AUSTRALIA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,509	57	50	+ 11,459
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,247	8	4,446	+ 5,800
Malaria	3	7,374	82	0	+ 7,374
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,068	29	1,245	+ 5,823
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,574	40	296	+ 6,278
Stroke	6	6,073	3	10,331	- 4,258
Birth Trauma	7	5,651	50	140	+ 5,511
Low Birth Weight	8	5,254	43	248	+ 5,006
Coronary Heart Disease	9	4,771	1	21,548	- 16,777
Tuberculosis	10	3,940	56	53	+ 3,888
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,607	33	711	+ 2,896
Violence	12	3,354	44	243	+ 3,111
Liver Disease	13	2,782	26	1,421	+ 1,360
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,604	7	4,471	- 1,867
Cervical Cancer	15	2,378	39	342	+ 2,036
Meningitis	16	2,019	60	37	+ 1,982
Maternal Conditions	17	1,978	63	20	+ 1,958
Malnutrition	18	1,802	51	117	+ 1,685
Kidney Disease	19	1,721	12	3,139	- 1,418
Other Injuries	20	1,700	22	1,642	+ 57
Hypertension	21	1,695	23	1,631	+ 63
Lung Disease	22	1,657	5	8,487	- 6,830
Syphilis	23	1,214	67	3	+ 1,211
Suicide	24	1,104	11	3,150	- 2,046
Pertussis	25	1,037	69	1	+ 1,035
Lymphomas	26	957	15	3,039	- 2,082
Asthma	27	948	36	455	+ 493
Oesophagus Cancer	28	910	25	1,494	- 584
Liver Cancer	29	827	20	2,036	- 1,209
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	699	2	15,588	- 14,890
Drownings	31	672	47	177	+ 495
Breast Cancer	32	613	10	3,405	- 2,793
Falls	33	612	14	3,116	- 2,504
Prostate Cancer	34	516	9	3,766	- 3,250
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	499	6	6,209	- 5,710
Fires	36	474	55	55	+ 419
Inflammatory/Heart	37	467	24	1,571	- 1,104
Endocrine Disorders	38	413	16	2,328	- 1,915
Poisonings	39	405	61	35	+ 370
Oral Cancer	40	397	32	972	- 575
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	373	42	276	+ 97
Leukemia	42	325	18	2,126	- 1,801
Epilepsy	43	325	41	285	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	44	282	31	1,003	- 721
Stomach Cancer	45	280	27	1,288	- 1,008
Lung Cancers	46	239	4	8,769	- 8,529
Pancreas Cancer	47	195	13	3,118	- 2,923
Parkinson's Disease	48	191	19	2,036	- 1,845
Skin Cancers	49	189	17	2,319	- 2,129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	189	38	379	- 190
Measles	51	187	78	0	+ 187
Schistosomiasis	52	155	79	0	+ 155
Tetanus	53	147	70	1	+ 146
Alcohol	54	139	37	380	- 241
Skin Disease	55	132	34	594	- 463
Uterin Cancer	56	127	35	524	- 397
Drug Use	57	126	21	1,783	- 1,656
Appendicitis	58	115	62	26	+ 88
Bladder Cancer	59	98	30	1,187	- 1,089
Upper Respiratory	60	78	64	17	+ 61
Hepatitis B	61	67	58	41	+ 26
Encephalitis	62	66	68	3	+ 64
War	63	48	65	8	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	30	45	229	- 199
Trypanosomiasis	65	27	83	0	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	66	20	28	1,252	- 1,232
Hepatitis C	67	17	48	173	- 156
Leishmaniasis	68	15	81	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	46	188	- 179
Ascariasis	70	9	75	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	6	66	6	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	6	71	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	73	3	77	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Uganda

Australia

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.