NEPAL VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,380	34	737	+ 12,643
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,913	6	6,237	+ 5,676
Malaria	3	8,573	72	0	+ 8,573
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,217	9	4,654	+ 3,563
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,643	7	6,071	+ 1,573
Stroke	6	7,061	4	12,909	- 5,848
Birth Trauma	7	6,571	15	2,676	+ 3,895
Low Birth Weight	8	6,109	11	3,822	+ 2,286
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,547	2	19,677	- 14,129
Tuberculosis	10	4,581	3	16,535	- 11,953
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,194	21	1,949	+ 2,245
Violence	12	3,899	35	704	+ 3,196
Liver Disease	13	3,234	5	6,383	- 3,149
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,028	14	2,929	+ 98
Cervical Cancer	15	2,765	20	1,969	+ 795
Meningitis	16	2,348	43	377	+ 1,971
Maternal Conditions	17	2,300	28	977	+ 1,323
Malnutrition	18	2,095	31	845	+ 1,250
Kidney Disease	19	2,001	10	4,284	- 2,283
Other Injuries	20	1,976	22	1,655	+ 322
Hypertension	21	1,970	18	2,092	- 121
Lung Disease	22	1,927	1	27,027	- 25,100
Syphilis	23	1,412	54	134	+ 1,278
Suicide	24	1,284	16	2,571	- 1,287
Pertussis	25	1,206	40	453	+ 753
Lymphomas	26	1,112	32	768	+ 345
Asthma	27	1,102	8	5,930	- 4,828
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,057	38	491	+ 566
Liver Cancer	29	961	46	256	+ 705
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	812	19	2,022	- 1,210
Drownings	31	782	23	1,505	- 724
Breast Cancer	32	712	27	1,038	- 326
Falls	33	711	13	3,321	- 2,610
Prostate Cancer	34	600	58	85	+ 514
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	580	26	1,167	- 587
Fires	36	551	50	184	+ 367
Inflammatory/Heart	37	543	48	217	+ 325
Endocrine Disorders	38	481	45	257	+ 223
Poisonings	39	471	39	474	- 3
Oral Cancer	40	462	24	1,389	- 927
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	434	49	191	+ 242
Leukemia	42	378	36	668	- 289
Epilepsy	43	378	30	874	- 496
Ovary Cancer	44	328	37	585	- 257
Stomach Cancer	45	325	25	1,379	- 1,054
Lung Cancers	46	278	12	3,586	- 3,308
Pancreas Cancer	47	226	41	445	- 219
Parkinson's Disease	48	222	33	760	- 538
Skin Cancers	49	220	42	400	- 180
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	220	17	2,320	- 2,100
Measles	51	217	59	60	+ 157
Schistosomiasis	52	180	73	0	+ 180
Tetanus	53	171	53	134	+ 36
Alcohol	54	162	52	168	- 6
Skin Disease	55	153	67	17	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	56	148	60	56	+ 91
Drug Use	57	147	57	93	+ 54
Appendicitis	58	133	47	220	- 87
Bladder Cancer	59	114	44	325	- 210
Upper Respiratory	60	91	66	24	+ 67
Hepatitis B	61	78	56	117	- 39
Encephalitis	62	77	29	882	- 805
War	63	55	65	24	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	35	51	173	- 138
Trypanosomiasis	65	31	75	0	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	66	24	61	50	- 26
Hepatitis C	67	19	64	29	- 9
Leishmaniasis	68	18	62	39	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	69	10	63	38	- 28
Ascariasis	70	10	69	4	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	7	70	4	+ 3
Diphtheria	72	7	71	1	+ 6
Chlamydia	73	4	68	5	- 1
Dengue	74	1	55	120	- 119
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	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 NEPAL

Uganda

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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.