SOMALIA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,596	33	610	+ 4,987
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,983	1	21,712	- 16,729
Malaria	3	3,586	22	1,942	+ 1,644
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,437	11	4,231	- 794
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,197	2	15,363	- 12,166
Stroke	6	2,953	6	8,595	- 5,642
Birth Trauma	7	2,748	5	9,573	- 6,825
Low Birth Weight	8	2,555	8	6,250	- 3,695
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,320	7	7,233	- 4,913
Tuberculosis	10	1,916	4	10,261	- 8,345
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,754	15	3,410	- 1,656
Violence	12	1,631	29	828	+ 803
Liver Disease	13	1,353	13	3,917	- 2,564
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,266	16	2,888	- 1,622
Cervical Cancer	15	1,156	28	883	+ 273
Meningitis	16	982	9	5,381	- 4,399
Maternal Conditions	17	962	12	4,127	- 3,165
Malnutrition	18	876	10	4,825	- 3,949
Kidney Disease	19	837	21	2,051	- 1,214
Other Injuries	20	827	14	3,602	- 2,775
Hypertension	21	824	18	2,643	- 1,819
Lung Disease	22	806	19	2,442	- 1,637
Syphilis	23	590	45	378	+ 213
Suicide	24	537	27	1,219	- 682
Pertussis	25	504	20	2,054	- 1,550
Lymphomas	26	465	34	605	- 139
Asthma	27	461	23	1,878	- 1,417
Oesophagus Cancer	28	442	40	516	- 74
Liver Cancer	29	402	53	256	+ 146
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	340	32	647	- 307
Drownings	31	327	25	1,272	- 945
Breast Cancer	32	298	26	1,232	- 934
Falls	33	298	37	548	- 250
Prostate Cancer	34	251	52	285	- 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	243	38	546	- 304
Fires	36	230	30	810	- 580
Inflammatory/Heart	37	227	39	521	- 294
Endocrine Disorders	38	201	44	406	- 205
Poisonings	39	197	31	758	- 561
Oral Cancer	40	193	46	328	- 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	181	36	559	- 378
Leukemia	42	158	35	562	- 403
Epilepsy	43	158	43	419	- 261
Ovary Cancer	44	137	50	295	- 158
Stomach Cancer	45	136	49	310	- 174
Lung Cancers	46	116	54	233	- 117
Pancreas Cancer	47	95	62	108	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	48	93	56	184	- 91
Skin Cancers	49	92	57	164	- 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	92	41	446	- 354
Measles	51	91	3	11,576	- 11,485
Schistosomiasis	52	75	42	435	- 360
Tetanus	53	71	17	2,648	- 2,577
Alcohol	54	68	59	151	- 83
Skin Disease	55	64	58	151	- 87
Uterin Cancer	56	62	64	78	- 16
Drug Use	57	61	65	54	+ 7
Appendicitis	58	56	55	188	- 132
Bladder Cancer	59	48	61	149	- 102
Upper Respiratory	60	38	47	326	- 288
Hepatitis B	61	33	48	315	- 282
Encephalitis	62	32	63	91	- 58
War	63	23	24	1,318	- 1,295
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	15	66	35	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	65	13	78	0	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	66	10	70	12	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	8	67	34	- 26
Leishmaniasis	68	7	51	290	- 282
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	71	8	- 4
Ascariasis	70	4	69	30	- 25
Otitis Media	71	3	68	32	- 29
Diphtheria	72	3	60	150	- 147
Chlamydia	73	2	72	5	- 3
Dengue	74	0	73	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.