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Uganda
COUNTRY #1
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
UGANDA VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Uganda and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
89,446,901
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Afghanistan Population Pyramid
64,682,976
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Uganda UGANDA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
  Uganda UGANDA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
       
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
  
31.6
31.0
31.3
171
172
172
1970
48.4
51.4
49.9
123
119
122
  
35.5
35.0
35.3
171
173
172
1980
48.6
51.6
50.1
146
144
144
  
39.5
39.1
39.3
172
175
173
1990
48.1
51.8
49.9
162
162
162
  
41.4
41.3
41.3
178
181
180
2000
45.1
48.0
46.6
176
176
176
  
53.7
56.1
54.8
150
150
150
2010
57.2
59.5
58.4
157
158
156
  
57.7
60.1
58.8
154
155
154
2019
63.2
70.1
66.7
148
133
136
  
63.3
63.2
63.2
147
174
160
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Uganda UGANDA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
63.2
70.1
148
133
63.3
63.2
147
174
Age
63.2
70.1
148
133
63.3
63.2
147
174
Age 5
66.5
73.0
155
133
67.5
66.9
146
177
Age 10
67.1
73.5
154
132
67.7
67.0
147
178
Age 15
67.4
73.8
154
131
67.8
67.1
150
178
Age 20
67.9
74.1
154
130
68.1
67.4
150
179
Age 25
68.3
74.4
154
129
68.6
67.8
149
180
Age 30
68.9
74.8
154
129
69.2
68.3
149
180
Age 35
69.5
75.4
154
126
69.7
68.9
149
180
Age 40
70.3
75.9
153
123
70.4
69.6
151
180
Age 45
71.3
76.6
154
123
71.3
70.6
156
180
Age 50
72.5
77.4
154
119
72.3
71.8
157
180
Age 55
74.0
78.3
153
116
73.7
73.2
157
180
Age 60
75.7
79.4
152
113
75.4
75.1
157
181
Age 65
77.7
80.8
154
109
77.5
77.2
160
181
Age 70
80.1
82.4
153
109
79.9
79.6
158
181
Age 75
82.8
84.6
151
105
82.7
82.4
156
180
Age 80
86.0
87.2
145
98
85.8
85.6
154
174
Age 85
89.5
90.4
131
86
89.2
89.1
156
171
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Uganda UGANDA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
99.89
72
149.10
25
2. Coronary Heart Disease
82.33
131
301.71
6
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
81.99
41
49.80
62
4. HIV/AIDS
69.15
18
1.72
110
5. Road Traffic Accidents
53.60
6
19.81
76
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
46.00
40
9.72
68
7. Cervical Cancer
45.76
8
5.73
117
8. Diabetes Mellitus
40.31
60
40.94
58
9. Liver Disease
33.70
47
27.20
67
10. Hypertension
30.73
43
65.86
4
11. Malaria
30.23
31
0.55
49
12. Lung Disease
28.73
59
37.01
32
13. Prostate Cancer
25.14
45
4.49
167
14. Kidney Disease
24.60
77
46.10
15
15. Tuberculosis
24.27
45
41.14
24
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.36
60
22.34
26
17. Violence
17.69
24
9.87
52
18. Oesophagus Cancer
11.56
7
8.78
13
19. Asthma
11.28
56
24.23
13
20. Breast Cancer
11.12
150
20.24
48
21. Malnutrition
11.07
28
1.44
89
22. Suicide
10.45
65
5.96
129
23. Other Injuries
10.15
64
13.02
36
24. Maternal Conditions
9.90
33
25.94
4
25. Meningitis
9.73
36
5.20
48
26. Lymphomas
8.13
7
4.32
108
27. Birth Trauma
7.85
42
10.16
24
28. Falls
7.78
59
5.13
99
29. Liver Cancer
7.69
50
4.22
119
30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.45
112
4.09
169
31. Low Birth Weight
7.36
61
12.07
17
32. Congenital Anomalies
6.31
78
6.42
70
33. Ovary Cancer
5.62
44
4.07
106
34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.66
63
10.64
9
35. Stomach Cancer
4.55
124
10.39
42
36. Inflammatory/Heart
4.44
95
3.32
130
37. Oral Cancer
4.38
50
8.18
9
38. Parkinson's Disease
4.10
93
5.98
24
39. Lung Cancers
3.20
157
6.90
122
40. Endocrine Disorders
2.94
115
4.30
80
41. Uterin Cancer
2.93
60
3.66
32
42. Pancreas Cancer
2.88
116
1.54
153
43. Fires
2.83
54
1.60
89
44. Leukemia
2.67
137
1.95
154
45. Skin Cancers
2.54
51
1.03
138
46. Drownings
2.33
95
2.78
78
47. Poisonings
2.33
39
1.58
56
48. Syphilis
2.33
5
0.12
90
49. Pertussis
2.25
38
3.38
22
50. Epilepsy
1.99
70
2.70
37
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Uganda UGANDA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
21,188
10.21
464
0.20
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
18,865
9.09
14,649
6.32
3. Malaria
13,576
6.54
185
0.08
4. Road Traffic Accidents
13,012
6.27
6,033
2.60
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
12,103
5.83
5,555
2.40
6. Stroke
11,181
5.39
19,060
8.23
7. Birth Trauma
10,405
5.01
10,723
4.63
8. Low Birth Weight
9,673
4.66
12,631
5.45
9. Coronary Heart Disease
8,784
4.23
40,195
17.35
10. Tuberculosis
7,255
3.50
9,839
4.25
11. Congenital Anomalies
6,641
3.20
5,001
2.16
12. Violence
6,175
2.98
3,217
1.39
13. Liver Disease
5,122
2.47
4,600
1.99
14. Diabetes Mellitus
4,794
2.31
5,750
2.48
15. Cervical Cancer
4,378
2.11
541
0.23
16. Meningitis
3,718
1.79
2,626
1.13
17. Maternal Conditions
3,641
1.75
7,807
3.37
18. Malnutrition
3,317
1.60
589
0.25
19. Kidney Disease
3,168
1.53
6,590
2.85
20. Other Injuries
3,130
1.51
3,241
1.40
21. Hypertension
3,120
1.50
7,995
3.45
22. Lung Disease
3,051
1.47
4,650
2.01
23. Syphilis
2,235
1.08
94
0.04
24. Suicide
2,033
0.98
1,573
0.68
25. Pertussis
1,909
0.92
2,107
0.91
26. Lymphomas
1,762
0.85
946
0.41
27. Asthma
1,745
0.84
3,403
1.47
28. Oesophagus Cancer
1,674
0.81
1,314
0.57
29. Liver Cancer
1,522
0.73
657
0.28
30. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,286
0.62
1,765
0.76
31. Drownings
1,238
0.60
996
0.43
32. Breast Cancer
1,128
0.54
1,822
0.79
33. Falls
1,127
0.54
905
0.39
34. Prostate Cancer
950
0.46
258
0.11
35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
919
0.44
741
0.32
36. Fires
872
0.42
348
0.15
37. Inflammatory/Heart
859
0.41
527
0.23
38. Endocrine Disorders
761
0.37
1,364
0.59
39. Poisonings
745
0.36
384
0.17
40. Oral Cancer
731
0.35
1,467
0.63
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
687
0.33
1,505
0.65
42. Leukemia
599
0.29
610
0.26
43. Epilepsy
599
0.29
993
0.43
44. Ovary Cancer
519
0.25
369
0.16
45. Stomach Cancer
515
0.25
1,501
0.65
46. Lung Cancers
441
0.21
1,076
0.46
47. Pancreas Cancer
358
0.17
229
0.10
48. Parkinson's Disease
351
0.17
628
0.27
49. Skin Cancers
349
0.17
145
0.06
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
348
0.17
1,041
0.45
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Uganda UGANDA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
45.76
8
5.73
117
2. Prostate Cancer
25.14
45
4.49
167
3. Oesophagus Cancer
11.56
7
8.78
13
4. Breast Cancer
11.12
150
20.24
48
5. Lymphomas
8.13
7
4.32
108
6. Liver Cancer
7.69
50
4.22
119
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.45
112
4.09
169
8. Ovary Cancer
5.62
44
4.07
106
9. Stomach Cancer
4.55
124
10.39
42
10. Oral Cancer
4.38
50
8.18
9
11. Lung Cancers
3.20
157
6.90
122
12. Uterin Cancer
2.93
60
3.66
32
13. Pancreas Cancer
2.88
116
1.54
153
14. Leukemia
2.67
137
1.95
154
15. Skin Cancers
2.54
51
1.03
138
16. Bladder Cancer
1.70
113
1.95
98
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.