URUGUAY VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,080	28	195	+ 3,885
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,229	6	1,370	+ 859
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,855	1	4,265	- 2,409
Stroke	4	1,739	2	2,850	- 1,110
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,711	11	747	+ 963
Tuberculosis	6	1,245	41	81	+ 1,164
Violence	7	1,190	23	295	+ 895
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	898	35	134	+ 764
Kidney Disease	9	867	8	1,040	- 173
Suicide	10	781	12	735	+ 45
Road Traffic Accidents	11	738	16	512	+ 226
Hypertension	12	725	15	648	+ 76
Lung Disease	13	674	4	1,706	- 1,032
Liver Disease	14	511	27	206	+ 305
Lung Cancers	15	437	5	1,463	- 1,026
Low Birth Weight	16	354	42	73	+ 281
Other Injuries	17	341	10	774	- 433
Asthma	18	338	37	127	+ 211
Endocrine Disorders	19	334	17	487	- 153
Cervical Cancer	20	315	29	172	+ 143
Inflammatory/Heart	21	306	22	314	- 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	265	3	1,899	- 1,634
Breast Cancer	23	257	9	848	- 591
Prostate Cancer	24	248	13	707	- 459
Congenital Anomalies	25	247	30	170	+ 76
Meningitis	26	207	58	10	+ 197
Fires	27	205	48	54	+ 151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	203	7	1,245	- 1,042
Oesophagus Cancer	29	198	24	286	- 89
Birth Trauma	30	170	53	22	+ 148
Lymphomas	31	160	20	457	- 298
Drownings	32	136	45	65	+ 71
Liver Cancer	33	135	34	147	- 12
Malnutrition	34	135	43	73	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	35	114	14	656	- 542
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	107	46	57	+ 51
Epilepsy	37	106	40	86	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	38	96	60	9	+ 87
Stomach Cancer	39	87	18	480	- 393
Leukemia	40	83	25	280	- 197
Oral Cancer	41	80	31	167	- 88
Falls	42	79	47	55	+ 24
Pertussis	43	65	72	0	+ 64
Syphilis	44	64	66	3	+ 61
Skin Disease	45	62	36	130	- 68
Parkinson's Disease	46	61	21	320	- 259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	58	50	39	+ 18
Skin Cancers	48	56	33	149	- 93
Alcohol	49	56	39	104	- 49
Poisonings	50	55	55	17	+ 39
Ovary Cancer	51	54	32	160	- 106
Bladder Cancer	52	47	26	276	- 229
Drug Use	53	44	49	41	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	54	29	38	115	- 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	21	51	35	- 13
Appendicitis	56	16	59	9	+ 6
Measles	57	15	74	0	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	58	15	19	464	- 449
Encephalitis	59	13	64	4	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	60	13	62	5	+ 8
Hepatitis B	61	8	63	4	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	62	6	56	13	- 7
Malaria	63	5	79	0	+ 5
War	64	4	70	0	+ 3
Tetanus	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	66	2	77	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	1	67	2	- 0
Chlamydia	68	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	3	- 3
Ascariasis	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	61	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	71	- 71
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	68	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	32	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	57	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

South Africa

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.