UGANDA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,842	9	8,784	+ 36,058
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,221	30	1,286	+ 28,934
Lung Cancers	3	18,042	46	441	+ 17,601
Lung Disease	4	18,038	22	3,051	+ 14,987
Stroke	5	16,665	6	11,181	+ 5,484
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,225	2	18,865	- 6,639
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,313	35	919	+ 9,394
Breast Cancer	8	7,154	32	1,128	+ 6,026
Prostate Cancer	9	5,509	34	950	+ 4,559
Kidney Disease	10	5,334	19	3,168	+ 2,166
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,996	47	358	+ 4,637
Parkinson's Disease	12	4,987	48	351	+ 4,636
Lymphomas	13	4,829	26	1,762	+ 3,067
Suicide	14	4,425	24	2,033	+ 2,392
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,941	28	1,674	+ 2,267
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,894	14	4,794	- 900
Stomach Cancer	17	3,358	45	515	+ 2,844
Liver Cancer	18	2,994	29	1,522	+ 1,472
Liver Disease	19	2,630	13	5,122	- 2,492
Leukemia	20	2,578	42	599	+ 1,979
Ovary Cancer	21	2,570	44	519	+ 2,050
Bladder Cancer	22	2,410	59	181	+ 2,229
Skin Cancers	23	2,370	49	349	+ 2,022
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,347	38	761	+ 1,586
Falls	25	2,324	33	1,127	+ 1,198
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,258	37	859	+ 1,399
Other Neoplasms	27	2,052	66	37	+ 2,015
Oral Cancer	28	1,721	40	731	+ 989
Hypertension	29	1,646	21	3,120	- 1,474
Other Injuries	30	1,609	20	3,130	- 1,521
Drug Use	31	1,570	57	233	+ 1,338
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,441	11	6,641	- 5,200
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,441	4	13,012	- 11,572
Uterin Cancer	34	1,188	56	234	+ 954
Cervical Cancer	35	970	15	4,378	- 3,408
Epilepsy	36	801	43	599	+ 202
Multiple Sclerosis	37	782	69	16	+ 766
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	630	41	687	- 57
Alcohol	39	604	54	256	+ 348
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	555	64	55	+ 500
Asthma	41	545	27	1,745	- 1,200
Skin Disease	42	543	55	242	+ 301
Drownings	43	538	31	1,238	- 699
Low Birth Weight	44	525	8	9,673	- 9,148
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	495	5	12,103	- 11,608
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	469	50	348	+ 121
Violence	47	360	12	6,175	- 5,815
Fires	48	282	36	872	- 590
Anemia	49	271	84	0	+ 271
Tuberculosis	50	217	10	7,255	- 7,037
Osteoarthritis	51	184	80	0	+ 184
Hepatitis C	52	181	67	30	+ 150
Poisonings	53	132	39	745	- 613
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	129	81	0	+ 129
Schizophrenia	55	109	86	0	+ 109
Birth Trauma	56	95	7	10,405	- 10,310
HIV/AIDS	57	81	1	21,188	- 21,107
Meningitis	58	69	16	3,718	- 3,649
Hepatitis B	59	55	61	123	- 68
Appendicitis	60	32	58	211	- 179
Maternal Conditions	61	29	17	3,641	- 3,612
Oral conditions	62	21	82	0	+ 21
Malnutrition	63	16	18	3,317	- 3,301
Upper Respiratory	64	9	60	144	- 134
War	65	5	63	88	- 83
Encephalitis	66	2	62	122	- 121
Pertussis	67	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Syphilis	68	0	23	2,235	- 2,235
Chlamydia	69	0	73	6	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	72	0	52	286	- 286
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	65	50	- 50
Malaria	75	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Leishmaniasis	76	0	68	28	- 28
Ascariasis	77	0	70	16	- 16
Dengue	78	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	53	271	- 271
Diphtheria	82	0	72	11	- 11
Measles	83	0	51	343	- 343
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Ireland

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.