UGANDA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,876	9	8,784	+ 59,092
Stroke	2	50,402	6	11,181	+ 39,221
Diabetes Mellitus	3	31,638	14	4,794	+ 26,844
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,869	2	18,865	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	5	17,138	34	950	+ 16,188
Hypertension	6	16,960	21	3,120	+ 13,840
Violence	7	15,901	12	6,175	+ 9,726
Lung Disease	8	12,297	22	3,051	+ 9,247
Kidney Disease	9	10,680	19	3,168	+ 7,512
Breast Cancer	10	10,113	32	1,128	+ 8,985
HIV/AIDS	11	9,309	1	21,188	- 11,879
Endocrine Disorders	12	6,778	38	761	+ 6,017
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,839	35	919	+ 4,920
Skin Disease	14	5,705	55	242	+ 5,463
Other Injuries	15	5,681	20	3,130	+ 2,551
Inflammatory/Heart	16	4,963	37	859	+ 4,104
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,578	11	6,641	- 2,063
Stomach Cancer	18	4,563	45	515	+ 4,048
Uterin Cancer	19	4,244	56	234	+ 4,011
Pancreas Cancer	20	4,167	47	358	+ 3,809
Cervical Cancer	21	4,161	15	4,378	- 217
Road Traffic Accidents	22	4,011	4	13,012	- 9,002
Liver Cancer	23	3,920	29	1,522	+ 2,398
Lung Cancers	24	3,912	46	441	+ 3,471
Drownings	25	3,751	31	1,238	+ 2,513
Lymphomas	26	3,651	26	1,762	+ 1,889
Oral Cancer	27	3,067	40	731	+ 2,336
Falls	28	3,040	33	1,127	+ 1,914
Leukemia	29	2,940	42	599	+ 2,342
Liver Disease	30	2,924	13	5,122	- 2,198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,821	41	687	+ 2,135
Anemia	32	2,743	84	0	+ 2,743
Ovary Cancer	33	2,244	44	519	+ 1,725
Low Birth Weight	34	2,056	8	9,673	- 7,618
Asthma	35	1,815	27	1,745	+ 69
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,798	28	1,674	+ 124
Malnutrition	37	1,585	18	3,317	- 1,732
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,511	50	348	+ 1,163
Fires	39	1,411	36	872	+ 539
Other Neoplasms	40	992	66	37	+ 955
Epilepsy	41	985	43	599	+ 386
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	976	30	1,286	- 310
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	967	5	12,103	- 11,136
Parkinson's Disease	44	920	48	351	+ 568
Bladder Cancer	45	919	59	181	+ 738
Tuberculosis	46	888	10	7,255	- 6,366
Alcohol	47	794	54	256	+ 538
Birth Trauma	48	644	7	10,405	- 9,760
Skin Cancers	49	621	49	349	+ 273
Drug Use	50	601	57	233	+ 368
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	581	81	0	+ 581
Suicide	52	528	24	2,033	- 1,505
Maternal Conditions	53	485	17	3,641	- 3,157
Otitis Media	54	359	71	11	+ 348
Appendicitis	55	218	58	211	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	188	64	55	+ 133
Osteoarthritis	57	173	80	0	+ 173
War	58	30	63	88	- 58
Syphilis	59	4	23	2,235	- 2,231
Poisonings	60	2	39	745	- 743
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	86	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	69	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	73	6	- 6
Upper Respiratory	67	0	60	144	- 144
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	61	123	- 123
Hepatitis C	70	0	67	30	- 30
Meningitis	71	0	16	3,718	- 3,718
Encephalitis	72	0	62	122	- 122
Ascariasis	73	0	70	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	72	11	- 11
Pertussis	79	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Tetanus	80	0	53	271	- 271
Measles	81	0	51	343	- 343
Schistosomiasis	82	0	52	286	- 286
Malaria	83	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	65	50	- 50
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Saint Vincent

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.