SENEGAL VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,103	20	1,186	+ 6,917
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,215	1	7,184	+ 30
Malaria	3	5,192	5	4,595	+ 597
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,976	6	3,832	+ 1,145
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,629	3	5,343	- 714
Stroke	6	4,276	4	5,342	- 1,066
Birth Trauma	7	3,979	8	3,448	+ 532
Low Birth Weight	8	3,699	7	3,636	+ 63
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,359	2	6,224	- 2,865
Tuberculosis	10	2,774	9	2,678	+ 96
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,540	11	2,364	+ 175
Violence	12	2,362	19	1,247	+ 1,115
Liver Disease	13	1,959	13	2,147	- 188
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,834	10	2,395	- 562
Cervical Cancer	15	1,674	17	1,405	+ 269
Meningitis	16	1,422	15	1,628	- 207
Maternal Conditions	17	1,393	14	1,669	- 276
Malnutrition	18	1,269	32	494	+ 774
Kidney Disease	19	1,212	12	2,210	- 999
Other Injuries	20	1,197	16	1,512	- 315
Hypertension	21	1,193	21	1,095	+ 98
Lung Disease	22	1,167	18	1,351	- 184
Syphilis	23	855	53	122	+ 733
Suicide	24	777	24	978	- 200
Pertussis	25	730	28	771	- 41
Lymphomas	26	674	39	315	+ 358
Asthma	27	667	25	936	- 269
Oesophagus Cancer	28	640	55	99	+ 541
Liver Cancer	29	582	22	1,087	- 505
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	492	26	879	- 387
Drownings	31	473	33	494	- 21
Breast Cancer	32	431	27	861	- 429
Falls	33	431	30	622	- 191
Prostate Cancer	34	363	29	642	- 279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	351	37	384	- 33
Fires	36	334	34	448	- 115
Inflammatory/Heart	37	329	36	426	- 97
Endocrine Disorders	38	291	23	1,041	- 750
Poisonings	39	285	40	315	- 30
Oral Cancer	40	280	43	208	+ 72
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	263	35	433	- 170
Leukemia	42	229	54	113	+ 116
Epilepsy	43	229	38	330	- 101
Ovary Cancer	44	199	42	220	- 22
Stomach Cancer	45	197	31	557	- 360
Lung Cancers	46	168	44	180	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	47	137	48	159	- 22
Parkinson's Disease	48	134	41	273	- 138
Skin Cancers	49	133	51	147	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	133	46	166	- 33
Measles	51	131	49	158	- 27
Schistosomiasis	52	109	45	176	- 67
Tetanus	53	103	58	85	+ 19
Alcohol	54	98	59	74	+ 24
Skin Disease	55	93	47	159	- 67
Uterin Cancer	56	89	56	94	- 4
Drug Use	57	89	52	138	- 49
Appendicitis	58	81	61	38	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	59	69	50	155	- 86
Upper Respiratory	60	55	66	15	+ 40
Hepatitis B	61	47	60	70	- 23
Encephalitis	62	47	57	85	- 39
War	63	34	69	4	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	21	67	15	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	65	19	78	0	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	66	14	62	24	- 10
Hepatitis C	67	12	68	11	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	11	63	21	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	64	20	- 14
Ascariasis	70	6	65	18	- 12
Otitis Media	71	4	72	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	72	4	70	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	2	71	2	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	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	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Uganda

Senegal

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.