SWITZERLAND VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,809	54	29	+ 3,780
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,392	8	1,949	+ 1,442
Malaria	3	2,441	77	0	+ 2,441
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,340	34	193	+ 2,147
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,176	35	186	+ 1,990
Stroke	6	2,010	3	3,918	- 1,907
Birth Trauma	7	1,871	52	32	+ 1,839
Low Birth Weight	8	1,739	43	105	+ 1,634
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,579	1	10,713	- 9,134
Tuberculosis	10	1,304	56	21	+ 1,283
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,194	31	305	+ 889
Violence	12	1,110	51	42	+ 1,068
Liver Disease	13	921	21	677	+ 244
Diabetes Mellitus	14	862	17	1,022	- 160
Cervical Cancer	15	787	42	105	+ 682
Meningitis	16	668	57	20	+ 648
Maternal Conditions	17	655	64	4	+ 650
Malnutrition	18	596	47	84	+ 512
Kidney Disease	19	570	13	1,261	- 691
Other Injuries	20	563	30	410	+ 153
Hypertension	21	561	6	2,471	- 1,910
Lung Disease	22	549	5	2,902	- 2,354
Syphilis	23	402	65	2	+ 400
Suicide	24	366	14	1,249	- 884
Pertussis	25	343	73	0	+ 343
Lymphomas	26	317	15	1,131	- 815
Asthma	27	314	46	95	+ 219
Oesophagus Cancer	28	301	28	491	- 190
Liver Cancer	29	274	19	805	- 531
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	231	2	7,192	- 6,961
Drownings	31	223	50	49	+ 173
Breast Cancer	32	203	11	1,577	- 1,374
Falls	33	203	9	1,919	- 1,717
Prostate Cancer	34	171	10	1,579	- 1,409
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	165	7	1,995	- 1,829
Fires	36	157	55	21	+ 135
Inflammatory/Heart	37	154	16	1,027	- 872
Endocrine Disorders	38	137	25	593	- 456
Poisonings	39	134	60	13	+ 121
Oral Cancer	40	131	26	500	- 369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	123	41	122	+ 1
Leukemia	42	108	22	671	- 564
Epilepsy	43	108	39	159	- 51
Ovary Cancer	44	93	29	457	- 364
Stomach Cancer	45	93	24	614	- 521
Lung Cancers	46	79	4	3,520	- 3,440
Pancreas Cancer	47	64	12	1,486	- 1,421
Parkinson's Disease	48	63	18	857	- 794
Skin Cancers	49	63	27	493	- 430
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	63	48	78	- 15
Measles	51	62	75	0	+ 62
Schistosomiasis	52	51	72	0	+ 51
Tetanus	53	49	70	0	+ 48
Alcohol	54	46	32	229	- 183
Skin Disease	55	44	40	129	- 86
Uterin Cancer	56	42	33	224	- 182
Drug Use	57	42	36	176	- 134
Appendicitis	58	38	59	15	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	59	33	23	669	- 637
Upper Respiratory	60	26	61	11	+ 15
Hepatitis B	61	22	63	5	+ 18
Encephalitis	62	22	68	1	+ 21
War	63	16	67	1	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	49	68	- 58
Trypanosomiasis	65	9	78	0	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	66	7	20	681	- 675
Hepatitis C	67	5	58	15	- 10
Leishmaniasis	68	5	71	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	38	160	- 157
Ascariasis	70	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	69	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	66	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	45	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Uganda

Switzerland

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.