PHILIPPINES VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	50,850	66	204	+ 50,646
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	45,274	2	93,807	- 48,532
Malaria	3	32,582	69	94	+ 32,488
Road Traffic Accidents	4	31,229	10	13,017	+ 18,213
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	29,047	22	6,189	+ 22,859
Stroke	6	26,834	3	74,167	- 47,332
Birth Trauma	7	24,971	18	7,960	+ 17,011
Low Birth Weight	8	23,216	14	10,141	+ 13,075
Coronary Heart Disease	9	21,082	1	129,955	- 108,873
Tuberculosis	10	17,410	8	27,061	- 9,650
Congenital Anomalies	11	15,937	17	8,051	+ 7,886
Violence	12	14,820	9	14,835	- 15
Liver Disease	13	12,292	20	7,076	+ 5,216
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,506	7	32,260	- 20,754
Cervical Cancer	15	10,506	33	3,076	+ 7,431
Meningitis	16	8,922	47	1,041	+ 7,881
Maternal Conditions	17	8,739	38	2,042	+ 6,698
Malnutrition	18	7,961	24	4,311	+ 3,650
Kidney Disease	19	7,603	4	39,380	- 31,777
Other Injuries	20	7,511	31	3,536	+ 3,975
Hypertension	21	7,488	5	34,500	- 27,012
Lung Disease	22	7,322	6	32,559	- 25,237
Syphilis	23	5,365	44	1,157	+ 4,208
Suicide	24	4,879	35	2,325	+ 2,554
Pertussis	25	4,582	43	1,760	+ 2,822
Lymphomas	26	4,228	36	2,279	+ 1,949
Asthma	27	4,188	11	11,404	- 7,215
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,019	53	672	+ 3,347
Liver Cancer	29	3,654	19	7,663	- 4,010
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	3,087	39	2,010	+ 1,077
Drownings	31	2,970	27	3,881	- 911
Breast Cancer	32	2,707	15	9,802	- 7,095
Falls	33	2,704	28	3,861	- 1,157
Prostate Cancer	34	2,280	26	4,149	- 1,870
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,205	16	8,063	- 5,858
Fires	36	2,093	54	600	+ 1,494
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,062	30	3,545	- 1,483
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,826	12	10,464	- 8,637
Poisonings	39	1,788	65	226	+ 1,562
Oral Cancer	40	1,755	34	2,916	- 1,162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,648	21	6,865	- 5,217
Leukemia	42	1,437	29	3,596	- 2,159
Epilepsy	43	1,437	45	1,120	+ 317
Ovary Cancer	44	1,246	40	1,994	- 748
Stomach Cancer	45	1,236	41	1,868	- 633
Lung Cancers	46	1,057	13	10,296	- 9,238
Pancreas Cancer	47	860	37	2,121	- 1,261
Parkinson's Disease	48	844	55	594	+ 250
Skin Cancers	49	837	61	368	+ 468
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	835	42	1,807	- 972
Measles	51	824	48	894	- 70
Schistosomiasis	52	685	64	233	+ 452
Tetanus	53	649	59	521	+ 128
Alcohol	54	615	60	401	+ 214
Skin Disease	55	582	25	4,229	- 3,648
Uterin Cancer	56	561	50	761	- 200
Drug Use	57	559	52	695	- 136
Appendicitis	58	506	63	276	+ 231
Bladder Cancer	59	434	58	569	- 135
Upper Respiratory	60	344	70	39	+ 306
Hepatitis B	61	296	56	590	- 293
Encephalitis	62	293	67	185	+ 109
War	63	211	49	817	- 606
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	132	62	323	- 191
Trypanosomiasis	65	119	83	0	+ 119
Other Neoplasms	66	90	23	5,146	- 5,057
Hepatitis C	67	73	81	0	+ 73
Leishmaniasis	68	67	82	0	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	69	38	72	31	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	38	76	13	+ 25
Otitis Media	71	27	74	23	+ 4
Diphtheria	72	26	75	14	+ 12
Chlamydia	73	14	78	4	+ 11
Dengue	74	3	46	1,060	- 1,057
Trichuriasis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	86	0	68	127	- 127
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Uganda

Philippines

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.