MALAYSIA VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,860	13	2,679	+ 12,181
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,231	2	23,477	- 10,247
Malaria	3	9,522	76	0	+ 9,522
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,126	4	7,181	+ 1,945
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,489	20	1,773	+ 6,716
Stroke	6	7,842	3	21,592	- 13,750
Birth Trauma	7	7,297	42	359	+ 6,939
Low Birth Weight	8	6,785	29	1,020	+ 5,764
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,161	1	36,729	- 30,568
Tuberculosis	10	5,088	26	1,227	+ 3,861
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,657	24	1,403	+ 3,254
Violence	12	4,331	34	869	+ 3,462
Liver Disease	13	3,592	7	5,125	- 1,533
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,363	9	4,107	- 745
Cervical Cancer	15	3,070	31	1,010	+ 2,060
Meningitis	16	2,607	46	301	+ 2,307
Maternal Conditions	17	2,554	56	167	+ 2,387
Malnutrition	18	2,326	49	249	+ 2,077
Kidney Disease	19	2,222	6	6,629	- 4,407
Other Injuries	20	2,195	14	2,222	- 27
Hypertension	21	2,188	38	649	+ 1,539
Lung Disease	22	2,140	5	6,633	- 4,493
Syphilis	23	1,568	62	19	+ 1,549
Suicide	24	1,426	19	1,823	- 397
Pertussis	25	1,339	57	80	+ 1,259
Lymphomas	26	1,236	25	1,321	- 85
Asthma	27	1,224	30	1,013	+ 211
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,174	41	435	+ 740
Liver Cancer	29	1,068	16	1,984	- 916
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	902	10	3,996	- 3,094
Drownings	31	868	36	820	+ 48
Breast Cancer	32	791	12	3,071	- 2,280
Falls	33	790	18	1,855	- 1,065
Prostate Cancer	34	666	33	903	- 237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	644	11	3,832	- 3,188
Fires	36	612	44	336	+ 276
Inflammatory/Heart	37	603	27	1,214	- 611
Endocrine Disorders	38	534	37	809	- 276
Poisonings	39	523	53	211	+ 312
Oral Cancer	40	513	17	1,865	- 1,352
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	482	22	1,424	- 943
Leukemia	42	420	23	1,412	- 992
Epilepsy	43	420	52	226	+ 194
Ovary Cancer	44	364	35	827	- 463
Stomach Cancer	45	361	21	1,441	- 1,080
Lung Cancers	46	309	8	4,319	- 4,010
Pancreas Cancer	47	251	32	994	- 743
Parkinson's Disease	48	247	28	1,106	- 859
Skin Cancers	49	244	50	247	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	244	51	246	- 2
Measles	51	241	70	0	+ 241
Schistosomiasis	52	200	75	0	+ 200
Tetanus	53	190	61	21	+ 168
Alcohol	54	180	55	181	- 1
Skin Disease	55	170	15	2,066	- 1,896
Uterin Cancer	56	164	43	352	- 188
Drug Use	57	163	45	322	- 159
Appendicitis	58	148	58	71	+ 77
Bladder Cancer	59	127	39	467	- 340
Upper Respiratory	60	101	65	5	+ 96
Hepatitis B	61	87	54	206	- 119
Encephalitis	62	86	40	452	- 367
War	63	62	63	11	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	39	60	27	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	65	35	79	0	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	66	26	48	265	- 238
Hepatitis C	67	21	64	6	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	68	20	77	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	69	11	59	30	- 19
Ascariasis	70	11	67	2	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	8	66	3	+ 5
Diphtheria	72	8	69	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	73	4	68	2	+ 3
Dengue	74	1	47	280	- 279
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Uganda

Malaysia

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.