UGANDA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,178	9	8,784	+ 53,394
Stroke	2	59,578	6	11,181	+ 48,397
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	34,720	30	1,286	+ 33,434
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	33,081	2	18,865	+ 14,216
Lung Cancers	5	21,274	46	441	+ 20,833
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	21,194	35	919	+ 20,275
Lung Disease	7	20,694	22	3,051	+ 17,643
Diabetes Mellitus	8	17,388	14	4,794	+ 12,594
Kidney Disease	9	13,535	19	3,168	+ 10,367
Stomach Cancer	10	12,226	45	515	+ 11,711
Prostate Cancer	11	10,254	34	950	+ 9,305
Breast Cancer	12	9,642	32	1,128	+ 8,514
Other Injuries	13	9,352	20	3,130	+ 6,223
Hypertension	14	9,076	21	3,120	+ 5,956
Pancreas Cancer	15	8,059	47	358	+ 7,701
Lymphomas	16	7,761	26	1,762	+ 6,000
Endocrine Disorders	17	7,468	38	761	+ 6,707
Liver Cancer	18	6,134	29	1,522	+ 4,612
Suicide	19	5,658	24	2,033	+ 3,625
Bladder Cancer	20	5,652	59	181	+ 5,471
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,501	48	351	+ 5,150
Liver Disease	22	5,435	13	5,122	+ 313
Falls	23	4,986	33	1,127	+ 3,859
Leukemia	24	4,903	42	599	+ 4,304
Oral Cancer	25	4,403	40	731	+ 3,672
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,388	37	859	+ 3,529
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,047	4	13,012	- 8,966
Other Neoplasms	28	3,149	66	37	+ 3,111
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,007	28	1,674	+ 1,332
Skin Cancers	30	2,527	49	349	+ 2,179
Epilepsy	31	2,004	43	599	+ 1,406
Uterin Cancer	32	1,960	56	234	+ 1,726
Ovary Cancer	33	1,918	44	519	+ 1,399
Cervical Cancer	34	1,588	15	4,378	- 2,790
HIV/AIDS	35	1,543	1	21,188	- 19,645
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,114	5	12,103	- 10,990
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,104	41	687	+ 417
Tuberculosis	38	1,028	10	7,255	- 6,226
Skin Disease	39	977	55	242	+ 735
Congenital Anomalies	40	948	11	6,641	- 5,692
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	815	50	348	+ 467
Anemia	42	728	84	0	+ 728
Asthma	43	707	27	1,745	- 1,038
Drug Use	44	620	57	233	+ 387
Alcohol	45	536	54	256	+ 280
Fires	46	523	36	872	- 349
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	478	64	55	+ 423
Violence	48	465	12	6,175	- 5,710
Hepatitis C	49	419	67	30	+ 389
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	398	81	0	+ 398
Drownings	51	383	31	1,238	- 855
Low Birth Weight	52	380	8	9,673	- 9,293
Malnutrition	53	380	18	3,317	- 2,937
Multiple Sclerosis	54	271	69	16	+ 255
Schizophrenia	55	237	86	0	+ 237
Meningitis	56	206	16	3,718	- 3,512
Poisonings	57	142	39	745	- 604
Osteoarthritis	58	138	80	0	+ 138
Hepatitis B	59	126	61	123	+ 2
Birth Trauma	60	115	7	10,405	- 10,290
Appendicitis	61	101	58	211	- 111
Upper Respiratory	62	71	60	144	- 72
Maternal Conditions	63	35	17	3,641	- 3,607
Syphilis	64	15	23	2,235	- 2,221
Oral conditions	65	14	82	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	66	12	71	11	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	6	62	122	- 116
Leishmaniasis	68	6	68	28	- 22
War	69	5	63	88	- 83
Leprosy	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Measles	71	1	51	343	- 342
Pertussis	72	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Tetanus	73	0	53	271	- 271
Diphtheria	74	0	72	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	73	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	77	0	52	286	- 286
Malaria	78	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	65	50	- 50
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	16	- 16
Dengue	84	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.