SRI LANKA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,451	55	39	+ 9,412
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,415	8	5,117	+ 3,298
Malaria	3	6,056	80	0	+ 6,056
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,804	9	4,200	+ 1,604
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,399	28	605	+ 4,794
Stroke	6	4,987	6	6,805	- 1,818
Birth Trauma	7	4,641	44	193	+ 4,448
Low Birth Weight	8	4,315	29	536	+ 3,779
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,918	1	26,304	- 22,386
Tuberculosis	10	3,236	25	769	+ 2,467
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,962	22	989	+ 1,973
Violence	12	2,754	31	499	+ 2,255
Liver Disease	13	2,285	17	1,303	+ 982
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,139	2	12,460	- 10,322
Cervical Cancer	15	1,953	26	762	+ 1,190
Meningitis	16	1,658	46	146	+ 1,512
Maternal Conditions	17	1,624	48	96	+ 1,528
Malnutrition	18	1,480	54	43	+ 1,436
Kidney Disease	19	1,413	5	6,858	- 5,445
Other Injuries	20	1,396	14	1,529	- 133
Hypertension	21	1,392	20	1,055	+ 336
Lung Disease	22	1,361	3	9,456	- 8,095
Syphilis	23	997	58	15	+ 982
Suicide	24	907	10	2,977	- 2,071
Pertussis	25	852	59	15	+ 837
Lymphomas	26	786	21	1,027	- 241
Asthma	27	778	7	6,471	- 5,693
Oesophagus Cancer	28	747	13	1,544	- 797
Liver Cancer	29	679	19	1,090	- 411
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	574	4	6,939	- 6,365
Drownings	31	552	27	731	- 179
Breast Cancer	32	503	15	1,383	- 880
Falls	33	502	23	964	- 462
Prostate Cancer	34	424	30	507	- 83
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	410	24	911	- 502
Fires	36	389	41	239	+ 150
Inflammatory/Heart	37	383	35	425	- 42
Endocrine Disorders	38	339	32	462	- 123
Poisonings	39	332	49	93	+ 239
Oral Cancer	40	326	11	2,893	- 2,567
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	306	56	38	+ 268
Leukemia	42	267	18	1,155	- 888
Epilepsy	43	267	39	269	- 2
Ovary Cancer	44	232	37	281	- 50
Stomach Cancer	45	230	16	1,321	- 1,091
Lung Cancers	46	197	12	1,775	- 1,578
Pancreas Cancer	47	160	43	214	- 54
Parkinson's Disease	48	157	45	168	- 11
Skin Cancers	49	155	52	58	+ 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	155	53	49	+ 106
Measles	51	153	77	0	+ 153
Schistosomiasis	52	127	81	0	+ 127
Tetanus	53	121	57	27	+ 93
Alcohol	54	114	51	82	+ 32
Skin Disease	55	108	36	293	- 184
Uterin Cancer	56	104	42	218	- 114
Drug Use	57	104	40	257	- 153
Appendicitis	58	94	64	5	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	59	81	34	432	- 351
Upper Respiratory	60	64	66	5	+ 59
Hepatitis B	61	55	62	6	+ 49
Encephalitis	62	54	61	10	+ 44
War	63	39	38	280	- 241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	25	60	11	+ 14
Trypanosomiasis	65	22	82	0	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	66	17	50	86	- 69
Hepatitis C	67	14	75	0	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	68	13	73	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	69	7	69	2	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	7	72	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	5	76	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	72	5	74	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	73	3	84	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	1	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Uganda

Sri Lanka

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.