UGANDA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,431	9	8,784	+ 33,647
Violence	2	28,595	12	6,175	+ 22,420
Stroke	3	19,134	6	11,181	+ 7,953
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,626	14	4,794	+ 12,831
Road Traffic Accidents	5	17,548	4	13,012	+ 4,535
HIV/AIDS	6	11,812	1	21,188	- 9,376
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,336	2	18,865	- 7,529
Kidney Disease	8	9,355	19	3,168	+ 6,186
Hypertension	9	8,193	21	3,120	+ 5,072
Lung Disease	10	8,121	22	3,051	+ 5,070
Lung Cancers	11	6,150	46	441	+ 5,710
Low Birth Weight	12	4,870	8	9,673	- 4,804
Prostate Cancer	13	4,492	34	950	+ 3,542
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,488	11	6,641	- 2,153
Breast Cancer	15	4,042	32	1,128	+ 2,914
Liver Disease	16	3,691	13	5,122	- 1,431
Stomach Cancer	17	3,430	45	515	+ 2,915
Other Neoplasms	18	3,418	66	37	+ 3,381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	3,213	35	919	+ 2,294
Cervical Cancer	20	3,132	15	4,378	- 1,245
Other Injuries	21	2,670	20	3,130	- 459
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,143	5	12,103	- 9,960
Lymphomas	23	1,968	26	1,762	+ 206
Birth Trauma	24	1,714	7	10,405	- 8,691
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,706	47	358	+ 1,348
Liver Cancer	26	1,623	29	1,522	+ 101
Leukemia	27	1,589	42	599	+ 990
Falls	28	1,365	33	1,127	+ 238
Chagas disease	29	1,303	79	0	+ 1,303
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,198	38	761	+ 437
Tuberculosis	31	1,179	10	7,255	- 6,076
Malnutrition	32	992	18	3,317	- 2,325
Inflammatory/Heart	33	945	37	859	+ 85
Suicide	34	923	24	2,033	- 1,110
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	902	30	1,286	- 384
Ovary Cancer	36	887	44	519	+ 368
Skin Cancers	37	872	49	349	+ 524
Oral Cancer	38	858	40	731	+ 127
Maternal Conditions	39	666	17	3,641	- 2,976
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	659	41	687	- 28
Epilepsy	41	647	43	599	+ 49
Malaria	42	634	3	13,576	- 12,942
Drownings	43	612	31	1,238	- 625
Oesophagus Cancer	44	583	28	1,674	- 1,091
Bladder Cancer	45	575	59	181	+ 394
Asthma	46	491	27	1,745	- 1,255
Uterin Cancer	47	488	56	234	+ 254
Parkinson's Disease	48	397	48	351	+ 45
Meningitis	49	395	16	3,718	- 3,322
Drug Use	50	355	57	233	+ 122
War	51	292	63	88	+ 204
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	284	64	55	+ 229
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	238	81	0	+ 238
Fires	54	228	36	872	- 644
Anemia	55	198	84	0	+ 198
Appendicitis	56	154	58	211	- 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	126	50	348	- 222
Poisonings	58	106	39	745	- 639
Dengue	59	102	74	1	+ 101
Multiple Sclerosis	60	80	69	16	+ 64
Encephalitis	61	58	62	122	- 64
Alcohol	62	54	54	256	- 202
Hepatitis B	63	47	61	123	- 77
Pertussis	64	40	25	1,909	- 1,869
Hepatitis C	65	33	67	30	+ 3
Skin Disease	66	28	55	242	- 215
Syphilis	67	24	23	2,235	- 2,211
Tetanus	68	12	53	271	- 259
Schizophrenia	69	9	86	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	8	70	16	- 8
Leprosy	71	7	77	0	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	72	5	80	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	73	4	68	28	- 24
Upper Respiratory	74	2	60	144	- 141
Otitis Media	75	2	71	11	- 9
Schistosomiasis	76	1	52	286	- 284
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	78	0	72	11	- 11
Measles	79	0	51	343	- 343
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	73	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	65	50	- 50
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Venezuela

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.