SWEDEN VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,553	61	13	+ 4,540
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,054	7	2,659	+ 1,395
Malaria	3	2,917	74	0	+ 2,917
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,796	34	315	+ 2,481
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,601	36	289	+ 2,311
Stroke	6	2,403	3	6,035	- 3,632
Birth Trauma	7	2,236	55	34	+ 2,202
Low Birth Weight	8	2,079	51	50	+ 2,028
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,888	1	15,136	- 13,248
Tuberculosis	10	1,559	56	24	+ 1,535
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,427	35	308	+ 1,119
Violence	12	1,327	47	113	+ 1,214
Liver Disease	13	1,101	23	723	+ 377
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,030	11	1,834	- 804
Cervical Cancer	15	941	38	228	+ 713
Meningitis	16	799	54	35	+ 764
Maternal Conditions	17	782	64	5	+ 777
Malnutrition	18	713	45	117	+ 596
Kidney Disease	19	681	12	1,629	- 948
Other Injuries	20	672	15	1,374	- 701
Hypertension	21	670	10	1,838	- 1,168
Lung Disease	22	656	4	4,344	- 3,689
Syphilis	23	480	72	0	+ 480
Suicide	24	437	14	1,479	- 1,043
Pertussis	25	410	67	0	+ 410
Lymphomas	26	379	16	1,357	- 978
Asthma	27	375	42	158	+ 217
Oesophagus Cancer	28	360	29	538	- 178
Liver Cancer	29	327	22	752	- 425
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	276	2	10,917	- 10,640
Drownings	31	266	46	114	+ 151
Breast Cancer	32	242	13	1,582	- 1,340
Falls	33	242	17	1,109	- 867
Prostate Cancer	34	204	8	2,622	- 2,418
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	197	6	3,049	- 2,852
Fires	36	187	49	65	+ 123
Inflammatory/Heart	37	185	28	547	- 362
Endocrine Disorders	38	164	24	702	- 538
Poisonings	39	160	60	18	+ 142
Oral Cancer	40	157	31	379	- 222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	148	37	277	- 130
Leukemia	42	129	20	825	- 697
Epilepsy	43	129	44	121	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	44	112	27	553	- 441
Stomach Cancer	45	111	26	612	- 502
Lung Cancers	46	95	5	3,722	- 3,627
Pancreas Cancer	47	77	9	1,849	- 1,772
Parkinson's Disease	48	76	19	943	- 867
Skin Cancers	49	75	25	650	- 575
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	75	48	110	- 36
Measles	51	74	83	0	+ 74
Schistosomiasis	52	61	69	0	+ 61
Tetanus	53	58	68	0	+ 58
Alcohol	54	55	32	359	- 304
Skin Disease	55	52	39	220	- 168
Uterin Cancer	56	50	33	345	- 294
Drug Use	57	50	30	423	- 373
Appendicitis	58	45	59	18	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	59	39	21	760	- 721
Upper Respiratory	60	31	58	20	+ 11
Hepatitis B	61	27	62	9	+ 17
Encephalitis	62	26	71	0	+ 26
War	63	19	65	2	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	12	43	129	- 117
Trypanosomiasis	65	11	76	0	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	66	8	18	1,036	- 1,028
Hepatitis C	67	7	53	44	- 38
Leishmaniasis	68	6	75	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	41	170	- 167
Ascariasis	70	3	81	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	66	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	63	- 63
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Uganda

Sweden

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.