JAPAN VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	52,968	63	48	+ 52,920
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	47,160	3	107,899	- 60,739
Malaria	3	33,938	79	0	+ 33,938
Road Traffic Accidents	4	32,530	31	4,566	+ 27,964
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	30,257	37	2,731	+ 27,526
Stroke	6	27,952	2	121,823	- 93,871
Birth Trauma	7	26,011	61	104	+ 25,906
Low Birth Weight	8	24,183	55	202	+ 23,980
Coronary Heart Disease	9	21,959	1	163,905	- 141,946
Tuberculosis	10	18,135	34	3,459	+ 14,677
Congenital Anomalies	11	16,601	40	2,473	+ 14,128
Violence	12	15,437	53	266	+ 15,171
Liver Disease	13	12,804	17	14,195	- 1,391
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,985	29	5,433	+ 6,553
Cervical Cancer	15	10,944	32	3,799	+ 7,145
Meningitis	16	9,294	52	308	+ 8,986
Maternal Conditions	17	9,103	64	39	+ 9,065
Malnutrition	18	8,292	43	1,910	+ 6,382
Kidney Disease	19	7,920	9	44,779	- 36,859
Other Injuries	20	7,824	12	22,068	- 14,244
Hypertension	21	7,800	28	6,673	+ 1,127
Lung Disease	22	7,627	5	78,169	- 70,543
Syphilis	23	5,588	65	16	+ 5,573
Suicide	24	5,082	13	19,466	- 14,384
Pertussis	25	4,772	71	1	+ 4,771
Lymphomas	26	4,404	14	19,273	- 14,869
Asthma	27	4,363	42	1,922	+ 2,441
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,186	20	12,316	- 8,130
Liver Cancer	29	3,806	11	29,384	- 25,579
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	3,216	7	56,937	- 53,721
Drownings	31	3,094	25	8,409	- 5,315
Breast Cancer	32	2,820	15	15,805	- 12,985
Falls	33	2,816	23	9,736	- 6,920
Prostate Cancer	34	2,375	19	13,515	- 11,141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,297	6	57,340	- 55,044
Fires	36	2,180	48	1,007	+ 1,173
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,148	27	8,232	- 6,085
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,902	21	11,486	- 9,584
Poisonings	39	1,863	54	255	+ 1,608
Oral Cancer	40	1,828	26	8,333	- 6,506
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,717	35	2,922	- 1,205
Leukemia	42	1,497	24	9,607	- 8,110
Epilepsy	43	1,497	45	1,558	- 62
Ovary Cancer	44	1,298	30	5,061	- 3,764
Stomach Cancer	45	1,287	8	50,433	- 49,146
Lung Cancers	46	1,101	4	79,688	- 78,587
Pancreas Cancer	47	896	10	37,027	- 36,131
Parkinson's Disease	48	879	18	14,007	- 13,129
Skin Cancers	49	871	44	1,843	- 971
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	869	39	2,555	- 1,686
Measles	51	858	75	0	+ 858
Schistosomiasis	52	714	72	0	+ 713
Tetanus	53	676	67	9	+ 667
Alcohol	54	640	51	576	+ 65
Skin Disease	55	606	36	2,806	- 2,200
Uterin Cancer	56	584	33	3,461	- 2,877
Drug Use	57	582	50	732	- 150
Appendicitis	58	528	58	126	+ 402
Bladder Cancer	59	452	22	9,936	- 9,484
Upper Respiratory	60	359	57	159	+ 200
Hepatitis B	61	309	46	1,423	- 1,114
Encephalitis	62	305	69	5	+ 301
War	63	220	66	15	+ 205
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	138	38	2,618	- 2,480
Trypanosomiasis	65	124	76	0	+ 124
Other Neoplasms	66	93	16	15,120	- 15,026
Hepatitis C	67	76	41	2,220	- 2,143
Leishmaniasis	68	70	77	0	+ 70
Multiple Sclerosis	69	40	59	108	- 68
Ascariasis	70	40	82	0	+ 40
Otitis Media	71	28	68	8	+ 21
Diphtheria	72	27	74	0	+ 27
Chlamydia	73	15	80	0	+ 15
Dengue	74	3	83	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Uganda

Japan

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.