UGANDA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,536	9	8,784	+ 17,752
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,218	2	18,865	+ 6,353
Stroke	3	24,221	6	11,181	+ 13,039
Lung Cancers	4	19,203	46	441	+ 18,762
Suicide	5	13,849	24	2,033	+ 11,816
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,492	30	1,286	+ 10,206
Liver Cancer	7	10,966	29	1,522	+ 9,444
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,633	35	919	+ 8,714
Kidney Disease	9	9,564	19	3,168	+ 6,396
Stomach Cancer	10	8,161	45	515	+ 7,647
Lung Disease	11	8,068	22	3,051	+ 5,017
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,618	47	358	+ 6,260
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,446	14	4,794	+ 1,651
Liver Disease	14	6,007	13	5,122	+ 886
Road Traffic Accidents	15	4,162	4	13,012	- 8,850
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,739	48	351	+ 3,387
Hypertension	17	3,511	21	3,120	+ 391
Other Injuries	18	3,439	20	3,130	+ 309
Lymphomas	19	3,290	26	1,762	+ 1,529
Falls	20	2,777	33	1,127	+ 1,650
Breast Cancer	21	2,725	32	1,128	+ 1,597
Prostate Cancer	22	2,191	34	950	+ 1,241
Leukemia	23	2,025	42	599	+ 1,426
Tuberculosis	24	1,845	10	7,255	- 5,409
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,789	38	761	+ 1,028
Other Neoplasms	26	1,710	66	37	+ 1,672
Bladder Cancer	27	1,673	59	181	+ 1,492
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,640	28	1,674	- 35
Oral Cancer	29	1,379	40	731	+ 648
Ovary Cancer	30	1,258	44	519	+ 739
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,254	37	859	+ 395
Asthma	32	1,089	27	1,745	- 657
Alcohol	33	1,023	54	256	+ 766
Cervical Cancer	34	1,008	15	4,378	- 3,370
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	879	5	12,103	- 11,225
Skin Disease	36	666	55	242	+ 424
Skin Cancers	37	553	49	349	+ 205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	511	41	687	- 176
Hepatitis B	39	498	61	123	+ 374
Epilepsy	40	496	43	599	- 102
Congenital Anomalies	41	490	11	6,641	- 6,150
Drownings	42	474	31	1,238	- 764
Uterin Cancer	43	397	56	234	+ 164
Violence	44	365	12	6,175	- 5,809
Low Birth Weight	45	351	8	9,673	- 9,323
Anemia	46	312	84	0	+ 312
Fires	47	249	36	872	- 623
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	212	50	348	- 136
Hepatitis C	49	159	67	30	+ 128
Drug Use	50	146	57	233	- 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	142	64	55	+ 87
Poisonings	52	109	39	745	- 636
Malnutrition	53	84	18	3,317	- 3,233
Birth Trauma	54	83	7	10,405	- 10,321
HIV/AIDS	55	80	1	21,188	- 21,108
Schizophrenia	56	73	86	0	+ 73
Appendicitis	57	51	58	211	- 160
Meningitis	58	48	16	3,718	- 3,670
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	47	81	0	+ 47
Osteoarthritis	60	39	80	0	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	61	32	17	3,641	- 3,609
Syphilis	62	25	23	2,235	- 2,210
Upper Respiratory	63	24	60	144	- 119
Oral conditions	64	20	82	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	65	18	62	122	- 104
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	69	16	- 6
Pertussis	67	6	25	1,909	- 1,903
War	68	5	63	88	- 83
Tetanus	69	4	53	271	- 266
Otitis Media	70	4	71	11	- 7
Malaria	71	1	3	13,576	- 13,575
Schistosomiasis	72	1	52	286	- 284
Diphtheria	73	0	72	11	- 11
Ascariasis	74	0	70	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	51	343	- 343
Chlamydia	84	0	73	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

South Korea

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.