UGANDA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,873	9	8,784	+ 45,089
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	44,132	30	1,286	+ 42,845
Stroke	3	30,232	6	11,181	+ 19,051
Lung Cancers	4	23,068	46	441	+ 22,627
Lung Disease	5	19,728	22	3,051	+ 16,677
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,676	35	919	+ 16,757
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,298	2	18,865	- 4,567
Kidney Disease	8	10,137	19	3,168	+ 6,968
Hypertension	9	9,501	21	3,120	+ 6,380
Diabetes Mellitus	10	8,103	14	4,794	+ 3,308
Breast Cancer	11	7,367	32	1,128	+ 6,239
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,038	47	358	+ 6,680
Prostate Cancer	13	6,692	34	950	+ 5,742
Stomach Cancer	14	6,042	45	515	+ 5,527
Other Injuries	15	5,771	20	3,130	+ 2,641
Lymphomas	16	5,560	26	1,762	+ 3,799
Bladder Cancer	17	5,443	59	181	+ 5,263
Liver Cancer	18	5,314	29	1,522	+ 3,792
Inflammatory/Heart	19	5,195	37	859	+ 4,336
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,152	48	351	+ 4,801
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,069	38	761	+ 4,308
Other Neoplasms	22	4,949	66	37	+ 4,912
Liver Disease	23	4,410	13	5,122	- 711
Leukemia	24	3,932	42	599	+ 3,333
Suicide	25	3,762	24	2,033	+ 1,729
Falls	26	3,384	33	1,127	+ 2,257
Oral Cancer	27	2,692	40	731	+ 1,961
Ovary Cancer	28	2,112	44	519	+ 1,592
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,096	28	1,674	+ 422
Skin Disease	30	1,918	55	242	+ 1,676
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,907	4	13,012	- 11,106
Skin Cancers	32	1,879	49	349	+ 1,531
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,680	50	348	+ 1,333
Uterin Cancer	34	1,680	56	234	+ 1,447
Asthma	35	1,181	27	1,745	- 564
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,109	5	12,103	- 10,995
Anemia	37	953	84	0	+ 953
Congenital Anomalies	38	900	11	6,641	- 5,741
Cervical Cancer	39	891	15	4,378	- 3,486
Epilepsy	40	859	43	599	+ 260
Drug Use	41	809	57	233	+ 576
Hepatitis C	42	680	67	30	+ 649
HIV/AIDS	43	561	1	21,188	- 20,627
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	495	41	687	- 191
Drownings	45	465	31	1,238	- 773
Alcohol	46	348	54	256	+ 91
Malnutrition	47	315	18	3,317	- 3,002
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	306	64	55	+ 251
Multiple Sclerosis	49	299	69	16	+ 283
Tuberculosis	50	282	10	7,255	- 6,973
Violence	51	273	12	6,175	- 5,902
Low Birth Weight	52	263	8	9,673	- 9,410
Osteoarthritis	53	221	80	0	+ 221
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	213	81	0	+ 213
Fires	55	192	36	872	- 680
Schizophrenia	56	188	86	0	+ 188
Poisonings	57	178	39	745	- 567
Hepatitis B	58	169	61	123	+ 45
Meningitis	59	134	16	3,718	- 3,584
Birth Trauma	60	118	7	10,405	- 10,287
Appendicitis	61	83	58	211	- 128
Upper Respiratory	62	49	60	144	- 95
Oral conditions	63	46	82	0	+ 46
Maternal Conditions	64	14	17	3,641	- 3,627
Leishmaniasis	65	11	68	28	- 17
Otitis Media	66	9	71	11	- 2
Syphilis	67	9	23	2,235	- 2,226
War	68	6	63	88	- 82
Iodine Deficiency	69	4	78	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	70	4	62	122	- 118
Chagas disease	71	3	79	0	+ 3
Tetanus	72	2	53	271	- 269
Pertussis	73	2	25	1,909	- 1,907
Schistosomiasis	74	0	52	286	- 285
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	72	11	- 11
Dengue	77	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	78	0	70	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	51	343	- 343
Chlamydia	82	0	73	6	- 6
Malaria	83	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	65	50	- 50
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.