ZIMBABWE VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,373	1	19,988	- 12,615
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,565	2	10,779	- 4,215
Malaria	3	4,724	15	2,003	+ 2,721
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,528	4	6,037	- 1,509
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,212	6	4,595	- 383
Stroke	6	3,891	5	5,126	- 1,235
Birth Trauma	7	3,621	8	3,405	+ 215
Low Birth Weight	8	3,366	7	4,038	- 671
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,057	3	8,493	- 5,436
Tuberculosis	10	2,525	16	1,999	+ 525
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,311	11	2,217	+ 94
Violence	12	2,149	18	1,916	+ 233
Liver Disease	13	1,782	17	1,941	- 159
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,668	9	3,344	- 1,675
Cervical Cancer	15	1,523	14	2,023	- 499
Meningitis	16	1,294	22	1,325	- 31
Maternal Conditions	17	1,267	19	1,749	- 482
Malnutrition	18	1,154	10	2,396	- 1,242
Kidney Disease	19	1,103	12	2,214	- 1,111
Other Injuries	20	1,089	20	1,656	- 566
Hypertension	21	1,086	24	1,146	- 60
Lung Disease	22	1,062	23	1,163	- 102
Syphilis	23	778	55	124	+ 653
Suicide	24	707	13	2,069	- 1,361
Pertussis	25	664	42	419	+ 246
Lymphomas	26	613	26	960	- 347
Asthma	27	607	21	1,531	- 923
Oesophagus Cancer	28	583	29	801	- 219
Liver Cancer	29	530	38	510	+ 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	448	31	768	- 320
Drownings	31	431	27	956	- 525
Breast Cancer	32	393	28	839	- 447
Falls	33	392	41	465	- 73
Prostate Cancer	34	331	32	628	- 297
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	320	40	505	- 185
Fires	36	303	30	793	- 489
Inflammatory/Heart	37	299	25	1,047	- 748
Endocrine Disorders	38	265	34	553	- 289
Poisonings	39	259	37	515	- 256
Oral Cancer	40	254	49	208	+ 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	239	35	548	- 309
Leukemia	42	208	45	244	- 35
Epilepsy	43	208	39	508	- 299
Ovary Cancer	44	181	51	173	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	45	179	33	559	- 380
Lung Cancers	46	153	43	286	- 133
Pancreas Cancer	47	125	47	217	- 92
Parkinson's Disease	48	122	46	226	- 103
Skin Cancers	49	121	44	264	- 143
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	121	36	542	- 421
Measles	51	119	63	30	+ 89
Schistosomiasis	52	99	53	172	- 73
Tetanus	53	94	57	102	- 8
Alcohol	54	89	61	48	+ 41
Skin Disease	55	84	52	173	- 89
Uterin Cancer	56	81	50	182	- 101
Drug Use	57	81	48	213	- 132
Appendicitis	58	73	58	66	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	59	63	54	125	- 62
Upper Respiratory	60	50	59	65	- 15
Hepatitis B	61	43	60	57	- 14
Encephalitis	62	43	56	117	- 75
War	63	31	65	26	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	19	64	26	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	65	17	71	2	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	66	13	62	37	- 24
Hepatitis C	67	11	66	14	- 4
Leishmaniasis	68	10	77	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	67	14	- 9
Ascariasis	70	6	70	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	4	68	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	4	72	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	2	69	3	- 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Uganda

Zimbabwe

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.