UGANDA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	40,837	1	21,188	+ 19,649
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,550	2	18,865	+ 3,685
Stroke	3	18,832	6	11,181	+ 7,651
Malaria	4	18,676	3	13,576	+ 5,100
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,869	5	12,103	+ 2,766
Tuberculosis	6	14,077	10	7,255	+ 6,823
Birth Trauma	7	11,993	7	10,405	+ 1,588
Low Birth Weight	8	11,508	8	9,673	+ 1,835
Liver Disease	9	10,664	13	5,122	+ 5,543
Coronary Heart Disease	10	10,501	9	8,784	+ 1,717
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,658	4	13,012	- 4,355
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,454	11	6,641	+ 813
Hypertension	13	6,199	21	3,120	+ 3,079
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,675	14	4,794	+ 881
Malnutrition	15	5,456	18	3,317	+ 2,139
Meningitis	16	4,682	16	3,718	+ 964
Cervical Cancer	17	4,262	15	4,378	- 116
Kidney Disease	18	4,171	19	3,168	+ 1,003
Other Injuries	19	4,096	20	3,130	+ 966
Suicide	20	3,086	24	2,033	+ 1,053
Lung Disease	21	3,015	22	3,051	- 36
Maternal Conditions	22	2,815	17	3,641	- 827
Violence	23	2,733	12	6,175	- 3,442
Syphilis	24	2,096	23	2,235	- 139
Pertussis	25	1,760	25	1,909	- 149
Asthma	26	1,755	27	1,745	+ 10
Drownings	27	1,632	31	1,238	+ 395
Falls	28	1,413	33	1,127	+ 286
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,397	30	1,286	+ 111
Prostate Cancer	30	1,330	34	950	+ 381
Lymphomas	31	1,298	26	1,762	- 464
Fires	32	1,294	36	872	+ 422
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,188	37	859	+ 329
Poisonings	34	1,081	39	745	+ 336
Breast Cancer	35	867	32	1,128	- 261
Oesophagus Cancer	36	850	28	1,674	- 825
Endocrine Disorders	37	838	38	761	+ 77
Epilepsy	38	787	43	599	+ 188
Leukemia	39	619	42	599	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	582	41	687	- 105
Lung Cancers	41	535	46	441	+ 94
Stomach Cancer	42	489	45	515	- 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	480	35	919	- 439
Tetanus	44	450	53	271	+ 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	449	50	348	+ 102
Liver Cancer	46	419	29	1,522	- 1,104
Parkinson's Disease	47	388	48	351	+ 37
Oral Cancer	48	368	40	731	- 363
Alcohol	49	332	54	256	+ 75
Bladder Cancer	50	312	59	181	+ 131
Schistosomiasis	51	304	52	286	+ 18
Skin Disease	52	298	55	242	+ 56
Drug Use	53	290	57	233	+ 57
Skin Cancers	54	256	49	349	- 93
Hepatitis B	55	247	61	123	+ 123
Appendicitis	56	199	58	211	- 12
Ovary Cancer	57	195	44	519	- 324
Leishmaniasis	58	172	68	28	+ 143
Encephalitis	59	166	62	122	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	60	160	60	144	+ 17
Measles	61	114	51	343	- 229
Pancreas Cancer	62	100	47	358	- 258
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	71	64	55	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	64	71	56	234	- 163
Other Neoplasms	65	47	66	37	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	42	67	30	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	67	32	69	16	+ 16
Ascariasis	68	20	70	16	+ 4
War	69	15	63	88	- 73
Otitis Media	70	12	71	11	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	8	73	6	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	7	65	50	- 42
Diphtheria	73	7	72	11	- 4
Dengue	74	2	74	1	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Zambia

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.