UGANDA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,775	9	8,784	+ 47,991
Stroke	2	34,933	6	11,181	+ 23,752
Diabetes Mellitus	3	25,417	14	4,794	+ 20,623
Lung Disease	4	13,436	22	3,051	+ 10,385
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	12,521	2	18,865	- 6,344
Kidney Disease	6	12,387	19	3,168	+ 9,219
Hypertension	7	7,039	21	3,120	+ 3,918
Liver Disease	8	6,456	13	5,122	+ 1,335
Lung Cancers	9	6,245	46	441	+ 5,804
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,060	4	13,012	- 6,953
Suicide	11	5,837	24	2,033	+ 3,804
Asthma	12	4,901	27	1,745	+ 3,156
Breast Cancer	13	4,525	32	1,128	+ 3,397
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,469	30	1,286	+ 3,182
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,151	11	6,641	- 2,489
Low Birth Weight	16	3,862	8	9,673	- 5,811
Stomach Cancer	17	3,773	45	515	+ 3,258
Measles	18	3,664	51	343	+ 3,321
Drownings	19	3,116	31	1,238	+ 1,878
Other Injuries	20	3,031	20	3,130	- 99
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	2,812	5	12,103	- 9,291
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,793	35	919	+ 1,875
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	2,677	50	348	+ 2,329
Prostate Cancer	24	2,510	34	950	+ 1,560
Ovary Cancer	25	2,351	44	519	+ 1,832
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,059	41	687	+ 1,373
Falls	27	1,861	33	1,127	+ 734
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,724	48	351	+ 1,372
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,695	37	859	+ 835
Liver Cancer	30	1,592	29	1,522	+ 70
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,421	38	761	+ 660
Cervical Cancer	32	1,379	15	4,378	- 2,998
Lymphomas	33	1,318	26	1,762	- 443
Violence	34	1,310	12	6,175	- 4,865
Birth Trauma	35	1,280	7	10,405	- 9,125
Uterin Cancer	36	1,248	56	234	+ 1,015
Maternal Conditions	37	1,239	17	3,641	- 2,402
Bladder Cancer	38	1,127	59	181	+ 946
Oral Cancer	39	1,033	40	731	+ 302
Pancreas Cancer	40	874	47	358	+ 516
Skin Disease	41	813	55	242	+ 571
Leukemia	42	745	42	599	+ 146
Malnutrition	43	665	18	3,317	- 2,652
Meningitis	44	570	16	3,718	- 3,148
Epilepsy	45	550	43	599	- 49
Alcohol	46	500	54	256	+ 244
Skin Cancers	47	462	49	349	+ 113
Fires	48	422	36	872	- 450
Syphilis	49	416	23	2,235	- 1,820
Tuberculosis	50	410	10	7,255	- 6,844
Oesophagus Cancer	51	223	28	1,674	- 1,451
Poisonings	52	197	39	745	- 549
Other Neoplasms	53	156	66	37	+ 118
Encephalitis	54	136	62	122	+ 14
Drug Use	55	128	57	233	- 105
Appendicitis	56	94	58	211	- 117
Hepatitis B	57	78	61	123	- 46
Pertussis	58	53	25	1,909	- 1,856
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	48	64	55	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	60	41	69	16	+ 25
Dengue	61	30	74	1	+ 29
Tetanus	62	12	53	271	- 259
Diphtheria	63	8	72	11	- 3
Hepatitis C	64	7	67	30	- 24
War	65	5	63	88	- 83
Ascariasis	66	4	70	16	- 12
Chlamydia	67	3	73	6	- 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	60	144	- 141
Otitis Media	69	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	1	21,188	- 21,188
Schistosomiasis	74	0	52	286	- 286
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	28	- 28
Malaria	76	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Samoa

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.