CANADA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	16,679	53	163	+ 16,516
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,850	7	7,431	+ 7,419
Malaria	3	10,687	76	0	+ 10,687
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,243	28	1,998	+ 8,245
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,528	36	840	+ 8,687
Stroke	6	8,802	5	14,159	- 5,357
Birth Trauma	7	8,191	50	193	+ 7,998
Low Birth Weight	8	7,615	42	553	+ 7,061
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,915	1	40,063	- 33,149
Tuberculosis	10	5,711	58	97	+ 5,613
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,227	35	1,081	+ 4,146
Violence	12	4,861	40	605	+ 4,256
Liver Disease	13	4,032	17	3,624	+ 408
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,774	9	5,718	- 1,944
Cervical Cancer	15	3,446	41	578	+ 2,868
Meningitis	16	2,927	59	68	+ 2,858
Maternal Conditions	17	2,866	64	45	+ 2,821
Malnutrition	18	2,611	51	192	+ 2,419
Kidney Disease	19	2,494	14	4,578	- 2,084
Other Injuries	20	2,464	24	2,392	+ 71
Hypertension	21	2,456	22	2,563	- 107
Lung Disease	22	2,402	4	14,212	- 11,811
Syphilis	23	1,760	67	5	+ 1,755
Suicide	24	1,600	15	4,417	- 2,816
Pertussis	25	1,503	69	1	+ 1,502
Lymphomas	26	1,387	10	5,146	- 3,760
Asthma	27	1,374	49	262	+ 1,112
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,318	25	2,230	- 912
Liver Cancer	29	1,198	20	3,113	- 1,914
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,013	2	30,970	- 29,957
Drownings	31	974	48	283	+ 691
Breast Cancer	32	888	8	5,910	- 5,022
Falls	33	887	12	4,829	- 3,942
Prostate Cancer	34	748	13	4,711	- 3,963
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	723	6	9,651	- 8,928
Fires	36	687	52	192	+ 494
Inflammatory/Heart	37	676	27	2,060	- 1,383
Endocrine Disorders	38	599	19	3,233	- 2,633
Poisonings	39	587	56	121	+ 465
Oral Cancer	40	575	32	1,592	- 1,017
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	541	43	442	+ 98
Leukemia	42	471	21	3,098	- 2,627
Epilepsy	43	471	44	384	+ 87
Ovary Cancer	44	409	29	1,902	- 1,493
Stomach Cancer	45	405	26	2,177	- 1,772
Lung Cancers	46	347	3	20,937	- 20,590
Pancreas Cancer	47	282	11	5,057	- 4,775
Parkinson's Disease	48	277	18	3,359	- 3,082
Skin Cancers	49	274	30	1,756	- 1,482
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	274	39	636	- 362
Measles	51	270	74	0	+ 270
Schistosomiasis	52	225	78	0	+ 225
Tetanus	53	213	71	0	+ 213
Alcohol	54	202	33	1,491	- 1,289
Skin Disease	55	191	38	679	- 488
Uterin Cancer	56	184	34	1,183	- 999
Drug Use	57	183	16	3,686	- 3,503
Appendicitis	58	166	62	49	+ 117
Bladder Cancer	59	142	23	2,521	- 2,378
Upper Respiratory	60	113	63	47	+ 66
Hepatitis B	61	97	60	66	+ 31
Encephalitis	62	96	68	3	+ 93
War	63	69	65	21	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	43	47	322	- 279
Trypanosomiasis	65	39	75	0	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	66	29	31	1,679	- 1,649
Hepatitis C	67	24	45	363	- 339
Leishmaniasis	68	22	77	0	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	69	13	37	692	- 680
Ascariasis	70	13	82	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	71	9	66	8	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	9	73	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	73	5	83	0	+ 5
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Uganda

Canada

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.