SOUTH AFRICA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	25,986	1	71,996	- 46,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,136	2	39,341	- 16,204
Malaria	3	16,650	63	83	+ 16,568
Road Traffic Accidents	4	15,959	11	13,014	+ 2,945
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,844	8	15,843	- 999
Stroke	6	13,713	4	30,693	- 16,980
Birth Trauma	7	12,761	30	3,004	+ 9,757
Low Birth Weight	8	11,864	16	6,250	+ 5,614
Coronary Heart Disease	9	10,773	3	32,739	- 21,966
Tuberculosis	10	8,897	6	21,965	- 13,068
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,144	25	4,351	+ 3,794
Violence	12	7,573	7	21,000	- 13,426
Liver Disease	13	6,282	14	9,013	- 2,732
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,880	5	30,188	- 24,308
Cervical Cancer	15	5,369	20	5,555	- 186
Meningitis	16	4,560	26	3,660	+ 899
Maternal Conditions	17	4,466	38	1,700	+ 2,766
Malnutrition	18	4,068	34	2,381	+ 1,687
Kidney Disease	19	3,886	9	15,302	- 11,416
Other Injuries	20	3,838	17	6,014	- 2,175
Hypertension	21	3,827	12	12,789	- 8,962
Lung Disease	22	3,742	13	11,895	- 8,153
Syphilis	23	2,742	44	1,130	+ 1,612
Suicide	24	2,493	10	13,774	- 11,281
Pertussis	25	2,341	43	1,142	+ 1,199
Lymphomas	26	2,161	31	2,818	- 657
Asthma	27	2,140	18	5,966	- 3,826
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,054	29	3,486	- 1,432
Liver Cancer	29	1,867	33	2,383	- 516
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,578	22	4,676	- 3,098
Drownings	31	1,518	32	2,403	- 885
Breast Cancer	32	1,383	23	4,533	- 3,150
Falls	33	1,382	42	1,399	- 18
Prostate Cancer	34	1,165	24	4,374	- 3,209
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,127	28	3,587	- 2,460
Fires	36	1,070	27	3,618	- 2,548
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,054	21	5,408	- 4,354
Endocrine Disorders	38	933	19	5,890	- 4,957
Poisonings	39	914	50	975	- 62
Oral Cancer	40	897	41	1,406	- 509
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	842	36	1,894	- 1,052
Leukemia	42	735	40	1,464	- 729
Epilepsy	43	734	37	1,870	- 1,136
Ovary Cancer	44	637	51	951	- 314
Stomach Cancer	45	632	39	1,535	- 903
Lung Cancers	46	540	15	7,705	- 7,165
Pancreas Cancer	47	439	35	2,007	- 1,568
Parkinson's Disease	48	431	46	1,077	- 646
Skin Cancers	49	428	48	993	- 565
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	427	47	1,015	- 588
Measles	51	421	57	270	+ 151
Schistosomiasis	52	350	66	35	+ 315
Tetanus	53	332	65	38	+ 294
Alcohol	54	314	49	987	- 673
Skin Disease	55	297	45	1,101	- 804
Uterin Cancer	56	287	54	512	- 226
Drug Use	57	286	53	770	- 484
Appendicitis	58	259	56	274	- 15
Bladder Cancer	59	222	52	829	- 607
Upper Respiratory	60	176	60	223	- 47
Hepatitis B	61	151	61	139	+ 12
Encephalitis	62	150	59	234	- 84
War	63	108	64	66	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	67	55	376	- 308
Trypanosomiasis	65	61	76	0	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	66	46	58	267	- 221
Hepatitis C	67	37	70	8	+ 30
Leishmaniasis	68	34	77	0	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	69	20	62	113	- 93
Ascariasis	70	20	71	3	+ 17
Otitis Media	71	14	67	19	- 5
Diphtheria	72	13	69	16	- 3
Chlamydia	73	7	68	18	- 11
Dengue	74	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Uganda

South Africa

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.