URUGUAY VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	3,498	3	1,899	+ 1,599
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,392	1	4,265	- 872
Lung Cancers	3	2,116	5	1,463	+ 653
Stroke	4	1,871	2	2,850	- 979
Lung Disease	5	1,844	4	1,706	+ 138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,124	7	1,245	- 121
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	953	6	1,370	- 417
Falls	8	796	47	55	+ 741
Breast Cancer	9	681	9	848	- 167
Prostate Cancer	10	629	13	707	- 78
Pancreas Cancer	11	577	14	656	- 78
Kidney Disease	12	488	8	1,040	- 552
Lymphomas	13	484	20	457	+ 27
Diabetes Mellitus	14	460	11	747	- 287
Oesophagus Cancer	15	413	24	286	+ 127
Parkinson's Disease	16	409	21	320	+ 88
Suicide	17	390	12	735	- 345
Other Neoplasms	18	353	19	464	- 111
Other Injuries	19	318	10	774	- 456
Leukemia	20	304	25	280	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	21	284	26	276	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	22	262	18	480	- 218
Inflammatory/Heart	23	231	22	314	- 83
Liver Cancer	24	224	34	147	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	25	206	32	160	+ 45
Endocrine Disorders	26	203	17	487	- 284
Skin Cancers	27	197	33	149	+ 48
Liver Disease	28	180	27	206	- 25
Hypertension	29	158	15	648	- 491
Oral Cancer	30	148	31	167	- 19
Road Traffic Accidents	31	131	16	512	- 380
Alcohol	32	118	39	104	+ 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	113	35	134	- 22
Uterin Cancer	34	109	38	115	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	35	105	30	170	- 65
Skin Disease	36	57	36	130	- 73
Multiple Sclerosis	37	57	56	13	+ 44
Epilepsy	38	56	40	86	- 30
Cervical Cancer	39	51	29	172	- 121
Anemia	40	48	44	71	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	46	50	39	+ 7
Drug Use	42	44	49	41	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	43	42	52	32	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	41	51	35	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	45	32	42	73	- 41
Asthma	46	32	37	127	- 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	25	46	57	- 32
Violence	48	21	23	295	- 274
Drownings	49	19	45	65	- 46
Schizophrenia	50	18	54	18	+ 1
Meningitis	51	15	58	10	+ 5
Birth Trauma	52	14	53	22	- 8
Fires	53	9	48	54	- 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	8	57	12	- 4
HIV/AIDS	55	6	28	195	- 189
Tuberculosis	56	6	41	81	- 75
Upper Respiratory	57	5	62	5	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	5	59	9	- 4
Oral conditions	59	4	68	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	4	65	3	+ 0
Poisonings	61	3	55	17	- 13
Hepatitis B	62	3	63	4	- 2
Malnutrition	63	2	43	73	- 71
Otitis Media	64	2	67	2	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	2	60	9	- 7
War	66	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	72	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	64	4	- 4
Syphilis	69	0	66	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	61	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Netherlands

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.