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United States
COUNTRY #1
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UNITED STATES VS UGANDA

Compare United States and Uganda 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.

Uganda
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Uganda UGANDA
      United States UNITED STATES   Uganda UGANDA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    		  
    42.7
    45.9
    44.2
    122
    121
    122
    1970
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    		  
    48.4
    51.4
    49.9
    123
    119
    122
    1980
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    		  
    48.6
    51.6
    50.1
    146
    144
    144
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    		  
    48.1
    51.8
    49.9
    162
    162
    162
    2000
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    		  
    45.1
    48.0
    46.6
    176
    176
    176
    2010
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    		  
    57.2
    59.5
    58.4
    157
    158
    156
    2019
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    		  
    63.2
    70.1
    66.7
    148
    133
    136
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Uganda UGANDA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    63.2
    70.1
    148
    133
    Age 5
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    66.5
    73.0
    155
    133
    Age 10
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    67.1
    73.5
    154
    132
    Age 15
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    67.4
    73.8
    154
    131
    Age 20
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    67.9
    74.1
    154
    130
    Age 25
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    68.3
    74.4
    154
    129
    Age 30
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    68.9
    74.8
    154
    129
    Age 35
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    69.5
    75.4
    154
    126
    Age 40
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    70.3
    75.9
    153
    123
    Age 45
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    71.3
    76.6
    154
    123
    Age 50
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    72.5
    77.4
    154
    119
    Age 55
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    74.0
    78.3
    153
    116
    Age 60
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    75.7
    79.4
    152
    113
    Age 65
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    77.7
    80.8
    154
    109
    Age 70
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    80.1
    82.4
    153
    109
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    82.8
    84.6
    151
    105
    Age 80
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    86.0
    87.2
    145
    98
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    89.5
    90.4
    131
    86
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Uganda UGANDA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    73.49
    142
    82.33
    131
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.26
    8
    19.36
    60
    3. Lung Disease
    28.49
    60
    28.73
    59
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    3.20
    157
    5. Stroke
    22.27
    164
    99.89
    72
    6. Drug Use
    21.28
    1
    1.09
    109
    7. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    11.12
    150
    8. Suicide
    14.51
    31
    10.45
    65
    9. Kidney Disease
    13.08
    127
    24.60
    77
    10. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    25.14
    45
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.10
    120
    53.60
    6
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.58
    144
    40.31
    60
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    7.45
    112
    14. Hypertension
    10.26
    133
    30.73
    43
    15. Liver Disease
    8.98
    134
    33.70
    47
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.86
    163
    81.99
    41
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    8.22
    28
    2.94
    115
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    2.88
    116
    19. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    8.13
    7
    20. Violence
    6.00
    81
    17.69
    24
    21. Falls
    5.68
    90
    7.78
    59
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.64
    73
    4.44
    95
    23. Other Injuries
    5.11
    130
    10.15
    64
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    5.62
    44
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    7.69
    50
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.55
    68
    4.10
    93
    27. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    2.67
    137
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    3.78
    140
    6.31
    78
    29. Alcohol
    3.50
    28
    1.67
    74
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    2.93
    60
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    11.56
    7
    32. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    1.70
    113
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    45.76
    8
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.68
    37
    0.31
    136
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.37
    138
    7.36
    61
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    2.54
    51
    37. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    4.55
    124
    38. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    4.38
    50
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.55
    114
    46.00
    40
    40. HIV/AIDS
    1.37
    113
    69.15
    18
    41. Drownings
    1.19
    140
    2.33
    95
    42. Hepatitis C
    1.13
    5
    0.19
    59
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    8
    0.09
    166
    44. Malnutrition
    0.90
    104
    11.07
    28
    45. Skin Disease
    0.86
    115
    1.53
    95
    46. Asthma
    0.84
    141
    11.28
    56
    47. Epilepsy
    0.78
    159
    1.99
    70
    48. Fires
    0.73
    124
    2.83
    54
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.55
    152
    1.93
    72
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.55
    170
    4.66
    63
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United States UNITED STATES   Uganda UGANDA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    504,904
    20.15
    8,784
    4.23
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    287,198
    11.46
    1,286
    0.62
    3. Lung Disease
    195,387
    7.80
    3,051
    1.47
    4. Stroke
    158,520
    6.33
    11,181
    5.39
    5. Lung Cancers
    155,533
    6.21
    441
    0.21
    6. Kidney Disease
    85,861
    3.43
    3,168
    1.53
    7. Drug Use
    74,435
    2.97
    233
    0.11
    8. Hypertension
    65,960
    2.63
    3,120
    1.50
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    61,827
    2.47
    919
    0.44
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    61,418
    2.45
    4,794
    2.31
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    60,317
    2.41
    18,865
    9.09
    12. Suicide
    53,099
    2.12
    2,033
    0.98
    13. Breast Cancer
    48,671
    1.94
    1,128
    0.54
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    46,985
    1.87
    761
    0.37
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    44,293
    1.77
    358
    0.17
    16. Liver Disease
    43,402
    1.73
    5,122
    2.47
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    41,694
    1.66
    13,012
    6.27
    18. Falls
    40,418
    1.61
    1,127
    0.54
    19. Lymphomas
    40,281
    1.61
    1,762
    0.85
    20. Prostate Cancer
    35,612
    1.42
    950
    0.46
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    34,491
    1.38
    351
    0.17
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    32,529
    1.30
    859
    0.41
    23. Liver Cancer
    27,064
    1.08
    1,522
    0.73
    24. Leukemia
    26,966
    1.08
    599
    0.29
    25. Other Injuries
    25,997
    1.04
    3,130
    1.51
    26. Bladder Cancer
    19,622
    0.78
    181
    0.09
    27. Violence
    18,976
    0.76
    6,175
    2.98
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    17,829
    0.71
    1,674
    0.81
    29. Other Neoplasms
    17,743
    0.71
    37
    0.02
    30. Alcohol
    14,659
    0.58
    256
    0.12
    31. Ovary Cancer
    14,591
    0.58
    519
    0.25
    32. Skin Cancers
    14,311
    0.57
    349
    0.17
    33. Stomach Cancer
    13,077
    0.52
    515
    0.25
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    11,762
    0.47
    6,641
    3.20
    35. Oral Cancer
    11,555
    0.46
    731
    0.35
    36. Uterin Cancer
    10,063
    0.40
    234
    0.11
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9,955
    0.40
    12,103
    5.83
    38. Cervical Cancer
    6,984
    0.28
    4,378
    2.11
    39. Low Birth Weight
    6,924
    0.28
    9,673
    4.66
    40. Malnutrition
    6,762
    0.27
    3,317
    1.60
    41. Hepatitis C
    5,684
    0.23
    30
    0.01
    42. HIV/AIDS
    5,660
    0.23
    21,188
    10.21
    43. Skin Disease
    5,409
    0.22
    242
    0.12
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    5,059
    0.20
    16
    0.01
    45. Drownings
    4,070
    0.16
    1,238
    0.60
    46. Asthma
    3,818
    0.15
    1,745
    0.84
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,646
    0.15
    348
    0.17
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,461
    0.14
    687
    0.33
    49. Fires
    3,183
    0.13
    872
    0.42
    50. Epilepsy
    3,162
    0.13
    599
    0.29
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United States UNITED STATES   Uganda UGANDA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.54
    24
    3.20
    157
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.93
    105
    11.12
    150
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.64
    126
    25.14
    45
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.28
    71
    7.45
    112
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.26
    36
    2.88
    116
    6. Lymphomas
    6.36
    31
    8.13
    7
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.70
    79
    5.62
    44
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.69
    110
    7.69
    50
    9. Leukemia
    4.43
    49
    2.67
    137
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.11
    50
    2.93
    60
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.04
    71
    11.56
    7
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.84
    61
    1.70
    113
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.77
    151
    45.76
    8
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.36
    57
    2.54
    51
    15. Stomach Cancer
    2.24
    173
    4.55
    124
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    132
    4.38
    50
    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.