AFGHANISTAN VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	17,249	46	464	+ 16,785
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,358	4	14,649	+ 708
Malaria	3	11,052	57	185	+ 10,867
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,594	11	6,033	+ 4,560
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,853	13	5,555	+ 4,298
Stroke	6	9,103	3	19,060	- 9,958
Birth Trauma	7	8,471	6	10,723	- 2,252
Low Birth Weight	8	7,875	5	12,631	- 4,755
Coronary Heart Disease	9	7,151	1	40,195	- 33,043
Tuberculosis	10	5,906	7	9,839	- 3,933
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,406	14	5,001	+ 405
Violence	12	5,027	19	3,217	+ 1,810
Liver Disease	13	4,170	16	4,600	- 430
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,903	12	5,750	- 1,846
Cervical Cancer	15	3,564	44	541	+ 3,023
Meningitis	16	3,027	20	2,626	+ 401
Maternal Conditions	17	2,964	9	7,807	- 4,842
Malnutrition	18	2,700	43	589	+ 2,111
Kidney Disease	19	2,579	10	6,590	- 4,011
Other Injuries	20	2,548	18	3,241	- 694
Hypertension	21	2,540	8	7,995	- 5,455
Lung Disease	22	2,484	15	4,650	- 2,166
Syphilis	23	1,820	60	94	+ 1,726
Suicide	24	1,655	24	1,573	+ 82
Pertussis	25	1,554	21	2,107	- 553
Lymphomas	26	1,434	36	946	+ 488
Asthma	27	1,421	17	3,403	- 1,982
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,363	29	1,314	+ 49
Liver Cancer	29	1,239	40	657	+ 582
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,047	23	1,765	- 718
Drownings	31	1,008	34	996	+ 11
Breast Cancer	32	918	22	1,822	- 904
Falls	33	917	37	905	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	34	773	55	258	+ 515
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	748	39	741	+ 7
Fires	36	710	50	348	+ 362
Inflammatory/Heart	37	699	45	527	+ 173
Endocrine Disorders	38	620	28	1,364	- 744
Poisonings	39	607	47	384	+ 223
Oral Cancer	40	595	27	1,467	- 872
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	559	25	1,505	- 946
Leukemia	42	488	42	610	- 123
Epilepsy	43	487	35	993	- 505
Ovary Cancer	44	423	48	369	+ 53
Stomach Cancer	45	419	26	1,501	- 1,081
Lung Cancers	46	359	32	1,076	- 717
Pancreas Cancer	47	292	56	229	+ 62
Parkinson's Disease	48	286	41	628	- 341
Skin Cancers	49	284	59	145	+ 139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	283	33	1,041	- 758
Measles	51	280	49	350	- 71
Schistosomiasis	52	232	79	0	+ 232
Tetanus	53	220	30	1,254	- 1,034
Alcohol	54	209	58	150	+ 59
Skin Disease	55	197	61	94	+ 103
Uterin Cancer	56	190	53	289	- 98
Drug Use	57	190	51	328	- 139
Appendicitis	58	172	52	298	- 127
Bladder Cancer	59	147	54	272	- 125
Upper Respiratory	60	117	68	9	+ 108
Hepatitis B	61	101	38	863	- 763
Encephalitis	62	99	31	1,190	- 1,091
War	63	72	2	25,620	- 25,548
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	45	65	25	+ 19
Trypanosomiasis	65	40	78	0	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	66	30	63	29	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	25	64	28	- 3
Leishmaniasis	68	23	70	1	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	69	13	62	84	- 71
Ascariasis	70	13	66	17	- 4
Otitis Media	71	9	71	1	+ 9
Diphtheria	72	9	67	16	- 8
Chlamydia	73	5	69	1	+ 3
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Uganda

Afghanistan

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.