INDIA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	605,821	31	44,406	+ 561,415
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	539,390	6	392,425	+ 146,965
Malaria	3	388,173	57	7,705	+ 380,468
Road Traffic Accidents	4	372,059	12	212,596	+ 159,464
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	346,065	4	670,315	- 324,250
Stroke	6	319,699	3	697,038	- 377,339
Birth Trauma	7	297,501	20	102,819	+ 194,682
Low Birth Weight	8	276,589	9	238,739	+ 37,850
Coronary Heart Disease	9	251,163	1	1,520,034	- 1,268,872
Tuberculosis	10	207,425	5	435,882	- 228,457
Congenital Anomalies	11	189,871	23	82,769	+ 107,102
Violence	12	176,557	27	51,767	+ 124,791
Liver Disease	13	146,446	8	268,580	- 122,134
Diabetes Mellitus	14	137,083	7	271,495	- 134,412
Cervical Cancer	15	125,170	30	45,319	+ 79,851
Meningitis	16	106,300	36	33,337	+ 72,964
Maternal Conditions	17	104,118	41	25,917	+ 78,200
Malnutrition	18	94,842	55	8,626	+ 86,216
Kidney Disease	19	90,585	11	222,903	- 132,317
Other Injuries	20	89,485	15	149,570	- 60,085
Hypertension	21	89,212	19	108,050	- 18,838
Lung Disease	22	87,232	2	879,732	- 792,500
Syphilis	23	63,918	64	2,007	+ 61,911
Suicide	24	58,129	14	173,347	- 115,218
Pertussis	25	54,584	54	10,094	+ 44,491
Lymphomas	26	50,369	33	40,159	+ 10,210
Asthma	27	49,900	13	196,051	- 146,151
Oesophagus Cancer	28	47,878	34	38,898	+ 8,980
Liver Cancer	29	43,529	39	30,369	+ 13,161
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	36,780	17	126,593	- 89,812
Drownings	31	35,385	28	48,774	- 13,389
Breast Cancer	32	32,251	22	82,821	- 50,570
Falls	33	32,211	10	225,755	- 193,545
Prostate Cancer	34	27,159	38	30,945	- 3,785
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	26,270	25	77,368	- 51,098
Fires	36	24,936	42	23,265	+ 1,671
Inflammatory/Heart	37	24,567	49	12,651	+ 11,916
Endocrine Disorders	38	21,760	47	15,264	+ 6,495
Poisonings	39	21,305	61	3,540	+ 17,765
Oral Cancer	40	20,903	16	134,187	- 113,283
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	19,634	26	68,108	- 48,473
Leukemia	42	17,124	35	33,383	- 16,259
Epilepsy	43	17,117	40	30,307	- 13,191
Ovary Cancer	44	14,841	44	21,947	- 7,106
Stomach Cancer	45	14,723	24	81,058	- 66,335
Lung Cancers	46	12,596	21	88,276	- 75,679
Pancreas Cancer	47	10,243	37	32,812	- 22,569
Parkinson's Disease	48	10,050	32	43,398	- 33,348
Skin Cancers	49	9,967	60	5,054	+ 4,913
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	9,944	18	126,079	- 116,135
Measles	51	9,818	51	11,923	- 2,105
Schistosomiasis	52	8,163	76	0	+ 8,163
Tetanus	53	7,737	58	7,093	+ 644
Alcohol	54	7,324	43	23,097	- 15,773
Skin Disease	55	6,929	45	17,857	- 10,928
Uterin Cancer	56	6,680	59	6,841	- 161
Drug Use	57	6,656	52	11,747	- 5,091
Appendicitis	58	6,034	53	11,245	- 5,211
Bladder Cancer	59	5,171	48	14,081	- 8,910
Upper Respiratory	60	4,104	68	584	+ 3,520
Hepatitis B	61	3,530	56	8,184	- 4,654
Encephalitis	62	3,493	29	48,080	- 44,588
War	63	2,513	67	890	+ 1,623
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1,573	50	11,931	- 10,358
Trypanosomiasis	65	1,420	78	0	+ 1,420
Other Neoplasms	66	1,069	62	2,968	- 1,899
Hepatitis C	67	872	65	1,364	- 492
Leishmaniasis	68	803	66	973	- 170
Multiple Sclerosis	69	458	63	2,328	- 1,871
Ascariasis	70	455	70	126	+ 329
Otitis Media	71	324	71	68	+ 256
Diphtheria	72	314	72	65	+ 250
Chlamydia	73	171	69	379	- 207
Dengue	74	33	46	17,546	- 17,512
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Uganda

India

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.