UGANDA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	42,144	6	11,181	+ 30,963
Diabetes Mellitus	2	36,251	14	4,794	+ 31,457
Coronary Heart Disease	3	30,123	9	8,784	+ 21,339
Violence	4	25,906	12	6,175	+ 19,731
Prostate Cancer	5	15,418	34	950	+ 14,468
Kidney Disease	6	13,840	19	3,168	+ 10,672
HIV/AIDS	7	13,217	1	21,188	- 7,971
Hypertension	8	11,357	21	3,120	+ 8,237
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	10,250	30	1,286	+ 8,964
Lung Cancers	10	8,246	46	441	+ 7,805
Lung Disease	11	7,887	22	3,051	+ 4,836
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,750	4	13,012	- 5,263
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	7,617	35	919	+ 6,698
Breast Cancer	14	7,212	32	1,128	+ 6,084
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	6,858	2	18,865	- 12,007
Cervical Cancer	16	6,246	15	4,378	+ 1,869
Lymphomas	17	4,379	26	1,762	+ 2,617
Low Birth Weight	18	4,199	8	9,673	- 5,474
Stomach Cancer	19	4,024	45	515	+ 3,509
Endocrine Disorders	20	3,077	38	761	+ 2,316
Liver Disease	21	2,702	13	5,122	- 2,420
Skin Disease	22	2,536	55	242	+ 2,294
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,422	11	6,641	- 4,219
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,327	37	859	+ 1,467
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,312	48	351	+ 1,961
Leukemia	26	2,249	42	599	+ 1,650
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,070	47	358	+ 1,711
Uterin Cancer	28	1,852	56	234	+ 1,618
Liver Cancer	29	1,765	29	1,522	+ 242
Ovary Cancer	30	1,692	44	519	+ 1,173
Other Injuries	31	1,585	20	3,130	- 1,545
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,438	41	687	+ 751
Falls	33	1,431	33	1,127	+ 305
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,288	28	1,674	- 387
Suicide	35	1,224	24	2,033	- 809
Asthma	36	1,139	27	1,745	- 606
Birth Trauma	37	1,135	7	10,405	- 9,270
Bladder Cancer	38	1,039	59	181	+ 858
Oral Cancer	39	1,025	40	731	+ 294
Malnutrition	40	833	18	3,317	- 2,484
Epilepsy	41	800	43	599	+ 201
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	604	5	12,103	- 11,499
Maternal Conditions	43	604	17	3,641	- 3,038
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	465	50	348	+ 117
Other Neoplasms	45	324	66	37	+ 287
Fires	46	272	36	872	- 600
Meningitis	47	271	16	3,718	- 3,447
Drug Use	48	228	57	233	- 5
Encephalitis	49	227	62	122	+ 105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	197	64	55	+ 142
Drownings	51	179	31	1,238	- 1,059
Skin Cancers	52	175	49	349	- 174
Appendicitis	53	158	58	211	- 53
Tuberculosis	54	135	10	7,255	- 7,119
Alcohol	55	130	54	256	- 126
Multiple Sclerosis	56	59	69	16	+ 43
Poisonings	57	41	39	745	- 704
Dengue	58	19	74	1	+ 18
Hepatitis B	59	16	61	123	- 107
Syphilis	60	13	23	2,235	- 2,222
War	61	9	63	88	- 79
Chlamydia	62	6	73	6	+ 0
Tetanus	63	4	53	271	- 266
Hepatitis C	64	2	67	30	- 28
Upper Respiratory	65	2	60	144	- 141
Ascariasis	66	1	70	16	- 15
Pertussis	67	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Diphtheria	68	0	72	11	- 11
Otitis Media	69	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	68	28	- 28
Malaria	72	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	52	286	- 286
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	51	343	- 343
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Jamaica

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.