UGANDA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	57,438	1	21,188	+ 36,250
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,976	2	18,865	+ 12,111
Coronary Heart Disease	3	24,405	9	8,784	+ 15,621
Road Traffic Accidents	4	17,349	4	13,012	+ 4,337
Stroke	5	14,730	6	11,181	+ 3,549
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	13,203	5	12,103	+ 1,100
Low Birth Weight	7	11,602	8	9,673	+ 1,929
Birth Trauma	8	9,786	7	10,405	- 619
Diabetes Mellitus	9	9,609	14	4,794	+ 4,814
Malnutrition	10	6,885	18	3,317	+ 3,568
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,372	11	6,641	- 269
Kidney Disease	12	6,361	19	3,168	+ 3,193
Suicide	13	5,944	24	2,033	+ 3,911
Cervical Cancer	14	5,813	15	4,378	+ 1,435
Malaria	15	5,756	3	13,576	- 7,820
Tuberculosis	16	5,744	10	7,255	- 1,510
Liver Disease	17	5,578	13	5,122	+ 457
Violence	18	5,506	12	6,175	- 669
Maternal Conditions	19	5,026	17	3,641	+ 1,385
Other Injuries	20	4,757	20	3,130	+ 1,628
Asthma	21	4,398	27	1,745	+ 2,653
Meningitis	22	3,808	16	3,718	+ 90
Lung Disease	23	3,343	22	3,051	+ 292
Hypertension	24	3,292	21	3,120	+ 172
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,009	37	859	+ 2,150
Lymphomas	26	2,758	26	1,762	+ 996
Drownings	27	2,746	31	1,238	+ 1,509
Breast Cancer	28	2,411	32	1,128	+ 1,283
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,303	28	1,674	+ 629
Fires	30	2,277	36	872	+ 1,405
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,206	30	1,286	+ 919
Prostate Cancer	32	1,804	34	950	+ 855
Stomach Cancer	33	1,606	45	515	+ 1,091
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,590	38	761	+ 829
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,575	41	687	+ 888
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,557	50	348	+ 1,210
Poisonings	37	1,480	39	745	+ 735
Liver Cancer	38	1,465	29	1,522	- 58
Epilepsy	39	1,459	43	599	+ 861
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,451	35	919	+ 533
Falls	41	1,336	33	1,127	+ 209
Pertussis	42	1,203	25	1,909	- 706
Lung Cancers	43	821	46	441	+ 381
Skin Cancers	44	759	49	349	+ 410
Leukemia	45	700	42	599	+ 101
Parkinson's Disease	46	648	48	351	+ 297
Pancreas Cancer	47	623	47	358	+ 265
Drug Use	48	611	57	233	+ 378
Oral Cancer	49	597	40	731	- 134
Uterin Cancer	50	523	56	234	+ 289
Ovary Cancer	51	498	44	519	- 21
Skin Disease	52	497	55	242	+ 255
Schistosomiasis	53	494	52	286	+ 209
Bladder Cancer	54	358	59	181	+ 178
Syphilis	55	358	23	2,235	- 1,878
Encephalitis	56	337	62	122	+ 215
Tetanus	57	292	53	271	+ 22
Appendicitis	58	190	58	211	- 21
Upper Respiratory	59	187	60	144	+ 44
Hepatitis B	60	163	61	123	+ 40
Alcohol	61	139	54	256	- 118
Other Neoplasms	62	107	66	37	+ 69
Measles	63	87	51	343	- 256
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	75	64	55	+ 20
War	65	75	63	88	- 13
Hepatitis C	66	41	67	30	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	67	40	69	16	+ 24
Otitis Media	68	9	71	11	- 2
Chlamydia	69	9	73	6	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	6	70	16	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	71	6	65	50	- 44
Diphtheria	72	6	72	11	- 5
Dengue	73	1	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	28	- 28
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	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 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.