UGANDA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,652	9	8,784	+ 39,868
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,949	30	1,286	+ 27,662
Stroke	3	22,709	6	11,181	+ 11,528
Lung Cancers	4	17,889	46	441	+ 17,448
Lung Disease	5	17,329	22	3,051	+ 14,278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,273	35	919	+ 13,354
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,785	2	18,865	- 10,079
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,339	14	4,794	+ 2,545
Prostate Cancer	9	7,055	34	950	+ 6,105
Breast Cancer	10	7,035	32	1,128	+ 5,907
Falls	11	5,984	33	1,127	+ 4,857
Skin Cancers	12	5,839	49	349	+ 5,491
Lymphomas	13	5,807	26	1,762	+ 4,045
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,183	47	358	+ 4,825
Suicide	15	5,045	24	2,033	+ 3,012
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,373	4	13,012	- 8,640
Kidney Disease	17	4,125	19	3,168	+ 957
Leukemia	18	3,734	42	599	+ 3,135
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,371	48	351	+ 3,019
Hypertension	20	3,121	21	3,120	+ 1
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,099	38	761	+ 2,338
Stomach Cancer	22	3,082	45	515	+ 2,567
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,988	37	859	+ 2,129
Liver Cancer	24	2,749	29	1,522	+ 1,226
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,664	28	1,674	+ 990
Bladder Cancer	26	2,548	59	181	+ 2,367
Other Neoplasms	27	2,339	66	37	+ 2,302
Other Injuries	28	2,082	20	3,130	- 1,047
Ovary Cancer	29	1,975	44	519	+ 1,456
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,676	11	6,641	- 4,965
Oral Cancer	31	1,563	40	731	+ 832
Liver Disease	32	1,505	13	5,122	- 3,617
Uterin Cancer	33	1,380	56	234	+ 1,146
Skin Disease	34	1,126	55	242	+ 884
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,075	50	348	+ 727
Asthma	36	865	27	1,745	- 880
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	772	5	12,103	- 11,331
Low Birth Weight	38	749	8	9,673	- 8,925
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	671	41	687	- 16
Drug Use	40	660	57	233	+ 427
Cervical Cancer	41	580	15	4,378	- 3,798
Violence	42	547	12	6,175	- 5,628
Epilepsy	43	525	43	599	- 74
Drownings	44	519	31	1,238	- 719
Alcohol	45	491	54	256	+ 235
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	449	64	55	+ 394
Multiple Sclerosis	47	414	69	16	+ 398
Hepatitis C	48	283	67	30	+ 252
Osteoarthritis	49	229	80	0	+ 229
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	211	81	0	+ 211
Anemia	51	167	84	0	+ 167
Tuberculosis	52	164	10	7,255	- 7,091
Fires	53	161	36	872	- 711
Birth Trauma	54	139	7	10,405	- 10,266
Malnutrition	55	134	18	3,317	- 3,183
Hepatitis B	56	132	61	123	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	57	99	1	21,188	- 21,089
Poisonings	58	89	39	745	- 656
Meningitis	59	86	16	3,718	- 3,632
Schizophrenia	60	77	86	0	+ 77
Oral conditions	61	74	82	0	+ 74
Appendicitis	62	56	58	211	- 155
Maternal Conditions	63	46	17	3,641	- 3,596
Upper Respiratory	64	35	60	144	- 109
Pertussis	65	7	25	1,909	- 1,902
Encephalitis	66	7	62	122	- 116
Otitis Media	67	6	71	11	- 5
War	68	5	63	88	- 82
Tetanus	69	4	53	271	- 267
Syphilis	70	3	23	2,235	- 2,232
Chlamydia	71	0	73	6	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	76	0	70	16	- 16
Schistosomiasis	77	0	52	286	- 286
Malaria	78	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	65	50	- 50
Measles	82	0	51	343	- 343
Diphtheria	83	0	72	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.