URUGUAY VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,183	6	1,370	+ 813
Tuberculosis	2	1,299	41	81	+ 1,218
Measles	3	1,254	74	0	+ 1,254
Malaria	4	1,241	79	0	+ 1,241
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,226	35	134	+ 1,092
Stroke	6	1,086	2	2,850	- 1,764
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,030	1	4,265	- 3,234
Low Birth Weight	8	1,029	42	73	+ 956
Birth Trauma	9	982	53	22	+ 960
Road Traffic Accidents	10	898	16	512	+ 386
Congenital Anomalies	11	483	30	170	+ 312
Hypertension	12	467	15	648	- 181
Liver Disease	13	447	27	206	+ 241
Lung Disease	14	401	4	1,706	- 1,305
HIV/AIDS	15	394	28	195	+ 199
Diabetes Mellitus	16	383	11	747	- 364
Meningitis	17	343	58	10	+ 333
Violence	18	330	23	295	+ 35
Maternal Conditions	19	312	60	9	+ 303
Kidney Disease	20	269	8	1,040	- 770
Malnutrition	21	264	43	73	+ 192
Other Injuries	22	246	10	774	- 528
Pertussis	23	235	72	0	+ 235
Asthma	24	230	37	127	+ 103
Endocrine Disorders	25	219	17	487	- 268
Suicide	26	173	12	735	- 563
Cervical Cancer	27	143	29	172	- 29
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	135	3	1,899	- 1,764
Inflammatory/Heart	29	120	22	314	- 194
Prostate Cancer	30	117	13	707	- 590
Liver Cancer	31	114	34	147	- 33
Syphilis	32	111	66	3	+ 108
Falls	33	103	47	55	+ 48
Drownings	34	103	45	65	+ 38
Breast Cancer	35	101	9	848	- 747
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	88	7	1,245	- 1,157
Stomach Cancer	37	77	18	480	- 404
Lymphomas	38	61	20	457	- 396
Fires	39	60	48	54	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	57	46	57	+ 0
Leukemia	41	56	25	280	- 225
Poisonings	42	51	55	17	+ 35
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	51	50	39	+ 12
Epilepsy	44	51	40	86	- 35
War	45	49	70	0	+ 49
Tetanus	46	35	71	0	+ 34
Lung Cancers	47	34	5	1,463	- 1,428
Schistosomiasis	48	32	77	0	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	49	31	21	320	- 290
Pancreas Cancer	50	30	14	656	- 625
Oral Cancer	51	30	31	167	- 137
Leishmaniasis	52	26	78	0	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	53	23	24	286	- 263
Skin Disease	54	23	36	130	- 107
Skin Cancers	55	23	33	149	- 126
Appendicitis	56	21	59	9	+ 12
Encephalitis	57	20	64	4	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	58	19	32	160	- 141
Drug Use	59	19	49	41	- 22
Alcohol	60	19	39	104	- 86
Hepatitis B	61	14	63	4	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	62	11	62	5	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	63	10	38	115	- 105
Trypanosomiasis	64	10	76	0	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	65	8	26	276	- 268
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	6	51	35	- 28
Other Neoplasms	67	3	19	464	- 461
Ascariasis	68	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	65	3	- 1
Diphtheria	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	56	13	- 12
Otitis Media	72	1	67	2	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	32	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	12	- 12
Oral conditions	82	0	68	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	18	- 18
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	71	- 71
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

DR Congo

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.