UGANDA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	39,462	2	18,865	+ 20,598
Malaria	2	31,845	3	13,576	+ 18,269
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	29,990	5	12,103	+ 17,887
Low Birth Weight	4	17,885	8	9,673	+ 8,211
Stroke	5	16,308	6	11,181	+ 5,127
Coronary Heart Disease	6	15,396	9	8,784	+ 6,612
Birth Trauma	7	15,024	7	10,405	+ 4,619
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,124	4	13,012	- 1,888
Meningitis	9	9,798	16	3,718	+ 6,080
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,130	11	6,641	+ 1,490
Liver Disease	11	7,701	13	5,122	+ 2,579
Other Injuries	12	7,157	20	3,130	+ 4,027
Tuberculosis	13	6,928	10	7,255	- 327
Maternal Conditions	14	6,206	17	3,641	+ 2,565
Pertussis	15	5,346	25	1,909	+ 3,437
Kidney Disease	16	5,112	19	3,168	+ 1,944
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,921	14	4,794	+ 126
Measles	18	4,515	51	343	+ 4,172
Violence	19	4,198	12	6,175	- 1,977
Lung Disease	20	4,064	22	3,051	+ 1,013
Malnutrition	21	4,060	18	3,317	+ 743
Asthma	22	3,558	27	1,745	+ 1,813
Endocrine Disorders	23	3,379	38	761	+ 2,618
Drownings	24	2,957	31	1,238	+ 1,720
Hypertension	25	2,536	21	3,120	- 584
Falls	26	2,427	33	1,127	+ 1,301
Suicide	27	2,295	24	2,033	+ 262
Fires	28	2,096	36	872	+ 1,224
Breast Cancer	29	2,012	32	1,128	+ 884
HIV/AIDS	30	1,961	1	21,188	- 19,228
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,954	41	687	+ 1,267
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,605	30	1,286	+ 319
Poisonings	33	1,443	39	745	+ 698
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,438	37	859	+ 579
Liver Cancer	35	1,394	29	1,522	- 128
Epilepsy	36	1,265	43	599	+ 667
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	976	35	919	+ 57
Cervical Cancer	38	911	15	4,378	- 3,467
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	873	50	348	+ 526
Ovary Cancer	40	795	44	519	+ 276
War	41	766	63	88	+ 678
Tetanus	42	697	53	271	+ 426
Lymphomas	43	655	26	1,762	- 1,106
Stomach Cancer	44	562	45	515	+ 47
Skin Cancers	45	537	49	349	+ 188
Hepatitis B	46	522	61	123	+ 398
Parkinson's Disease	47	515	48	351	+ 164
Leukemia	48	482	42	599	- 117
Oral Cancer	49	453	40	731	- 278
Schistosomiasis	50	444	52	286	+ 158
Leishmaniasis	51	444	68	28	+ 416
Skin Disease	52	398	55	242	+ 156
Bladder Cancer	53	302	59	181	+ 121
Pancreas Cancer	54	258	47	358	- 100
Oesophagus Cancer	55	246	28	1,674	- 1,428
Appendicitis	56	239	58	211	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	57	239	34	950	- 711
Drug Use	58	236	57	233	+ 4
Ascariasis	59	233	70	16	+ 217
Alcohol	60	225	54	256	- 31
Encephalitis	61	210	62	122	+ 88
Syphilis	62	205	23	2,235	- 2,030
Upper Respiratory	63	175	60	144	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	64	161	56	234	- 72
Diphtheria	65	113	72	11	+ 102
Hepatitis C	66	85	67	30	+ 55
Lung Cancers	67	78	46	441	- 362
Other Neoplasms	68	45	66	37	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	42	69	16	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	33	64	55	- 22
Chlamydia	71	5	73	6	- 1
Otitis Media	72	2	71	11	- 10
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	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.