UGANDA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	20,018	1	21,188	- 1,170
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,014	2	18,865	+ 150
Malaria	3	15,895	3	13,576	+ 2,319
Tuberculosis	4	14,807	10	7,255	+ 7,553
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,189	4	13,012	+ 176
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	12,848	5	12,103	+ 744
Stroke	7	12,341	6	11,181	+ 1,160
Birth Trauma	8	11,021	7	10,405	+ 616
Coronary Heart Disease	9	9,654	9	8,784	+ 869
Low Birth Weight	10	8,893	8	9,673	- 781
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,152	11	6,641	+ 512
Maternal Conditions	12	4,993	17	3,641	+ 1,352
Liver Disease	13	4,811	13	5,122	- 311
Cervical Cancer	14	4,693	15	4,378	+ 315
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,563	14	4,794	- 231
Malnutrition	16	4,072	18	3,317	+ 755
Hypertension	17	3,805	21	3,120	+ 685
Violence	18	3,443	12	6,175	- 2,732
Kidney Disease	19	3,322	19	3,168	+ 154
Other Injuries	20	3,119	20	3,130	- 10
Meningitis	21	2,329	16	3,718	- 1,389
Lung Disease	22	2,229	22	3,051	- 822
Pertussis	23	2,026	25	1,909	+ 117
Suicide	24	1,808	24	2,033	- 225
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,642	28	1,674	- 33
Syphilis	26	1,545	23	2,235	- 690
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,496	30	1,286	+ 210
Prostate Cancer	28	1,329	34	950	+ 379
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,299	38	761	+ 538
Asthma	30	1,242	27	1,745	- 503
Oral Cancer	31	1,202	40	731	+ 471
Drownings	32	1,199	31	1,238	- 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	1,145	35	919	+ 226
Falls	34	1,120	33	1,127	- 6
Fires	35	1,040	36	872	+ 168
Liver Cancer	36	1,033	29	1,522	- 490
Breast Cancer	37	939	32	1,128	- 189
Inflammatory/Heart	38	897	37	859	+ 37
Stomach Cancer	39	869	45	515	+ 355
Poisonings	40	855	39	745	+ 109
Lymphomas	41	588	26	1,762	- 1,173
Skin Cancers	42	544	49	349	+ 195
Epilepsy	43	516	43	599	- 82
Bladder Cancer	44	487	59	181	+ 306
Parkinson's Disease	45	375	48	351	+ 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	338	41	687	- 349
Leukemia	47	304	42	599	- 295
Drug Use	48	295	57	233	+ 62
Tetanus	49	293	53	271	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	293	50	348	- 55
Schistosomiasis	51	271	52	286	- 15
Skin Disease	52	263	55	242	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	53	246	44	519	- 273
Upper Respiratory	54	218	60	144	+ 75
Measles	55	215	51	343	- 128
Alcohol	56	198	54	256	- 59
Uterin Cancer	57	159	56	234	- 74
Appendicitis	58	159	58	211	- 52
Encephalitis	59	145	62	122	+ 23
Hepatitis B	60	123	61	123	- 1
Lung Cancers	61	116	46	441	- 325
Pancreas Cancer	62	115	47	358	- 243
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	59	64	55	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	64	42	66	37	+ 5
Ascariasis	65	41	70	16	+ 25
Hepatitis C	66	29	67	30	- 1
War	67	22	63	88	- 66
Multiple Sclerosis	68	19	69	16	+ 3
Otitis Media	69	12	71	11	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	8	72	11	- 3
Chlamydia	71	7	73	6	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	65	50	- 48
Dengue	73	1	74	1	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Tanzania

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.