KENYA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	25,042	2	20,885	+ 4,157
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,296	1	22,571	- 276
Malaria	3	16,045	8	12,652	+ 3,393
Road Traffic Accidents	4	15,379	6	14,883	+ 496
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,305	5	15,420	- 1,115
Stroke	6	13,215	4	15,895	- 2,681
Birth Trauma	7	12,297	10	9,957	+ 2,340
Low Birth Weight	8	11,433	11	9,562	+ 1,871
Coronary Heart Disease	9	10,382	9	11,972	- 1,591
Tuberculosis	10	8,574	3	19,655	- 11,081
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,848	12	6,115	+ 1,733
Violence	12	7,298	24	2,942	+ 4,356
Liver Disease	13	6,053	7	13,405	- 7,351
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,666	14	5,651	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	15	5,174	22	3,389	+ 1,785
Meningitis	16	4,394	15	5,364	- 970
Maternal Conditions	17	4,304	13	5,651	- 1,348
Malnutrition	18	3,920	21	4,212	- 292
Kidney Disease	19	3,744	16	4,464	- 719
Other Injuries	20	3,699	19	4,336	- 637
Hypertension	21	3,688	17	4,418	- 730
Lung Disease	22	3,606	20	4,280	- 674
Syphilis	23	2,642	52	449	+ 2,193
Suicide	24	2,403	23	3,214	- 812
Pertussis	25	2,256	42	1,014	+ 1,243
Lymphomas	26	2,082	29	1,931	+ 151
Asthma	27	2,063	26	2,300	- 237
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,979	18	4,373	- 2,394
Liver Cancer	29	1,799	34	1,351	+ 448
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,520	31	1,827	- 307
Drownings	31	1,463	39	1,200	+ 263
Breast Cancer	32	1,333	25	2,658	- 1,325
Falls	33	1,331	33	1,465	- 134
Prostate Cancer	34	1,123	37	1,292	- 169
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,086	32	1,477	- 391
Fires	36	1,031	36	1,316	- 286
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,015	40	1,121	- 106
Endocrine Disorders	38	899	44	831	+ 68
Poisonings	39	881	38	1,269	- 388
Oral Cancer	40	864	30	1,842	- 978
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	812	41	1,089	- 277
Leukemia	42	708	35	1,327	- 620
Epilepsy	43	708	43	832	- 125
Ovary Cancer	44	613	45	795	- 181
Stomach Cancer	45	609	28	2,010	- 1,401
Lung Cancers	46	521	47	669	- 148
Pancreas Cancer	47	423	46	716	- 293
Parkinson's Disease	48	415	50	470	- 54
Skin Cancers	49	412	48	638	- 226
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	411	53	408	+ 4
Measles	51	406	63	103	+ 303
Schistosomiasis	52	337	54	370	- 33
Tetanus	53	320	27	2,129	- 1,809
Alcohol	54	303	55	355	- 53
Skin Disease	55	286	51	455	- 169
Uterin Cancer	56	276	56	323	- 46
Drug Use	57	275	62	113	+ 162
Appendicitis	58	249	58	240	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	59	214	57	318	- 104
Upper Respiratory	60	170	64	95	+ 75
Hepatitis B	61	146	49	522	- 376
Encephalitis	62	144	60	189	- 45
War	63	104	65	89	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	65	66	84	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	65	59	78	0	+ 59
Other Neoplasms	66	44	67	60	- 16
Hepatitis C	67	36	61	152	- 116
Leishmaniasis	68	33	59	194	- 161
Multiple Sclerosis	69	19	68	39	- 20
Ascariasis	70	19	71	9	+ 10
Otitis Media	71	13	72	7	+ 6
Diphtheria	72	13	69	13	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	7	70	10	- 3
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Uganda

Kenya

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.