UGANDA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,162	9	8,784	+ 44,378
Lung Disease	2	30,768	22	3,051	+ 27,717
Stroke	3	24,378	6	11,181	+ 13,197
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	23,444	5	12,103	+ 11,340
Tuberculosis	5	15,245	10	7,255	+ 7,990
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,725	2	18,865	- 5,140
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,495	14	4,794	+ 4,701
Liver Disease	8	9,393	13	5,122	+ 4,272
Low Birth Weight	9	8,350	8	9,673	- 1,324
Falls	10	7,896	33	1,127	+ 6,769
Kidney Disease	11	7,796	19	3,168	+ 4,628
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,435	4	13,012	- 5,577
Asthma	13	6,857	27	1,745	+ 5,112
Suicide	14	6,063	24	2,033	+ 4,030
Other Injuries	15	5,231	20	3,130	+ 2,101
Oral Cancer	16	4,693	40	731	+ 3,962
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	4,427	30	1,286	+ 3,141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	4,410	50	348	+ 4,062
Hypertension	19	3,779	21	3,120	+ 659
Birth Trauma	20	3,596	7	10,405	- 6,809
Lung Cancers	21	3,087	46	441	+ 2,647
Breast Cancer	22	2,897	32	1,128	+ 1,769
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,895	11	6,641	- 3,746
Stomach Cancer	24	2,835	45	515	+ 2,320
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	2,706	35	919	+ 1,787
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,382	41	687	+ 1,695
Violence	27	1,810	12	6,175	- 4,364
Drownings	28	1,706	31	1,238	+ 468
Encephalitis	29	1,682	62	122	+ 1,559
Cervical Cancer	30	1,585	15	4,378	- 2,793
HIV/AIDS	31	1,553	1	21,188	- 19,635
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,518	48	351	+ 1,166
Lymphomas	33	1,405	26	1,762	- 357
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,360	28	1,674	- 314
Leukemia	35	1,168	42	599	+ 569
Meningitis	36	1,166	16	3,718	- 2,552
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,148	47	358	+ 789
Prostate Cancer	38	1,082	34	950	+ 132
Liver Cancer	39	1,062	29	1,522	- 460
Epilepsy	40	1,060	43	599	+ 461
Maternal Conditions	41	906	17	3,641	- 2,735
Fires	42	814	36	872	- 58
Alcohol	43	808	54	256	+ 552
Ovary Cancer	44	768	44	519	+ 249
Skin Disease	45	625	55	242	+ 382
Dengue	46	614	74	1	+ 612
Endocrine Disorders	47	534	38	761	- 227
Bladder Cancer	48	492	59	181	+ 312
Inflammatory/Heart	49	442	37	859	- 417
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	417	64	55	+ 362
Measles	51	417	51	343	+ 74
Drug Use	52	411	57	233	+ 178
Appendicitis	53	393	58	211	+ 182
Pertussis	54	353	25	1,909	- 1,556
Malnutrition	55	302	18	3,317	- 3,015
Hepatitis B	56	286	61	123	+ 163
Malaria	57	269	3	13,576	- 13,307
Tetanus	58	248	53	271	- 23
Uterin Cancer	59	239	56	234	+ 6
Skin Cancers	60	177	49	349	- 172
Poisonings	61	124	39	745	- 621
Other Neoplasms	62	104	66	37	+ 66
Multiple Sclerosis	63	81	69	16	+ 65
Syphilis	64	70	23	2,235	- 2,165
Hepatitis C	65	48	67	30	+ 17
Leishmaniasis	66	34	68	28	+ 6
War	67	31	63	88	- 57
Upper Respiratory	68	20	60	144	- 123
Chlamydia	69	13	73	6	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	4	70	16	- 11
Otitis Media	71	2	71	11	- 9
Diphtheria	72	2	72	11	- 9
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	52	286	- 286
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

India

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.