UGANDA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,369	9	8,784	+ 43,585
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	33,474	2	18,865	+ 14,610
Stroke	3	30,786	6	11,181	+ 19,605
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,239	4	13,012	- 2,773
Lung Disease	5	9,457	22	3,051	+ 6,406
Kidney Disease	6	9,452	19	3,168	+ 6,284
Liver Disease	7	7,308	13	5,122	+ 2,186
Lung Cancers	8	6,158	46	441	+ 5,717
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,856	14	4,794	+ 1,062
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,698	30	1,286	+ 4,411
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	5,464	35	919	+ 4,546
Breast Cancer	12	4,379	32	1,128	+ 3,251
HIV/AIDS	13	3,820	1	21,188	- 17,368
Other Injuries	14	3,168	20	3,130	+ 39
Skin Disease	15	2,945	55	242	+ 2,703
Liver Cancer	16	2,829	29	1,522	+ 1,307
Oral Cancer	17	2,659	40	731	+ 1,928
Falls	18	2,645	33	1,127	+ 1,518
Suicide	19	2,600	24	2,033	+ 567
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	2,527	5	12,103	- 9,576
Stomach Cancer	21	2,055	45	515	+ 1,540
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,031	41	687	+ 1,344
Leukemia	23	2,014	42	599	+ 1,415
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,000	11	6,641	- 4,640
Lymphomas	25	1,884	26	1,762	+ 122
Tuberculosis	26	1,750	10	7,255	- 5,505
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,731	37	859	+ 871
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,577	48	351	+ 1,225
Low Birth Weight	29	1,455	8	9,673	- 8,219
Asthma	30	1,445	27	1,745	- 300
Cervical Cancer	31	1,441	15	4,378	- 2,937
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,418	47	358	+ 1,059
Prostate Cancer	33	1,288	34	950	+ 338
Violence	34	1,239	12	6,175	- 4,936
Ovary Cancer	35	1,180	44	519	+ 661
Drownings	36	1,169	31	1,238	- 69
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,154	38	761	+ 393
Hypertension	38	926	21	3,120	- 2,194
Bladder Cancer	39	666	59	181	+ 485
Encephalitis	40	645	62	122	+ 523
Oesophagus Cancer	41	620	28	1,674	- 1,055
Birth Trauma	42	511	7	10,405	- 9,894
Uterin Cancer	43	502	56	234	+ 268
Fires	44	479	36	872	- 393
Drug Use	45	459	57	233	+ 226
Meningitis	46	429	16	3,718	- 3,289
Dengue	47	399	74	1	+ 398
Other Neoplasms	48	377	66	37	+ 340
Malnutrition	49	355	18	3,317	- 2,962
Skin Cancers	50	353	49	349	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	351	50	348	+ 3
Epilepsy	52	322	43	599	- 277
Poisonings	53	300	39	745	- 445
Hepatitis B	54	293	61	123	+ 170
Alcohol	55	258	54	256	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	56	238	17	3,641	- 3,404
Pertussis	57	114	25	1,909	- 1,795
Appendicitis	58	102	58	211	- 109
Multiple Sclerosis	59	43	69	16	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	39	64	55	- 16
Tetanus	61	30	53	271	- 240
Syphilis	62	27	23	2,235	- 2,209
War	63	15	63	88	- 73
Hepatitis C	64	8	67	30	- 23
Upper Respiratory	65	7	60	144	- 137
Otitis Media	66	5	71	11	- 7
Ascariasis	67	3	70	16	- 13
Chlamydia	68	2	73	6	- 4
Diphtheria	69	1	72	11	- 10
Measles	70	0	51	343	- 343
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	52	286	- 286
Malaria	76	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	65	50	- 50
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Malaysia

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.