URUGUAY VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,171	6	1,370	+ 1,801
Tuberculosis	2	2,851	41	81	+ 2,771
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,839	35	134	+ 2,705
HIV/AIDS	4	2,275	28	195	+ 2,079
Stroke	5	1,990	2	2,850	- 859
Malaria	6	1,988	79	0	+ 1,988
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,758	1	4,265	- 2,507
Low Birth Weight	8	1,350	42	73	+ 1,277
Birth Trauma	9	1,328	53	22	+ 1,306
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,085	16	512	+ 573
Measles	11	985	74	0	+ 985
Hypertension	12	759	15	648	+ 111
Maternal Conditions	13	712	60	9	+ 703
Liver Disease	14	699	27	206	+ 493
Diabetes Mellitus	15	692	11	747	- 56
Meningitis	16	615	58	10	+ 605
Violence	17	611	23	295	+ 316
Lung Disease	18	580	4	1,706	- 1,127
Congenital Anomalies	19	470	30	170	+ 300
Asthma	20	461	37	127	+ 334
Kidney Disease	21	430	8	1,040	- 609
Malnutrition	22	419	43	73	+ 346
Other Injuries	23	376	10	774	- 398
Suicide	24	355	12	735	- 381
Endocrine Disorders	25	256	17	487	- 231
Breast Cancer	26	209	9	848	- 639
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	192	46	57	+ 135
War	28	190	70	0	+ 190
Tetanus	29	170	71	0	+ 170
Inflammatory/Heart	30	164	22	314	- 151
Pertussis	31	161	72	0	+ 161
Cervical Cancer	32	139	29	172	- 32
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	124	3	1,899	- 1,775
Drownings	34	123	45	65	+ 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	118	50	39	+ 78
Falls	36	110	47	55	+ 55
Schistosomiasis	37	103	77	0	+ 103
Prostate Cancer	38	95	13	707	- 612
Fires	39	86	48	54	+ 31
Poisonings	40	81	55	17	+ 65
Syphilis	41	73	66	3	+ 70
Lymphomas	42	72	20	457	- 385
Epilepsy	43	72	40	86	- 14
Liver Cancer	44	71	34	147	- 77
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	71	7	1,245	- 1,174
Oral Cancer	46	55	31	167	- 112
Leukemia	47	53	25	280	- 227
Parkinson's Disease	48	41	21	320	- 280
Stomach Cancer	49	40	18	480	- 441
Ovary Cancer	50	39	32	160	- 122
Appendicitis	51	37	59	9	+ 28
Alcohol	52	37	39	104	- 67
Oesophagus Cancer	53	29	24	286	- 257
Skin Disease	54	29	36	130	- 101
Lung Cancers	55	28	5	1,463	- 1,434
Leishmaniasis	56	28	78	0	+ 28
Drug Use	57	27	49	41	- 14
Skin Cancers	58	26	33	149	- 123
Trypanosomiasis	59	24	76	0	+ 24
Pancreas Cancer	60	22	14	656	- 633
Hepatitis B	61	20	63	4	+ 16
Encephalitis	62	17	64	4	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	63	15	62	5	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	64	14	26	276	- 262
Uterin Cancer	65	12	38	115	- 103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	9	51	35	- 25
Diphtheria	67	6	73	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	4	67	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	3	65	3	- 0
Other Neoplasms	70	3	19	464	- 461
Ascariasis	71	3	80	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	56	13	- 11
Chlamydia	73	1	75	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	68	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	44	71	- 71
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Central Africa

Uruguay

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.