URUGUAY VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,506	28	195	+ 3,311
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,741	6	1,370	+ 370
Malaria	3	1,273	79	0	+ 1,273
Low Birth Weight	4	871	42	73	+ 798
Birth Trauma	5	841	53	22	+ 819
Stroke	6	834	2	2,850	- 2,016
Coronary Heart Disease	7	799	1	4,265	- 3,466
Road Traffic Accidents	8	703	16	512	+ 191
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	665	35	134	+ 531
Tuberculosis	10	612	41	81	+ 531
Diabetes Mellitus	11	571	11	747	- 177
Congenital Anomalies	12	475	30	170	+ 305
Liver Disease	13	380	27	206	+ 174
Kidney Disease	14	378	8	1,040	- 661
Measles	15	345	74	0	+ 345
Hypertension	16	315	15	648	- 333
Maternal Conditions	17	265	60	9	+ 256
Syphilis	18	255	66	3	+ 252
Meningitis	19	242	58	10	+ 232
Lung Disease	20	230	4	1,706	- 1,476
Pertussis	21	208	72	0	+ 208
Suicide	22	204	12	735	- 531
Other Injuries	23	200	10	774	- 573
Breast Cancer	24	161	9	848	- 687
Endocrine Disorders	25	139	17	487	- 348
Asthma	26	124	37	127	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	27	120	22	314	- 194
Cervical Cancer	28	107	29	172	- 65
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	106	3	1,899	- 1,793
Drug Use	30	96	49	41	+ 55
Malnutrition	31	92	43	73	+ 19
Falls	32	87	47	55	+ 32
Violence	33	85	23	295	- 210
Liver Cancer	34	82	34	147	- 65
Prostate Cancer	35	82	13	707	- 625
Drownings	36	75	45	65	+ 11
Oral Cancer	37	66	31	167	- 101
Epilepsy	38	62	40	86	- 24
Fires	39	58	48	54	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	55	7	1,245	- 1,190
Lung Cancers	41	51	5	1,463	- 1,412
Tetanus	42	44	71	0	+ 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	42	46	57	- 15
Poisonings	44	40	55	17	+ 24
Lymphomas	45	37	20	457	- 420
Parkinson's Disease	46	34	21	320	- 287
Trypanosomiasis	47	31	76	0	+ 31
Skin Cancers	48	31	33	149	- 118
Stomach Cancer	49	30	18	480	- 450
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	27	50	39	- 12
Skin Disease	51	25	36	130	- 105
Ovary Cancer	52	24	32	160	- 136
Alcohol	53	23	39	104	- 82
Oesophagus Cancer	54	23	24	286	- 264
Pancreas Cancer	55	22	14	656	- 634
Bladder Cancer	56	16	26	276	- 260
Encephalitis	57	15	64	4	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	58	15	38	115	- 101
Appendicitis	59	11	59	9	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	60	8	77	0	+ 8
Leukemia	61	7	25	280	- 273
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	7	51	35	- 28
Other Neoplasms	63	6	19	464	- 458
Diphtheria	64	6	73	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	65	6	63	4	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	3	62	5	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	3	56	13	- 10
Chlamydia	68	1	75	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	3	- 3
Ascariasis	70	1	80	0	+ 1
War	71	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	68	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	32	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	57	12	- 12
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	71	- 71
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Equ. Guinea

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.