UGANDA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,616	9	8,784	+ 45,832
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	39,999	30	1,286	+ 38,713
Stroke	3	19,033	6	11,181	+ 7,852
Lung Cancers	4	18,167	46	441	+ 17,726
Lung Disease	5	17,423	22	3,051	+ 14,372
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,144	2	18,865	- 7,720
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,943	35	919	+ 9,024
Prostate Cancer	8	8,237	34	950	+ 7,287
Breast Cancer	9	7,223	32	1,128	+ 6,095
Parkinson's Disease	10	7,172	48	351	+ 6,820
Other Injuries	11	6,771	20	3,130	+ 3,641
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,863	47	358	+ 5,505
Suicide	13	5,448	24	2,033	+ 3,415
Lymphomas	14	4,977	26	1,762	+ 3,215
Kidney Disease	15	4,500	19	3,168	+ 1,332
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,015	14	4,794	- 779
Hypertension	17	3,278	21	3,120	+ 157
Falls	18	3,206	33	1,127	+ 2,080
Oesophagus Cancer	19	3,050	28	1,674	+ 1,375
Liver Cancer	20	3,029	29	1,522	+ 1,506
Bladder Cancer	21	2,755	59	181	+ 2,574
Leukemia	22	2,558	42	599	+ 1,959
Stomach Cancer	23	2,377	45	515	+ 1,862
Drug Use	24	2,275	57	233	+ 2,042
Ovary Cancer	25	2,225	44	519	+ 1,706
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,115	37	859	+ 1,256
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,110	38	761	+ 1,349
Alcohol	28	1,915	54	256	+ 1,659
Skin Cancers	29	1,758	49	349	+ 1,409
Other Neoplasms	30	1,317	66	37	+ 1,280
Liver Disease	31	1,281	13	5,122	- 3,841
Cervical Cancer	32	1,244	15	4,378	- 3,134
Oral Cancer	33	1,156	40	731	+ 425
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,009	11	6,641	- 5,632
Road Traffic Accidents	35	940	4	13,012	- 12,072
Uterin Cancer	36	936	56	234	+ 702
Epilepsy	37	734	43	599	+ 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	573	64	55	+ 518
Violence	39	543	12	6,175	- 5,632
Anemia	40	496	84	0	+ 496
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	441	41	687	- 246
Poisonings	42	437	39	745	- 308
Low Birth Weight	43	408	8	9,673	- 9,266
Multiple Sclerosis	44	374	69	16	+ 358
Skin Disease	45	357	55	242	+ 114
Birth Trauma	46	337	7	10,405	- 10,068
Osteoarthritis	47	280	80	0	+ 280
Asthma	48	225	27	1,745	- 1,520
Schizophrenia	49	197	86	0	+ 197
Meningitis	50	173	16	3,718	- 3,545
Upper Respiratory	51	150	60	144	+ 6
Hepatitis C	52	150	67	30	+ 119
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	144	81	0	+ 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	141	50	348	- 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	131	5	12,103	- 11,972
Drownings	56	123	31	1,238	- 1,114
Malnutrition	57	74	18	3,317	- 3,243
Fires	58	73	36	872	- 799
HIV/AIDS	59	63	1	21,188	- 21,125
Maternal Conditions	60	48	17	3,641	- 3,593
War	61	5	63	88	- 82
Pertussis	62	2	25	1,909	- 1,907
Hepatitis B	63	0	61	123	- 123
Otitis Media	64	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	65	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	72	11	- 11
Measles	67	0	51	343	- 343
Tetanus	68	0	53	271	- 271
Ascariasis	69	0	70	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	73	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	52	286	- 286
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	28	- 28
Encephalitis	78	0	62	122	- 122
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	23	2,235	- 2,235
Chlamydia	81	0	73	6	- 6
Tuberculosis	82	0	10	7,255	- 7,255
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	58	211	- 211
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.