ECUADOR VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,872	27	609	+ 7,263
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,009	4	5,083	+ 1,926
Malaria	3	5,044	77	0	+ 5,044
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,834	6	3,490	+ 1,344
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,497	34	410	+ 4,086
Stroke	6	4,154	3	5,429	- 1,275
Birth Trauma	7	3,866	38	302	+ 3,563
Low Birth Weight	8	3,594	16	1,172	+ 2,422
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,264	1	9,805	- 6,541
Tuberculosis	10	2,695	29	574	+ 2,122
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,467	13	1,335	+ 1,132
Violence	12	2,294	15	1,210	+ 1,084
Liver Disease	13	1,903	7	3,330	- 1,427
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,781	5	4,321	- 2,540
Cervical Cancer	15	1,626	24	840	+ 787
Meningitis	16	1,381	52	90	+ 1,292
Maternal Conditions	17	1,353	46	164	+ 1,188
Malnutrition	18	1,232	28	578	+ 654
Kidney Disease	19	1,177	2	6,184	- 5,007
Other Injuries	20	1,163	17	1,161	+ 2
Hypertension	21	1,159	10	2,507	- 1,348
Lung Disease	22	1,133	8	2,576	- 1,443
Syphilis	23	831	54	85	+ 746
Suicide	24	755	14	1,326	- 571
Pertussis	25	709	56	79	+ 630
Lymphomas	26	654	22	883	- 228
Asthma	27	648	53	85	+ 563
Oesophagus Cancer	28	622	42	180	+ 442
Liver Cancer	29	566	21	954	- 388
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	478	9	2,565	- 2,087
Drownings	31	460	32	470	- 10
Breast Cancer	32	419	25	825	- 406
Falls	33	419	18	1,114	- 696
Prostate Cancer	34	353	12	1,362	- 1,009
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	341	19	1,109	- 768
Fires	36	324	43	175	+ 149
Inflammatory/Heart	37	319	36	308	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	38	283	31	507	- 224
Poisonings	39	277	58	59	+ 218
Oral Cancer	40	272	45	166	+ 106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	255	33	417	- 161
Leukemia	42	223	23	882	- 659
Epilepsy	43	222	40	273	- 50
Ovary Cancer	44	193	35	322	- 129
Stomach Cancer	45	191	11	2,089	- 1,897
Lung Cancers	46	164	20	1,075	- 911
Pancreas Cancer	47	133	30	562	- 429
Parkinson's Disease	48	131	26	658	- 527
Skin Cancers	49	130	37	308	- 178
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	129	47	163	- 33
Measles	51	128	72	0	+ 128
Schistosomiasis	52	106	75	0	+ 106
Tetanus	53	101	62	9	+ 92
Alcohol	54	95	39	280	- 185
Skin Disease	55	90	51	103	- 13
Uterin Cancer	56	87	48	129	- 42
Drug Use	57	86	41	214	- 127
Appendicitis	58	78	50	110	- 32
Bladder Cancer	59	67	44	168	- 101
Upper Respiratory	60	53	63	8	+ 45
Hepatitis B	61	46	64	3	+ 43
Encephalitis	62	45	55	82	- 37
War	63	33	66	2	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	20	49	124	- 103
Trypanosomiasis	65	18	76	0	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	66	14	57	64	- 50
Hepatitis C	67	11	67	1	+ 10
Leishmaniasis	68	10	74	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	60	18	- 12
Ascariasis	70	6	65	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	4	70	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	72	4	69	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	2	68	1	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	61	10	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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.