NIGERIA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	101,784	10	44,124	+ 57,660
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	90,623	1	207,281	- 116,658
Malaria	3	65,217	4	100,963	- 35,746
Road Traffic Accidents	4	62,510	12	41,693	+ 20,816
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	58,142	2	144,724	- 86,582
Stroke	6	53,712	8	57,744	- 4,031
Birth Trauma	7	49,983	5	100,186	- 50,203
Low Birth Weight	8	46,470	6	95,959	- 49,489
Coronary Heart Disease	9	42,198	7	61,374	- 19,176
Tuberculosis	10	34,849	3	127,335	- 92,486
Congenital Anomalies	11	31,900	9	49,696	- 17,796
Violence	12	29,663	19	18,407	+ 11,256
Liver Disease	13	24,604	13	38,326	- 13,721
Diabetes Mellitus	14	23,031	18	22,497	+ 535
Cervical Cancer	15	21,030	25	10,574	+ 10,456
Meningitis	16	17,859	11	43,651	- 25,792
Maternal Conditions	17	17,493	15	23,540	- 6,047
Malnutrition	18	15,934	36	5,896	+ 10,038
Kidney Disease	19	15,219	20	18,189	- 2,970
Other Injuries	20	15,034	17	22,696	- 7,662
Hypertension	21	14,988	24	10,692	+ 4,297
Lung Disease	22	14,656	22	12,569	+ 2,087
Syphilis	23	10,739	38	5,449	+ 5,290
Suicide	24	9,766	30	7,019	+ 2,748
Pertussis	25	9,171	16	23,282	- 14,111
Lymphomas	26	8,463	40	5,202	+ 3,261
Asthma	27	8,384	27	8,192	+ 192
Oesophagus Cancer	28	8,044	64	560	+ 7,484
Liver Cancer	29	7,313	39	5,289	+ 2,025
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	6,179	31	6,786	- 606
Drownings	31	5,945	32	6,584	- 639
Breast Cancer	32	5,418	23	11,884	- 6,466
Falls	33	5,412	28	7,528	- 2,116
Prostate Cancer	34	4,563	35	5,914	- 1,351
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	4,414	43	4,152	+ 262
Fires	36	4,190	29	7,132	- 2,942
Inflammatory/Heart	37	4,127	42	4,826	- 699
Endocrine Disorders	38	3,656	21	15,799	- 12,143
Poisonings	39	3,579	33	6,570	- 2,991
Oral Cancer	40	3,512	48	2,238	+ 1,273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3,299	37	5,846	- 2,547
Leukemia	42	2,877	47	2,257	+ 620
Epilepsy	43	2,876	41	5,001	- 2,125
Ovary Cancer	44	2,493	49	2,133	+ 361
Stomach Cancer	45	2,474	50	2,129	+ 345
Lung Cancers	46	2,116	57	1,295	+ 821
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,721	51	1,975	- 254
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,689	46	2,473	- 785
Skin Cancers	49	1,675	53	1,933	- 259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,671	52	1,946	- 275
Measles	51	1,650	14	29,439	- 27,789
Schistosomiasis	52	1,372	54	1,508	- 136
Tetanus	53	1,300	26	8,355	- 7,055
Alcohol	54	1,230	58	1,031	+ 199
Skin Disease	55	1,164	56	1,468	- 304
Uterin Cancer	56	1,122	62	679	+ 443
Drug Use	57	1,118	34	6,273	- 5,155
Appendicitis	58	1,014	60	760	+ 254
Bladder Cancer	59	869	63	670	+ 199
Upper Respiratory	60	689	67	259	+ 431
Hepatitis B	61	593	55	1,488	- 895
Encephalitis	62	587	59	937	- 350
War	63	422	45	3,245	- 2,823
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	264	69	165	+ 100
Trypanosomiasis	65	239	77	0	+ 239
Other Neoplasms	66	180	66	290	- 110
Hepatitis C	67	147	65	304	- 157
Leishmaniasis	68	135	70	23	+ 112
Multiple Sclerosis	69	77	68	179	- 102
Ascariasis	70	76	61	685	- 609
Otitis Media	71	54	72	3	+ 51
Diphtheria	72	53	44	3,800	- 3,747
Chlamydia	73	29	71	14	+ 15
Dengue	74	6	73	2	+ 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Uganda

Nigeria

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.