UGANDA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,531	9	8,784	+ 24,747
Stroke	2	24,992	6	11,181	+ 13,811
Lung Disease	3	22,261	22	3,051	+ 19,210
Diabetes Mellitus	4	22,237	14	4,794	+ 17,442
Tuberculosis	5	19,470	10	7,255	+ 12,216
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,730	2	18,865	- 6,135
Malaria	7	12,000	3	13,576	- 1,576
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	11,258	5	12,103	- 845
Asthma	9	9,036	27	1,745	+ 7,291
Low Birth Weight	10	8,150	8	9,673	- 1,523
Birth Trauma	11	7,376	7	10,405	- 3,029
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,422	4	13,012	- 7,590
Hypertension	13	5,374	21	3,120	+ 2,254
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	5,258	50	348	+ 4,910
Violence	15	4,752	12	6,175	- 1,423
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,663	11	6,641	- 1,978
Breast Cancer	17	3,746	32	1,128	+ 2,618
Kidney Disease	18	3,369	19	3,168	+ 201
Cervical Cancer	19	3,260	15	4,378	- 1,117
Other Injuries	20	3,172	20	3,130	+ 43
Liver Cancer	21	3,160	29	1,522	+ 1,637
Liver Disease	22	3,064	13	5,122	- 2,058
Lung Cancers	23	3,051	46	441	+ 2,610
HIV/AIDS	24	2,998	1	21,188	- 18,190
Oral Cancer	25	2,845	40	731	+ 2,114
Falls	26	2,461	33	1,127	+ 1,335
Fires	27	2,393	36	872	+ 1,521
Stomach Cancer	28	2,193	45	515	+ 1,678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	2,183	35	919	+ 1,264
Maternal Conditions	30	2,063	17	3,641	- 1,578
Skin Cancers	31	2,043	49	349	+ 1,695
Lymphomas	32	1,730	26	1,762	- 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,682	30	1,286	+ 396
Meningitis	34	1,589	16	3,718	- 2,129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,479	41	687	+ 792
Prostate Cancer	36	1,397	34	950	+ 447
Suicide	37	1,268	24	2,033	- 765
Leukemia	38	1,242	42	599	+ 643
Pertussis	39	1,215	25	1,909	- 694
Drownings	40	1,175	31	1,238	- 62
Measles	41	1,166	51	343	+ 823
Syphilis	42	1,147	23	2,235	- 1,088
Inflammatory/Heart	43	1,122	37	859	+ 263
Oesophagus Cancer	44	976	28	1,674	- 698
Parkinson's Disease	45	905	48	351	+ 554
Ovary Cancer	46	879	44	519	+ 360
Endocrine Disorders	47	751	38	761	- 10
Malnutrition	48	658	18	3,317	- 2,659
Skin Disease	49	619	55	242	+ 377
Poisonings	50	596	39	745	- 149
Epilepsy	51	542	43	599	- 56
Pancreas Cancer	52	524	47	358	+ 165
Alcohol	53	458	54	256	+ 202
Bladder Cancer	54	405	59	181	+ 224
Uterin Cancer	55	398	56	234	+ 165
Tetanus	56	234	53	271	- 37
Encephalitis	57	150	62	122	+ 28
Hepatitis B	58	132	61	123	+ 9
Appendicitis	59	99	58	211	- 112
Other Neoplasms	60	75	66	37	+ 38
Drug Use	61	62	57	233	- 171
Hepatitis C	62	39	67	30	+ 8
Ascariasis	63	34	70	16	+ 18
Dengue	64	31	74	1	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	26	64	55	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	69	16	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	16	72	11	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	9	60	144	- 134
War	69	4	63	88	- 84
Chlamydia	70	4	73	6	- 2
Otitis Media	71	1	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	52	286	- 286
Leishmaniasis	74	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

New Guinea

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.