UGANDA VS SURINAME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SURINAME		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,555	9	8,784	+ 40,771
Stroke	2	46,886	6	11,181	+ 35,705
Diabetes Mellitus	3	21,813	14	4,794	+ 17,019
Kidney Disease	4	21,423	19	3,168	+ 18,255
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	12,995	2	18,865	- 5,869
Suicide	6	11,240	24	2,033	+ 9,207
HIV/AIDS	7	10,516	1	21,188	- 10,672
Liver Disease	8	10,208	13	5,122	+ 5,087
Hypertension	9	10,185	21	3,120	+ 7,065
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	8,942	30	1,286	+ 7,656
Lung Cancers	11	7,791	46	441	+ 7,351
Lung Disease	12	7,064	22	3,051	+ 4,013
Road Traffic Accidents	13	6,789	4	13,012	- 6,224
Prostate Cancer	14	5,975	34	950	+ 5,026
Other Injuries	15	5,530	20	3,130	+ 2,400
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	5,524	35	919	+ 4,605
Breast Cancer	17	4,180	32	1,128	+ 3,052
Skin Disease	18	4,066	55	242	+ 3,824
Low Birth Weight	19	3,916	8	9,673	- 5,758
Cervical Cancer	20	3,656	15	4,378	- 722
Liver Cancer	21	3,421	29	1,522	+ 1,898
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,027	11	6,641	- 3,614
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,833	37	859	+ 1,973
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,821	38	761	+ 2,060
Falls	25	2,613	33	1,127	+ 1,486
Violence	26	2,568	12	6,175	- 3,607
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,397	5	12,103	- 9,706
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,180	41	687	+ 1,493
Drownings	29	2,127	31	1,238	+ 889
Birth Trauma	30	2,116	7	10,405	- 8,289
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,108	48	351	+ 1,757
Pancreas Cancer	32	2,015	47	358	+ 1,657
Stomach Cancer	33	1,885	45	515	+ 1,370
Lymphomas	34	1,729	26	1,762	- 32
Leukemia	35	1,497	42	599	+ 898
Epilepsy	36	1,395	43	599	+ 796
Tuberculosis	37	1,272	10	7,255	- 5,983
Alcohol	38	1,238	54	256	+ 982
Asthma	39	1,188	27	1,745	- 557
Oral Cancer	40	1,187	40	731	+ 456
Maternal Conditions	41	1,073	17	3,641	- 2,568
Ovary Cancer	42	1,039	44	519	+ 520
Malnutrition	43	1,006	18	3,317	- 2,311
Fires	44	969	36	872	+ 97
Drug Use	45	564	57	233	+ 331
Dengue	46	509	74	1	+ 508
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	492	50	348	+ 144
Bladder Cancer	48	399	59	181	+ 218
Uterin Cancer	49	397	56	234	+ 163
Meningitis	50	392	16	3,718	- 3,325
Encephalitis	51	321	62	122	+ 199
Syphilis	52	246	23	2,235	- 1,989
Appendicitis	53	233	58	211	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	54	210	66	37	+ 173
Schistosomiasis	55	180	52	286	- 106
Oesophagus Cancer	56	156	28	1,674	- 1,518
Poisonings	57	132	39	745	- 613
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	94	64	55	+ 39
Pertussis	59	90	25	1,909	- 1,819
Skin Cancers	60	80	49	349	- 269
Multiple Sclerosis	61	77	69	16	+ 61
Tetanus	62	73	53	271	- 197
Hepatitis B	63	47	61	123	- 76
Chagas disease	64	28	79	0	+ 28
Leishmaniasis	65	9	68	28	- 19
War	66	8	63	88	- 80
Upper Respiratory	67	6	60	144	- 138
Chlamydia	68	5	73	6	- 1
Ascariasis	69	4	70	16	- 12
Hepatitis C	70	4	67	30	- 27
Otitis Media	71	1	71	11	- 11
Diphtheria	72	1	72	11	- 10
Measles	73	0	51	343	- 343
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	50	- 50
Malaria	78	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	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.