URUGUAY VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,063	1	4,265	- 1,202
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,992	3	1,899	+ 1,093
Lung Disease	3	2,516	4	1,706	+ 809
Lung Cancers	4	2,134	5	1,463	+ 671
Stroke	5	2,100	2	2,850	- 750
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,287	6	1,370	- 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,231	7	1,245	- 14
Prostate Cancer	8	849	13	707	+ 142
Breast Cancer	9	745	9	848	- 103
Diabetes Mellitus	10	736	11	747	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	11	628	14	656	- 27
Kidney Disease	12	522	8	1,040	- 518
Lymphomas	13	418	20	457	- 39
Liver Disease	14	397	27	206	+ 191
Hypertension	15	368	15	648	- 280
Suicide	16	354	12	735	- 381
Parkinson's Disease	17	344	21	320	+ 24
Alcohol	18	343	39	104	+ 239
Endocrine Disorders	19	329	17	487	- 158
Leukemia	20	320	25	280	+ 40
Bladder Cancer	21	313	26	276	+ 37
Falls	22	310	47	55	+ 255
Stomach Cancer	23	278	18	480	- 203
Oesophagus Cancer	24	273	24	286	- 13
Liver Cancer	25	266	34	147	+ 119
Skin Cancers	26	223	33	149	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	27	217	19	464	- 247
Oral Cancer	28	213	31	167	+ 45
Ovary Cancer	29	210	32	160	+ 50
Other Injuries	30	199	10	774	- 575
Inflammatory/Heart	31	163	22	314	- 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	124	46	57	+ 67
Road Traffic Accidents	33	122	16	512	- 389
Drug Use	34	113	49	41	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	35	89	38	115	- 26
Congenital Anomalies	36	88	30	170	- 82
Cervical Cancer	37	88	29	172	- 84
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	83	35	134	- 51
Multiple Sclerosis	39	76	56	13	+ 63
Epilepsy	40	72	40	86	- 14
Low Birth Weight	41	67	42	73	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	55	50	39	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	48	51	35	+ 14
Asthma	44	47	37	127	- 80
Skin Disease	45	45	36	130	- 85
Anemia	46	42	44	71	- 29
Violence	47	36	23	295	- 259
Schizophrenia	48	33	54	18	+ 15
Fires	49	30	48	54	- 24
Drownings	50	21	45	65	- 43
Osteoarthritis	51	15	52	32	- 18
Meningitis	52	14	58	10	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	14	57	12	+ 2
Appendicitis	54	13	59	9	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	55	13	28	195	- 182
Birth Trauma	56	12	53	22	- 10
Tuberculosis	57	9	41	81	- 72
Upper Respiratory	58	9	62	5	+ 4
Malnutrition	59	8	43	73	- 65
Hepatitis C	60	5	65	3	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	3	63	4	- 1
Poisonings	62	3	55	17	- 13
Oral conditions	63	2	68	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	60	9	- 8
Otitis Media	65	1	67	2	- 1
War	66	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	64	4	- 4
Tetanus	68	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	66	3	- 3
Measles	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Denmark

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.