BRAZIL VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	94,606	22	12,558	+ 82,048
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	84,232	3	94,705	- 10,473
Malaria	3	60,618	74	44	+ 60,573
Road Traffic Accidents	4	58,101	8	33,871	+ 24,231
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	54,042	35	5,659	+ 48,383
Stroke	6	49,925	2	123,207	- 73,282
Birth Trauma	7	46,458	45	3,777	+ 42,681
Low Birth Weight	8	43,193	33	6,881	+ 36,312
Coronary Heart Disease	9	39,222	1	165,788	- 126,566
Tuberculosis	10	32,392	40	4,895	+ 27,497
Congenital Anomalies	11	29,650	23	12,317	+ 17,334
Violence	12	27,571	4	68,779	- 41,208
Liver Disease	13	22,869	13	21,422	+ 1,447
Diabetes Mellitus	14	21,407	5	59,608	- 38,201
Cervical Cancer	15	19,547	29	9,511	+ 10,036
Meningitis	16	16,600	54	1,359	+ 15,241
Maternal Conditions	17	16,259	53	1,507	+ 14,752
Malnutrition	18	14,811	34	6,695	+ 8,115
Kidney Disease	19	14,146	7	37,690	- 23,544
Other Injuries	20	13,974	21	13,807	+ 167
Hypertension	21	13,931	11	28,822	- 14,891
Lung Disease	22	13,622	6	59,373	- 45,751
Syphilis	23	9,982	68	223	+ 9,759
Suicide	24	9,078	20	14,540	- 5,463
Pertussis	25	8,524	75	30	+ 8,494
Lymphomas	26	7,866	27	10,376	- 2,510
Asthma	27	7,792	48	2,595	+ 5,198
Oesophagus Cancer	28	7,477	26	10,466	- 2,989
Liver Cancer	29	6,798	25	11,514	- 4,717
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	5,744	10	30,717	- 24,973
Drownings	31	5,526	39	4,937	+ 589
Breast Cancer	32	5,036	14	20,759	- 15,723
Falls	33	5,030	16	18,847	- 13,817
Prostate Cancer	34	4,241	15	19,001	- 14,759
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	4,102	12	23,161	- 19,059
Fires	36	3,894	58	1,028	+ 2,866
Inflammatory/Heart	37	3,836	18	17,508	- 13,672
Endocrine Disorders	38	3,398	19	16,927	- 13,529
Poisonings	39	3,327	66	317	+ 3,010
Oral Cancer	40	3,264	28	9,951	- 6,687
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3,066	44	4,258	- 1,192
Leukemia	42	2,674	30	8,531	- 5,857
Epilepsy	43	2,673	46	3,263	- 590
Ovary Cancer	44	2,318	43	4,355	- 2,038
Stomach Cancer	45	2,299	17	17,992	- 15,693
Lung Cancers	46	1,967	9	31,659	- 29,692
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,600	24	11,999	- 10,399
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,569	41	4,770	- 3,201
Skin Cancers	49	1,557	38	5,032	- 3,475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,553	51	2,193	- 640
Measles	51	1,533	81	4	+ 1,530
Schistosomiasis	52	1,275	62	593	+ 682
Tetanus	53	1,208	71	88	+ 1,120
Alcohol	54	1,144	32	7,121	- 5,977
Skin Disease	55	1,082	31	7,179	- 6,097
Uterin Cancer	56	1,043	47	2,780	- 1,737
Drug Use	57	1,039	49	2,467	- 1,428
Appendicitis	58	942	57	1,067	- 125
Bladder Cancer	59	808	36	5,306	- 4,498
Upper Respiratory	60	641	67	260	+ 381
Hepatitis B	61	551	59	775	- 224
Encephalitis	62	545	72	65	+ 481
War	63	392	56	1,090	- 697
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	246	61	596	- 351
Trypanosomiasis	65	222	83	1	+ 221
Other Neoplasms	66	167	42	4,665	- 4,498
Hepatitis C	67	136	52	1,955	- 1,819
Leishmaniasis	68	125	63	432	- 307
Multiple Sclerosis	69	71	64	356	- 284
Ascariasis	70	71	78	7	+ 64
Otitis Media	71	51	70	94	- 43
Diphtheria	72	49	79	7	+ 42
Chlamydia	73	27	80	5	+ 21
Dengue	74	5	76	14	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	10	- 10
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Osteoarthritis	80	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Uganda

Brazil

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.