CUBA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,715	34	471	+ 4,243
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,198	3	8,564	- 4,366
Malaria	3	3,021	82	0	+ 3,021
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,895	19	1,007	+ 1,888
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,693	43	206	+ 2,487
Stroke	6	2,488	2	10,725	- 8,237
Birth Trauma	7	2,315	59	49	+ 2,267
Low Birth Weight	8	2,152	48	98	+ 2,054
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,955	1	22,079	- 20,124
Tuberculosis	10	1,614	60	45	+ 1,569
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,478	37	368	+ 1,110
Violence	12	1,374	32	584	+ 790
Liver Disease	13	1,140	11	1,873	- 734
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,067	13	1,791	- 724
Cervical Cancer	15	974	29	666	+ 308
Meningitis	16	827	50	83	+ 745
Maternal Conditions	17	810	61	43	+ 767
Malnutrition	18	738	55	64	+ 675
Kidney Disease	19	705	14	1,700	- 995
Other Injuries	20	696	12	1,869	- 1,173
Hypertension	21	694	7	3,469	- 2,775
Lung Disease	22	679	6	5,492	- 4,813
Syphilis	23	497	69	1	+ 497
Suicide	24	452	16	1,638	- 1,185
Pertussis	25	425	73	0	+ 425
Lymphomas	26	392	18	1,089	- 697
Asthma	27	388	40	301	+ 87
Oesophagus Cancer	28	373	22	879	- 507
Liver Cancer	29	339	24	815	- 477
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	286	5	5,841	- 5,555
Drownings	31	275	42	231	+ 45
Breast Cancer	32	251	15	1,673	- 1,422
Falls	33	251	10	2,810	- 2,559
Prostate Cancer	34	211	8	3,365	- 3,154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	204	9	2,958	- 2,753
Fires	36	194	58	55	+ 139
Inflammatory/Heart	37	191	17	1,156	- 965
Endocrine Disorders	38	169	36	412	- 243
Poisonings	39	166	62	17	+ 149
Oral Cancer	40	163	23	876	- 714
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	153	35	420	- 267
Leukemia	42	133	30	633	- 500
Epilepsy	43	133	46	108	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	44	115	39	323	- 207
Stomach Cancer	45	115	20	991	- 876
Lung Cancers	46	98	4	5,985	- 5,887
Pancreas Cancer	47	80	21	905	- 825
Parkinson's Disease	48	78	27	691	- 612
Skin Cancers	49	78	33	514	- 436
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	77	44	162	- 84
Measles	51	76	76	0	+ 76
Schistosomiasis	52	64	81	0	+ 64
Tetanus	53	60	71	1	+ 60
Alcohol	54	57	28	675	- 618
Skin Disease	55	54	41	258	- 204
Uterin Cancer	56	52	31	602	- 550
Drug Use	57	52	51	82	- 30
Appendicitis	58	47	47	104	- 57
Bladder Cancer	59	40	26	734	- 694
Upper Respiratory	60	32	65	6	+ 26
Hepatitis B	61	27	56	59	- 32
Encephalitis	62	27	66	6	+ 22
War	63	20	68	1	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	12	49	87	- 74
Trypanosomiasis	65	11	80	0	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	66	8	25	769	- 760
Hepatitis C	67	7	45	112	- 105
Leishmaniasis	68	6	83	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	57	55	- 52
Ascariasis	70	4	70	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	3	63	11	- 8
Diphtheria	72	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	68	- 68
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Uganda

Cuba

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.