UGANDA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,845	9	8,784	+ 74,060
Stroke	2	63,450	6	11,181	+ 52,269
Diabetes Mellitus	3	35,912	14	4,794	+ 31,118
Hypertension	4	19,859	21	3,120	+ 16,739
Suicide	5	19,570	24	2,033	+ 17,537
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,712	2	18,865	- 153
HIV/AIDS	7	15,900	1	21,188	- 5,288
Kidney Disease	8	14,483	19	3,168	+ 11,315
Liver Disease	9	12,215	13	5,122	+ 7,093
Violence	10	12,012	12	6,175	+ 5,837
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,850	4	13,012	- 2,162
Endocrine Disorders	12	10,825	38	761	+ 10,064
Lung Disease	13	10,797	22	3,051	+ 7,746
Other Injuries	14	10,376	20	3,130	+ 7,247
Drownings	15	8,987	31	1,238	+ 7,750
Tuberculosis	16	8,500	10	7,255	+ 1,245
Prostate Cancer	17	7,651	34	950	+ 6,701
Anemia	18	6,139	84	0	+ 6,139
Breast Cancer	19	5,949	32	1,128	+ 4,821
Inflammatory/Heart	20	5,694	37	859	+ 4,835
Cervical Cancer	21	5,671	15	4,378	+ 1,294
Low Birth Weight	22	5,540	8	9,673	- 4,134
Congenital Anomalies	23	4,263	11	6,641	- 2,377
Birth Trauma	24	3,997	7	10,405	- 6,408
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	3,635	35	919	+ 2,716
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,371	41	687	+ 2,684
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,948	5	12,103	- 9,155
Other Neoplasms	28	2,492	66	37	+ 2,455
Lung Cancers	29	2,342	46	441	+ 1,902
Malnutrition	30	2,316	18	3,317	- 1,001
Stomach Cancer	31	2,108	45	515	+ 1,593
Lymphomas	32	1,997	26	1,762	+ 236
Malaria	33	1,862	3	13,576	- 11,714
Liver Cancer	34	1,793	29	1,522	+ 270
Maternal Conditions	35	1,748	17	3,641	- 1,893
Asthma	36	1,581	27	1,745	- 164
Epilepsy	37	1,463	43	599	+ 865
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	1,417	30	1,286	+ 131
Leukemia	39	1,317	42	599	+ 718
Oral Cancer	40	1,244	40	731	+ 513
Fires	41	1,206	36	872	+ 334
Pancreas Cancer	42	1,179	47	358	+ 821
Ovary Cancer	43	1,100	44	519	+ 581
Meningitis	44	1,080	16	3,718	- 2,638
Drug Use	45	971	57	233	+ 738
Uterin Cancer	46	806	56	234	+ 572
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	799	50	348	+ 451
Falls	48	690	33	1,127	- 437
Parkinson's Disease	49	559	48	351	+ 208
Bladder Cancer	50	492	59	181	+ 311
Oesophagus Cancer	51	485	28	1,674	- 1,190
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	481	81	0	+ 481
Encephalitis	53	436	62	122	+ 314
Appendicitis	54	372	58	211	+ 161
Skin Cancers	55	300	49	349	- 49
Skin Disease	56	198	55	242	- 44
Alcohol	57	192	54	256	- 64
Osteoarthritis	58	187	80	0	+ 187
Hepatitis B	59	124	61	123	+ 1
Dengue	60	114	74	1	+ 113
Multiple Sclerosis	61	77	69	16	+ 61
Schizophrenia	62	63	86	0	+ 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	62	64	55	+ 7
War	64	38	63	88	- 50
Poisonings	65	36	39	745	- 709
Upper Respiratory	66	32	60	144	- 112
Oral conditions	67	26	82	0	+ 26
Leprosy	68	23	77	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	69	17	67	30	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	16	85	0	+ 16
Syphilis	71	14	23	2,235	- 2,221
Tetanus	72	13	53	271	- 258
Pertussis	73	4	25	1,909	- 1,905
Ascariasis	74	1	70	16	- 15
Diphtheria	75	0	72	11	- 11
Otitis Media	76	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	77	0	51	343	- 343
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	73	6	- 6
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	83	0	68	28	- 28
Schistosomiasis	84	0	52	286	- 286
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	78	0	- 0
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.