USA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	147,019	42	5,660	+ 141,358
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	130,898	11	60,317	+ 70,580
Malaria	3	94,201	77	0	+ 94,201
Road Traffic Accidents	4	90,290	17	41,694	+ 48,596
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	83,982	37	9,955	+ 74,027
Stroke	6	77,584	4	158,520	- 80,936
Birth Trauma	7	72,197	54	1,233	+ 70,964
Low Birth Weight	8	67,122	39	6,924	+ 60,198
Coronary Heart Disease	9	60,951	1	504,904	- 443,953
Tuberculosis	10	50,337	62	546	+ 49,791
Congenital Anomalies	11	46,077	34	11,762	+ 34,316
Violence	12	42,846	27	18,976	+ 23,870
Liver Disease	13	35,539	16	43,402	- 7,863
Diabetes Mellitus	14	33,267	10	61,418	- 28,151
Cervical Cancer	15	30,376	38	6,984	+ 23,392
Meningitis	16	25,797	60	606	+ 25,191
Maternal Conditions	17	25,267	56	779	+ 24,488
Malnutrition	18	23,016	40	6,762	+ 16,254
Kidney Disease	19	21,983	6	85,861	- 63,878
Other Injuries	20	21,716	25	25,997	- 4,281
Hypertension	21	21,650	8	65,960	- 44,311
Lung Disease	22	21,169	3	195,387	- 174,218
Syphilis	23	15,512	66	49	+ 15,462
Suicide	24	14,107	12	53,099	- 38,992
Pertussis	25	13,246	69	16	+ 13,231
Lymphomas	26	12,224	19	40,281	- 28,057
Asthma	27	12,110	46	3,818	+ 8,291
Oesophagus Cancer	28	11,619	28	17,829	- 6,211
Liver Cancer	29	10,564	23	27,064	- 16,501
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	8,926	2	287,198	- 278,273
Drownings	31	8,587	45	4,070	+ 4,517
Breast Cancer	32	7,827	13	48,671	- 40,844
Falls	33	7,817	18	40,418	- 32,601
Prostate Cancer	34	6,591	20	35,612	- 29,021
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	6,375	9	61,827	- 55,452
Fires	36	6,051	49	3,183	+ 2,868
Inflammatory/Heart	37	5,962	22	32,529	- 26,567
Endocrine Disorders	38	5,281	14	46,985	- 41,704
Poisonings	39	5,170	53	1,674	+ 3,496
Oral Cancer	40	5,073	35	11,555	- 6,482
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	4,765	48	3,461	+ 1,304
Leukemia	42	4,156	24	26,966	- 22,810
Epilepsy	43	4,154	50	3,162	+ 991
Ovary Cancer	44	3,602	31	14,591	- 10,990
Stomach Cancer	45	3,573	33	13,077	- 9,504
Lung Cancers	46	3,057	5	155,533	- 152,476
Pancreas Cancer	47	2,486	15	44,293	- 41,807
Parkinson's Disease	48	2,439	21	34,491	- 32,052
Skin Cancers	49	2,419	32	14,311	- 11,892
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	2,413	47	3,646	- 1,233
Measles	51	2,383	80	0	+ 2,383
Schistosomiasis	52	1,981	72	1	+ 1,980
Tetanus	53	1,878	71	2	+ 1,875
Alcohol	54	1,777	30	14,659	- 12,882
Skin Disease	55	1,682	43	5,409	- 3,727
Uterin Cancer	56	1,621	36	10,063	- 8,442
Drug Use	57	1,615	7	74,435	- 72,819
Appendicitis	58	1,464	63	424	+ 1,040
Bladder Cancer	59	1,255	26	19,622	- 18,367
Upper Respiratory	60	996	65	229	+ 767
Hepatitis B	61	857	59	608	+ 249
Encephalitis	62	848	68	25	+ 822
War	63	610	55	1,198	- 588
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	382	52	2,461	- 2,079
Trypanosomiasis	65	345	78	0	+ 345
Other Neoplasms	66	260	29	17,743	- 17,484
Hepatitis C	67	212	41	5,684	- 5,472
Leishmaniasis	68	195	79	0	+ 195
Multiple Sclerosis	69	111	44	5,059	- 4,948
Ascariasis	70	110	82	0	+ 110
Otitis Media	71	79	67	34	+ 45
Diphtheria	72	76	75	0	+ 76
Chlamydia	73	42	84	0	+ 42
Dengue	74	8	76	0	+ 8
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Uganda

United States

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.