DENMARK VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,568	55	23	+ 2,545
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,286	6	2,244	+ 43
Malaria	3	1,645	79	0	+ 1,645
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,577	33	213	+ 1,364
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,467	38	145	+ 1,322
Stroke	6	1,355	5	3,662	- 2,307
Birth Trauma	7	1,261	56	21	+ 1,240
Low Birth Weight	8	1,172	41	116	+ 1,056
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,065	1	5,341	- 4,277
Tuberculosis	10	879	57	16	+ 864
Congenital Anomalies	11	805	36	153	+ 652
Violence	12	748	47	63	+ 685
Liver Disease	13	621	14	692	- 71
Diabetes Mellitus	14	581	10	1,284	- 703
Cervical Cancer	15	531	37	153	+ 378
Meningitis	16	451	52	25	+ 426
Maternal Conditions	17	441	64	2	+ 439
Malnutrition	18	402	59	14	+ 388
Kidney Disease	19	384	12	911	- 527
Other Injuries	20	379	30	347	+ 32
Hypertension	21	378	15	642	- 264
Lung Disease	22	370	3	4,387	- 4,017
Syphilis	23	271	70	0	+ 271
Suicide	24	246	16	617	- 371
Pertussis	25	231	72	0	+ 231
Lymphomas	26	214	13	730	- 516
Asthma	27	212	44	82	+ 129
Oesophagus Cancer	28	203	24	477	- 274
Liver Cancer	29	185	25	464	- 280
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	156	2	5,218	- 5,062
Drownings	31	150	50	37	+ 113
Breast Cancer	32	137	9	1,299	- 1,162
Falls	33	137	22	541	- 404
Prostate Cancer	34	115	8	1,480	- 1,365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	111	7	2,147	- 2,035
Fires	36	106	49	53	+ 53
Inflammatory/Heart	37	104	31	284	- 180
Endocrine Disorders	38	92	19	575	- 482
Poisonings	39	90	62	6	+ 85
Oral Cancer	40	89	28	371	- 282
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	83	32	216	- 133
Leukemia	42	73	20	558	- 486
Epilepsy	43	73	40	125	- 52
Ovary Cancer	44	63	29	367	- 304
Stomach Cancer	45	62	23	484	- 422
Lung Cancers	46	53	4	3,721	- 3,668
Pancreas Cancer	47	43	11	1,096	- 1,052
Parkinson's Disease	48	43	17	600	- 557
Skin Cancers	49	42	26	388	- 346
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	42	42	96	- 54
Measles	51	42	71	0	+ 41
Schistosomiasis	52	35	75	0	+ 35
Tetanus	53	33	68	0	+ 32
Alcohol	54	31	18	598	- 567
Skin Disease	55	29	45	79	- 50
Uterin Cancer	56	28	35	156	- 127
Drug Use	57	28	34	197	- 169
Appendicitis	58	26	54	23	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	59	22	21	545	- 524
Upper Respiratory	60	17	58	15	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	15	61	6	+ 9
Encephalitis	62	15	67	1	+ 14
War	63	11	66	1	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	43	84	- 78
Trypanosomiasis	65	6	76	0	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	66	5	27	378	- 373
Hepatitis C	67	4	60	9	- 5
Leishmaniasis	68	3	78	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	39	132	- 130
Ascariasis	70	2	81	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	65	2	- 0
Diphtheria	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	1	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	57	- 57
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Uganda

Denmark

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.