CHINA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	608,794	34	28,746	+ 580,048
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	542,037	12	183,342	+ 358,695
Malaria	3	390,077	75	0	+ 390,077
Road Traffic Accidents	4	373,885	8	250,272	+ 123,613
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	347,763	50	8,719	+ 339,044
Stroke	6	321,267	1	2,043,210	- 1,721,943
Birth Trauma	7	298,961	43	17,644	+ 281,317
Low Birth Weight	8	277,947	40	21,631	+ 256,315
Coronary Heart Disease	9	252,395	2	1,771,525	- 1,519,130
Tuberculosis	10	208,443	32	34,802	+ 173,640
Congenital Anomalies	11	190,803	31	36,613	+ 154,190
Violence	12	177,424	47	11,115	+ 166,309
Liver Disease	13	147,164	15	145,603	+ 1,561
Diabetes Mellitus	14	137,756	14	161,672	- 23,917
Cervical Cancer	15	125,784	27	51,650	+ 74,134
Meningitis	16	106,822	51	5,704	+ 101,118
Maternal Conditions	17	104,629	54	3,596	+ 101,032
Malnutrition	18	95,308	44	12,995	+ 82,313
Kidney Disease	19	91,030	11	192,302	- 101,272
Other Injuries	20	89,924	25	54,087	+ 35,836
Hypertension	21	89,650	7	301,183	- 211,533
Lung Disease	22	87,660	3	968,607	- 880,947
Syphilis	23	64,232	58	1,824	+ 62,408
Suicide	24	58,415	17	116,324	- 57,909
Pertussis	25	54,852	64	484	+ 54,369
Lymphomas	26	50,617	23	57,838	- 7,222
Asthma	27	50,145	39	23,147	+ 26,997
Oesophagus Cancer	28	48,113	10	242,891	- 194,778
Liver Cancer	29	43,743	13	180,952	- 137,209
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	36,961	6	304,455	- 267,494
Drownings	31	35,559	26	52,807	- 17,248
Breast Cancer	32	32,409	19	92,757	- 60,348
Falls	33	32,369	16	138,878	- 106,509
Prostate Cancer	34	27,293	28	51,056	- 23,763
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	26,399	9	248,388	- 221,989
Fires	36	25,059	48	10,498	+ 14,560
Inflammatory/Heart	37	24,687	33	29,954	- 5,266
Endocrine Disorders	38	21,866	37	25,613	- 3,746
Poisonings	39	21,409	36	25,762	- 4,353
Oral Cancer	40	21,006	24	54,695	- 33,689
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	19,731	30	37,723	- 17,992
Leukemia	42	17,208	22	58,145	- 40,936
Epilepsy	43	17,201	46	11,365	+ 5,836
Ovary Cancer	44	14,914	35	28,078	- 13,164
Stomach Cancer	45	14,796	5	398,439	- 383,643
Lung Cancers	46	12,658	4	714,311	- 701,653
Pancreas Cancer	47	10,293	18	111,537	- 101,243
Parkinson's Disease	48	10,099	20	70,699	- 60,600
Skin Cancers	49	10,016	41	19,669	- 9,653
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	9,993	21	65,350	- 55,357
Measles	51	9,866	62	558	+ 9,309
Schistosomiasis	52	8,203	65	400	+ 7,803
Tetanus	53	7,775	63	491	+ 7,283
Alcohol	54	7,360	42	19,071	- 11,712
Skin Disease	55	6,963	52	5,222	+ 1,741
Uterin Cancer	56	6,713	45	11,751	- 5,039
Drug Use	57	6,689	38	24,214	- 17,525
Appendicitis	58	6,064	60	1,468	+ 4,596
Bladder Cancer	59	5,196	29	37,873	- 32,677
Upper Respiratory	60	4,124	57	2,663	+ 1,461
Hepatitis B	61	3,548	56	2,757	+ 790
Encephalitis	62	3,510	55	2,796	+ 713
War	63	2,525	61	900	+ 1,625
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1,581	49	10,108	- 8,527
Trypanosomiasis	65	1,427	77	0	+ 1,427
Other Neoplasms	66	1,075	53	4,374	- 3,299
Hepatitis C	67	876	66	86	+ 790
Leishmaniasis	68	807	78	0	+ 807
Multiple Sclerosis	69	460	59	1,734	- 1,274
Ascariasis	70	457	68	34	+ 423
Otitis Media	71	326	69	15	+ 311
Diphtheria	72	316	71	11	+ 305
Chlamydia	73	172	67	55	+ 117
Dengue	74	34	70	12	+ 22
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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.