ITALY VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	26,210	46	520	+ 25,691
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,336	9	16,339	+ 6,998
Malaria	3	16,794	79	0	+ 16,794
Road Traffic Accidents	4	16,097	30	3,221	+ 12,876
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,972	36	1,622	+ 13,350
Stroke	6	13,832	2	62,633	- 48,802
Birth Trauma	7	12,871	59	140	+ 12,731
Low Birth Weight	8	11,966	51	357	+ 11,609
Coronary Heart Disease	9	10,866	1	97,116	- 86,250
Tuberculosis	10	8,974	53	336	+ 8,638
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,215	37	1,443	+ 6,772
Violence	12	7,639	50	409	+ 7,230
Liver Disease	13	6,336	23	5,559	+ 776
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,931	8	19,836	- 13,905
Cervical Cancer	15	5,415	40	1,154	+ 4,262
Meningitis	16	4,599	60	128	+ 4,471
Maternal Conditions	17	4,505	67	6	+ 4,499
Malnutrition	18	4,103	41	775	+ 3,328
Kidney Disease	19	3,919	11	12,726	- 8,807
Other Injuries	20	3,871	12	12,112	- 8,241
Hypertension	21	3,860	6	29,931	- 26,071
Lung Disease	22	3,774	5	32,382	- 28,608
Syphilis	23	2,765	69	4	+ 2,761
Suicide	24	2,515	26	4,042	- 1,527
Pertussis	25	2,362	73	1	+ 2,361
Lymphomas	26	2,179	16	9,670	- 7,491
Asthma	27	2,159	47	494	+ 1,665
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,071	34	2,045	+ 26
Liver Cancer	29	1,883	17	9,620	- 7,737
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,591	3	41,445	- 39,853
Drownings	31	1,531	52	344	+ 1,187
Breast Cancer	32	1,395	10	13,868	- 12,473
Falls	33	1,394	25	4,222	- 2,829
Prostate Cancer	34	1,175	20	8,409	- 7,234
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,137	7	21,254	- 20,117
Fires	36	1,079	56	271	+ 808
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,063	24	5,531	- 4,468
Endocrine Disorders	38	941	18	8,431	- 7,489
Poisonings	39	922	58	154	+ 768
Oral Cancer	40	904	27	3,343	- 2,439
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	849	43	690	+ 160
Leukemia	42	741	21	6,728	- 5,988
Epilepsy	43	741	39	1,337	- 596
Ovary Cancer	44	642	28	3,282	- 2,639
Stomach Cancer	45	637	14	10,252	- 9,615
Lung Cancers	46	545	4	34,152	- 33,608
Pancreas Cancer	47	443	13	12,095	- 11,651
Parkinson's Disease	48	435	19	8,428	- 7,993
Skin Cancers	49	431	29	3,239	- 2,808
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	430	32	2,216	- 1,786
Measles	51	425	71	1	+ 423
Schistosomiasis	52	353	78	0	+ 353
Tetanus	53	335	63	22	+ 313
Alcohol	54	317	55	277	+ 40
Skin Disease	55	300	38	1,440	- 1,140
Uterin Cancer	56	289	33	2,198	- 1,909
Drug Use	57	288	45	654	- 366
Appendicitis	58	261	61	49	+ 213
Bladder Cancer	59	224	22	6,711	- 6,487
Upper Respiratory	60	178	64	20	+ 157
Hepatitis B	61	153	54	334	- 181
Encephalitis	62	151	68	5	+ 146
War	63	109	66	6	+ 103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	68	42	701	- 633
Trypanosomiasis	65	61	77	0	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	66	46	15	9,984	- 9,938
Hepatitis C	67	38	31	2,451	- 2,413
Leishmaniasis	68	35	70	3	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	69	20	44	677	- 657
Ascariasis	70	20	80	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	71	14	65	16	- 2
Diphtheria	72	14	76	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	73	7	84	0	+ 7
Dengue	74	1	81	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Uganda

Italy

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.