SOUTH KOREA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,391	55	84	+ 22,307
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,936	2	26,650	- 6,714
Malaria	3	14,347	71	1	+ 14,346
Road Traffic Accidents	4	13,751	15	4,399	+ 9,353
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,791	35	929	+ 11,862
Stroke	6	11,816	3	25,596	- 13,780
Birth Trauma	7	10,996	54	88	+ 10,908
Low Birth Weight	8	10,223	45	370	+ 9,852
Coronary Heart Disease	9	9,283	1	28,043	- 18,760
Tuberculosis	10	7,666	24	1,950	+ 5,716
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,018	41	518	+ 6,500
Violence	12	6,526	44	386	+ 6,139
Liver Disease	13	5,413	14	6,348	- 936
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,067	13	6,812	- 1,745
Cervical Cancer	15	4,626	34	1,065	+ 3,561
Meningitis	16	3,929	58	51	+ 3,878
Maternal Conditions	17	3,848	61	34	+ 3,814
Malnutrition	18	3,505	53	88	+ 3,417
Kidney Disease	19	3,348	9	10,107	- 6,759
Other Injuries	20	3,307	18	3,634	- 326
Hypertension	21	3,297	17	3,711	- 413
Lung Disease	22	3,224	11	8,526	- 5,302
Syphilis	23	2,362	62	27	+ 2,336
Suicide	24	2,148	5	14,636	- 12,487
Pertussis	25	2,017	67	6	+ 2,011
Lymphomas	26	1,862	19	3,477	- 1,615
Asthma	27	1,844	32	1,150	+ 694
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,770	28	1,733	+ 37
Liver Cancer	29	1,609	7	11,589	- 9,980
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,359	6	12,145	- 10,786
Drownings	31	1,308	42	501	+ 807
Breast Cancer	32	1,192	21	2,880	- 1,688
Falls	33	1,191	20	2,934	- 1,744
Prostate Cancer	34	1,004	22	2,316	- 1,312
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	971	8	10,180	- 9,209
Fires	36	922	47	263	+ 658
Inflammatory/Heart	37	908	31	1,325	- 417
Endocrine Disorders	38	804	25	1,891	- 1,086
Poisonings	39	787	52	115	+ 672
Oral Cancer	40	773	29	1,457	- 685
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	726	38	540	+ 186
Leukemia	42	633	23	2,140	- 1,507
Epilepsy	43	633	40	524	+ 108
Ovary Cancer	44	549	30	1,330	- 781
Stomach Cancer	45	544	10	8,625	- 8,081
Lung Cancers	46	466	4	20,293	- 19,828
Pancreas Cancer	47	379	12	6,994	- 6,615
Parkinson's Disease	48	371	16	3,951	- 3,580
Skin Cancers	49	368	37	585	- 216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	368	48	224	+ 143
Measles	51	363	83	0	+ 363
Schistosomiasis	52	302	72	1	+ 301
Tetanus	53	286	69	5	+ 281
Alcohol	54	271	33	1,081	- 810
Skin Disease	55	256	36	704	- 448
Uterin Cancer	56	247	43	420	- 173
Drug Use	57	246	50	154	+ 92
Appendicitis	58	223	57	54	+ 169
Bladder Cancer	59	191	27	1,768	- 1,577
Upper Respiratory	60	152	63	26	+ 126
Hepatitis B	61	130	39	526	- 396
Encephalitis	62	129	65	19	+ 110
War	63	93	68	5	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	58	51	150	- 92
Trypanosomiasis	65	52	78	0	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	66	40	26	1,807	- 1,767
Hepatitis C	67	32	49	168	- 135
Leishmaniasis	68	30	79	0	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	69	17	66	11	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	17	74	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	71	12	70	5	+ 7
Diphtheria	72	12	73	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	73	6	84	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Uganda

South Korea

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.