UGANDA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,519	9	8,784	+ 90,734
Stroke	2	66,320	6	11,181	+ 55,139
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	39,019	2	18,865	+ 20,154
Lung Cancers	4	34,652	46	441	+ 34,212
Lung Disease	5	26,034	22	3,051	+ 22,983
Kidney Disease	6	22,418	19	3,168	+ 19,250
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	18,560	30	1,286	+ 17,273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	15,375	35	919	+ 14,456
Hypertension	9	13,767	21	3,120	+ 10,647
Parkinson's Disease	10	12,465	48	351	+ 12,113
Breast Cancer	11	11,873	32	1,128	+ 10,745
Prostate Cancer	12	9,531	34	950	+ 8,581
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,971	47	358	+ 8,613
Liver Cancer	14	7,375	29	1,522	+ 5,853
Bladder Cancer	15	7,305	59	181	+ 7,124
Stomach Cancer	16	7,233	45	515	+ 6,718
Other Injuries	17	6,847	20	3,130	+ 3,717
Leukemia	18	6,379	42	599	+ 5,780
Lymphomas	19	5,976	26	1,762	+ 4,214
Diabetes Mellitus	20	5,962	14	4,794	+ 1,168
Falls	21	5,865	33	1,127	+ 4,739
Road Traffic Accidents	22	4,100	4	13,012	- 8,912
Liver Disease	23	3,813	13	5,122	- 1,309
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,415	37	859	+ 2,556
Other Neoplasms	25	3,196	66	37	+ 3,159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,877	41	687	+ 2,190
Ovary Cancer	27	2,625	44	519	+ 2,106
Suicide	28	2,509	24	2,033	+ 476
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,478	38	761	+ 1,717
Oral Cancer	30	2,074	40	731	+ 1,343
Skin Cancers	31	2,064	49	349	+ 1,716
Drownings	32	2,051	31	1,238	+ 813
Uterin Cancer	33	1,755	56	234	+ 1,521
Epilepsy	34	1,174	43	599	+ 575
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,157	28	1,674	- 518
Cervical Cancer	36	1,146	15	4,378	- 3,231
Drug Use	37	910	57	233	+ 678
Congenital Anomalies	38	820	11	6,641	- 5,820
Fires	39	690	36	872	- 183
Multiple Sclerosis	40	637	69	16	+ 621
Low Birth Weight	41	599	8	9,673	- 9,074
Violence	42	490	12	6,175	- 5,685
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	471	50	348	+ 123
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	447	5	12,103	- 11,656
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	314	64	55	+ 259
Tuberculosis	46	313	10	7,255	- 6,941
Skin Disease	47	265	55	242	+ 23
Hepatitis B	48	263	61	123	+ 140
Alcohol	49	238	54	256	- 18
HIV/AIDS	50	222	1	21,188	- 20,966
Anemia	51	221	84	0	+ 221
Hepatitis C	52	181	67	30	+ 151
Meningitis	53	157	16	3,718	- 3,561
Schizophrenia	54	130	86	0	+ 130
Asthma	55	129	27	1,745	- 1,616
Poisonings	56	91	39	745	- 654
Birth Trauma	57	79	7	10,405	- 10,325
Appendicitis	58	45	58	211	- 166
Upper Respiratory	59	37	60	144	- 106
Leishmaniasis	60	17	68	28	- 11
Maternal Conditions	61	10	17	3,641	- 3,631
Tetanus	62	8	53	271	- 262
Oral conditions	63	8	82	0	+ 8
War	64	5	63	88	- 83
Syphilis	65	5	23	2,235	- 2,231
Malnutrition	66	4	18	3,317	- 3,313
Encephalitis	67	3	62	122	- 119
Measles	68	1	51	343	- 342
Pertussis	69	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Diphtheria	70	0	72	11	- 11
Dengue	71	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	70	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	52	286	- 286
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	6	- 6
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	11	- 11
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	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.