UGANDA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,149	2	18,865	+ 24,284
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	30,127	5	12,103	+ 18,024
Tuberculosis	3	26,507	10	7,255	+ 19,253
Malaria	4	21,017	3	13,576	+ 7,441
Birth Trauma	5	20,855	7	10,405	+ 10,451
Low Birth Weight	6	19,976	8	9,673	+ 10,302
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,776	9	8,784	+ 3,992
Stroke	8	12,020	6	11,181	+ 839
Congenital Anomalies	9	10,345	11	6,641	+ 3,705
HIV/AIDS	10	9,185	1	21,188	- 12,003
Meningitis	11	9,087	16	3,718	+ 5,369
Road Traffic Accidents	12	8,679	4	13,012	- 4,333
Liver Disease	13	7,978	13	5,122	+ 2,856
Measles	14	6,128	51	343	+ 5,785
Maternal Conditions	15	4,900	17	3,641	+ 1,259
Pertussis	16	4,847	25	1,909	+ 2,937
Other Injuries	17	4,725	20	3,130	+ 1,595
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,683	14	4,794	- 111
Violence	19	3,832	12	6,175	- 2,343
Kidney Disease	20	3,786	19	3,168	+ 618
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,289	38	761	+ 2,528
Lung Disease	22	2,616	22	3,051	- 435
Breast Cancer	23	2,474	32	1,128	+ 1,346
Hypertension	24	2,226	21	3,120	- 894
Cervical Cancer	25	2,201	15	4,378	- 2,177
Tetanus	26	1,739	53	271	+ 1,469
Asthma	27	1,705	27	1,745	- 40
Falls	28	1,567	33	1,127	+ 441
Fires	29	1,485	36	872	+ 612
Suicide	30	1,461	24	2,033	- 572
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,413	30	1,286	+ 126
Drownings	32	1,371	31	1,238	+ 133
Poisonings	33	1,368	39	745	+ 623
Drug Use	34	1,306	57	233	+ 1,073
Prostate Cancer	35	1,231	34	950	+ 281
Malnutrition	36	1,227	18	3,317	- 2,090
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,217	41	687	+ 530
Syphilis	38	1,134	23	2,235	- 1,101
Liver Cancer	39	1,101	29	1,522	- 421
Lymphomas	40	1,083	26	1,762	- 679
Epilepsy	41	1,041	43	599	+ 442
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,005	37	859	+ 145
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	864	35	919	- 54
Diphtheria	44	791	72	11	+ 780
War	45	675	63	88	+ 588
Parkinson's Disease	46	515	48	351	+ 163
Leukemia	47	470	42	599	- 129
Oral Cancer	48	466	40	731	- 265
Ovary Cancer	49	444	44	519	- 75
Stomach Cancer	50	443	45	515	- 72
Pancreas Cancer	51	411	47	358	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	405	50	348	+ 57
Skin Cancers	53	402	49	349	+ 54
Schistosomiasis	54	314	52	286	+ 28
Hepatitis B	55	310	61	123	+ 186
Skin Disease	56	306	55	242	+ 63
Lung Cancers	57	270	46	441	- 171
Alcohol	58	215	54	256	- 41
Encephalitis	59	195	62	122	+ 73
Appendicitis	60	158	58	211	- 53
Ascariasis	61	143	70	16	+ 127
Uterin Cancer	62	141	56	234	- 92
Bladder Cancer	63	139	59	181	- 41
Oesophagus Cancer	64	117	28	1,674	- 1,558
Hepatitis C	65	63	67	30	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	66	60	66	37	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	67	54	60	144	- 90
Multiple Sclerosis	68	37	69	16	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	34	64	55	- 21
Leishmaniasis	70	5	68	28	- 23
Chlamydia	71	3	73	6	- 3
Otitis Media	72	1	71	11	- 11
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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

Nigeria

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.