UGANDA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,259	9	8,784	+ 34,475
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	42,422	2	18,865	+ 23,557
Stroke	3	12,742	6	11,181	+ 1,560
Lung Cancers	4	12,593	46	441	+ 12,152
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,831	35	919	+ 8,912
Kidney Disease	6	8,407	19	3,168	+ 5,239
Liver Cancer	7	6,095	29	1,522	+ 4,573
Hypertension	8	5,984	21	3,120	+ 2,864
Suicide	9	5,317	24	2,033	+ 3,284
Breast Cancer	10	4,949	32	1,128	+ 3,821
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,390	47	358	+ 4,032
Stomach Cancer	12	3,307	45	515	+ 2,793
Lymphomas	13	3,244	26	1,762	+ 1,482
Lung Disease	14	3,130	22	3,051	+ 79
Oral Cancer	15	2,591	40	731	+ 1,860
Prostate Cancer	16	2,474	34	950	+ 1,524
Leukemia	17	2,038	42	599	+ 1,439
Falls	18	1,779	33	1,127	+ 652
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,760	37	859	+ 901
Liver Disease	20	1,710	13	5,122	- 3,411
Ovary Cancer	21	1,666	44	519	+ 1,147
Other Neoplasms	22	1,596	66	37	+ 1,559
Uterin Cancer	23	1,203	56	234	+ 969
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,119	28	1,674	- 556
Skin Disease	25	1,111	55	242	+ 869
Road Traffic Accidents	26	990	4	13,012	- 12,023
Bladder Cancer	27	982	59	181	+ 801
Diabetes Mellitus	28	880	14	4,794	- 3,915
Parkinson's Disease	29	733	48	351	+ 382
Cervical Cancer	30	695	15	4,378	- 3,682
Congenital Anomalies	31	650	11	6,641	- 5,990
Other Injuries	32	646	20	3,130	- 2,484
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	566	41	687	- 121
Skin Cancers	34	459	49	349	+ 110
Asthma	35	303	27	1,745	- 1,442
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	265	30	1,286	- 1,021
Endocrine Disorders	37	248	38	761	- 513
Drownings	38	237	31	1,238	- 1,001
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	226	5	12,103	- 11,877
Tuberculosis	40	209	10	7,255	- 7,046
Low Birth Weight	41	207	8	9,673	- 9,467
Epilepsy	42	203	43	599	- 396
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	181	50	348	- 167
Drug Use	44	156	57	233	- 77
HIV/AIDS	45	148	1	21,188	- 21,040
Violence	46	119	12	6,175	- 6,056
Alcohol	47	83	54	256	- 173
Meningitis	48	67	16	3,718	- 3,650
Fires	49	57	36	872	- 815
Appendicitis	50	48	58	211	- 163
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	46	81	0	+ 46
Hepatitis B	52	34	61	123	- 90
Maternal Conditions	53	27	17	3,641	- 3,614
Upper Respiratory	54	26	60	144	- 117
Birth Trauma	55	25	7	10,405	- 10,379
Hepatitis C	56	24	67	30	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	57	21	69	16	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	18	64	55	- 37
War	59	18	63	88	- 70
Poisonings	60	9	39	745	- 736
Encephalitis	61	0	62	122	- 122
Pertussis	62	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Malnutrition	63	0	18	3,317	- 3,317
Diphtheria	64	0	72	11	- 11
Syphilis	65	0	23	2,235	- 2,235
Dengue	66	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	70	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	73	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	51	343	- 343
Tetanus	73	0	53	271	- 271
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Leishmaniasis	76	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	50	- 50
Schistosomiasis	78	0	52	286	- 286
Otitis Media	79	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	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.