DR CONGO VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	49,615	15	13,286	+ 36,329
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	44,174	1	73,546	- 29,372
Malaria	3	31,790	4	41,813	- 10,023
Road Traffic Accidents	4	30,470	10	30,256	+ 214
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	28,342	5	41,301	- 12,960
Stroke	6	26,182	6	36,596	- 10,414
Birth Trauma	7	24,364	9	33,075	- 8,711
Low Birth Weight	8	22,652	8	34,668	- 12,017
Coronary Heart Disease	9	20,569	7	34,713	- 14,144
Tuberculosis	10	16,987	2	43,759	- 26,772
Congenital Anomalies	11	15,550	11	16,256	- 706
Violence	12	14,459	18	11,120	+ 3,339
Liver Disease	13	11,993	13	15,044	- 3,051
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,227	16	12,902	- 1,676
Cervical Cancer	15	10,251	27	4,823	+ 5,429
Meningitis	16	8,706	17	11,568	- 2,863
Maternal Conditions	17	8,527	19	10,513	- 1,986
Malnutrition	18	7,767	21	8,910	- 1,143
Kidney Disease	19	7,419	20	9,077	- 1,658
Other Injuries	20	7,329	22	8,272	- 943
Hypertension	21	7,306	12	15,743	- 8,437
Lung Disease	22	7,144	14	13,527	- 6,383
Syphilis	23	5,235	32	3,751	+ 1,483
Suicide	24	4,761	26	5,812	- 1,051
Pertussis	25	4,470	23	7,921	- 3,451
Lymphomas	26	4,125	38	2,061	+ 2,064
Asthma	27	4,087	24	7,733	- 3,647
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,921	53	790	+ 3,131
Liver Cancer	29	3,565	31	3,840	- 275
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	3,012	28	4,548	- 1,535
Drownings	31	2,898	34	3,454	- 556
Breast Cancer	32	2,641	35	3,416	- 774
Falls	33	2,638	33	3,483	- 845
Prostate Cancer	34	2,224	30	3,948	- 1,724
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,151	36	2,966	- 815
Fires	36	2,042	39	2,007	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,012	29	4,045	- 2,033
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,782	25	7,380	- 5,598
Poisonings	39	1,745	42	1,729	+ 16
Oral Cancer	40	1,712	51	1,003	+ 709
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,608	40	1,923	- 315
Leukemia	42	1,402	41	1,871	- 469
Epilepsy	43	1,402	44	1,727	- 325
Ovary Cancer	44	1,215	58	656	+ 560
Stomach Cancer	45	1,206	37	2,579	- 1,373
Lung Cancers	46	1,032	47	1,158	- 126
Pancreas Cancer	47	839	50	1,017	- 178
Parkinson's Disease	48	823	49	1,035	- 212
Skin Cancers	49	816	55	765	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	814	43	1,728	- 913
Measles	51	804	3	42,254	- 41,450
Schistosomiasis	52	669	48	1,071	- 402
Tetanus	53	634	46	1,166	- 532
Alcohol	54	600	60	635	- 35
Skin Disease	55	567	54	781	- 213
Uterin Cancer	56	547	63	352	+ 195
Drug Use	57	545	59	638	- 93
Appendicitis	58	494	56	703	- 209
Bladder Cancer	59	423	65	270	+ 154
Upper Respiratory	60	336	62	370	- 34
Hepatitis B	61	289	61	456	- 167
Encephalitis	62	286	57	680	- 394
War	63	206	45	1,658	- 1,452
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	129	66	217	- 88
Trypanosomiasis	65	116	64	347	- 230
Other Neoplasms	66	88	67	88	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	71	69	69	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	68	66	52	869	- 803
Multiple Sclerosis	69	37	71	44	- 6
Ascariasis	70	37	68	80	- 42
Otitis Media	71	27	72	38	- 12
Diphtheria	72	26	70	47	- 21
Chlamydia	73	14	73	15	- 1
Dengue	74	3	74	1	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Uganda

DR Congo

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.