TANZANIA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	29,004	1	27,402	+ 1,602
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,823	2	26,028	- 205
Malaria	3	18,584	3	21,758	- 3,174
Road Traffic Accidents	4	17,812	5	18,054	- 241
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	16,568	6	17,587	- 1,019
Stroke	6	15,306	7	16,894	- 1,588
Birth Trauma	7	14,243	8	15,086	- 843
Low Birth Weight	8	13,242	10	12,173	+ 1,069
Coronary Heart Disease	9	12,024	9	13,215	- 1,190
Tuberculosis	10	9,930	4	20,269	- 10,339
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,090	11	9,791	- 700
Violence	12	8,453	18	4,713	+ 3,740
Liver Disease	13	7,011	13	6,586	+ 425
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,563	15	6,247	+ 316
Cervical Cancer	15	5,993	14	6,424	- 431
Meningitis	16	5,089	21	3,188	+ 1,901
Maternal Conditions	17	4,985	12	6,835	- 1,850
Malnutrition	18	4,541	16	5,574	- 1,034
Kidney Disease	19	4,337	19	4,547	- 210
Other Injuries	20	4,284	20	4,270	+ 14
Hypertension	21	4,271	17	5,209	- 938
Lung Disease	22	4,176	22	3,051	+ 1,125
Syphilis	23	3,060	26	2,115	+ 945
Suicide	24	2,783	24	2,474	+ 309
Pertussis	25	2,613	23	2,774	- 161
Lymphomas	26	2,411	41	805	+ 1,606
Asthma	27	2,389	30	1,700	+ 689
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,292	25	2,247	+ 45
Liver Cancer	29	2,084	36	1,413	+ 671
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,761	27	2,048	- 287
Drownings	31	1,694	32	1,642	+ 52
Breast Cancer	32	1,544	37	1,285	+ 259
Falls	33	1,542	34	1,533	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	34	1,300	28	1,819	- 519
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,258	33	1,567	- 309
Fires	36	1,194	35	1,424	- 230
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,176	38	1,227	- 51
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,042	29	1,778	- 736
Poisonings	39	1,020	40	1,170	- 150
Oral Cancer	40	1,001	31	1,646	- 645
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	940	46	462	+ 478
Leukemia	42	820	47	416	+ 404
Epilepsy	43	819	43	707	+ 113
Ovary Cancer	44	711	53	337	+ 374
Stomach Cancer	45	705	39	1,190	- 485
Lung Cancers	46	603	61	159	+ 444
Pancreas Cancer	47	490	62	158	+ 333
Parkinson's Disease	48	481	45	513	- 32
Skin Cancers	49	477	42	744	- 267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	476	50	401	+ 75
Measles	51	470	55	295	+ 175
Schistosomiasis	52	391	51	371	+ 20
Tetanus	53	370	49	402	- 31
Alcohol	54	351	56	270	+ 80
Skin Disease	55	332	52	359	- 28
Uterin Cancer	56	320	57	218	+ 102
Drug Use	57	319	48	404	- 85
Appendicitis	58	289	58	218	+ 71
Bladder Cancer	59	248	44	667	- 419
Upper Respiratory	60	196	54	299	- 102
Hepatitis B	61	169	60	168	+ 1
Encephalitis	62	167	59	199	- 31
War	63	120	67	30	+ 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	75	63	81	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	65	68	72	3	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	66	51	64	58	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	42	66	40	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	68	38	77	0	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	69	22	68	27	- 5
Ascariasis	70	22	65	56	- 34
Otitis Media	71	16	69	17	- 1
Diphtheria	72	15	70	11	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	8	71	9	- 1
Dengue	74	2	73	2	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Uganda

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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.