UNITED KINGDOM VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	29,432	55	188	+ 29,244
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,205	3	40,540	- 14,335
Malaria	3	18,858	76	0	+ 18,858
Road Traffic Accidents	4	18,076	33	2,169	+ 15,907
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	16,813	38	1,599	+ 15,214
Stroke	6	15,532	4	37,626	- 22,095
Birth Trauma	7	14,453	54	190	+ 14,264
Low Birth Weight	8	13,437	40	1,313	+ 12,124
Coronary Heart Disease	9	12,202	2	71,728	- 59,526
Tuberculosis	10	10,077	47	351	+ 9,726
Congenital Anomalies	11	9,224	35	2,127	+ 7,098
Violence	12	8,578	46	868	+ 7,710
Liver Disease	13	7,115	14	7,666	- 551
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,660	17	5,842	+ 818
Cervical Cancer	15	6,081	43	1,099	+ 4,982
Meningitis	16	5,164	52	232	+ 4,932
Maternal Conditions	17	5,058	64	47	+ 5,012
Malnutrition	18	4,608	58	116	+ 4,492
Kidney Disease	19	4,401	18	5,471	- 1,070
Other Injuries	20	4,347	19	5,464	- 1,117
Hypertension	21	4,334	23	5,208	- 874
Lung Disease	22	4,238	6	32,896	- 28,658
Syphilis	23	3,105	62	49	+ 3,057
Suicide	24	2,824	20	5,325	- 2,501
Pertussis	25	2,652	69	3	+ 2,649
Lymphomas	26	2,447	10	9,350	- 6,903
Asthma	27	2,424	41	1,302	+ 1,122
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,326	12	8,727	- 6,401
Liver Cancer	29	2,115	21	5,237	- 3,122
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,787	1	98,135	- 96,348
Drownings	31	1,719	49	301	+ 1,418
Breast Cancer	32	1,567	9	12,718	- 11,151
Falls	33	1,565	15	7,618	- 6,053
Prostate Cancer	34	1,319	8	13,289	- 11,970
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,276	7	18,446	- 17,170
Fires	36	1,211	48	334	+ 877
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,194	29	3,126	- 1,933
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,057	28	3,297	- 2,240
Poisonings	39	1,035	53	221	+ 815
Oral Cancer	40	1,016	30	3,109	- 2,093
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	954	36	2,090	- 1,136
Leukemia	42	832	22	5,211	- 4,379
Epilepsy	43	832	42	1,193	- 362
Ovary Cancer	44	721	25	4,019	- 3,298
Stomach Cancer	45	715	24	4,999	- 4,284
Lung Cancers	46	612	5	35,715	- 35,103
Pancreas Cancer	47	498	11	8,995	- 8,498
Parkinson's Disease	48	488	13	8,573	- 8,084
Skin Cancers	49	484	27	3,727	- 3,243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	483	45	876	- 393
Measles	51	477	75	0	+ 477
Schistosomiasis	52	397	78	0	+ 397
Tetanus	53	376	72	0	+ 376
Alcohol	54	356	39	1,555	- 1,199
Skin Disease	55	337	34	2,134	- 1,797
Uterin Cancer	56	325	32	2,346	- 2,022
Drug Use	57	323	31	2,824	- 2,501
Appendicitis	58	293	59	105	+ 188
Bladder Cancer	59	251	16	6,133	- 5,882
Upper Respiratory	60	199	63	48	+ 151
Hepatitis B	61	172	65	40	+ 132
Encephalitis	62	170	68	6	+ 164
War	63	122	67	10	+ 112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	76	44	1,014	- 937
Trypanosomiasis	65	69	77	0	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	66	52	26	3,986	- 3,934
Hepatitis C	67	42	51	267	- 225
Leishmaniasis	68	39	70	0	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	69	22	37	1,856	- 1,834
Ascariasis	70	22	80	0	+ 22
Otitis Media	71	16	66	16	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	15	74	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	73	8	79	0	+ 8
Dengue	74	2	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Uganda

United Kingdom

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.