URUGUAY VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,007	1	4,265	- 1,258
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,948	6	1,370	+ 1,578
Stroke	3	886	2	2,850	- 1,964
Lung Cancers	4	875	5	1,463	- 587
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	683	7	1,245	- 562
Kidney Disease	6	584	8	1,040	- 456
Liver Cancer	7	424	34	147	+ 276
Hypertension	8	416	15	648	- 232
Suicide	9	370	12	735	- 366
Breast Cancer	10	344	9	848	- 504
Pancreas Cancer	11	305	14	656	- 350
Stomach Cancer	12	230	18	480	- 250
Lymphomas	13	225	20	457	- 232
Lung Disease	14	218	4	1,706	- 1,489
Oral Cancer	15	180	31	167	+ 13
Prostate Cancer	16	172	13	707	- 535
Leukemia	17	142	25	280	- 139
Falls	18	124	47	55	+ 69
Inflammatory/Heart	19	122	22	314	- 192
Liver Disease	20	119	27	206	- 87
Ovary Cancer	21	116	32	160	- 45
Other Neoplasms	22	111	19	464	- 353
Uterin Cancer	23	84	38	115	- 32
Oesophagus Cancer	24	78	24	286	- 209
Skin Disease	25	77	36	130	- 53
Road Traffic Accidents	26	69	16	512	- 443
Bladder Cancer	27	68	26	276	- 208
Diabetes Mellitus	28	61	11	747	- 686
Parkinson's Disease	29	51	21	320	- 269
Cervical Cancer	30	48	29	172	- 124
Congenital Anomalies	31	45	30	170	- 125
Other Injuries	32	45	10	774	- 729
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	39	46	57	- 17
Skin Cancers	34	32	33	149	- 117
Asthma	35	21	37	127	- 106
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	18	3	1,899	- 1,880
Endocrine Disorders	37	17	17	487	- 470
Drownings	38	16	45	65	- 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	16	35	134	- 119
Tuberculosis	40	14	41	81	- 66
Low Birth Weight	41	14	42	73	- 59
Epilepsy	42	14	40	86	- 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	13	50	39	- 27
Drug Use	44	11	49	41	- 30
HIV/AIDS	45	10	28	195	- 185
Violence	46	8	23	295	- 287
Alcohol	47	6	39	104	- 99
Meningitis	48	5	58	10	- 6
Fires	49	4	48	54	- 51
Appendicitis	50	3	59	9	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	3	57	12	- 9
Hepatitis B	52	2	63	4	- 2
Maternal Conditions	53	2	60	9	- 7
Upper Respiratory	54	2	62	5	- 3
Birth Trauma	55	2	53	22	- 20
Hepatitis C	56	2	65	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	56	13	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	51	35	- 33
War	59	1	70	0	+ 1
Poisonings	60	1	55	17	- 16
Encephalitis	61	0	64	4	- 4
Pertussis	62	0	72	0	- 0
Malnutrition	63	0	43	73	- 73
Diphtheria	64	0	73	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	66	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	61	5	- 5
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	69	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	68	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	82	0	52	32	- 32
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	18	- 18
Anemia	85	0	44	71	- 71
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

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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.