SPAIN VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	20,327	43	538	+ 19,789
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,098	7	13,717	+ 4,381
Malaria	3	13,024	83	0	+ 13,024
Road Traffic Accidents	4	12,484	31	1,829	+ 10,654
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,611	36	1,064	+ 10,548
Stroke	6	10,727	3	29,004	- 18,277
Birth Trauma	7	9,982	60	113	+ 9,869
Low Birth Weight	8	9,280	52	253	+ 9,028
Coronary Heart Disease	9	8,427	1	51,684	- 43,257
Tuberculosis	10	6,960	50	270	+ 6,689
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,371	38	863	+ 5,508
Violence	12	5,924	51	262	+ 5,662
Liver Disease	13	4,914	23	4,231	+ 683
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,600	10	7,773	- 3,174
Cervical Cancer	15	4,200	39	855	+ 3,345
Meningitis	16	3,567	59	129	+ 3,438
Maternal Conditions	17	3,493	64	14	+ 3,480
Malnutrition	18	3,182	47	302	+ 2,880
Kidney Disease	19	3,039	8	9,725	- 6,685
Other Injuries	20	3,002	15	5,536	- 2,534
Hypertension	21	2,993	9	9,115	- 6,121
Lung Disease	22	2,927	5	18,926	- 15,999
Syphilis	23	2,145	67	9	+ 2,136
Suicide	24	1,950	25	3,609	- 1,659
Pertussis	25	1,831	73	2	+ 1,830
Lymphomas	26	1,690	16	5,335	- 3,644
Asthma	27	1,674	35	1,133	+ 541
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,606	29	2,011	- 405
Liver Cancer	29	1,461	18	5,098	- 3,638
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,234	2	42,339	- 41,104
Drownings	31	1,187	45	446	+ 741
Breast Cancer	32	1,082	11	7,067	- 5,985
Falls	33	1,081	26	3,246	- 2,166
Prostate Cancer	34	911	13	6,420	- 5,508
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	881	6	16,957	- 16,076
Fires	36	837	55	185	+ 652
Inflammatory/Heart	37	824	19	4,984	- 4,160
Endocrine Disorders	38	730	21	4,863	- 4,133
Poisonings	39	715	57	170	+ 544
Oral Cancer	40	701	27	2,583	- 1,882
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	659	44	475	+ 184
Leukemia	42	575	24	3,772	- 3,198
Epilepsy	43	574	40	824	- 250
Ovary Cancer	44	498	28	2,026	- 1,528
Stomach Cancer	45	494	14	5,796	- 5,302
Lung Cancers	46	423	4	22,131	- 21,708
Pancreas Cancer	47	344	12	6,752	- 6,409
Parkinson's Disease	48	337	20	4,943	- 4,606
Skin Cancers	49	334	32	1,803	- 1,469
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	334	33	1,612	- 1,278
Measles	51	329	81	0	+ 329
Schistosomiasis	52	274	74	0	+ 274
Tetanus	53	260	72	2	+ 258
Alcohol	54	246	46	333	- 88
Skin Disease	55	232	30	1,840	- 1,608
Uterin Cancer	56	224	34	1,612	- 1,388
Drug Use	57	223	41	776	- 553
Appendicitis	58	202	61	79	+ 123
Bladder Cancer	59	174	17	5,222	- 5,049
Upper Respiratory	60	138	62	47	+ 91
Hepatitis B	61	118	58	162	- 44
Encephalitis	62	117	70	4	+ 113
War	63	84	68	6	+ 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	53	48	294	- 241
Trypanosomiasis	65	48	84	0	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	66	36	22	4,748	- 4,712
Hepatitis C	67	29	42	652	- 623
Leishmaniasis	68	27	65	11	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	69	15	49	287	- 272
Ascariasis	70	15	78	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	71	11	66	9	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	11	76	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	73	6	82	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	80	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Uganda

Spain

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.