URUGUAY VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,117	1	4,265	- 1,148
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,100	3	1,899	+ 202
Lung Cancers	3	1,254	5	1,463	- 209
Lung Disease	4	1,254	4	1,706	- 452
Stroke	5	1,158	2	2,850	- 1,692
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	850	6	1,370	- 521
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	717	7	1,245	- 528
Breast Cancer	8	497	9	848	- 351
Prostate Cancer	9	383	13	707	- 324
Kidney Disease	10	371	8	1,040	- 669
Pancreas Cancer	11	347	14	656	- 308
Parkinson's Disease	12	347	21	320	+ 26
Lymphomas	13	336	20	457	- 122
Suicide	14	308	12	735	- 428
Oesophagus Cancer	15	274	24	286	- 12
Diabetes Mellitus	16	271	11	747	- 477
Stomach Cancer	17	233	18	480	- 247
Liver Cancer	18	208	34	147	+ 61
Liver Disease	19	183	27	206	- 23
Leukemia	20	179	25	280	- 101
Ovary Cancer	21	179	32	160	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	22	168	26	276	- 109
Skin Cancers	23	165	33	149	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	24	163	17	487	- 324
Falls	25	162	47	55	+ 107
Inflammatory/Heart	26	157	22	314	- 157
Other Neoplasms	27	143	19	464	- 321
Oral Cancer	28	120	31	167	- 48
Hypertension	29	114	15	648	- 534
Other Injuries	30	112	10	774	- 662
Drug Use	31	109	49	41	+ 69
Congenital Anomalies	32	100	30	170	- 70
Road Traffic Accidents	33	100	16	512	- 411
Uterin Cancer	34	83	38	115	- 33
Cervical Cancer	35	67	29	172	- 105
Epilepsy	36	56	40	86	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	37	54	56	13	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	44	46	57	- 13
Alcohol	39	42	39	104	- 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	39	51	35	+ 4
Asthma	41	38	37	127	- 89
Skin Disease	42	38	36	130	- 92
Drownings	43	37	45	65	- 27
Low Birth Weight	44	37	42	73	- 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	34	35	134	- 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	33	50	39	- 6
Violence	47	25	23	295	- 270
Fires	48	20	48	54	- 35
Anemia	49	19	44	71	- 52
Tuberculosis	50	15	41	81	- 65
Osteoarthritis	51	13	52	32	- 20
Hepatitis C	52	13	65	3	+ 9
Poisonings	53	9	55	17	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	9	57	12	- 3
Schizophrenia	55	8	54	18	- 10
Birth Trauma	56	7	53	22	- 16
HIV/AIDS	57	6	28	195	- 190
Meningitis	58	5	58	10	- 5
Hepatitis B	59	4	63	4	- 0
Appendicitis	60	2	59	9	- 7
Maternal Conditions	61	2	60	9	- 7
Oral conditions	62	1	68	1	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	1	43	73	- 72
Upper Respiratory	64	1	62	5	- 4
War	65	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	64	4	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	72	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	66	3	- 3
Chlamydia	69	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	61	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Ireland

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.