URUGUAY VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,633	1	4,265	+ 4,369
Hypertension	2	7,748	15	648	+ 7,099
Stroke	3	3,202	2	2,850	+ 352
Lung Cancers	4	1,886	5	1,463	+ 423
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,512	7	1,245	+ 267
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,001	6	1,370	- 370
Liver Disease	7	942	27	206	+ 737
Prostate Cancer	8	856	13	707	+ 149
Stomach Cancer	9	832	18	480	+ 351
Pancreas Cancer	10	770	14	656	+ 115
Breast Cancer	11	746	9	848	- 102
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	658	3	1,899	- 1,240
Lung Disease	13	656	4	1,706	- 1,050
Inflammatory/Heart	14	623	22	314	+ 308
Lymphomas	15	611	20	457	+ 154
Suicide	16	566	12	735	- 169
Kidney Disease	17	506	8	1,040	- 534
Alcohol	18	426	39	104	+ 321
Diabetes Mellitus	19	419	11	747	- 328
Other Injuries	20	405	10	774	- 369
Bladder Cancer	21	361	26	276	+ 85
Leukemia	22	360	25	280	+ 80
Other Neoplasms	23	354	19	464	- 110
Falls	24	340	47	55	+ 285
Oral Cancer	25	317	31	167	+ 150
Liver Cancer	26	308	34	147	+ 160
Oesophagus Cancer	27	283	24	286	- 4
Ovary Cancer	28	250	32	160	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	29	235	21	320	- 85
Skin Cancers	30	226	33	149	+ 77
Drug Use	31	215	49	41	+ 175
Cervical Cancer	32	194	29	172	+ 22
Endocrine Disorders	33	189	17	487	- 298
Uterin Cancer	34	172	38	115	+ 57
Road Traffic Accidents	35	170	16	512	- 342
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	158	46	57	+ 101
Epilepsy	37	128	40	86	+ 42
Fires	38	117	48	54	+ 63
HIV/AIDS	39	116	28	195	- 80
Drownings	40	86	45	65	+ 21
Skin Disease	41	82	36	130	- 48
Violence	42	82	23	295	- 213
Congenital Anomalies	43	72	30	170	- 98
Asthma	44	69	37	127	- 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	62	50	39	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	49	51	35	+ 15
Tuberculosis	47	47	41	81	- 33
Multiple Sclerosis	48	47	56	13	+ 34
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	35	57	12	+ 22
Osteoarthritis	50	29	52	32	- 3
Anemia	51	26	44	71	- 44
Poisonings	52	24	55	17	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	24	35	134	- 111
Meningitis	54	21	58	10	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	55	19	42	73	- 54
Schizophrenia	56	17	54	18	- 0
Birth Trauma	57	14	53	22	- 8
Hepatitis C	58	12	65	3	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	6	59	9	- 3
Oral conditions	60	6	68	1	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	61	3	60	9	- 6
Syphilis	62	3	66	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	63	1	64	4	- 3
War	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	63	4	- 4
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	5	- 5
Otitis Media	67	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	68	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	61	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	43	73	- 73
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Estonia

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.