UGANDA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	82,200	2	18,865	+ 63,335
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	58,163	5	12,103	+ 46,059
Measles	3	43,825	51	343	+ 43,481
Tuberculosis	4	38,849	10	7,255	+ 31,594
Birth Trauma	5	36,244	7	10,405	+ 25,840
Stroke	6	32,542	6	11,181	+ 21,361
Coronary Heart Disease	7	27,383	9	8,784	+ 18,599
Low Birth Weight	8	23,663	8	9,673	+ 13,990
Meningitis	9	20,373	16	3,718	+ 16,655
Malnutrition	10	18,266	18	3,317	+ 14,949
Road Traffic Accidents	11	16,019	4	13,012	+ 3,006
Maternal Conditions	12	15,623	17	3,641	+ 11,982
Liver Disease	13	14,829	13	5,122	+ 9,707
Other Injuries	14	13,636	20	3,130	+ 10,506
Congenital Anomalies	15	12,911	11	6,641	+ 6,270
Diabetes Mellitus	16	10,933	14	4,794	+ 6,139
Tetanus	17	10,026	53	271	+ 9,755
Hypertension	18	10,008	21	3,120	+ 6,888
Lung Disease	19	9,247	22	3,051	+ 6,196
Pertussis	20	7,777	25	1,909	+ 5,868
Kidney Disease	21	7,765	19	3,168	+ 4,597
Malaria	22	7,352	3	13,576	- 6,224
Asthma	23	7,111	27	1,745	+ 5,366
War	24	4,991	63	88	+ 4,903
Drownings	25	4,814	31	1,238	+ 3,577
Breast Cancer	26	4,663	32	1,128	+ 3,535
Suicide	27	4,615	24	2,033	+ 2,582
Cervical Cancer	28	3,343	15	4,378	- 1,035
Violence	29	3,136	12	6,175	- 3,039
Fires	30	3,068	36	872	+ 2,196
Poisonings	31	2,870	39	745	+ 2,125
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,451	30	1,286	+ 1,164
HIV/AIDS	33	2,309	1	21,188	- 18,879
Lymphomas	34	2,289	26	1,762	+ 527
Leukemia	35	2,126	42	599	+ 1,527
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,117	41	687	+ 1,430
Falls	37	2,074	33	1,127	+ 947
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,068	35	919	+ 1,150
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,973	37	859	+ 1,113
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,955	28	1,674	+ 280
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,688	50	348	+ 1,341
Schistosomiasis	42	1,648	52	286	+ 1,363
Epilepsy	43	1,585	43	599	+ 986
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,538	38	761	+ 777
Syphilis	45	1,429	23	2,235	- 806
Oral Cancer	46	1,241	40	731	+ 510
Upper Respiratory	47	1,233	60	144	+ 1,090
Hepatitis B	48	1,192	61	123	+ 1,068
Stomach Cancer	49	1,173	45	515	+ 658
Ovary Cancer	50	1,117	44	519	+ 598
Leishmaniasis	51	1,097	68	28	+ 1,069
Prostate Cancer	52	1,079	34	950	+ 129
Liver Cancer	53	968	29	1,522	- 555
Lung Cancers	54	882	46	441	+ 441
Appendicitis	55	711	58	211	+ 500
Parkinson's Disease	56	696	48	351	+ 344
Skin Cancers	57	620	49	349	+ 271
Skin Disease	58	572	55	242	+ 330
Alcohol	59	572	54	256	+ 316
Diphtheria	60	566	72	11	+ 555
Bladder Cancer	61	565	59	181	+ 384
Pancreas Cancer	62	407	47	358	+ 49
Encephalitis	63	344	62	122	+ 221
Uterin Cancer	64	295	56	234	+ 61
Drug Use	65	206	57	233	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	133	64	55	+ 78
Hepatitis C	67	130	67	30	+ 99
Otitis Media	68	119	71	11	+ 108
Ascariasis	69	112	70	16	+ 96
Other Neoplasms	70	47	66	37	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	71	30	69	16	+ 14
Chlamydia	72	18	73	6	+ 12
Dengue	73	2	74	1	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.