SAUDI ARABIA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,711	47	192	+ 15,519
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,989	5	6,132	+ 7,857
Malaria	3	10,067	75	0	+ 10,067
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,649	3	12,317	- 2,668
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,975	35	457	+ 8,518
Stroke	6	8,291	2	16,793	- 8,502
Birth Trauma	7	7,715	37	343	+ 7,372
Low Birth Weight	8	7,173	18	989	+ 6,184
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,514	1	39,037	- 32,523
Tuberculosis	10	5,379	27	752	+ 4,628
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,924	12	2,307	+ 2,617
Violence	12	4,579	30	646	+ 3,933
Liver Disease	13	3,798	7	4,931	- 1,133
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,555	9	3,890	- 335
Cervical Cancer	15	3,246	49	157	+ 3,089
Meningitis	16	2,757	45	227	+ 2,530
Maternal Conditions	17	2,700	48	172	+ 2,528
Malnutrition	18	2,460	52	79	+ 2,380
Kidney Disease	19	2,349	4	9,051	- 6,702
Other Injuries	20	2,321	8	4,004	- 1,683
Hypertension	21	2,314	22	834	+ 1,480
Lung Disease	22	2,262	10	2,842	- 580
Syphilis	23	1,658	59	33	+ 1,625
Suicide	24	1,508	13	2,046	- 538
Pertussis	25	1,416	54	56	+ 1,359
Lymphomas	26	1,306	28	716	+ 590
Asthma	27	1,294	17	1,168	+ 127
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,242	44	229	+ 1,012
Liver Cancer	29	1,129	21	845	+ 284
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	954	11	2,442	- 1,488
Drownings	31	918	24	821	+ 96
Breast Cancer	32	836	20	908	- 71
Falls	33	835	6	5,340	- 4,505
Prostate Cancer	34	704	50	148	+ 556
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	681	14	1,630	- 949
Fires	36	647	23	825	- 179
Inflammatory/Heart	37	637	16	1,342	- 704
Endocrine Disorders	38	564	15	1,447	- 883
Poisonings	39	553	40	279	+ 273
Oral Cancer	40	542	34	465	+ 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	509	41	275	+ 234
Leukemia	42	444	19	925	- 481
Epilepsy	43	444	29	694	- 251
Ovary Cancer	44	385	42	247	+ 137
Stomach Cancer	45	382	36	389	- 7
Lung Cancers	46	327	26	775	- 448
Pancreas Cancer	47	266	31	526	- 260
Parkinson's Disease	48	261	25	776	- 516
Skin Cancers	49	258	55	55	+ 204
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	258	39	280	- 22
Measles	51	255	68	1	+ 254
Schistosomiasis	52	212	60	25	+ 187
Tetanus	53	201	61	16	+ 185
Alcohol	54	190	51	128	+ 62
Skin Disease	55	180	32	516	- 337
Uterin Cancer	56	173	38	323	- 150
Drug Use	57	173	33	491	- 318
Appendicitis	58	156	58	35	+ 122
Bladder Cancer	59	134	46	214	- 80
Upper Respiratory	60	106	70	1	+ 106
Hepatitis B	61	92	53	57	+ 35
Encephalitis	62	91	43	234	- 144
War	63	65	65	3	+ 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	41	62	9	+ 32
Trypanosomiasis	65	37	74	0	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	66	28	57	40	- 12
Hepatitis C	67	23	64	7	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	68	21	67	1	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	69	12	56	49	- 37
Ascariasis	70	12	66	1	+ 10
Otitis Media	71	8	72	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	72	8	69	1	+ 8
Chlamydia	73	4	71	0	+ 4
Dengue	74	1	63	9	- 8
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Uganda

Saudi Arabia

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.