EGYPT VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	47,828	53	397	+ 47,431
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	42,584	7	20,695	+ 21,889
Malaria	3	30,645	77	0	+ 30,645
Road Traffic Accidents	4	29,373	12	10,141	+ 19,233
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	27,321	23	3,692	+ 23,629
Stroke	6	25,239	3	43,839	- 18,600
Birth Trauma	7	23,487	17	6,109	+ 17,378
Low Birth Weight	8	21,836	11	11,391	+ 10,445
Coronary Heart Disease	9	19,829	1	173,871	- 154,043
Tuberculosis	10	16,376	51	432	+ 15,944
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,990	10	12,163	+ 2,827
Violence	12	13,939	20	4,165	+ 9,774
Liver Disease	13	11,562	2	60,122	- 48,561
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,822	8	19,131	- 8,309
Cervical Cancer	15	9,882	48	625	+ 9,257
Meningitis	16	8,392	43	827	+ 7,565
Maternal Conditions	17	8,220	44	795	+ 7,425
Malnutrition	18	7,488	46	759	+ 6,729
Kidney Disease	19	7,152	6	21,087	- 13,936
Other Injuries	20	7,065	21	3,819	+ 3,246
Hypertension	21	7,043	5	21,094	- 14,051
Lung Disease	22	6,887	9	13,393	- 6,506
Syphilis	23	5,046	58	159	+ 4,887
Suicide	24	4,589	25	3,022	+ 1,567
Pertussis	25	4,309	42	906	+ 3,403
Lymphomas	26	3,977	14	7,539	- 3,562
Asthma	27	3,939	15	7,104	- 3,164
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,780	41	951	+ 2,829
Liver Cancer	29	3,437	4	24,512	- 21,076
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,904	16	6,975	- 4,071
Drownings	31	2,794	37	1,122	+ 1,671
Breast Cancer	32	2,546	13	9,180	- 6,634
Falls	33	2,543	30	2,019	+ 524
Prostate Cancer	34	2,144	35	1,282	+ 862
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	2,074	24	3,083	- 1,009
Fires	36	1,969	33	1,568	+ 400
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,939	27	2,489	- 550
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,718	29	2,372	- 654
Poisonings	39	1,682	57	195	+ 1,487
Oral Cancer	40	1,650	45	793	+ 857
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,550	34	1,339	+ 211
Leukemia	42	1,352	22	3,763	- 2,411
Epilepsy	43	1,351	50	451	+ 901
Ovary Cancer	44	1,172	31	1,944	- 772
Stomach Cancer	45	1,162	32	1,844	- 682
Lung Cancers	46	994	18	5,677	- 4,683
Pancreas Cancer	47	809	26	2,906	- 2,098
Parkinson's Disease	48	793	28	2,391	- 1,598
Skin Cancers	49	787	39	1,013	- 226
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	785	36	1,248	- 463
Measles	51	775	64	43	+ 732
Schistosomiasis	52	644	54	220	+ 424
Tetanus	53	611	49	540	+ 70
Alcohol	54	578	60	141	+ 437
Skin Disease	55	547	55	219	+ 328
Uterin Cancer	56	527	52	422	+ 105
Drug Use	57	525	62	116	+ 409
Appendicitis	58	476	59	142	+ 334
Bladder Cancer	59	408	19	5,133	- 4,724
Upper Respiratory	60	324	68	5	+ 319
Hepatitis B	61	279	40	988	- 710
Encephalitis	62	276	38	1,046	- 770
War	63	198	47	714	- 515
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	124	65	26	+ 98
Trypanosomiasis	65	112	76	0	+ 112
Other Neoplasms	66	84	61	116	- 32
Hepatitis C	67	69	63	97	- 28
Leishmaniasis	68	63	66	13	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	69	36	56	213	- 177
Ascariasis	70	36	67	6	+ 30
Otitis Media	71	26	72	0	+ 25
Diphtheria	72	25	70	3	+ 22
Chlamydia	73	14	71	1	+ 12
Dengue	74	3	69	5	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Uganda

Egypt

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.