UGANDA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,438	9	8,784	+ 61,654
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	50,805	30	1,286	+ 49,519
Stroke	3	28,085	6	11,181	+ 16,903
Lung Disease	4	20,218	22	3,051	+ 17,167
Lung Cancers	5	17,322	46	441	+ 16,882
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,191	35	919	+ 13,273
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	12,373	2	18,865	- 6,491
Prostate Cancer	8	12,203	34	950	+ 11,253
Pancreas Cancer	9	8,603	47	358	+ 8,245
Hypertension	10	8,556	21	3,120	+ 5,435
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,537	14	4,794	+ 3,742
Kidney Disease	12	7,581	19	3,168	+ 4,413
Breast Cancer	13	7,364	32	1,128	+ 6,236
Suicide	14	6,885	24	2,033	+ 4,852
Other Injuries	15	6,392	20	3,130	+ 3,262
Lymphomas	16	6,314	26	1,762	+ 4,552
Falls	17	5,161	33	1,127	+ 4,035
Other Neoplasms	18	4,822	66	37	+ 4,784
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,389	48	351	+ 4,037
Leukemia	20	3,842	42	599	+ 3,243
Bladder Cancer	21	3,538	59	181	+ 3,357
Liver Cancer	22	3,499	29	1,522	+ 1,976
Liver Disease	23	3,367	13	5,122	- 1,755
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,267	38	761	+ 2,506
Skin Cancers	25	3,027	49	349	+ 2,678
Stomach Cancer	26	2,850	45	515	+ 2,335
Ovary Cancer	27	2,572	44	519	+ 2,053
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,545	37	859	+ 1,686
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,504	28	1,674	+ 830
Drug Use	30	1,970	57	233	+ 1,738
Oral Cancer	31	1,765	40	731	+ 1,034
Alcohol	32	1,669	54	256	+ 1,413
Uterin Cancer	33	1,604	56	234	+ 1,370
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,466	4	13,012	- 11,546
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,432	11	6,641	- 5,208
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,346	5	12,103	- 10,757
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,290	41	687	+ 603
Cervical Cancer	38	1,059	15	4,378	- 3,319
Skin Disease	39	1,024	55	242	+ 781
Anemia	40	813	84	0	+ 813
Multiple Sclerosis	41	792	69	16	+ 776
Asthma	42	737	27	1,745	- 1,008
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	599	64	55	+ 544
Epilepsy	44	561	43	599	- 38
Malnutrition	45	545	18	3,317	- 2,772
Drownings	46	533	31	1,238	- 705
Violence	47	525	12	6,175	- 5,649
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	513	50	348	+ 166
Fires	49	301	36	872	- 571
Schizophrenia	50	295	86	0	+ 295
Low Birth Weight	51	234	8	9,673	- 9,439
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	213	81	0	+ 213
Hepatitis C	53	205	67	30	+ 175
Meningitis	54	163	16	3,718	- 3,554
Birth Trauma	55	156	7	10,405	- 10,249
Tuberculosis	56	112	10	7,255	- 7,143
Osteoarthritis	57	111	80	0	+ 111
Upper Respiratory	58	91	60	144	- 53
Appendicitis	59	84	58	211	- 127
Poisonings	60	83	39	745	- 663
HIV/AIDS	61	59	1	21,188	- 21,129
Hepatitis B	62	44	61	123	- 79
Oral conditions	63	39	82	0	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	64	23	17	3,641	- 3,618
War	65	8	63	88	- 80
Otitis Media	66	3	71	11	- 8
Pertussis	67	2	25	1,909	- 1,907
Tetanus	68	2	53	271	- 269
Schistosomiasis	69	2	52	286	- 284
Diphtheria	70	2	72	11	- 9
Encephalitis	71	1	62	122	- 121
Syphilis	72	0	23	2,235	- 2,235
Chlamydia	73	0	73	6	- 6
Malaria	74	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	28	- 28
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	81	0	70	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	51	343	- 343
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
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.