	123	+ 185
Upper Respiratory	57	295	60	144	+ 151
Appendicitis	58	282	58	211	+ 71
Leishmaniasis	59	241	68	28	+ 212
Drug Use	60	213	57	233	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	61	203	47	358	- 156
Uterin Cancer	62	175	56	234	- 59
Encephalitis	63	160	62	122	+ 38
War	64	117	63	88	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	92	64	55	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	66	62	66	37	+ 24
Diphtheria	67	61	72	11	+ 50
Ascariasis	68	54	70	16	+ 38
Hepatitis C	69	48	67	30	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	70	25	69	16	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	16	71	11	+ 5
Chlamydia	72	9	73	6	+ 3
Dengue	73	8	74	1	+ 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Ethiopia

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.