BANGLADESH VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	72,527	55	563	+ 71,964
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	64,574	6	29,586	+ 34,989
Malaria	3	46,471	68	45	+ 46,426
Road Traffic Accidents	4	44,542	8	25,023	+ 19,519
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	41,430	5	36,111	+ 5,319
Stroke	6	38,273	1	134,166	- 95,893
Birth Trauma	7	35,616	15	13,392	+ 22,224
Low Birth Weight	8	33,113	11	17,457	+ 15,656
Coronary Heart Disease	9	30,069	2	108,528	- 78,459
Tuberculosis	10	24,832	4	37,175	- 12,343
Congenital Anomalies	11	22,731	18	10,113	+ 12,618
Violence	12	21,137	27	4,623	+ 16,514
Liver Disease	13	17,532	9	21,024	- 3,492
Diabetes Mellitus	14	16,411	7	28,976	- 12,565
Cervical Cancer	15	14,985	26	5,132	+ 9,853
Meningitis	16	12,726	38	2,105	+ 10,621
Maternal Conditions	17	12,465	29	3,920	+ 8,545
Malnutrition	18	11,354	36	2,418	+ 8,937
Kidney Disease	19	10,845	17	10,841	+ 4
Other Injuries	20	10,713	21	7,629	+ 3,084
Hypertension	21	10,680	14	14,776	- 4,096
Lung Disease	22	10,443	3	45,699	- 35,256
Syphilis	23	7,652	49	1,227	+ 6,425
Suicide	24	6,959	25	5,998	+ 961
Pertussis	25	6,535	39	2,011	+ 4,524
Lymphomas	26	6,030	35	2,667	+ 3,363
Asthma	27	5,974	20	8,893	- 2,919
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,732	10	19,525	- 13,793
Liver Cancer	29	5,211	34	2,884	+ 2,327
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	4,403	13	14,993	- 10,590
Drownings	31	4,236	22	7,094	- 2,857
Breast Cancer	32	3,861	23	6,808	- 2,947
Falls	33	3,856	31	3,328	+ 528
Prostate Cancer	34	3,251	41	1,664	+ 1,587
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	3,145	28	4,534	- 1,389
Fires	36	2,985	46	1,271	+ 1,714
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,941	42	1,485	+ 1,457
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,605	45	1,335	+ 1,270
Poisonings	39	2,551	56	539	+ 2,012
Oral Cancer	40	2,503	12	15,511	- 13,008
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,351	48	1,251	+ 1,099
Leukemia	42	2,050	40	1,895	+ 155
Epilepsy	43	2,049	44	1,353	+ 696
Ovary Cancer	44	1,777	37	2,231	- 455
Stomach Cancer	45	1,763	24	6,799	- 5,036
Lung Cancers	46	1,508	16	12,174	- 10,666
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,226	43	1,414	- 188
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,203	30	3,782	- 2,578
Skin Cancers	49	1,193	53	853	+ 340
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,190	33	2,922	- 1,732
Measles	51	1,175	19	9,021	- 7,845
Schistosomiasis	52	977	74	0	+ 977
Tetanus	53	926	57	450	+ 476
Alcohol	54	877	60	262	+ 615
Skin Disease	55	830	50	1,131	- 302
Uterin Cancer	56	800	58	405	+ 395
Drug Use	57	797	32	2,967	- 2,171
Appendicitis	58	722	47	1,262	- 540
Bladder Cancer	59	619	52	991	- 372
Upper Respiratory	60	491	66	100	+ 391
Hepatitis B	61	423	51	1,121	- 698
Encephalitis	62	418	59	371	+ 47
War	63	301	63	202	+ 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	188	54	815	- 627
Trypanosomiasis	65	170	76	0	+ 170
Other Neoplasms	66	128	61	243	- 115
Hepatitis C	67	104	62	207	- 102
Leishmaniasis	68	96	67	56	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	69	55	64	179	- 124
Ascariasis	70	54	69	31	+ 23
Otitis Media	71	39	71	14	+ 25
Diphtheria	72	38	72	5	+ 33
Chlamydia	73	21	70	21	- 1
Dengue	74	4	65	161	- 157
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

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.