GUINEA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,013	10	3,020	+ 2,993
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,354	1	12,790	- 7,437
Malaria	3	3,853	2	8,180	- 4,327
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,693	9	3,788	- 95
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,435	3	6,788	- 3,353
Stroke	6	3,173	5	5,777	- 2,604
Birth Trauma	7	2,953	7	4,797	- 1,844
Low Birth Weight	8	2,745	8	4,319	- 1,573
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,493	6	5,665	- 3,172
Tuberculosis	10	2,059	13	2,369	- 310
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,885	14	2,181	- 296
Violence	12	1,752	26	1,128	+ 624
Liver Disease	13	1,454	12	2,550	- 1,097
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,361	15	2,138	- 777
Cervical Cancer	15	1,242	19	1,491	- 249
Meningitis	16	1,055	11	2,633	- 1,578
Maternal Conditions	17	1,033	17	1,793	- 760
Malnutrition	18	941	28	1,032	- 91
Kidney Disease	19	899	16	1,939	- 1,040
Other Injuries	20	888	18	1,504	- 616
Hypertension	21	885	21	1,348	- 463
Lung Disease	22	866	20	1,373	- 507
Syphilis	23	634	39	328	+ 306
Suicide	24	577	29	892	- 315
Pertussis	25	542	24	1,165	- 623
Lymphomas	26	500	48	158	+ 342
Asthma	27	495	22	1,179	- 684
Oesophagus Cancer	28	475	63	20	+ 455
Liver Cancer	29	432	23	1,167	- 735
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	365	30	579	- 214
Drownings	31	351	31	528	- 177
Breast Cancer	32	320	38	345	- 25
Falls	33	320	33	480	- 160
Prostate Cancer	34	270	32	525	- 256
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	261	53	100	+ 161
Fires	36	248	36	410	- 163
Inflammatory/Heart	37	244	35	439	- 196
Endocrine Disorders	38	216	25	1,140	- 924
Poisonings	39	211	40	295	- 83
Oral Cancer	40	207	52	122	+ 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	195	34	448	- 253
Leukemia	42	170	67	17	+ 153
Epilepsy	43	170	37	350	- 180
Ovary Cancer	44	147	54	93	+ 55
Stomach Cancer	45	146	41	245	- 99
Lung Cancers	46	125	50	128	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	47	102	65	19	+ 83
Parkinson's Disease	48	100	44	212	- 112
Skin Cancers	49	99	49	152	- 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	99	42	238	- 139
Measles	51	97	4	6,025	- 5,927
Schistosomiasis	52	81	43	232	- 151
Tetanus	53	77	45	170	- 93
Alcohol	54	73	55	83	- 11
Skin Disease	55	69	51	127	- 58
Uterin Cancer	56	66	59	38	+ 29
Drug Use	57	66	46	169	- 103
Appendicitis	58	60	57	41	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	59	51	60	32	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	60	41	69	15	+ 26
Hepatitis B	61	35	47	162	- 127
Encephalitis	62	35	56	81	- 46
War	63	25	64	20	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	70	13	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	65	14	27	1,072	- 1,058
Other Neoplasms	66	11	68	16	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	9	61	22	- 14
Leishmaniasis	68	8	78	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	69	5	66	18	- 13
Ascariasis	70	5	62	22	- 18
Otitis Media	71	3	72	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	72	3	58	40	- 36
Chlamydia	73	2	71	3	- 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Uganda

Guinea

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.