KUWAIT VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		KUWAIT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,349	48	7	+ 1,342
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,201	4	340	+ 861
Malaria	3	865	78	0	+ 865
Road Traffic Accidents	4	829	2	649	+ 179
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	771	49	6	+ 765
Stroke	6	712	3	599	+ 113
Birth Trauma	7	663	47	7	+ 655
Low Birth Weight	8	616	13	158	+ 458
Coronary Heart Disease	9	559	1	2,325	- 1,765
Tuberculosis	10	462	34	31	+ 431
Congenital Anomalies	11	423	9	202	+ 221
Violence	12	393	23	75	+ 319
Liver Disease	13	326	11	192	+ 134
Diabetes Mellitus	14	305	6	242	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	15	279	33	32	+ 247
Meningitis	16	237	45	9	+ 228
Maternal Conditions	17	232	54	4	+ 228
Malnutrition	18	211	60	0	+ 211
Kidney Disease	19	202	8	204	- 2
Other Injuries	20	199	22	83	+ 117
Hypertension	21	199	5	256	- 57
Lung Disease	22	194	21	84	+ 110
Syphilis	23	142	64	0	+ 142
Suicide	24	129	18	122	+ 7
Pertussis	25	122	63	0	+ 122
Lymphomas	26	112	15	132	- 19
Asthma	27	111	40	21	+ 90
Oesophagus Cancer	28	107	32	35	+ 71
Liver Cancer	29	97	16	129	- 32
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	82	14	139	- 58
Drownings	31	79	41	19	+ 59
Breast Cancer	32	72	7	230	- 158
Falls	33	72	19	102	- 31
Prostate Cancer	34	60	26	58	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	59	10	198	- 140
Fires	36	56	38	28	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	37	55	31	36	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	38	48	28	44	+ 5
Poisonings	39	47	42	16	+ 31
Oral Cancer	40	47	24	74	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	44	43	14	+ 30
Leukemia	42	38	17	123	- 85
Epilepsy	43	38	39	22	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	44	33	29	41	- 8
Stomach Cancer	45	33	25	72	- 39
Lung Cancers	46	28	12	161	- 133
Pancreas Cancer	47	23	20	89	- 66
Parkinson's Disease	48	22	36	29	- 6
Skin Cancers	49	22	37	28	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	22	46	8	+ 14
Measles	51	22	61	0	+ 22
Schistosomiasis	52	18	77	0	+ 18
Tetanus	53	17	66	0	+ 17
Alcohol	54	16	44	12	+ 5
Skin Disease	55	15	53	4	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	56	15	35	31	- 16
Drug Use	57	15	30	38	- 23
Appendicitis	58	13	55	1	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	59	12	27	52	- 41
Upper Respiratory	60	9	62	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	61	8	58	1	+ 7
Encephalitis	62	8	52	4	+ 4
War	63	6	57	1	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	56	1	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	65	3	75	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	2	51	4	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	2	59	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	2	76	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	50	5	- 4
Ascariasis	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	67	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KUWAIT

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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.