UGANDA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,565	9	8,784	+ 56,781
Stroke	2	48,731	6	11,181	+ 37,550
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	43,161	2	18,865	+ 24,297
Lung Cancers	4	31,877	46	441	+ 31,436
Lung Disease	5	31,269	22	3,051	+ 28,218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	22,937	35	919	+ 22,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	22,776	30	1,286	+ 21,490
Stomach Cancer	8	20,174	45	515	+ 19,659
Kidney Disease	9	17,912	19	3,168	+ 14,744
Pancreas Cancer	10	14,811	47	358	+ 14,453
Liver Cancer	11	11,754	29	1,522	+ 10,232
Other Injuries	12	8,828	20	3,130	+ 5,698
Suicide	13	7,787	24	2,033	+ 5,754
Lymphomas	14	7,710	26	1,762	+ 5,948
Breast Cancer	15	6,322	32	1,128	+ 5,194
Other Neoplasms	16	6,048	66	37	+ 6,011
Liver Disease	17	5,678	13	5,122	+ 557
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,603	48	351	+ 5,252
Prostate Cancer	19	5,406	34	950	+ 4,456
Oesophagus Cancer	20	4,927	28	1,674	+ 3,252
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,595	38	761	+ 3,834
Bladder Cancer	22	3,975	59	181	+ 3,794
Falls	23	3,895	33	1,127	+ 2,768
Leukemia	24	3,843	42	599	+ 3,244
Drownings	25	3,364	31	1,238	+ 2,126
Oral Cancer	26	3,333	40	731	+ 2,602
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,293	37	859	+ 2,434
Hypertension	28	2,669	21	3,120	- 451
Diabetes Mellitus	29	2,173	14	4,794	- 2,621
Ovary Cancer	30	2,025	44	519	+ 1,506
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,826	4	13,012	- 11,186
Cervical Cancer	32	1,520	15	4,378	- 2,858
Uterin Cancer	33	1,384	56	234	+ 1,151
Tuberculosis	34	1,383	10	7,255	- 5,871
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,169	41	687	+ 482
Skin Disease	36	1,122	55	242	+ 880
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,092	5	12,103	- 11,011
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,047	64	55	+ 992
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,022	50	348	+ 674
Congenital Anomalies	40	989	11	6,641	- 5,651
Hepatitis C	41	888	67	30	+ 857
Asthma	42	769	27	1,745	- 976
Malnutrition	43	764	18	3,317	- 2,553
Skin Cancers	44	737	49	349	+ 388
Epilepsy	45	623	43	599	+ 25
Hepatitis B	46	569	61	123	+ 446
Schizophrenia	47	421	86	0	+ 421
Fires	48	403	36	872	- 469
Anemia	49	350	84	0	+ 350
Drug Use	50	293	57	233	+ 60
Alcohol	51	230	54	256	- 26
Meningitis	52	123	16	3,718	- 3,595
Violence	53	106	12	6,175	- 6,069
Poisonings	54	102	39	745	- 643
Low Birth Weight	55	81	8	9,673	- 9,593
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	69	81	0	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	57	64	60	144	- 80
Appendicitis	58	50	58	211	- 161
Multiple Sclerosis	59	43	69	16	+ 27
Oral conditions	60	42	82	0	+ 42
Birth Trauma	61	42	7	10,405	- 10,363
Osteoarthritis	62	34	80	0	+ 34
HIV/AIDS	63	19	1	21,188	- 21,169
Maternal Conditions	64	15	17	3,641	- 3,626
Syphilis	65	6	23	2,235	- 2,229
War	66	6	63	88	- 82
Tetanus	67	4	53	271	- 267
Otitis Media	68	3	71	11	- 8
Encephalitis	69	2	62	122	- 120
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	25	1,909	- 1,908
Schistosomiasis	72	0	52	286	- 285
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	11	- 11
Measles	75	0	51	343	- 343
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chlamydia	80	0	73	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	16	- 16
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.