UGANDA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	45,069	2	18,865	+ 26,204
Malaria	2	28,824	3	13,576	+ 15,248
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	23,919	5	12,103	+ 11,816
Measles	4	21,229	51	343	+ 20,886
Stroke	5	20,357	6	11,181	+ 9,176
Coronary Heart Disease	6	19,963	9	8,784	+ 11,179
Birth Trauma	7	16,902	7	10,405	+ 6,497
Low Birth Weight	8	15,218	8	9,673	+ 5,544
Road Traffic Accidents	9	13,349	4	13,012	+ 336
HIV/AIDS	10	10,641	1	21,188	- 10,547
Meningitis	11	9,277	16	3,718	+ 5,560
Liver Disease	12	8,986	13	5,122	+ 3,864
Tuberculosis	13	8,346	10	7,255	+ 1,092
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,685	11	6,641	+ 1,044
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,533	14	4,794	+ 2,739
Kidney Disease	16	6,833	19	3,168	+ 3,665
Maternal Conditions	17	6,319	17	3,641	+ 2,677
Other Injuries	18	5,300	20	3,130	+ 2,170
Cervical Cancer	19	5,255	15	4,378	+ 877
Lung Disease	20	4,837	22	3,051	+ 1,786
Hypertension	21	4,751	21	3,120	+ 1,631
Asthma	22	4,155	27	1,745	+ 2,410
Liver Cancer	23	4,113	29	1,522	+ 2,591
Pertussis	24	4,106	25	1,909	+ 2,197
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,015	38	761	+ 3,254
Violence	26	3,975	12	6,175	- 2,200
Trypanosomiasis	27	3,778	65	50	+ 3,728
Malnutrition	28	3,637	18	3,317	+ 320
Suicide	29	3,143	24	2,033	+ 1,110
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,040	30	1,286	+ 754
Drownings	31	1,862	31	1,238	+ 624
Prostate Cancer	32	1,850	34	950	+ 900
Falls	33	1,690	33	1,127	+ 563
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,579	41	687	+ 892
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,548	37	859	+ 689
Fires	36	1,445	36	872	+ 573
Epilepsy	37	1,232	43	599	+ 633
Breast Cancer	38	1,215	32	1,128	+ 87
Syphilis	39	1,156	23	2,235	- 1,080
Poisonings	40	1,039	39	745	+ 294
Stomach Cancer	41	864	45	515	+ 349
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	838	50	348	+ 490
Schistosomiasis	43	817	52	286	+ 531
Parkinson's Disease	44	747	48	351	+ 395
Tetanus	45	597	53	271	+ 327
Drug Use	46	595	57	233	+ 362
Hepatitis B	47	571	61	123	+ 448
Lymphomas	48	556	26	1,762	- 1,206
Skin Cancers	49	536	49	349	+ 187
Lung Cancers	50	451	46	441	+ 11
Skin Disease	51	448	55	242	+ 206
Oral Cancer	52	429	40	731	- 302
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	352	35	919	- 566
Ovary Cancer	54	326	44	519	- 193
Alcohol	55	294	54	256	+ 38
Encephalitis	56	284	62	122	+ 162
Appendicitis	57	145	58	211	- 66
Diphtheria	58	139	72	11	+ 128
Uterin Cancer	59	133	56	234	- 101
Bladder Cancer	60	112	59	181	- 69
Hepatitis C	61	79	67	30	+ 48
Ascariasis	62	78	70	16	+ 62
Oesophagus Cancer	63	70	28	1,674	- 1,605
War	64	69	63	88	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	65	67	47	358	- 291
Multiple Sclerosis	66	63	69	16	+ 47
Leukemia	67	60	42	599	- 539
Other Neoplasms	68	56	66	37	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	69	53	60	144	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	45	64	55	- 10
Chlamydia	71	9	73	6	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	71	11	- 10
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	28	- 28
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Guinea

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.