DOMINICAN REP. VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,650	8	1,931	+ 2,719
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,140	6	2,254	+ 1,886
Malaria	3	2,979	65	4	+ 2,975
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,856	3	6,937	- 4,081
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,656	26	504	+ 2,152
Stroke	6	2,454	2	7,882	- 5,428
Birth Trauma	7	2,283	18	915	+ 1,369
Low Birth Weight	8	2,123	13	1,532	+ 591
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,928	1	14,986	- 13,058
Tuberculosis	10	1,592	38	242	+ 1,350
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,457	17	1,038	+ 419
Violence	12	1,355	9	1,917	- 561
Liver Disease	13	1,124	5	2,680	- 1,556
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,052	4	2,762	- 1,710
Cervical Cancer	15	961	23	560	+ 400
Meningitis	16	816	45	134	+ 682
Maternal Conditions	17	799	39	202	+ 597
Malnutrition	18	728	34	372	+ 356
Kidney Disease	19	695	7	2,121	- 1,425
Other Injuries	20	687	19	890	- 203
Hypertension	21	685	10	1,894	- 1,209
Lung Disease	22	670	15	1,360	- 691
Syphilis	23	491	51	70	+ 420
Suicide	24	446	25	530	- 83
Pertussis	25	419	47	121	+ 298
Lymphomas	26	387	33	374	+ 12
Asthma	27	383	29	441	- 58
Oesophagus Cancer	28	367	40	200	+ 167
Liver Cancer	29	334	21	664	- 330
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	282	11	1,808	- 1,525
Drownings	31	272	37	248	+ 24
Breast Cancer	32	248	14	1,460	- 1,213
Falls	33	247	30	435	- 188
Prostate Cancer	34	208	12	1,655	- 1,446
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	202	20	851	- 649
Fires	36	191	44	139	+ 52
Inflammatory/Heart	37	189	35	312	- 123
Endocrine Disorders	38	167	22	602	- 435
Poisonings	39	164	55	47	+ 117
Oral Cancer	40	160	31	434	- 273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	151	36	295	- 144
Leukemia	42	131	32	409	- 277
Epilepsy	43	131	42	158	- 27
Ovary Cancer	44	114	50	89	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	45	113	24	547	- 434
Lung Cancers	46	97	16	1,244	- 1,147
Pancreas Cancer	47	79	27	456	- 377
Parkinson's Disease	48	77	28	446	- 369
Skin Cancers	49	77	41	172	- 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	76	46	123	- 46
Measles	51	75	79	0	+ 75
Schistosomiasis	52	63	59	22	+ 41
Tetanus	53	59	61	17	+ 42
Alcohol	54	56	48	120	- 64
Skin Disease	55	53	53	50	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	56	51	57	43	+ 8
Drug Use	57	51	43	156	- 105
Appendicitis	58	46	52	67	- 20
Bladder Cancer	59	40	49	92	- 53
Upper Respiratory	60	31	68	1	+ 31
Hepatitis B	61	27	63	11	+ 16
Encephalitis	62	27	56	44	- 18
War	63	19	67	1	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	12	54	48	- 36
Trypanosomiasis	65	11	75	0	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	66	8	58	35	- 27
Hepatitis C	67	7	60	17	- 10
Leishmaniasis	68	6	74	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	62	13	- 10
Ascariasis	70	3	70	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	2	69	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	66	2	- 0
Dengue	74	0	64	5	- 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Uganda

Dominican Rep.

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.