VIET NAM VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	45,469	27	4,993	+ 40,476
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	40,483	7	27,836	+ 12,646
Malaria	3	29,133	67	14	+ 29,119
Road Traffic Accidents	4	27,924	5	29,475	- 1,551
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	25,973	29	4,390	+ 21,584
Stroke	6	23,994	1	159,032	- 135,038
Birth Trauma	7	22,328	32	2,340	+ 19,989
Low Birth Weight	8	20,759	19	7,132	+ 13,627
Coronary Heart Disease	9	18,850	2	91,939	- 73,088
Tuberculosis	10	15,568	15	9,446	+ 6,122
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,250	21	7,064	+ 7,187
Violence	12	13,251	36	1,785	+ 11,466
Liver Disease	13	10,991	10	23,900	- 12,909
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,288	4	33,860	- 23,572
Cervical Cancer	15	9,394	31	2,391	+ 7,003
Meningitis	16	7,978	51	624	+ 7,354
Maternal Conditions	17	7,814	49	773	+ 7,041
Malnutrition	18	7,118	63	120	+ 6,998
Kidney Disease	19	6,799	8	25,251	- 18,453
Other Injuries	20	6,716	23	5,539	+ 1,177
Hypertension	21	6,696	12	19,880	- 13,184
Lung Disease	22	6,547	3	35,875	- 29,328
Syphilis	23	4,797	56	328	+ 4,469
Suicide	24	4,363	18	7,249	- 2,886
Pertussis	25	4,097	50	705	+ 3,392
Lymphomas	26	3,780	30	2,964	+ 816
Asthma	27	3,745	17	8,150	- 4,405
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,593	33	2,265	+ 1,329
Liver Cancer	29	3,267	9	24,995	- 21,728
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,760	6	29,307	- 26,546
Drownings	31	2,656	26	5,097	- 2,441
Breast Cancer	32	2,421	22	6,187	- 3,767
Falls	33	2,417	13	15,427	- 13,009
Prostate Cancer	34	2,038	35	1,911	+ 127
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,972	16	8,258	- 6,287
Fires	36	1,872	52	595	+ 1,277
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,844	24	5,357	- 3,513
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,633	34	2,082	- 449
Poisonings	39	1,599	48	832	+ 767
Oral Cancer	40	1,569	20	7,088	- 5,519
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,474	43	957	+ 517
Leukemia	42	1,285	28	4,899	- 3,614
Epilepsy	43	1,285	53	583	+ 702
Ovary Cancer	44	1,114	47	864	+ 250
Stomach Cancer	45	1,105	14	15,134	- 14,029
Lung Cancers	46	945	11	21,294	- 20,349
Pancreas Cancer	47	769	44	929	- 161
Parkinson's Disease	48	754	25	5,338	- 4,584
Skin Cancers	49	748	54	467	+ 281
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	746	38	1,708	- 962
Measles	51	737	37	1,780	- 1,043
Schistosomiasis	52	613	77	0	+ 613
Tetanus	53	581	58	286	+ 294
Alcohol	54	550	46	867	- 317
Skin Disease	55	520	40	1,515	- 995
Uterin Cancer	56	501	42	1,159	- 657
Drug Use	57	500	41	1,366	- 866
Appendicitis	58	453	60	201	+ 252
Bladder Cancer	59	388	45	896	- 508
Upper Respiratory	60	308	66	34	+ 274
Hepatitis B	61	265	55	379	- 114
Encephalitis	62	262	39	1,558	- 1,296
War	63	189	65	34	+ 155
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	118	59	224	- 105
Trypanosomiasis	65	107	79	0	+ 107
Other Neoplasms	66	80	57	325	- 245
Hepatitis C	67	65	64	78	- 13
Leishmaniasis	68	60	78	0	+ 60
Multiple Sclerosis	69	34	61	135	- 101
Ascariasis	70	34	68	9	+ 25
Otitis Media	71	24	71	1	+ 24
Diphtheria	72	24	69	3	+ 20
Chlamydia	73	13	70	1	+ 12
Dengue	74	3	62	127	- 124
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Uganda

Viet Nam

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.