UGANDA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,358	9	8,784	+ 52,574
Stroke	2	41,003	6	11,181	+ 29,822
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	27,316	30	1,286	+ 26,030
Lung Disease	4	24,547	22	3,051	+ 21,496
Lung Cancers	5	21,045	46	441	+ 20,605
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,717	2	18,865	+ 852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	17,911	35	919	+ 16,992
Kidney Disease	8	14,961	19	3,168	+ 11,793
Breast Cancer	9	12,200	32	1,128	+ 11,072
Other Injuries	10	11,135	20	3,130	+ 8,006
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,752	14	4,794	+ 5,958
Suicide	12	10,580	24	2,033	+ 8,547
Prostate Cancer	13	10,173	34	950	+ 9,224
Pancreas Cancer	14	9,431	47	358	+ 9,073
Hypertension	15	9,327	21	3,120	+ 6,207
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,361	4	13,012	- 5,652
Endocrine Disorders	17	7,009	38	761	+ 6,248
Stomach Cancer	18	6,909	45	515	+ 6,394
Other Neoplasms	19	6,671	66	37	+ 6,634
Lymphomas	20	6,579	26	1,762	+ 4,818
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,609	48	351	+ 4,257
Inflammatory/Heart	22	4,521	37	859	+ 3,661
Violence	23	4,245	12	6,175	- 1,930
Oesophagus Cancer	24	4,119	28	1,674	+ 2,444
Leukemia	25	4,033	42	599	+ 3,434
Bladder Cancer	26	3,973	59	181	+ 3,792
Liver Disease	27	2,961	13	5,122	- 2,160
HIV/AIDS	28	2,809	1	21,188	- 18,380
Cervical Cancer	29	2,474	15	4,378	- 1,904
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,447	11	6,641	- 4,193
Oral Cancer	31	2,406	40	731	+ 1,675
Ovary Cancer	32	2,307	44	519	+ 1,788
Skin Cancers	33	2,145	49	349	+ 1,796
Liver Cancer	34	2,120	29	1,522	+ 597
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,932	5	12,103	- 10,171
Skin Disease	36	1,869	55	242	+ 1,627
Asthma	37	1,827	27	1,745	+ 82
Uterin Cancer	38	1,658	56	234	+ 1,425
Alcohol	39	1,503	54	256	+ 1,247
Epilepsy	40	1,235	43	599	+ 636
Tuberculosis	41	1,159	10	7,255	- 6,096
Low Birth Weight	42	1,057	8	9,673	- 8,616
Malnutrition	43	1,050	18	3,317	- 2,267
Anemia	44	1,015	84	0	+ 1,015
Drownings	45	931	31	1,238	- 306
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	817	41	687	+ 131
Falls	47	791	33	1,127	- 335
Fires	48	784	36	872	- 88
Drug Use	49	584	57	233	+ 351
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	562	50	348	+ 214
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	496	64	55	+ 441
Osteoarthritis	52	467	80	0	+ 467
Birth Trauma	53	319	7	10,405	- 10,086
Schizophrenia	54	258	86	0	+ 258
Poisonings	55	238	39	745	- 507
Multiple Sclerosis	56	189	69	16	+ 173
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	179	81	0	+ 179
Meningitis	58	147	16	3,718	- 3,570
Appendicitis	59	130	58	211	- 81
Maternal Conditions	60	128	17	3,641	- 3,513
Chagas disease	61	71	79	0	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	62	71	60	144	- 73
Hepatitis B	63	60	61	123	- 63
Encephalitis	64	56	62	122	- 66
Hepatitis C	65	50	67	30	+ 19
Syphilis	66	41	23	2,235	- 2,194
Otitis Media	67	22	71	11	+ 11
Oral conditions	68	17	82	0	+ 17
Leprosy	69	6	77	0	+ 6
War	70	5	63	88	- 83
Tetanus	71	5	53	271	- 266
Pertussis	72	3	25	1,909	- 1,906
Diphtheria	73	0	72	11	- 11
Measles	74	0	51	343	- 343
Chlamydia	75	0	73	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Schistosomiasis	77	0	52	286	- 286
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	28	- 28
Malaria	79	0	3	13,576	- 13,576
Ascariasis	80	0	70	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	1	- 1
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

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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.