NETHERLANDS VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,641	55	33	+ 7,608
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,803	7	4,946	+ 1,857
Malaria	3	4,896	77	0	+ 4,896
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,693	31	681	+ 4,012
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,365	33	584	+ 3,781
Stroke	6	4,032	4	9,707	- 5,675
Birth Trauma	7	3,752	52	74	+ 3,678
Low Birth Weight	8	3,488	45	167	+ 3,321
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,168	2	17,601	- 14,433
Tuberculosis	10	2,616	56	29	+ 2,587
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,395	35	544	+ 1,851
Violence	12	2,227	48	107	+ 2,119
Liver Disease	13	1,847	28	936	+ 911
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,729	14	2,386	- 657
Cervical Cancer	15	1,579	39	266	+ 1,312
Meningitis	16	1,341	51	78	+ 1,262
Maternal Conditions	17	1,313	65	8	+ 1,305
Malnutrition	18	1,196	63	12	+ 1,184
Kidney Disease	19	1,142	12	2,530	- 1,388
Other Injuries	20	1,129	19	1,648	- 520
Hypertension	21	1,125	29	818	+ 307
Lung Disease	22	1,100	5	9,567	- 8,467
Syphilis	23	806	69	1	+ 805
Suicide	24	733	17	2,025	- 1,292
Pertussis	25	688	67	1	+ 687
Lymphomas	26	635	13	2,511	- 1,876
Asthma	27	629	46	165	+ 464
Oesophagus Cancer	28	604	15	2,145	- 1,541
Liver Cancer	29	549	24	1,163	- 614
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	464	1	18,148	- 17,684
Drownings	31	446	49	98	+ 348
Breast Cancer	32	407	9	3,535	- 3,128
Falls	33	406	8	4,131	- 3,725
Prostate Cancer	34	343	10	3,265	- 2,922
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	331	6	5,829	- 5,498
Fires	36	315	53	49	+ 265
Inflammatory/Heart	37	310	23	1,201	- 891
Endocrine Disorders	38	274	26	1,055	- 780
Poisonings	39	269	61	17	+ 251
Oral Cancer	40	264	30	768	- 504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	248	47	130	+ 117
Leukemia	42	216	20	1,578	- 1,362
Epilepsy	43	216	38	289	- 73
Ovary Cancer	44	187	25	1,067	- 880
Stomach Cancer	45	186	22	1,361	- 1,175
Lung Cancers	46	159	3	10,980	- 10,821
Pancreas Cancer	47	129	11	2,995	- 2,866
Parkinson's Disease	48	127	16	2,120	- 1,993
Skin Cancers	49	126	27	1,024	- 898
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	125	41	238	- 112
Measles	51	124	73	0	+ 124
Schistosomiasis	52	103	74	0	+ 103
Tetanus	53	98	72	0	+ 98
Alcohol	54	92	32	612	- 520
Skin Disease	55	87	36	295	- 208
Uterin Cancer	56	84	34	566	- 482
Drug Use	57	84	42	231	- 147
Appendicitis	58	76	58	26	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	59	65	21	1,471	- 1,406
Upper Respiratory	60	52	57	28	+ 24
Hepatitis B	61	45	62	14	+ 31
Encephalitis	62	44	68	1	+ 43
War	63	32	66	2	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	20	44	214	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	65	18	76	0	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	66	13	18	1,831	- 1,818
Hepatitis C	67	11	60	20	- 9
Leishmaniasis	68	10	70	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	37	295	- 289
Ascariasis	70	6	82	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	4	64	10	- 6
Diphtheria	72	4	71	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	2	78	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Uganda

Netherlands

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.