UGANDA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	42,798	22	3,051	+ 39,747
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,158	9	8,784	+ 22,374
Tuberculosis	3	26,183	10	7,255	+ 18,928
Stroke	4	20,441	6	11,181	+ 9,260
Liver Disease	5	10,108	13	5,122	+ 4,986
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,877	2	18,865	- 8,988
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	9,613	5	12,103	- 2,490
Asthma	8	9,391	27	1,745	+ 7,645
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,370	4	13,012	- 5,642
Kidney Disease	10	6,784	19	3,168	+ 3,616
Low Birth Weight	11	6,053	8	9,673	- 3,621
Lung Cancers	12	5,679	46	441	+ 5,238
Falls	13	5,259	33	1,127	+ 4,133
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,638	14	4,794	- 156
Birth Trauma	15	4,237	7	10,405	- 6,168
Suicide	16	4,071	24	2,033	+ 2,038
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	3,674	50	348	+ 3,326
Hypertension	18	3,312	21	3,120	+ 192
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,202	30	1,286	+ 1,915
Cervical Cancer	20	3,119	15	4,378	- 1,259
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,086	11	6,641	- 3,555
Other Injuries	22	2,620	20	3,130	- 510
Drownings	23	2,383	31	1,238	+ 1,146
Oral Cancer	24	2,199	40	731	+ 1,468
Stomach Cancer	25	2,184	45	515	+ 1,669
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,848	35	919	+ 930
Breast Cancer	27	1,644	32	1,128	+ 516
Maternal Conditions	28	1,547	17	3,641	- 2,094
Encephalitis	29	1,397	62	122	+ 1,274
Epilepsy	30	1,384	43	599	+ 785
Malnutrition	31	1,338	18	3,317	- 1,979
Lymphomas	32	1,215	26	1,762	- 546
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,203	48	351	+ 852
HIV/AIDS	34	1,167	1	21,188	- 20,021
Violence	35	1,114	12	6,175	- 5,061
Leukemia	36	1,057	42	599	+ 458
Ovary Cancer	37	926	44	519	+ 407
Oesophagus Cancer	38	778	28	1,674	- 897
Poisonings	39	750	39	745	+ 5
Pertussis	40	717	25	1,909	- 1,192
Pancreas Cancer	41	705	47	358	+ 347
Skin Cancers	42	633	49	349	+ 284
Meningitis	43	597	16	3,718	- 3,120
Bladder Cancer	44	514	59	181	+ 333
Endocrine Disorders	45	408	38	761	- 353
Liver Cancer	46	405	29	1,522	- 1,117
Appendicitis	47	349	58	211	+ 138
Inflammatory/Heart	48	344	37	859	- 515
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	303	41	687	- 384
Fires	50	291	36	872	- 581
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	274	64	55	+ 219
Alcohol	52	265	54	256	+ 9
Tetanus	53	213	53	271	- 58
Syphilis	54	212	23	2,235	- 2,023
Dengue	55	190	74	1	+ 188
Hepatitis B	56	185	61	123	+ 61
Drug Use	57	148	57	233	- 85
Prostate Cancer	58	135	34	950	- 815
Measles	59	95	51	343	- 248
Uterin Cancer	60	89	56	234	- 144
Other Neoplasms	61	79	66	37	+ 41
Leishmaniasis	62	62	68	28	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	63	61	69	16	+ 45
Hepatitis C	64	45	67	30	+ 15
War	65	38	63	88	- 50
Upper Respiratory	66	38	60	144	- 106
Skin Disease	67	27	55	242	- 216
Chlamydia	68	8	73	6	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	7	70	16	- 9
Otitis Media	70	6	71	11	- 5
Diphtheria	71	2	72	11	- 9
Malaria	72	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Schistosomiasis	73	0	52	286	- 286
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	50	- 50
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	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.