UGANDA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,594	9	8,784	+ 38,809
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	39,931	30	1,286	+ 38,645
Lung Disease	3	24,356	22	3,051	+ 21,305
Stroke	4	22,142	6	11,181	+ 10,961
Lung Cancers	5	20,751	46	441	+ 20,310
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,070	2	18,865	- 2,795
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,981	35	919	+ 15,062
Prostate Cancer	8	10,485	34	950	+ 9,535
Falls	9	6,954	33	1,127	+ 5,828
Pancreas Cancer	10	6,888	47	358	+ 6,530
Breast Cancer	11	6,244	32	1,128	+ 5,116
Lymphomas	12	5,775	26	1,762	+ 4,014
Suicide	13	5,666	24	2,033	+ 3,632
Kidney Disease	14	5,463	19	3,168	+ 2,295
Other Injuries	15	5,214	20	3,130	+ 2,085
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,005	14	4,794	+ 210
Parkinson's Disease	17	4,957	48	351	+ 4,605
Skin Cancers	18	3,644	49	349	+ 3,296
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,210	38	761	+ 2,449
Bladder Cancer	20	3,185	59	181	+ 3,004
Leukemia	21	3,164	42	599	+ 2,565
Stomach Cancer	22	3,071	45	515	+ 2,556
Other Neoplasms	23	2,901	66	37	+ 2,864
Ovary Cancer	24	2,763	44	519	+ 2,244
Drug Use	25	2,358	57	233	+ 2,125
Liver Cancer	26	2,318	29	1,522	+ 796
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,217	28	1,674	+ 542
Hypertension	28	2,056	21	3,120	- 1,064
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,977	37	859	+ 1,117
Liver Disease	30	1,911	13	5,122	- 3,211
Alcohol	31	1,830	54	256	+ 1,574
Oral Cancer	32	1,500	40	731	+ 769
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,428	41	687	+ 741
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,219	11	6,641	- 5,422
Malnutrition	35	1,209	18	3,317	- 2,108
Uterin Cancer	36	1,200	56	234	+ 966
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,143	5	12,103	- 10,960
Skin Disease	38	1,142	55	242	+ 899
Cervical Cancer	39	1,118	15	4,378	- 3,260
Epilepsy	40	1,067	43	599	+ 468
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,065	69	16	+ 1,049
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,021	4	13,012	- 11,991
Asthma	43	756	27	1,745	- 989
Anemia	44	667	84	0	+ 667
Drownings	45	578	31	1,238	- 659
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	549	50	348	+ 201
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	541	64	55	+ 485
Fires	48	399	36	872	- 473
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	290	81	0	+ 290
Violence	50	286	12	6,175	- 5,889
Osteoarthritis	51	244	80	0	+ 244
Low Birth Weight	52	209	8	9,673	- 9,464
Schizophrenia	53	204	86	0	+ 204
Birth Trauma	54	156	7	10,405	- 10,249
Hepatitis C	55	151	67	30	+ 120
Tuberculosis	56	134	10	7,255	- 7,121
Poisonings	57	128	39	745	- 617
Meningitis	58	122	16	3,718	- 3,596
Appendicitis	59	108	58	211	- 103
Upper Respiratory	60	104	60	144	- 40
HIV/AIDS	61	93	1	21,188	- 21,095
Oral conditions	62	77	82	0	+ 77
Hepatitis B	63	30	61	123	- 93
Pertussis	64	11	25	1,909	- 1,898
Otitis Media	65	10	71	11	- 1
Maternal Conditions	66	10	17	3,641	- 3,631
Syphilis	67	7	23	2,235	- 2,228
War	68	5	63	88	- 83
Tetanus	69	3	53	271	- 267
Encephalitis	70	2	62	122	- 121
Diphtheria	71	0	72	11	- 11
Measles	72	0	51	343	- 343
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	76	0	70	16	- 16
Chlamydia	77	0	73	6	- 6
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	65	50	- 50
Schistosomiasis	83	0	52	286	- 286
Malaria	84	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
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.