ETHIOPIA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	50,968	17	11,471	+ 39,496
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	45,379	1	59,931	- 14,552
Malaria	3	32,657	26	5,626	+ 27,031
Road Traffic Accidents	4	31,301	5	31,564	- 263
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	29,115	2	44,361	- 15,246
Stroke	6	26,896	3	39,362	- 12,465
Birth Trauma	7	25,029	6	31,107	- 6,078
Low Birth Weight	8	23,270	7	28,020	- 4,751
Coronary Heart Disease	9	21,130	4	36,530	- 15,399
Tuberculosis	10	17,451	9	21,455	- 4,004
Congenital Anomalies	11	15,974	11	15,638	+ 336
Violence	12	14,854	22	8,076	+ 6,778
Liver Disease	13	12,321	8	27,270	- 14,950
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,533	10	16,258	- 4,725
Cervical Cancer	15	10,531	27	5,019	+ 5,512
Meningitis	16	8,943	14	12,019	- 3,076
Maternal Conditions	17	8,759	18	8,887	- 127
Malnutrition	18	7,979	19	8,643	- 664
Kidney Disease	19	7,621	13	12,103	- 4,482
Other Injuries	20	7,528	16	11,735	- 4,206
Hypertension	21	7,505	12	13,470	- 5,965
Lung Disease	22	7,339	15	11,870	- 4,531
Syphilis	23	5,377	43	1,699	+ 3,678
Suicide	24	4,890	25	6,030	- 1,140
Pertussis	25	4,592	23	6,896	- 2,304
Lymphomas	26	4,238	33	3,590	+ 648
Asthma	27	4,198	29	4,484	- 286
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,028	40	1,839	+ 2,189
Liver Cancer	29	3,662	42	1,730	+ 1,932
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	3,094	21	8,258	- 5,163
Drownings	31	2,977	35	3,133	- 156
Breast Cancer	32	2,713	20	8,485	- 5,772
Falls	33	2,710	28	4,510	- 1,800
Prostate Cancer	34	2,285	50	1,244	+ 1,041
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,210	31	3,755	- 1,544
Fires	36	2,098	34	3,255	- 1,157
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,067	39	2,168	- 102
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,831	45	1,623	+ 208
Poisonings	39	1,792	32	3,668	- 1,876
Oral Cancer	40	1,759	48	1,477	+ 282
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,652	41	1,758	- 106
Leukemia	42	1,441	30	4,222	- 2,782
Epilepsy	43	1,440	44	1,625	- 185
Ovary Cancer	44	1,249	36	2,424	- 1,175
Stomach Cancer	45	1,239	47	1,519	- 280
Lung Cancers	46	1,060	38	2,202	- 1,142
Pancreas Cancer	47	862	61	488	+ 374
Parkinson's Disease	48	846	46	1,578	- 732
Skin Cancers	49	839	52	1,006	- 168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	837	49	1,339	- 503
Measles	51	826	24	6,324	- 5,498
Schistosomiasis	52	687	54	839	- 153
Tetanus	53	651	37	2,203	- 1,552
Alcohol	54	616	55	750	- 134
Skin Disease	55	583	53	904	- 321
Uterin Cancer	56	562	62	421	+ 141
Drug Use	57	560	60	513	+ 47
Appendicitis	58	508	58	677	- 170
Bladder Cancer	59	435	51	1,080	- 645
Upper Respiratory	60	345	57	709	- 364
Hepatitis B	61	297	56	742	- 445
Encephalitis	62	294	63	386	- 92
War	63	211	64	281	- 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	132	65	221	- 88
Trypanosomiasis	65	119	77	0	+ 119
Other Neoplasms	66	90	66	148	- 58
Hepatitis C	67	73	69	115	- 41
Leishmaniasis	68	68	59	579	- 511
Multiple Sclerosis	69	39	70	61	- 23
Ascariasis	70	38	68	130	- 91
Otitis Media	71	27	71	39	- 12
Diphtheria	72	26	67	146	- 119
Chlamydia	73	14	72	21	- 6
Dengue	74	3	73	20	- 17
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	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	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.