URUGUAY VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,917	1	4,265	+ 2,652
Stroke	2	4,609	2	2,850	+ 1,760
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,712	6	1,370	+ 1,342
Lung Cancers	4	2,408	5	1,463	+ 946
Lung Disease	5	1,809	4	1,706	+ 103
Kidney Disease	6	1,558	8	1,040	+ 518
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,290	3	1,899	- 609
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,069	7	1,245	- 176
Hypertension	9	957	15	648	+ 309
Parkinson's Disease	10	866	21	320	+ 546
Breast Cancer	11	825	9	848	- 23
Prostate Cancer	12	662	13	707	- 45
Pancreas Cancer	13	624	14	656	- 32
Liver Cancer	14	513	34	147	+ 365
Bladder Cancer	15	508	26	276	+ 232
Stomach Cancer	16	503	18	480	+ 23
Other Injuries	17	476	10	774	- 298
Leukemia	18	443	25	280	+ 163
Lymphomas	19	415	20	457	- 42
Diabetes Mellitus	20	414	11	747	- 333
Falls	21	408	47	55	+ 353
Road Traffic Accidents	22	285	16	512	- 227
Liver Disease	23	265	27	206	+ 59
Inflammatory/Heart	24	237	22	314	- 77
Other Neoplasms	25	222	19	464	- 241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	200	46	57	+ 143
Ovary Cancer	27	182	32	160	+ 22
Suicide	28	174	12	735	- 561
Endocrine Disorders	29	172	17	487	- 315
Oral Cancer	30	144	31	167	- 23
Skin Cancers	31	143	33	149	- 6
Drownings	32	143	45	65	+ 78
Uterin Cancer	33	122	38	115	+ 7
Epilepsy	34	82	40	86	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	35	80	24	286	- 206
Cervical Cancer	36	80	29	172	- 92
Drug Use	37	63	49	41	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	38	57	30	170	- 113
Fires	39	48	48	54	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	40	44	56	13	+ 31
Low Birth Weight	41	42	42	73	- 32
Violence	42	34	23	295	- 261
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	33	50	39	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	31	35	134	- 103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	22	51	35	- 13
Tuberculosis	46	22	41	81	- 59
Skin Disease	47	18	36	130	- 112
Hepatitis B	48	18	63	4	+ 14
Alcohol	49	17	39	104	- 88
HIV/AIDS	50	15	28	195	- 180
Anemia	51	15	44	71	- 55
Hepatitis C	52	13	65	3	+ 9
Meningitis	53	11	58	10	+ 1
Schizophrenia	54	9	54	18	- 9
Asthma	55	9	37	127	- 118
Poisonings	56	6	55	17	- 10
Birth Trauma	57	6	53	22	- 17
Appendicitis	58	3	59	9	- 6
Upper Respiratory	59	3	62	5	- 2
Leishmaniasis	60	1	78	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	60	9	- 8
Tetanus	62	1	71	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	1	68	1	- 1
War	64	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	66	3	- 3
Malnutrition	66	0	43	73	- 73
Encephalitis	67	0	64	4	- 4
Measles	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	5	- 5
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	67	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	32	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	57	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

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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.