UGANDA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	221,597	9	8,784	+ 212,813
Stroke	2	161,225	6	11,181	+ 150,044
Hypertension	3	32,661	21	3,120	+ 29,541
Lung Cancers	4	26,169	46	441	+ 25,728
Inflammatory/Heart	5	25,195	37	859	+ 24,336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,756	35	919	+ 18,837
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	18,157	30	1,286	+ 16,870
Diabetes Mellitus	8	14,485	14	4,794	+ 9,691
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	13,712	2	18,865	- 5,153
Breast Cancer	10	12,926	32	1,128	+ 11,798
Stomach Cancer	11	12,847	45	515	+ 12,332
Prostate Cancer	12	12,695	34	950	+ 11,745
Pancreas Cancer	13	11,934	47	358	+ 11,576
Suicide	14	10,499	24	2,033	+ 8,466
Liver Disease	15	9,980	13	5,122	+ 4,858
Other Injuries	16	9,915	20	3,130	+ 6,785
Kidney Disease	17	9,752	19	3,168	+ 6,584
Lung Disease	18	9,475	22	3,051	+ 6,424
Lymphomas	19	6,714	26	1,762	+ 4,953
Bladder Cancer	20	6,238	59	181	+ 6,057
Alcohol	21	6,221	54	256	+ 5,964
Oral Cancer	22	5,856	40	731	+ 5,125
Falls	23	5,509	33	1,127	+ 4,383
Ovary Cancer	24	5,374	44	519	+ 4,855
Leukemia	25	5,093	42	599	+ 4,494
Liver Cancer	26	4,287	29	1,522	+ 2,764
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,200	4	13,012	- 8,812
Other Neoplasms	28	4,176	66	37	+ 4,139
Uterin Cancer	29	4,041	56	234	+ 3,807
Skin Cancers	30	3,951	49	349	+ 3,603
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,881	41	687	+ 3,194
Oesophagus Cancer	32	3,589	28	1,674	+ 1,914
Cervical Cancer	33	3,494	15	4,378	- 884
Drownings	34	3,471	31	1,238	+ 2,233
Parkinson's Disease	35	3,433	48	351	+ 3,081
Fires	36	2,826	36	872	+ 1,954
Violence	37	2,585	12	6,175	- 3,590
Skin Disease	38	2,092	55	242	+ 1,849
HIV/AIDS	39	2,027	1	21,188	- 19,161
Tuberculosis	40	1,950	10	7,255	- 5,304
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,616	38	761	+ 855
Hepatitis C	42	1,447	67	30	+ 1,416
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,272	11	6,641	- 5,369
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,244	81	0	+ 1,244
Epilepsy	45	1,211	43	599	+ 612
Asthma	46	1,140	27	1,745	- 605
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,117	50	348	+ 769
Drug Use	48	1,116	57	233	+ 883
Poisonings	49	636	39	745	- 109
Multiple Sclerosis	50	555	69	16	+ 539
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	542	64	55	+ 487
Meningitis	52	404	16	3,718	- 3,314
Anemia	53	387	84	0	+ 387
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	372	5	12,103	- 11,731
Birth Trauma	55	318	7	10,405	- 10,087
Low Birth Weight	56	309	8	9,673	- 9,365
Schizophrenia	57	205	86	0	+ 205
Osteoarthritis	58	188	80	0	+ 188
Appendicitis	59	130	58	211	- 81
Maternal Conditions	60	125	17	3,641	- 3,517
Oral conditions	61	99	82	0	+ 99
Upper Respiratory	62	98	60	144	- 46
Hepatitis B	63	86	61	123	- 37
Malnutrition	64	52	18	3,317	- 3,265
Syphilis	65	36	23	2,235	- 2,200
Otitis Media	66	26	71	11	+ 15
Diphtheria	67	19	72	11	+ 8
War	68	5	63	88	- 82
Encephalitis	69	1	62	122	- 121
Pertussis	70	1	25	1,909	- 1,908
Tetanus	71	0	53	271	- 271
Measles	72	0	51	343	- 343
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	73	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	28	- 28
Schistosomiasis	78	0	52	286	- 286
Malaria	79	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	84	0	70	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Latvia

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.