UGANDA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,071	9	8,784	+ 39,287
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,873	30	1,286	+ 20,586
Lung Cancers	3	19,070	46	441	+ 18,629
Stroke	4	18,867	6	11,181	+ 7,686
Lung Disease	5	17,795	22	3,051	+ 14,744
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,624	35	919	+ 8,705
Breast Cancer	7	8,316	32	1,128	+ 7,188
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,160	2	18,865	- 10,705
Kidney Disease	9	6,674	19	3,168	+ 3,506
Other Injuries	10	6,487	20	3,130	+ 3,357
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,004	47	358	+ 5,645
Liver Disease	12	5,508	13	5,122	+ 386
Suicide	13	5,093	24	2,033	+ 3,060
Lymphomas	14	4,730	26	1,762	+ 2,968
Prostate Cancer	15	4,670	34	950	+ 3,720
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,543	48	351	+ 4,191
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,485	14	4,794	- 310
Falls	18	4,449	33	1,127	+ 3,322
Hypertension	19	3,937	21	3,120	+ 817
Leukemia	20	3,888	42	599	+ 3,289
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,873	38	761	+ 3,112
Stomach Cancer	22	3,754	45	515	+ 3,240
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,601	37	859	+ 2,742
Other Neoplasms	24	3,584	66	37	+ 3,547
Liver Cancer	25	3,561	29	1,522	+ 2,039
Bladder Cancer	26	3,214	59	181	+ 3,033
Ovary Cancer	27	2,589	44	519	+ 2,070
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,334	28	1,674	+ 660
Alcohol	29	1,858	54	256	+ 1,601
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,842	4	13,012	- 11,170
Skin Cancers	31	1,586	49	349	+ 1,237
Malnutrition	32	1,428	18	3,317	- 1,889
Oral Cancer	33	1,395	40	731	+ 664
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	1,388	50	348	+ 1,040
Epilepsy	35	1,235	43	599	+ 637
Uterin Cancer	36	1,149	56	234	+ 915
Congenital Anomalies	37	764	11	6,641	- 5,876
Cervical Cancer	38	704	15	4,378	- 3,674
Drug Use	39	682	57	233	+ 449
Anemia	40	619	84	0	+ 619
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	495	41	687	- 191
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	453	5	12,103	- 11,650
Schizophrenia	43	426	86	0	+ 426
Skin Disease	44	394	55	242	+ 152
Asthma	45	339	27	1,745	- 1,406
Multiple Sclerosis	46	301	69	16	+ 285
Hepatitis C	47	272	67	30	+ 242
Violence	48	228	12	6,175	- 5,947
Low Birth Weight	49	224	8	9,673	- 9,449
Osteoarthritis	50	193	80	0	+ 193
Fires	51	186	36	872	- 686
HIV/AIDS	52	182	1	21,188	- 21,006
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	170	64	55	+ 115
Drownings	54	143	31	1,238	- 1,094
Tuberculosis	55	136	10	7,255	- 7,118
Poisonings	56	109	39	745	- 637
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	88	81	0	+ 88
Meningitis	58	50	16	3,718	- 3,668
Birth Trauma	59	44	7	10,405	- 10,361
Hepatitis B	60	41	61	123	- 83
Upper Respiratory	61	29	60	144	- 115
Appendicitis	62	25	58	211	- 186
Maternal Conditions	63	24	17	3,641	- 3,617
Oral conditions	64	22	82	0	+ 22
Encephalitis	65	12	62	122	- 110
Syphilis	66	10	23	2,235	- 2,225
War	67	5	63	88	- 83
Pertussis	68	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Tetanus	69	0	53	271	- 271
Measles	70	0	51	343	- 343
Diphtheria	71	0	72	11	- 11
Chlamydia	72	0	73	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	74	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	80	0	52	286	- 286
Malaria	81	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	65	50	- 50
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.