UGANDA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	97,405	30	1,286	+ 96,118
Coronary Heart Disease	2	86,112	9	8,784	+ 77,328
Stroke	3	36,044	6	11,181	+ 24,863
Lung Cancers	4	20,252	46	441	+ 19,812
Hypertension	5	17,782	21	3,120	+ 14,661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,554	35	919	+ 11,635
Falls	7	11,607	33	1,127	+ 10,481
Lung Disease	8	11,294	22	3,051	+ 8,243
Pancreas Cancer	9	10,923	47	358	+ 10,565
Liver Disease	10	9,355	13	5,122	+ 4,233
Prostate Cancer	11	8,498	34	950	+ 7,548
Breast Cancer	12	8,306	32	1,128	+ 7,178
Parkinson's Disease	13	7,470	48	351	+ 7,119
Lymphomas	14	7,452	26	1,762	+ 5,691
Suicide	15	7,411	24	2,033	+ 5,378
Liver Cancer	16	4,775	29	1,522	+ 3,252
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,537	37	859	+ 3,678
Alcohol	18	4,067	54	256	+ 3,811
Stomach Cancer	19	3,914	45	515	+ 3,399
Other Injuries	20	3,826	20	3,130	+ 696
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	3,821	2	18,865	- 15,044
Diabetes Mellitus	22	3,660	14	4,794	- 1,135
Other Neoplasms	23	3,301	66	37	+ 3,264
Leukemia	24	3,251	42	599	+ 2,652
Ovary Cancer	25	3,016	44	519	+ 2,497
Kidney Disease	26	2,994	19	3,168	- 174
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,801	28	1,674	+ 1,127
Bladder Cancer	28	2,701	59	181	+ 2,520
Skin Cancers	29	2,603	49	349	+ 2,254
Drug Use	30	2,358	57	233	+ 2,125
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,248	38	761	+ 1,487
Uterin Cancer	32	1,971	56	234	+ 1,738
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,883	4	13,012	- 11,129
Oral Cancer	34	1,814	40	731	+ 1,083
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,681	11	6,641	- 4,959
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,327	41	687	+ 640
Drownings	37	928	31	1,238	- 309
Epilepsy	38	912	43	599	+ 313
Schizophrenia	39	814	86	0	+ 814
Asthma	40	742	27	1,745	- 1,003
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	727	64	55	+ 672
Multiple Sclerosis	42	702	69	16	+ 686
Violence	43	563	12	6,175	- 5,612
Cervical Cancer	44	544	15	4,378	- 3,834
Fires	45	540	36	872	- 333
Tuberculosis	46	280	10	7,255	- 6,974
Skin Disease	47	238	55	242	- 5
Low Birth Weight	48	229	8	9,673	- 9,444
Poisonings	49	217	39	745	- 528
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	166	50	348	- 181
Osteoarthritis	51	146	80	0	+ 146
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	134	5	12,103	- 11,969
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	95	81	0	+ 95
Appendicitis	54	83	58	211	- 128
Meningitis	55	82	16	3,718	- 3,635
Birth Trauma	56	68	7	10,405	- 10,337
Malnutrition	57	58	18	3,317	- 3,259
Anemia	58	49	84	0	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	59	49	1	21,188	- 21,139
Hepatitis C	60	40	67	30	+ 10
Oral conditions	61	33	82	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	62	17	60	144	- 126
Hepatitis B	63	14	61	123	- 109
Maternal Conditions	64	13	17	3,641	- 3,628
War	65	5	63	88	- 83
Encephalitis	66	4	62	122	- 118
Syphilis	67	3	23	2,235	- 2,232
Otitis Media	68	3	71	11	- 9
Pertussis	69	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Tetanus	70	0	53	271	- 271
Diphtheria	71	0	72	11	- 11
Measles	72	0	51	343	- 343
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	52	286	- 286
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	16	- 16
Dengue	82	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Finland

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.