UGANDA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,615	9	8,784	+ 42,831
Diabetes Mellitus	2	44,609	14	4,794	+ 39,815
Stroke	3	28,764	6	11,181	+ 17,583
Violence	4	19,214	12	6,175	+ 13,039
Kidney Disease	5	15,368	19	3,168	+ 12,199
Prostate Cancer	6	11,537	34	950	+ 10,588
Breast Cancer	7	9,034	32	1,128	+ 7,906
Lung Cancers	8	7,600	46	441	+ 7,159
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	7,514	30	1,286	+ 6,227
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	7,185	2	18,865	- 11,680
Hypertension	11	7,040	21	3,120	+ 3,920
HIV/AIDS	12	6,856	1	21,188	- 14,332
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	6,844	35	919	+ 5,925
Liver Disease	14	4,755	13	5,122	- 367
Road Traffic Accidents	15	4,553	4	13,012	- 8,459
Lung Disease	16	4,520	22	3,051	+ 1,469
Suicide	17	4,233	24	2,033	+ 2,200
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,175	38	761	+ 3,414
Pancreas Cancer	19	3,982	47	358	+ 3,624
Lymphomas	20	3,898	26	1,762	+ 2,137
Cervical Cancer	21	3,390	15	4,378	- 988
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,263	11	6,641	- 3,377
Low Birth Weight	23	2,899	8	9,673	- 6,774
Ovary Cancer	24	2,804	44	519	+ 2,285
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,522	37	859	+ 1,663
Stomach Cancer	26	2,416	45	515	+ 1,901
Uterin Cancer	27	2,369	56	234	+ 2,135
Liver Cancer	28	2,306	29	1,522	+ 783
Leukemia	29	2,181	42	599	+ 1,582
Other Injuries	30	2,132	20	3,130	- 998
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,817	41	687	+ 1,131
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,795	48	351	+ 1,443
Falls	33	1,505	33	1,127	+ 378
Bladder Cancer	34	1,418	59	181	+ 1,237
Asthma	35	1,411	27	1,745	- 335
Skin Disease	36	1,358	55	242	+ 1,116
Epilepsy	37	1,122	43	599	+ 524
Oral Cancer	38	1,081	40	731	+ 350
Drownings	39	1,079	31	1,238	- 158
Birth Trauma	40	883	7	10,405	- 9,522
Oesophagus Cancer	41	852	28	1,674	- 823
Alcohol	42	809	54	256	+ 553
Tuberculosis	43	753	10	7,255	- 6,501
Drug Use	44	655	57	233	+ 423
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	629	5	12,103	- 11,474
War	46	590	63	88	+ 502
Malnutrition	47	579	18	3,317	- 2,738
Fires	48	571	36	872	- 301
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	390	50	348	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	50	363	17	3,641	- 3,278
Other Neoplasms	51	354	66	37	+ 317
Meningitis	52	332	16	3,718	- 3,386
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	285	64	55	+ 230
Encephalitis	54	214	62	122	+ 92
Dengue	55	183	74	1	+ 182
Appendicitis	56	154	58	211	- 57
Skin Cancers	57	150	49	349	- 199
Multiple Sclerosis	58	79	69	16	+ 63
Poisonings	59	51	39	745	- 694
Hepatitis B	60	16	61	123	- 107
Syphilis	61	5	23	2,235	- 2,231
Hepatitis C	62	4	67	30	- 26
Chlamydia	63	4	73	6	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	2	60	144	- 141
Tetanus	65	2	53	271	- 269
Ascariasis	66	1	70	16	- 15
Pertussis	67	0	25	1,909	- 1,909
Diphtheria	68	0	72	11	- 11
Otitis Media	69	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	52	286	- 286
Malaria	72	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	50	- 50
Measles	76	0	51	343	- 343
Hookworm Disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.