UGANDA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	58,703	1	21,188	+ 37,515
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	32,077	2	18,865	+ 13,213
Coronary Heart Disease	3	26,694	9	8,784	+ 17,910
Stroke	4	25,026	6	11,181	+ 13,845
Diabetes Mellitus	5	24,614	14	4,794	+ 19,820
Tuberculosis	6	17,910	10	7,255	+ 10,655
Violence	7	17,122	12	6,175	+ 10,947
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	12,918	5	12,103	+ 815
Kidney Disease	9	12,477	19	3,168	+ 9,308
Suicide	10	11,231	24	2,033	+ 9,198
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,611	4	13,012	- 2,401
Hypertension	12	10,428	21	3,120	+ 7,307
Lung Disease	13	9,699	22	3,051	+ 6,648
Liver Disease	14	7,349	13	5,122	+ 2,227
Lung Cancers	15	6,283	46	441	+ 5,842
Low Birth Weight	16	5,096	8	9,673	- 4,577
Other Injuries	17	4,903	20	3,130	+ 1,774
Asthma	18	4,864	27	1,745	+ 3,119
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,803	38	761	+ 4,042
Cervical Cancer	20	4,530	15	4,378	+ 152
Inflammatory/Heart	21	4,410	37	859	+ 3,550
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,813	30	1,286	+ 2,526
Breast Cancer	23	3,696	32	1,128	+ 2,568
Prostate Cancer	24	3,566	34	950	+ 2,616
Congenital Anomalies	25	3,547	11	6,641	- 3,093
Meningitis	26	2,985	16	3,718	- 733
Fires	27	2,950	36	872	+ 2,078
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,924	35	919	+ 2,006
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,842	28	1,674	+ 1,168
Birth Trauma	30	2,449	7	10,405	- 7,956
Lymphomas	31	2,297	26	1,762	+ 536
Drownings	32	1,959	31	1,238	+ 722
Liver Cancer	33	1,943	29	1,522	+ 421
Malnutrition	34	1,941	18	3,317	- 1,376
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,636	47	358	+ 1,278
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,544	41	687	+ 858
Epilepsy	37	1,525	43	599	+ 926
Maternal Conditions	38	1,386	17	3,641	- 2,256
Stomach Cancer	39	1,251	45	515	+ 736
Leukemia	40	1,193	42	599	+ 594
Oral Cancer	41	1,146	40	731	+ 415
Falls	42	1,141	33	1,127	+ 14
Pertussis	43	931	25	1,909	- 978
Syphilis	44	921	23	2,235	- 1,314
Skin Disease	45	898	55	242	+ 656
Parkinson's Disease	46	878	48	351	+ 527
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	827	50	348	+ 480
Skin Cancers	48	809	49	349	+ 461
Alcohol	49	805	54	256	+ 549
Poisonings	50	795	39	745	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	51	775	44	519	+ 256
Bladder Cancer	52	676	59	181	+ 495
Drug Use	53	628	57	233	+ 395
Uterin Cancer	54	418	56	234	+ 184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	306	64	55	+ 251
Appendicitis	56	223	58	211	+ 12
Measles	57	221	51	343	- 123
Other Neoplasms	58	217	66	37	+ 180
Encephalitis	59	191	62	122	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	60	182	60	144	+ 38
Hepatitis B	61	114	61	123	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	62	92	69	16	+ 76
Malaria	63	67	3	13,576	- 13,509
War	64	53	63	88	- 34
Tetanus	65	31	53	271	- 240
Schistosomiasis	66	29	52	286	- 257
Otitis Media	67	16	71	11	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	15	73	6	+ 9
Diphtheria	69	13	72	11	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	6	67	30	- 24
Ascariasis	71	2	70	16	- 14
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

South Africa

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.