UGANDA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,149	9	8,784	+ 45,365
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	39,087	2	18,865	+ 20,222
Stroke	3	30,903	6	11,181	+ 19,722
Kidney Disease	4	16,409	19	3,168	+ 13,241
Hypertension	5	14,375	21	3,120	+ 11,255
Lung Disease	6	13,567	22	3,051	+ 10,516
Diabetes Mellitus	7	13,442	14	4,794	+ 8,648
Tuberculosis	8	11,275	10	7,255	+ 4,021
Violence	9	6,181	12	6,175	+ 6
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,424	4	13,012	- 7,589
Asthma	11	4,752	27	1,745	+ 3,007
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,360	38	761	+ 3,599
Lung Cancers	13	4,290	46	441	+ 3,849
Low Birth Weight	14	4,225	8	9,673	- 5,448
Breast Cancer	15	4,084	32	1,128	+ 2,956
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,360	35	919	+ 2,441
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,355	11	6,641	- 3,286
Birth Trauma	18	3,317	7	10,405	- 7,088
Liver Cancer	19	3,193	29	1,522	+ 1,671
Liver Disease	20	2,949	13	5,122	- 2,173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	2,861	41	687	+ 2,174
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,579	5	12,103	- 9,525
Other Neoplasms	23	2,144	66	37	+ 2,107
Malnutrition	24	1,796	18	3,317	- 1,521
Skin Disease	25	1,762	55	242	+ 1,520
Prostate Cancer	26	1,729	34	950	+ 779
Drownings	27	1,617	31	1,238	+ 380
Falls	28	1,609	33	1,127	+ 482
Leukemia	29	1,498	42	599	+ 900
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,477	37	859	+ 618
Other Injuries	31	1,473	20	3,130	- 1,656
Anemia	32	1,431	84	0	+ 1,431
Cervical Cancer	33	1,282	15	4,378	- 3,096
Oral Cancer	34	1,215	40	731	+ 484
Suicide	35	969	24	2,033	- 1,064
Lymphomas	36	949	26	1,762	- 812
Pancreas Cancer	37	884	47	358	+ 526
Maternal Conditions	38	851	17	3,641	- 2,791
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	838	30	1,286	- 449
Ovary Cancer	40	831	44	519	+ 312
Stomach Cancer	41	779	45	515	+ 264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	753	50	348	+ 405
Pertussis	43	733	25	1,909	- 1,176
Syphilis	44	482	23	2,235	- 1,753
Epilepsy	45	467	43	599	- 132
Dengue	46	442	74	1	+ 441
Meningitis	47	434	16	3,718	- 3,284
Measles	48	372	51	343	+ 29
War	49	340	63	88	+ 253
Uterin Cancer	50	317	56	234	+ 83
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	313	81	0	+ 313
Drug Use	52	289	57	233	+ 57
Oesophagus Cancer	53	280	28	1,674	- 1,395
Fires	54	250	36	872	- 622
Parkinson's Disease	55	248	48	351	- 104
Hepatitis B	56	246	61	123	+ 122
Osteoarthritis	57	237	80	0	+ 237
Bladder Cancer	58	237	59	181	+ 56
Tetanus	59	217	53	271	- 54
Alcohol	60	167	54	256	- 89
Skin Cancers	61	153	49	349	- 195
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	134	64	55	+ 79
Appendicitis	63	115	58	211	- 96
Schistosomiasis	64	97	52	286	- 188
Poisonings	65	94	39	745	- 651
HIV/AIDS	66	85	1	21,188	- 21,103
Encephalitis	67	77	62	122	- 45
Schizophrenia	68	53	86	0	+ 53
Malaria	69	39	3	13,576	- 13,537
Upper Respiratory	70	16	60	144	- 127
Leprosy	71	15	77	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	72	13	69	16	- 3
Oral conditions	73	12	82	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	74	10	71	11	- 2
Diphtheria	75	6	72	11	- 5
Ascariasis	76	6	70	16	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	78	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	78	2	73	6	- 4
Chagas disease	79	1	79	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	1	85	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	81	0	67	30	- 30
Leishmaniasis	82	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	65	50	- 50
Hookworm Disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Philippines

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.