UGANDA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,588	9	8,784	+ 50,803
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	40,004	30	1,286	+ 38,717
Stroke	3	21,790	6	11,181	+ 10,609
Lung Cancers	4	19,576	46	441	+ 19,135
Lung Disease	5	16,142	22	3,051	+ 13,091
Hypertension	6	13,746	21	3,120	+ 10,625
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,094	35	919	+ 10,175
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	10,842	2	18,865	- 8,023
Falls	9	10,675	33	1,127	+ 9,549
Prostate Cancer	10	8,784	34	950	+ 7,834
Breast Cancer	11	8,771	32	1,128	+ 7,643
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,264	47	358	+ 7,906
Kidney Disease	13	7,014	19	3,168	+ 3,846
Suicide	14	6,947	24	2,033	+ 4,914
Lymphomas	15	6,292	26	1,762	+ 4,530
Inflammatory/Heart	16	5,711	37	859	+ 4,852
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,683	14	4,794	+ 889
Parkinson's Disease	18	4,767	48	351	+ 4,416
Liver Cancer	19	4,477	29	1,522	+ 2,955
Other Neoplasms	20	3,789	66	37	+ 3,752
Liver Disease	21	3,767	13	5,122	- 1,355
Leukemia	22	3,734	42	599	+ 3,135
Bladder Cancer	23	3,724	59	181	+ 3,543
Stomach Cancer	24	3,413	45	515	+ 2,898
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,297	38	761	+ 2,536
Oral Cancer	26	2,783	40	731	+ 2,052
Skin Cancers	27	2,743	49	349	+ 2,394
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,730	28	1,674	+ 1,056
Ovary Cancer	29	2,543	44	519	+ 2,024
Other Injuries	30	2,278	20	3,130	- 851
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,697	11	6,641	- 4,943
Alcohol	32	1,273	54	256	+ 1,017
Uterin Cancer	33	1,244	56	234	+ 1,010
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,073	4	13,012	- 11,939
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,034	5	12,103	- 11,070
Drug Use	36	979	57	233	+ 746
Osteoarthritis	37	944	80	0	+ 944
Multiple Sclerosis	38	889	69	16	+ 873
Epilepsy	39	882	43	599	+ 283
Skin Disease	40	719	55	242	+ 477
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	680	41	687	- 6
Cervical Cancer	42	584	15	4,378	- 3,793
Low Birth Weight	43	583	8	9,673	- 9,090
Anemia	44	565	84	0	+ 565
Schizophrenia	45	536	86	0	+ 536
Asthma	46	527	27	1,745	- 1,218
Malnutrition	47	468	18	3,317	- 2,849
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	433	50	348	+ 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	377	64	55	+ 322
Drownings	50	274	31	1,238	- 963
Violence	51	235	12	6,175	- 5,939
Birth Trauma	52	178	7	10,405	- 10,227
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	177	81	0	+ 177
HIV/AIDS	54	161	1	21,188	- 21,027
Fires	55	119	36	872	- 753
Tuberculosis	56	118	10	7,255	- 7,136
Meningitis	57	111	16	3,718	- 3,607
Hepatitis C	58	84	67	30	+ 53
Appendicitis	59	81	58	211	- 130
Poisonings	60	72	39	745	- 673
Upper Respiratory	61	60	60	144	- 83
Oral conditions	62	45	82	0	+ 45
Hepatitis B	63	25	61	123	- 98
Maternal Conditions	64	24	17	3,641	- 3,618
Syphilis	65	8	23	2,235	- 2,227
Iodine Deficiency	66	6	78	0	+ 6
War	67	5	63	88	- 83
Encephalitis	68	4	62	122	- 118
Otitis Media	69	2	71	11	- 9
Tetanus	70	2	53	271	- 268
Leishmaniasis	71	2	68	28	- 26
Schistosomiasis	72	2	52	286	- 284
Pertussis	73	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Diphtheria	74	0	72	11	- 11
Measles	75	0	51	343	- 343
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Chlamydia	79	0	73	6	- 6
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	74	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	70	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Switzerland

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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.