BELGIUM VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,149	57	36	+ 5,113
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,585	6	5,677	- 1,092
Malaria	3	3,299	75	0	+ 3,299
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,163	29	666	+ 2,497
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,942	33	418	+ 2,524
Stroke	6	2,717	3	7,408	- 4,690
Birth Trauma	7	2,529	53	47	+ 2,482
Low Birth Weight	8	2,351	50	70	+ 2,281
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,135	1	15,281	- 13,146
Tuberculosis	10	1,763	54	46	+ 1,718
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,614	40	282	+ 1,332
Violence	12	1,501	44	149	+ 1,351
Liver Disease	13	1,245	17	1,433	- 188
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,165	20	1,269	- 104
Cervical Cancer	15	1,064	41	243	+ 821
Meningitis	16	904	58	28	+ 875
Maternal Conditions	17	885	64	6	+ 879
Malnutrition	18	806	38	291	+ 515
Kidney Disease	19	770	8	2,952	- 2,182
Other Injuries	20	761	11	2,006	- 1,246
Hypertension	21	758	27	740	+ 19
Lung Disease	22	741	5	6,438	- 5,697
Syphilis	23	543	70	0	+ 543
Suicide	24	494	10	2,111	- 1,617
Pertussis	25	464	68	1	+ 463
Lymphomas	26	428	16	1,552	- 1,124
Asthma	27	424	46	128	+ 296
Oesophagus Cancer	28	407	25	898	- 491
Liver Cancer	29	370	24	976	- 606
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	313	2	9,416	- 9,103
Drownings	31	301	47	79	+ 222
Breast Cancer	32	274	9	2,587	- 2,313
Falls	33	274	15	1,756	- 1,482
Prostate Cancer	34	231	13	1,824	- 1,594
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	223	7	3,329	- 3,105
Fires	36	212	48	75	+ 137
Inflammatory/Heart	37	209	23	1,060	- 852
Endocrine Disorders	38	185	18	1,432	- 1,247
Poisonings	39	181	55	41	+ 140
Oral Cancer	40	178	28	675	- 497
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	167	42	213	- 46
Leukemia	42	146	21	1,199	- 1,054
Epilepsy	43	145	36	348	- 202
Ovary Cancer	44	126	30	653	- 526
Stomach Cancer	45	125	26	863	- 738
Lung Cancers	46	107	4	6,777	- 6,670
Pancreas Cancer	47	87	14	1,809	- 1,722
Parkinson's Disease	48	85	19	1,378	- 1,292
Skin Cancers	49	85	31	522	- 438
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	85	37	293	- 208
Measles	51	83	79	0	+ 83
Schistosomiasis	52	69	76	0	+ 69
Tetanus	53	66	78	0	+ 66
Alcohol	54	62	32	500	- 437
Skin Disease	55	59	35	380	- 321
Uterin Cancer	56	57	34	384	- 327
Drug Use	57	57	39	287	- 231
Appendicitis	58	51	62	17	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	59	44	22	1,078	- 1,035
Upper Respiratory	60	35	59	22	+ 13
Hepatitis B	61	30	63	17	+ 13
Encephalitis	62	30	66	1	+ 28
War	63	21	67	1	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	13	49	73	- 59
Trypanosomiasis	65	12	74	0	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	66	9	12	1,828	- 1,819
Hepatitis C	67	7	52	53	- 46
Leishmaniasis	68	7	73	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	4	45	147	- 143
Ascariasis	70	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	3	65	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	3	69	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Uganda

Belgium

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.