POLAND VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	16,658	54	115	+ 16,543
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,831	4	19,998	- 5,167
Malaria	3	10,673	78	0	+ 10,673
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,230	22	3,555	+ 6,676
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,516	37	839	+ 8,677
Stroke	6	8,791	2	32,693	- 23,903
Birth Trauma	7	8,180	57	52	+ 8,128
Low Birth Weight	8	7,605	42	579	+ 7,027
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,906	1	117,700	- 110,794
Tuberculosis	10	5,703	41	597	+ 5,107
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,221	36	916	+ 4,304
Violence	12	4,855	49	294	+ 4,561
Liver Disease	13	4,027	10	7,912	- 3,885
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,769	8	8,947	- 5,178
Cervical Cancer	15	3,442	32	1,907	+ 1,535
Meningitis	16	2,923	53	171	+ 2,752
Maternal Conditions	17	2,863	63	10	+ 2,853
Malnutrition	18	2,608	50	291	+ 2,317
Kidney Disease	19	2,491	20	4,065	- 1,574
Other Injuries	20	2,461	28	2,527	- 66
Hypertension	21	2,453	15	4,937	- 2,484
Lung Disease	22	2,399	6	13,677	- 11,278
Syphilis	23	1,758	69	0	+ 1,757
Suicide	24	1,598	18	4,282	- 2,684
Pertussis	25	1,501	71	0	+ 1,501
Lymphomas	26	1,385	19	4,141	- 2,756
Asthma	27	1,372	43	540	+ 832
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,316	33	1,803	- 486
Liver Cancer	29	1,197	29	2,290	- 1,093
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,011	21	3,701	- 2,690
Drownings	31	973	39	636	+ 337
Breast Cancer	32	887	9	7,967	- 7,080
Falls	33	886	16	4,712	- 3,826
Prostate Cancer	34	747	11	6,489	- 5,742
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	722	5	14,610	- 13,888
Fires	36	686	45	474	+ 211
Inflammatory/Heart	37	676	23	3,495	- 2,819
Endocrine Disorders	38	598	38	831	- 233
Poisonings	39	586	51	205	+ 381
Oral Cancer	40	575	25	3,377	- 2,802
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	540	26	3,091	- 2,551
Leukemia	42	471	24	3,456	- 2,985
Epilepsy	43	471	35	1,145	- 675
Ovary Cancer	44	408	27	2,929	- 2,521
Stomach Cancer	45	405	12	5,910	- 5,506
Lung Cancers	46	346	3	25,781	- 25,434
Pancreas Cancer	47	282	13	5,430	- 5,148
Parkinson's Disease	48	276	34	1,500	- 1,224
Skin Cancers	49	274	31	2,155	- 1,881
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	273	40	612	- 338
Measles	51	270	72	0	+ 270
Schistosomiasis	52	224	76	0	+ 224
Tetanus	53	213	67	2	+ 211
Alcohol	54	201	14	5,238	- 5,037
Skin Disease	55	191	46	469	- 279
Uterin Cancer	56	184	30	2,163	- 1,979
Drug Use	57	183	48	321	- 138
Appendicitis	58	166	55	69	+ 97
Bladder Cancer	59	142	17	4,700	- 4,558
Upper Respiratory	60	113	60	19	+ 94
Hepatitis B	61	97	56	52	+ 45
Encephalitis	62	96	64	6	+ 90
War	63	69	66	4	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	43	47	369	- 326
Trypanosomiasis	65	39	74	0	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	66	29	7	9,256	- 9,227
Hepatitis C	67	24	52	188	- 164
Leishmaniasis	68	22	75	0	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	69	13	44	502	- 490
Ascariasis	70	13	82	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	71	9	68	1	+ 8
Diphtheria	72	9	70	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	73	5	73	0	+ 5
Dengue	74	1	84	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Uganda

Poland

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.