UGANDA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	50,325	30	1,286	+ 49,039
Coronary Heart Disease	2	48,807	9	8,784	+ 40,023
Lung Cancers	3	30,446	46	441	+ 30,006
Stroke	4	26,918	6	11,181	+ 15,736
Lung Disease	5	26,530	22	3,051	+ 23,480
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,165	35	919	+ 15,246
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,716	2	18,865	- 5,149
Falls	8	11,455	33	1,127	+ 10,328
Breast Cancer	9	9,802	32	1,128	+ 8,674
Prostate Cancer	10	9,054	34	950	+ 8,104
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,305	47	358	+ 7,947
Kidney Disease	12	7,016	19	3,168	+ 3,848
Lymphomas	13	6,963	26	1,762	+ 5,202
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,616	14	4,794	+ 1,822
Oesophagus Cancer	15	5,949	28	1,674	+ 4,274
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,878	48	351	+ 5,526
Suicide	17	5,615	24	2,033	+ 3,582
Other Neoplasms	18	5,078	66	37	+ 5,040
Other Injuries	19	4,571	20	3,130	+ 1,441
Leukemia	20	4,377	42	599	+ 3,778
Bladder Cancer	21	4,080	59	181	+ 3,899
Stomach Cancer	22	3,774	45	515	+ 3,259
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,330	37	859	+ 2,471
Liver Cancer	24	3,225	29	1,522	+ 1,703
Ovary Cancer	25	2,958	44	519	+ 2,439
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,924	38	761	+ 2,163
Skin Cancers	27	2,840	49	349	+ 2,491
Liver Disease	28	2,595	13	5,122	- 2,527
Hypertension	29	2,269	21	3,120	- 851
Oral Cancer	30	2,129	40	731	+ 1,398
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,888	4	13,012	- 11,124
Alcohol	32	1,698	54	256	+ 1,442
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,619	5	12,103	- 10,484
Uterin Cancer	34	1,570	56	234	+ 1,337
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,508	11	6,641	- 5,132
Skin Disease	36	819	55	242	+ 577
Multiple Sclerosis	37	817	69	16	+ 801
Epilepsy	38	801	43	599	+ 203
Cervical Cancer	39	738	15	4,378	- 3,640
Anemia	40	691	84	0	+ 691
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	659	50	348	+ 311
Drug Use	42	640	57	233	+ 407
Osteoarthritis	43	610	80	0	+ 610
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	594	64	55	+ 539
Low Birth Weight	45	464	8	9,673	- 9,209
Asthma	46	458	27	1,745	- 1,287
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	361	41	687	- 326
Violence	48	298	12	6,175	- 5,877
Drownings	49	271	31	1,238	- 966
Schizophrenia	50	265	86	0	+ 265
Meningitis	51	218	16	3,718	- 3,500
Birth Trauma	52	205	7	10,405	- 10,200
Fires	53	136	36	872	- 736
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	116	81	0	+ 116
HIV/AIDS	55	91	1	21,188	- 21,097
Tuberculosis	56	79	10	7,255	- 7,175
Upper Respiratory	57	78	60	144	- 66
Appendicitis	58	71	58	211	- 140
Oral conditions	59	58	82	0	+ 58
Hepatitis C	60	57	67	30	+ 26
Poisonings	61	48	39	745	- 697
Hepatitis B	62	37	61	123	- 86
Malnutrition	63	34	18	3,317	- 3,283
Otitis Media	64	27	71	11	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	65	23	17	3,641	- 3,619
War	66	5	63	88	- 83
Pertussis	67	3	25	1,909	- 1,906
Encephalitis	68	2	62	122	- 120
Syphilis	69	2	23	2,235	- 2,234
Leishmaniasis	70	1	68	28	- 27
Diphtheria	71	0	72	11	- 11
Tetanus	72	0	53	271	- 271
Measles	73	0	51	343	- 343
Schistosomiasis	74	0	52	286	- 286
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Malaria	77	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chlamydia	78	0	73	6	- 6
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	70	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Netherlands

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.