PORTUGAL VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,388	35	320	+ 4,069
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,907	4	6,851	- 2,944
Malaria	3	2,812	78	0	+ 2,812
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,695	27	838	+ 1,857
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,507	36	231	+ 2,276
Stroke	6	2,316	2	12,339	- 10,024
Birth Trauma	7	2,155	60	24	+ 2,131
Low Birth Weight	8	2,004	52	79	+ 1,925
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,819	1	12,878	- 11,059
Tuberculosis	10	1,503	38	213	+ 1,290
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,375	40	196	+ 1,179
Violence	12	1,279	48	96	+ 1,183
Liver Disease	13	1,061	22	1,126	- 65
Diabetes Mellitus	14	993	8	3,601	- 2,608
Cervical Cancer	15	907	34	329	+ 578
Meningitis	16	770	56	43	+ 727
Maternal Conditions	17	754	63	7	+ 747
Malnutrition	18	687	53	79	+ 608
Kidney Disease	19	656	9	2,803	- 2,147
Other Injuries	20	648	13	1,937	- 1,289
Hypertension	21	646	14	1,880	- 1,234
Lung Disease	22	632	7	4,286	- 3,654
Syphilis	23	463	64	3	+ 460
Suicide	24	421	19	1,172	- 751
Pertussis	25	395	72	0	+ 395
Lymphomas	26	365	16	1,608	- 1,243
Asthma	27	361	43	146	+ 215
Oesophagus Cancer	28	347	29	623	- 276
Liver Cancer	29	315	18	1,270	- 955
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	266	3	7,191	- 6,925
Drownings	31	256	51	79	+ 177
Breast Cancer	32	234	12	1,997	- 1,763
Falls	33	233	23	1,033	- 799
Prostate Cancer	34	197	11	2,124	- 1,927
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	190	6	4,389	- 4,199
Fires	36	181	46	108	+ 72
Inflammatory/Heart	37	178	26	909	- 731
Endocrine Disorders	38	158	17	1,547	- 1,389
Poisonings	39	154	57	29	+ 125
Oral Cancer	40	151	25	912	- 761
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	142	37	229	- 86
Leukemia	42	124	24	1,015	- 891
Epilepsy	43	124	31	415	- 291
Ovary Cancer	44	108	33	397	- 290
Stomach Cancer	45	107	10	2,532	- 2,425
Lung Cancers	46	91	5	4,406	- 4,315
Pancreas Cancer	47	74	15	1,669	- 1,595
Parkinson's Disease	48	73	21	1,139	- 1,067
Skin Cancers	49	72	30	523	- 451
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	72	41	169	- 97
Measles	51	71	71	0	+ 71
Schistosomiasis	52	59	77	0	+ 59
Tetanus	53	56	73	0	+ 56
Alcohol	54	53	45	111	- 58
Skin Disease	55	50	39	202	- 152
Uterin Cancer	56	48	32	406	- 358
Drug Use	57	48	44	128	- 80
Appendicitis	58	44	61	21	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	59	37	20	1,171	- 1,133
Upper Respiratory	60	30	62	15	+ 15
Hepatitis B	61	26	59	26	- 0
Encephalitis	62	25	67	1	+ 24
War	63	18	69	1	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	47	99	- 88
Trypanosomiasis	65	10	80	0	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	66	8	28	652	- 644
Hepatitis C	67	6	49	87	- 81
Leishmaniasis	68	6	68	1	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	54	56	- 53
Ascariasis	70	3	83	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	66	2	- 0
Diphtheria	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Uganda

Portugal

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.