NICARAGUA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,871	35	139	+ 2,731
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,556	7	1,152	+ 1,404
Malaria	3	1,839	83	0	+ 1,839
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,763	8	1,109	+ 654
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,640	36	122	+ 1,517
Stroke	6	1,515	3	2,225	- 710
Birth Trauma	7	1,410	25	198	+ 1,212
Low Birth Weight	8	1,311	13	490	+ 821
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,190	1	5,843	- 4,653
Tuberculosis	10	983	37	115	+ 868
Congenital Anomalies	11	900	11	571	+ 329
Violence	12	837	10	619	+ 218
Liver Disease	13	694	6	1,203	- 509
Diabetes Mellitus	14	650	4	2,068	- 1,418
Cervical Cancer	15	593	16	374	+ 219
Meningitis	16	504	51	29	+ 475
Maternal Conditions	17	493	39	88	+ 405
Malnutrition	18	449	30	163	+ 286
Kidney Disease	19	429	2	3,533	- 3,104
Other Injuries	20	424	17	358	+ 66
Hypertension	21	423	9	1,103	- 680
Lung Disease	22	413	5	1,570	- 1,156
Syphilis	23	303	60	9	+ 293
Suicide	24	275	19	285	- 9
Pertussis	25	259	67	3	+ 256
Lymphomas	26	239	29	164	+ 75
Asthma	27	236	38	105	+ 132
Oesophagus Cancer	28	227	47	42	+ 185
Liver Cancer	29	206	12	509	- 302
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	174	33	149	+ 25
Drownings	31	168	32	157	+ 11
Breast Cancer	32	153	20	283	- 130
Falls	33	153	22	276	- 123
Prostate Cancer	34	129	15	386	- 257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	124	18	315	- 191
Fires	36	118	57	16	+ 102
Inflammatory/Heart	37	116	34	139	- 23
Endocrine Disorders	38	103	28	164	- 61
Poisonings	39	101	55	18	+ 83
Oral Cancer	40	99	43	64	+ 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	93	40	85	+ 8
Leukemia	42	81	24	227	- 146
Epilepsy	43	81	41	74	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	44	70	44	61	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	45	70	14	478	- 408
Lung Cancers	46	60	23	274	- 214
Pancreas Cancer	47	49	27	178	- 129
Parkinson's Disease	48	48	42	67	- 19
Skin Cancers	49	47	45	59	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	47	54	20	+ 27
Measles	51	47	78	0	+ 47
Schistosomiasis	52	39	84	0	+ 39
Tetanus	53	37	79	0	+ 37
Alcohol	54	35	21	279	- 244
Skin Disease	55	33	31	162	- 129
Uterin Cancer	56	32	48	39	- 7
Drug Use	57	32	46	50	- 19
Appendicitis	58	29	49	32	- 3
Bladder Cancer	59	25	52	28	- 3
Upper Respiratory	60	19	72	1	+ 19
Hepatitis B	61	17	62	5	+ 12
Encephalitis	62	17	58	10	+ 6
War	63	12	70	1	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	50	31	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	65	7	82	0	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	66	5	26	192	- 187
Hepatitis C	67	4	68	1	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	68	4	76	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	61	7	- 5
Ascariasis	70	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	2	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	1	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	65	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	66	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Uganda

Nicaragua

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.