UGANDA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	70,646	30	1,286	+ 69,360
Coronary Heart Disease	2	51,636	9	8,784	+ 42,852
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	29,185	2	18,865	+ 10,320
Stroke	4	27,087	6	11,181	+ 15,906
Lung Cancers	5	25,711	46	441	+ 25,270
Lung Disease	6	23,681	22	3,051	+ 20,631
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,279	35	919	+ 12,360
Prostate Cancer	8	9,567	34	950	+ 8,617
Breast Cancer	9	9,156	32	1,128	+ 8,028
Lymphomas	10	6,731	26	1,762	+ 4,970
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,476	47	358	+ 6,117
Oesophagus Cancer	12	6,282	28	1,674	+ 4,608
Parkinson's Disease	13	6,171	48	351	+ 5,820
Liver Disease	14	5,518	13	5,122	+ 397
Falls	15	5,484	33	1,127	+ 4,358
Bladder Cancer	16	4,415	59	181	+ 4,235
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,206	14	4,794	- 589
Kidney Disease	18	3,938	19	3,168	+ 770
Other Injuries	19	3,933	20	3,130	+ 804
Suicide	20	3,833	24	2,033	+ 1,800
Liver Cancer	21	3,770	29	1,522	+ 2,247
Leukemia	22	3,751	42	599	+ 3,152
Hypertension	23	3,749	21	3,120	+ 629
Stomach Cancer	24	3,599	45	515	+ 3,084
Ovary Cancer	25	2,893	44	519	+ 2,374
Other Neoplasms	26	2,869	66	37	+ 2,832
Skin Cancers	27	2,683	49	349	+ 2,335
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,373	38	761	+ 1,612
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,251	37	859	+ 1,391
Oral Cancer	30	2,238	40	731	+ 1,507
Drug Use	31	2,033	57	233	+ 1,800
Uterin Cancer	32	1,689	56	234	+ 1,455
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,561	4	13,012	- 11,451
Skin Disease	34	1,536	55	242	+ 1,294
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,531	11	6,641	- 5,110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,504	41	687	+ 818
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,336	69	16	+ 1,320
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,151	5	12,103	- 10,952
Alcohol	39	1,119	54	256	+ 863
Low Birth Weight	40	946	8	9,673	- 8,728
Asthma	41	937	27	1,745	- 808
Epilepsy	42	859	43	599	+ 260
Cervical Cancer	43	791	15	4,378	- 3,587
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	730	64	55	+ 675
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	631	50	348	+ 283
Violence	46	625	12	6,175	- 5,550
Tuberculosis	47	253	10	7,255	- 7,002
Fires	48	241	36	872	- 631
Drownings	49	217	31	1,238	- 1,021
Anemia	50	199	84	0	+ 199
Hepatitis C	51	192	67	30	+ 162
Meningitis	52	167	16	3,718	- 3,550
Poisonings	53	159	39	745	- 586
Birth Trauma	54	137	7	10,405	- 10,268
HIV/AIDS	55	135	1	21,188	- 21,053
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	132	81	0	+ 132
Osteoarthritis	57	120	80	0	+ 120
Malnutrition	58	83	18	3,317	- 3,234
Appendicitis	59	76	58	211	- 135
Schizophrenia	60	73	86	0	+ 73
Oral conditions	61	39	82	0	+ 39
Syphilis	62	35	23	2,235	- 2,200
Upper Respiratory	63	35	60	144	- 109
Maternal Conditions	64	34	17	3,641	- 3,608
Hepatitis B	65	29	61	123	- 95
Otitis Media	66	11	71	11	- 0
War	67	7	63	88	- 81
Encephalitis	68	4	62	122	- 118
Pertussis	69	2	25	1,909	- 1,907
Leishmaniasis	70	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	53	271	- 270
Dengue	73	0	74	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	72	11	- 11
Measles	75	0	51	343	- 343
Malaria	76	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	50	- 50
Schistosomiasis	78	0	52	286	- 286
Chlamydia	79	0	73	6	- 6
Ascariasis	80	0	70	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

United Kingdom

Uganda

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.