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Uganda
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Uganda and Iraq health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Iraq
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Uganda Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Iraq IRAQ
      Uganda UGANDA   Iraq IRAQ
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.7
    45.9
    44.2
    122
    121
    122
     
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    48.4
    51.4
    49.9
    123
    119
    122
     
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    48.6
    51.6
    50.1
    146
    144
    144
     
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    48.1
    51.8
    49.9
    162
    162
    162
     
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    45.1
    48.0
    46.6
    176
    176
    176
     
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    57.2
    59.5
    58.4
    157
    158
    156
     
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    63.2
    70.1
    66.7
    148
    133
    136
     
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    70.1
    148
    133
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    66.5
    73.0
    155
    133
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    67.1
    73.5
    154
    132
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.8
    154
    131
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    67.9
    74.1
    154
    130
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    68.3
    74.4
    154
    129
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    68.9
    74.8
    154
    129
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    69.5
    75.4
    154
    126
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    70.3
    75.9
    153
    123
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    71.3
    76.6
    154
    123
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    72.5
    77.4
    154
    119
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    74.0
    78.3
    153
    116
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    75.7
    79.4
    152
    113
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    77.7
    80.8
    154
    109
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    80.1
    82.4
    153
    109
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    82.8
    84.6
    151
    105
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.2
    145
    98
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.4
    131
    86
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    99.89
    72
    128.44
    31
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    82.33
    131
    227.26
    23
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    81.99
    41
    15.14
    135
    4. HIV/AIDS
    69.15
    18
    0.00
    170
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    53.60
    6
    34.41
    37
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    46.00
    40
    3.46
    87
    7. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    1.39
    180
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.31
    60
    43.40
    51
    9. Liver Disease
    33.70
    47
    10.94
    118
    10. Hypertension
    30.73
    43
    16.27
    101
    11. Malaria
    30.23
    31
    0.00
    115
    12. Lung Disease
    28.73
    59
    8.53
    174
    13. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    2.81
    176
    14. Kidney Disease
    24.60
    77
    37.39
    29
    15. Tuberculosis
    24.27
    45
    2.26
    106
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.36
    60
    19.16
    66
    17. Violence
    17.69
    24
    17.20
    26
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    0.95
    158
    19. Asthma
    11.28
    56
    5.15
    86
    20. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    15.07
    115
    21. Malnutrition
    11.07
    28
    0.24
    131
    22. Suicide
    10.45
    65
    4.74
    144
    23. Other Injuries
    10.15
    64
    6.33
    113
    24. Maternal Conditions
    9.90
    33
    2.17
    68
    25. Meningitis
    9.73
    36
    1.07
    77
    26. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    3.82
    128
    27. Birth Trauma
    7.85
    42
    4.96
    66
    28. Falls
    7.78
    59
    2.77
    156
    29. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    3.04
    165
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    4.32
    158
    31. Low Birth Weight
    7.36
    61
    8.00
    54
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    6.31
    78
    6.83
    57
    33. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    3.16
    141
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.66
    63
    0.92
    151
    35. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    3.94
    132
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.44
    95
    5.43
    77
    37. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    2.01
    133
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    4.10
    93
    4.74
    59
    39. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    11.72
    97
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    2.94
    115
    1.35
    167
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    0.59
    173
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    2.88
    115
    43. Fires
    2.83
    54
    2.35
    66
    44. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    4.79
    26
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    2.00
    87
    46. Drownings
    2.33
    95
    1.56
    127
    47. Poisonings
    2.33
    39
    0.27
    127
    48. Syphilis
    2.33
    5
    0.18
    81
    49. Pertussis
    2.25
    38
    1.08
    63
    50. Epilepsy
    1.99
    70
    0.75
    161
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Uganda UGANDA   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    21,188
    10.21
    0
    0.00
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18,865
    9.09
    5,551
    3.79
    3. Malaria
    13,576
    6.54
    0
    0.00
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    13,012
    6.27
    10,726
    7.32
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12,103
    5.83
    1,578
    1.08
    6. Stroke
    11,181
    5.39
    20,793
    14.19
    7. Birth Trauma
    10,405
    5.01
    4,223
    2.88
    8. Low Birth Weight
    9,673
    4.66
    6,573
    4.49
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,784
    4.23
    36,594
    24.98
    10. Tuberculosis
    7,255
    3.50
    821
    0.56
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    6,641
    3.20
    4,812
    3.28
    12. Violence
    6,175
    2.98
    5,658
    3.86
    13. Liver Disease
    5,122
    2.47
    2,127
    1.45
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,794
    2.31
    7,395
    5.05
    15. Cervical Cancer
    4,378
    2.11
    162
    0.11
    16. Meningitis
    3,718
    1.79
    372
    0.25
    17. Maternal Conditions
    3,641
    1.75
    780
    0.53
    18. Malnutrition
    3,317
    1.60
    92
    0.06
    19. Kidney Disease
    3,168
    1.53
    6,323
    4.32
    20. Other Injuries
    3,130
    1.51
    2,212
    1.51
    21. Hypertension
    3,120
    1.50
    2,451
    1.67
    22. Lung Disease
    3,051
    1.47
    1,329
    0.91
    23. Syphilis
    2,235
    1.08
    137
    0.09
    24. Suicide
    2,033
    0.98
    1,418
    0.97
    25. Pertussis
    1,909
    0.92
    636
    0.43
    26. Lymphomas
    1,762
    0.85
    811
    0.55
    27. Asthma
    1,745
    0.84
    914
    0.62
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,674
    0.81
    173
    0.12
    29. Liver Cancer
    1,522
    0.73
    555
    0.38
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,286
    0.62
    2,429
    1.66
    31. Drownings
    1,238
    0.60
    658
    0.45
    32. Breast Cancer
    1,128
    0.54
    1,783
    1.22
    33. Falls
    1,127
    0.54
    709
    0.48
    34. Prostate Cancer
    950
    0.46
    171
    0.12
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    919
    0.44
    852
    0.58
    36. Fires
    872
    0.42
    742
    0.51
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    859
    0.41
    1,190
    0.81
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    761
    0.37
    462
    0.32
    39. Poisonings
    745
    0.36
    95
    0.06
    40. Oral Cancer
    731
    0.35
    410
    0.28
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    687
    0.33
    159
    0.11
    42. Leukemia
    599
    0.29
    1,315
    0.90
    43. Epilepsy
    599
    0.29
    253
    0.17
    44. Ovary Cancer
    519
    0.25
    376
    0.26
    45. Stomach Cancer
    515
    0.25
    771
    0.53
    46. Lung Cancers
    441
    0.21
    2,162
    1.48
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    358
    0.17
    530
    0.36
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    351
    0.17
    658
    0.45
    49. Skin Cancers
    349
    0.17
    339
    0.23
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    348
    0.17
    283
    0.19
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Uganda UGANDA   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    45.76
    8
    1.39
    180
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.14
    45
    2.81
    176
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.56
    7
    0.95
    158
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.12
    150
    15.07
    115
    5. Lymphomas
    8.13
    7
    3.82
    128
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.69
    50
    3.04
    165
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.45
    112
    4.32
    158
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.62
    44
    3.16
    141
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.55
    124
    3.94
    132
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    50
    2.01
    133
    11. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    157
    11.72
    97
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.93
    60
    0.59
    173
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    116
    2.88
    115
    14. Leukemia
    2.67
    137
    4.79
    26
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.54
    51
    2.00
    87
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.70
    113
    3.81
    31
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.