UGANDA VS SAINT LUCIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT LUCIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	55,233	6	11,181	+ 44,052
Coronary Heart Disease	2	43,621	9	8,784	+ 34,837
Diabetes Mellitus	3	40,955	14	4,794	+ 36,161
Kidney Disease	4	23,373	19	3,168	+ 20,205
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	19,261	2	18,865	+ 397
Prostate Cancer	6	16,503	34	950	+ 15,554
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,998	4	13,012	+ 2,985
Lung Disease	8	15,494	22	3,051	+ 12,443
Hypertension	9	15,387	21	3,120	+ 12,267
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	13,955	30	1,286	+ 12,669
Violence	11	10,852	12	6,175	+ 4,677
Liver Disease	12	10,219	13	5,122	+ 5,097
Inflammatory/Heart	13	9,237	37	859	+ 8,378
Breast Cancer	14	7,465	32	1,128	+ 6,337
Stomach Cancer	15	6,425	45	515	+ 5,910
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,189	35	919	+ 5,270
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,916	38	761	+ 5,155
Lung Cancers	18	5,482	46	441	+ 5,042
Low Birth Weight	19	5,041	8	9,673	- 4,632
Skin Disease	20	4,739	55	242	+ 4,497
Other Injuries	21	4,326	20	3,130	+ 1,196
Suicide	22	4,222	24	2,033	+ 2,189
Parkinson's Disease	23	4,068	48	351	+ 3,716
Lymphomas	24	3,838	26	1,762	+ 2,076
Cervical Cancer	25	3,478	15	4,378	- 900
Falls	26	3,087	33	1,127	+ 1,961
Asthma	27	2,812	27	1,745	+ 1,067
Drownings	28	2,735	31	1,238	+ 1,497
Alcohol	29	2,711	54	256	+ 2,454
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,374	11	6,641	- 4,267
Pancreas Cancer	31	2,363	47	358	+ 2,005
Epilepsy	32	2,087	43	599	+ 1,488
Malnutrition	33	1,930	18	3,317	- 1,387
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,574	41	687	+ 887
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,343	5	12,103	- 10,761
Leukemia	36	1,297	42	599	+ 698
Liver Cancer	37	1,185	29	1,522	- 337
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,154	50	348	+ 807
Fires	39	972	36	872	+ 100
Oesophagus Cancer	40	920	28	1,674	- 754
Ovary Cancer	41	917	44	519	+ 398
Birth Trauma	42	907	7	10,405	- 9,498
Oral Cancer	43	902	40	731	+ 171
Tuberculosis	44	856	10	7,255	- 6,399
Uterin Cancer	45	597	56	234	+ 363
Drug Use	46	562	57	233	+ 329
Maternal Conditions	47	541	17	3,641	- 3,100
Other Neoplasms	48	533	66	37	+ 495
Meningitis	49	428	16	3,718	- 3,289
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	384	64	55	+ 329
Appendicitis	51	329	58	211	+ 118
Encephalitis	52	323	62	122	+ 201
Dengue	53	173	74	1	+ 172
Multiple Sclerosis	54	131	69	16	+ 115
Poisonings	55	77	39	745	- 669
Tetanus	56	62	53	271	- 208
Syphilis	57	55	23	2,235	- 2,180
War	58	49	63	88	- 39
Upper Respiratory	59	37	60	144	- 107
Hepatitis B	60	17	61	123	- 106
Schistosomiasis	61	15	52	286	- 271
Chlamydia	62	13	73	6	+ 7
Pertussis	63	9	25	1,909	- 1,900
Ascariasis	64	3	70	16	- 13
Hepatitis C	65	1	67	30	- 29
Otitis Media	66	0	71	11	- 11
Diphtheria	67	0	72	11	- 11
Skin Cancers	68	0	49	349	- 348
Vitamin A Deficiency	69	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	70	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	71	0	83	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	72	0	59	181	- 181
Schizophrenia	73	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	74	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	51	343	- 343
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	65	50	- 50
Malaria	81	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Leishmaniasis	82	0	68	28	- 28
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	84	0	1	21,188	- 21,188
Trichuriasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Saint Lucia

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.