UGANDA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,155	9	8,784	+ 77,371
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	29,978	30	1,286	+ 28,692
Stroke	3	29,173	6	11,181	+ 17,991
Lung Cancers	4	27,278	46	441	+ 26,838
Lung Disease	5	25,074	22	3,051	+ 22,023
Hypertension	6	15,699	21	3,120	+ 12,579
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,248	35	919	+ 14,329
Kidney Disease	8	13,341	19	3,168	+ 10,172
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	12,135	2	18,865	- 6,730
Breast Cancer	10	11,039	32	1,128	+ 9,911
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,529	47	358	+ 10,171
Prostate Cancer	12	9,659	34	950	+ 8,709
Diabetes Mellitus	13	9,116	14	4,794	+ 4,322
Falls	14	8,978	33	1,127	+ 7,852
Liver Disease	15	8,902	13	5,122	+ 3,780
Parkinson's Disease	16	7,378	48	351	+ 7,027
Lymphomas	17	7,176	26	1,762	+ 5,415
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,256	38	761	+ 5,494
Suicide	19	6,025	24	2,033	+ 3,992
Stomach Cancer	20	5,658	45	515	+ 5,143
Inflammatory/Heart	21	5,209	37	859	+ 4,350
Leukemia	22	5,119	42	599	+ 4,520
Other Injuries	23	4,833	20	3,130	+ 1,703
Other Neoplasms	24	4,781	66	37	+ 4,744
Liver Cancer	25	4,721	29	1,522	+ 3,198
Alcohol	26	3,666	54	256	+ 3,410
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,640	28	1,674	+ 1,965
Bladder Cancer	28	3,628	59	181	+ 3,447
Oral Cancer	29	3,529	40	731	+ 2,798
Ovary Cancer	30	3,042	44	519	+ 2,523
Skin Cancers	31	2,376	49	349	+ 2,027
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	2,244	5	12,103	- 9,859
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,118	50	348	+ 1,770
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,851	4	13,012	- 11,161
Epilepsy	35	1,811	43	599	+ 1,212
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,342	11	6,641	- 5,298
Uterin Cancer	37	1,307	56	234	+ 1,073
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,269	41	687	+ 582
Cervical Cancer	39	1,249	15	4,378	- 3,129
Drug Use	40	1,131	57	233	+ 898
Multiple Sclerosis	41	920	69	16	+ 904
Skin Disease	42	904	55	242	+ 662
Anemia	43	582	84	0	+ 582
Asthma	44	542	27	1,745	- 1,204
Low Birth Weight	45	451	8	9,673	- 9,222
Violence	46	450	12	6,175	- 5,725
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	318	64	55	+ 263
Hepatitis C	48	297	67	30	+ 266
Drownings	49	269	31	1,238	- 969
Malnutrition	50	264	18	3,317	- 3,053
Schizophrenia	51	229	86	0	+ 229
Osteoarthritis	52	213	80	0	+ 213
Fires	53	210	36	872	- 662
HIV/AIDS	54	202	1	21,188	- 20,986
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	171	81	0	+ 171
Tuberculosis	56	165	10	7,255	- 7,090
Birth Trauma	57	140	7	10,405	- 10,265
Poisonings	58	127	39	745	- 618
Hepatitis B	59	106	61	123	- 17
Meningitis	60	98	16	3,718	- 3,620
Upper Respiratory	61	81	60	144	- 62
Appendicitis	62	76	58	211	- 136
Oral conditions	63	36	82	0	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	64	22	17	3,641	- 3,619
Otitis Media	65	9	71	11	- 2
War	66	6	63	88	- 82
Encephalitis	67	4	62	122	- 118
Syphilis	68	3	23	2,235	- 2,232
Pertussis	69	1	25	1,909	- 1,908
Measles	70	1	51	343	- 342
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	68	28	- 28
Schistosomiasis	73	0	52	286	- 285
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	53	271	- 270
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	72	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Malaria	79	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	73	6	- 6
Depression	86	0	83	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.