UGANDA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,098	2	18,865	+ 233
HIV/AIDS	2	17,671	1	21,188	- 3,517
Tuberculosis	3	16,631	10	7,255	+ 9,376
Stroke	4	13,449	6	11,181	+ 2,268
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,047	5	12,103	+ 944
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,593	4	13,012	- 420
Liver Disease	7	11,342	13	5,122	+ 6,220
Malaria	8	10,705	3	13,576	- 2,871
Coronary Heart Disease	9	10,130	9	8,784	+ 1,346
Birth Trauma	10	8,425	7	10,405	- 1,980
Low Birth Weight	11	8,090	8	9,673	- 1,583
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,174	11	6,641	- 1,466
Maternal Conditions	13	4,782	17	3,641	+ 1,140
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,782	14	4,794	- 13
Meningitis	15	4,538	16	3,718	+ 820
Kidney Disease	16	3,777	19	3,168	+ 608
Hypertension	17	3,738	21	3,120	+ 618
Oesophagus Cancer	18	3,700	28	1,674	+ 2,025
Other Injuries	19	3,669	20	3,130	+ 539
Lung Disease	20	3,622	22	3,051	+ 571
Malnutrition	21	3,564	18	3,317	+ 247
Cervical Cancer	22	2,867	15	4,378	- 1,510
Suicide	23	2,720	24	2,033	+ 687
Violence	24	2,490	12	6,175	- 3,685
Breast Cancer	25	2,249	32	1,128	+ 1,121
Asthma	26	1,946	27	1,745	+ 201
Tetanus	27	1,801	53	271	+ 1,531
Stomach Cancer	28	1,700	45	515	+ 1,185
Lymphomas	29	1,634	26	1,762	- 128
Oral Cancer	30	1,559	40	731	+ 828
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,546	30	1,286	+ 260
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,250	35	919	+ 331
Falls	33	1,240	33	1,127	+ 113
Liver Cancer	34	1,143	29	1,522	- 379
Leukemia	35	1,123	42	599	+ 524
Fires	36	1,114	36	872	+ 242
Prostate Cancer	37	1,093	34	950	+ 143
Poisonings	38	1,073	39	745	+ 328
Drownings	39	1,015	31	1,238	- 222
Inflammatory/Heart	40	949	37	859	+ 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	921	41	687	+ 234
Pertussis	42	858	25	1,909	- 1,051
Epilepsy	43	704	43	599	+ 106
Endocrine Disorders	44	703	38	761	- 58
Ovary Cancer	45	672	44	519	+ 153
Pancreas Cancer	46	606	47	358	+ 248
Lung Cancers	47	566	46	441	+ 125
Skin Cancers	48	540	49	349	+ 191
Hepatitis B	49	442	61	123	+ 318
Parkinson's Disease	50	398	48	351	+ 46
Skin Disease	51	385	55	242	+ 143
Syphilis	52	380	23	2,235	- 1,855
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	345	50	348	- 3
Schistosomiasis	54	313	52	286	+ 28
Alcohol	55	301	54	256	+ 45
Uterin Cancer	56	273	56	234	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	57	269	59	181	+ 88
Appendicitis	58	203	58	211	- 8
Leishmaniasis	59	164	68	28	+ 136
Encephalitis	60	160	62	122	+ 38
Hepatitis C	61	129	67	30	+ 98
Drug Use	62	96	57	233	- 137
Measles	63	87	51	343	- 256
Upper Respiratory	64	80	60	144	- 63
War	65	75	63	88	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	71	64	55	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	67	51	66	37	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	68	33	69	16	+ 17
Diphtheria	69	11	72	11	- 0
Chlamydia	70	9	73	6	+ 3
Ascariasis	71	8	70	16	- 8
Otitis Media	72	6	71	11	- 5
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Kenya

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.