EL SALVADOR VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,850	9	842	+ 2,008
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,537	4	2,418	+ 119
Malaria	3	1,826	80	0	+ 1,826
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,750	8	1,347	+ 403
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,628	27	199	+ 1,429
Stroke	6	1,504	5	1,595	- 91
Birth Trauma	7	1,399	37	121	+ 1,279
Low Birth Weight	8	1,301	19	317	+ 984
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,181	1	5,814	- 4,632
Tuberculosis	10	976	46	60	+ 916
Congenital Anomalies	11	893	14	449	+ 444
Violence	12	831	2	5,485	- 4,655
Liver Disease	13	689	10	797	- 108
Diabetes Mellitus	14	645	7	1,385	- 741
Cervical Cancer	15	589	13	451	+ 137
Meningitis	16	500	51	36	+ 465
Maternal Conditions	17	490	53	26	+ 463
Malnutrition	18	446	26	214	+ 232
Kidney Disease	19	426	3	4,726	- 4,299
Other Injuries	20	421	38	95	+ 326
Hypertension	21	420	31	146	+ 274
Lung Disease	22	410	6	1,493	- 1,082
Syphilis	23	301	58	14	+ 287
Suicide	24	273	15	391	- 117
Pertussis	25	257	52	32	+ 225
Lymphomas	26	237	28	186	+ 51
Asthma	27	235	35	122	+ 113
Oesophagus Cancer	28	225	41	80	+ 145
Liver Cancer	29	205	16	355	- 150
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	173	18	320	- 147
Drownings	31	166	33	137	+ 30
Breast Cancer	32	152	22	291	- 140
Falls	33	152	24	243	- 91
Prostate Cancer	34	128	17	328	- 201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	124	20	315	- 191
Fires	36	117	54	21	+ 96
Inflammatory/Heart	37	116	42	78	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	38	102	25	223	- 120
Poisonings	39	100	57	15	+ 85
Oral Cancer	40	98	39	94	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	92	30	157	- 65
Leukemia	42	81	21	312	- 231
Epilepsy	43	81	48	50	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	44	70	40	93	- 23
Stomach Cancer	45	69	11	702	- 633
Lung Cancers	46	59	23	290	- 231
Pancreas Cancer	47	48	29	161	- 113
Parkinson's Disease	48	47	44	70	- 22
Skin Cancers	49	47	47	60	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	47	65	6	+ 41
Measles	51	46	76	0	+ 46
Schistosomiasis	52	38	82	0	+ 38
Tetanus	53	36	60	11	+ 25
Alcohol	54	34	12	648	- 614
Skin Disease	55	33	36	121	- 88
Uterin Cancer	56	31	50	39	- 8
Drug Use	57	31	43	74	- 42
Appendicitis	58	28	56	18	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	59	24	49	42	- 17
Upper Respiratory	60	19	62	9	+ 11
Hepatitis B	61	17	66	5	+ 12
Encephalitis	62	16	63	7	+ 9
War	63	12	70	1	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	59	14	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	65	7	81	0	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	66	5	32	145	- 140
Hepatitis C	67	4	75	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	68	4	73	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	64	7	- 5
Ascariasis	70	2	72	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	61	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	18	- 18
Osteoarthritis	80	0	69	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	45	64	- 64
Oral conditions	82	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	67	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Uganda

El Salvador

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.