MEXICO VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	56,208	28	4,128	+ 52,081
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	50,045	8	24,816	+ 25,229
Malaria	3	36,015	84	0	+ 36,015
Road Traffic Accidents	4	34,520	10	16,303	+ 18,217
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	32,108	29	3,476	+ 28,632
Stroke	6	29,662	4	39,790	- 10,128
Birth Trauma	7	27,602	36	2,552	+ 25,051
Low Birth Weight	8	25,662	18	7,163	+ 18,500
Coronary Heart Disease	9	23,303	1	116,238	- 92,935
Tuberculosis	10	19,245	38	1,943	+ 17,302
Congenital Anomalies	11	17,616	13	10,457	+ 7,160
Violence	12	16,381	5	32,450	- 16,069
Liver Disease	13	13,587	6	29,838	- 16,251
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,719	2	86,110	- 73,391
Cervical Cancer	15	11,613	26	4,787	+ 6,826
Meningitis	16	9,863	58	357	+ 9,505
Maternal Conditions	17	9,660	54	750	+ 8,910
Malnutrition	18	8,800	14	7,552	+ 1,248
Kidney Disease	19	8,405	3	44,622	- 36,218
Other Injuries	20	8,302	11	12,175	- 3,872
Hypertension	21	8,277	9	17,806	- 9,529
Lung Disease	22	8,093	7	29,123	- 21,030
Syphilis	23	5,930	73	5	+ 5,926
Suicide	24	5,393	22	6,772	- 1,378
Pertussis	25	5,064	70	21	+ 5,043
Lymphomas	26	4,673	24	4,961	- 288
Asthma	27	4,630	47	1,342	+ 3,287
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,442	49	1,252	+ 3,190
Liver Cancer	29	4,039	21	6,817	- 2,778
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	3,413	30	3,447	- 34
Drownings	31	3,283	42	1,799	+ 1,484
Breast Cancer	32	2,992	16	7,380	- 4,387
Falls	33	2,989	35	2,628	+ 361
Prostate Cancer	34	2,520	15	7,494	- 4,974
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,437	20	6,871	- 4,434
Fires	36	2,314	56	604	+ 1,710
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,279	41	1,866	+ 413
Endocrine Disorders	38	2,019	12	11,310	- 9,291
Poisonings	39	1,977	57	531	+ 1,446
Oral Cancer	40	1,939	46	1,355	+ 585
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,822	33	2,734	- 912
Leukemia	42	1,589	25	4,830	- 3,241
Epilepsy	43	1,588	39	1,912	- 324
Ovary Cancer	44	1,377	34	2,649	- 1,272
Stomach Cancer	45	1,366	19	6,939	- 5,573
Lung Cancers	46	1,169	17	7,349	- 6,180
Pancreas Cancer	47	950	27	4,510	- 3,560
Parkinson's Disease	48	932	43	1,567	- 635
Skin Cancers	49	925	40	1,909	- 984
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	923	52	859	+ 64
Measles	51	911	80	0	+ 911
Schistosomiasis	52	757	83	0	+ 757
Tetanus	53	718	71	10	+ 708
Alcohol	54	679	32	2,945	- 2,266
Skin Disease	55	643	31	3,029	- 2,386
Uterin Cancer	56	620	50	902	- 282
Drug Use	57	618	44	1,470	- 852
Appendicitis	58	560	53	774	- 214
Bladder Cancer	59	480	48	1,272	- 793
Upper Respiratory	60	381	64	127	+ 254
Hepatitis B	61	328	61	210	+ 118
Encephalitis	62	324	62	140	+ 184
War	63	233	66	112	+ 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	146	45	1,415	- 1,269
Trypanosomiasis	65	132	82	0	+ 132
Other Neoplasms	66	99	23	6,204	- 6,105
Hepatitis C	67	81	55	625	- 545
Leishmaniasis	68	75	76	1	+ 74
Multiple Sclerosis	69	42	60	295	- 253
Ascariasis	70	42	72	5	+ 37
Otitis Media	71	30	68	29	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	29	79	0	+ 29
Chlamydia	73	16	77	0	+ 16
Dengue	74	3	67	30	- 27
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	63	127	- 127
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Uganda

Mexico

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.