COLOMBIA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,319	17	2,683	+ 18,636
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,982	5	10,773	+ 8,208
Malaria	3	13,660	67	26	+ 13,634
Road Traffic Accidents	4	13,093	6	7,765	+ 5,328
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,178	38	747	+ 11,431
Stroke	6	11,250	3	16,573	- 5,322
Birth Trauma	7	10,469	41	648	+ 9,821
Low Birth Weight	8	9,733	23	2,095	+ 7,638
Coronary Heart Disease	9	8,839	1	43,066	- 34,227
Tuberculosis	10	7,299	32	1,272	+ 6,028
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,682	16	2,963	+ 3,719
Violence	12	6,213	2	19,268	- 13,055
Liver Disease	13	5,154	19	2,426	+ 2,727
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,824	11	5,028	- 204
Cervical Cancer	15	4,405	20	2,266	+ 2,139
Meningitis	16	3,741	50	244	+ 3,497
Maternal Conditions	17	3,664	46	394	+ 3,270
Malnutrition	18	3,338	27	1,878	+ 1,459
Kidney Disease	19	3,188	7	6,834	- 3,646
Other Injuries	20	3,149	28	1,592	+ 1,557
Hypertension	21	3,139	8	6,400	- 3,260
Lung Disease	22	3,070	4	15,928	- 12,858
Syphilis	23	2,249	65	30	+ 2,219
Suicide	24	2,046	26	1,965	+ 81
Pertussis	25	1,921	69	18	+ 1,903
Lymphomas	26	1,773	18	2,603	- 830
Asthma	27	1,756	54	191	+ 1,565
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,685	36	835	+ 850
Liver Cancer	29	1,532	24	2,065	- 533
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,294	22	2,157	- 863
Drownings	31	1,245	40	689	+ 556
Breast Cancer	32	1,135	13	3,669	- 2,534
Falls	33	1,134	29	1,518	- 384
Prostate Cancer	34	956	14	3,584	- 2,629
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	924	12	4,371	- 3,447
Fires	36	878	56	127	+ 751
Inflammatory/Heart	37	865	31	1,329	- 465
Endocrine Disorders	38	766	30	1,367	- 601
Poisonings	39	750	61	61	+ 689
Oral Cancer	40	736	37	807	- 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	691	39	698	- 8
Leukemia	42	603	21	2,208	- 1,606
Epilepsy	43	602	43	597	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	44	522	33	1,122	- 600
Stomach Cancer	45	518	9	6,112	- 5,594
Lung Cancers	46	443	10	5,250	- 4,807
Pancreas Cancer	47	360	25	2,022	- 1,662
Parkinson's Disease	48	354	47	383	- 29
Skin Cancers	49	351	35	1,028	- 678
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	350	63	38	+ 312
Measles	51	346	78	0	+ 345
Schistosomiasis	52	287	77	1	+ 287
Tetanus	53	272	71	14	+ 258
Alcohol	54	258	68	23	+ 235
Skin Disease	55	244	34	1,102	- 858
Uterin Cancer	56	235	45	423	- 188
Drug Use	57	234	44	492	- 257
Appendicitis	58	212	52	213	- 0
Bladder Cancer	59	182	42	609	- 427
Upper Respiratory	60	144	66	27	+ 118
Hepatitis B	61	124	62	50	+ 74
Encephalitis	62	123	64	38	+ 85
War	63	88	49	260	- 172
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	55	51	242	- 187
Trypanosomiasis	65	50	84	0	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	66	38	15	3,205	- 3,167
Hepatitis C	67	31	59	65	- 34
Leishmaniasis	68	28	74	7	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	69	16	60	62	- 46
Ascariasis	70	16	76	5	+ 11
Otitis Media	71	11	73	7	+ 4
Diphtheria	72	11	80	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	73	6	81	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	1	55	133	- 132
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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.