UGANDA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,971	9	8,784	+ 50,187
Diabetes Mellitus	2	27,935	14	4,794	+ 23,141
Lung Disease	3	21,200	22	3,051	+ 18,149
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	15,556	30	1,286	+ 14,269
Kidney Disease	5	15,375	19	3,168	+ 12,207
Stroke	6	15,256	6	11,181	+ 4,075
Asthma	7	14,507	27	1,745	+ 12,762
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,471	2	18,865	- 7,393
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,415	4	13,012	- 3,597
Suicide	10	6,675	24	2,033	+ 4,642
Oral Cancer	11	6,487	40	731	+ 5,755
Lung Cancers	12	3,979	46	441	+ 3,539
Oesophagus Cancer	13	3,462	28	1,674	+ 1,787
Other Injuries	14	3,429	20	3,130	+ 299
Breast Cancer	15	3,101	32	1,128	+ 1,973
Stomach Cancer	16	2,961	45	515	+ 2,446
Liver Disease	17	2,921	13	5,122	- 2,201
Leukemia	18	2,589	42	599	+ 1,990
Liver Cancer	19	2,445	29	1,522	+ 922
Hypertension	20	2,366	21	3,120	- 754
Lymphomas	21	2,303	26	1,762	+ 541
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,218	11	6,641	- 4,423
Falls	23	2,161	33	1,127	+ 1,035
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,043	35	919	+ 1,125
Tuberculosis	25	1,725	10	7,255	- 5,530
Cervical Cancer	26	1,709	15	4,378	- 2,669
Drownings	27	1,638	31	1,238	+ 400
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	1,356	5	12,103	- 10,748
Low Birth Weight	29	1,202	8	9,673	- 8,471
Prostate Cancer	30	1,137	34	950	+ 187
Violence	31	1,119	12	6,175	- 5,056
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,037	38	761	+ 276
Anemia	33	998	84	0	+ 998
Bladder Cancer	34	968	59	181	+ 787
Inflammatory/Heart	35	953	37	859	+ 93
Skin Disease	36	656	55	242	+ 414
Ovary Cancer	37	630	44	519	+ 111
War	38	627	63	88	+ 539
Epilepsy	39	604	43	599	+ 5
Drug Use	40	577	57	233	+ 344
Fires	41	535	36	872	- 337
Uterin Cancer	42	489	56	234	+ 255
Pancreas Cancer	43	479	47	358	+ 121
Birth Trauma	44	432	7	10,405	- 9,973
Parkinson's Disease	45	376	48	351	+ 24
Meningitis	46	327	16	3,718	- 3,390
Dengue	47	294	74	1	+ 293
Maternal Conditions	48	215	17	3,641	- 3,426
Poisonings	49	209	39	745	- 536
Other Neoplasms	50	192	66	37	+ 155
Alcohol	51	184	54	256	- 72
Skin Cancers	52	131	49	349	- 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	111	50	348	- 237
Malnutrition	54	97	18	3,317	- 3,220
HIV/AIDS	55	88	1	21,188	- 21,100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	85	41	687	- 601
Tetanus	57	62	53	271	- 209
Syphilis	58	33	23	2,235	- 2,202
Pertussis	59	33	25	1,909	- 1,876
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	25	64	55	- 30
Encephalitis	61	23	62	122	- 99
Hepatitis B	62	13	61	123	- 110
Leprosy	63	12	77	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	64	12	58	211	- 199
Schizophrenia	65	11	86	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	66	10	60	144	- 133
Osteoarthritis	67	8	80	0	+ 8
Oral conditions	68	7	82	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	69	16	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	4	81	0	+ 4
Hookworm Disease	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	70	16	- 15
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	28	- 28
Diphtheria	74	0	72	11	- 11
Hepatitis C	75	0	67	30	- 30
Otitis Media	76	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	77	0	51	343	- 343
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Schistosomiasis	81	0	52	286	- 286
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
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

Sri Lanka

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.