URUGUAY VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,896	1	4,265	+ 631
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,531	3	1,899	+ 1,633
Stroke	3	1,952	2	2,850	- 898
Lung Disease	4	1,405	4	1,706	- 301
Lung Cancers	5	1,204	5	1,463	- 259
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	986	7	1,245	- 259
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	860	6	1,370	- 510
Prostate Cancer	8	848	13	707	+ 141
Pancreas Cancer	9	598	14	656	- 58
Hypertension	10	595	15	648	- 54
Diabetes Mellitus	11	593	11	747	- 154
Kidney Disease	12	527	8	1,040	- 513
Breast Cancer	13	512	9	848	- 336
Suicide	14	479	12	735	- 257
Other Injuries	15	444	10	774	- 330
Lymphomas	16	439	20	457	- 18
Falls	17	359	47	55	+ 304
Other Neoplasms	18	335	19	464	- 129
Parkinson's Disease	19	305	21	320	- 15
Leukemia	20	267	25	280	- 13
Bladder Cancer	21	246	26	276	- 30
Liver Cancer	22	243	34	147	+ 96
Liver Disease	23	234	27	206	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	24	227	17	487	- 260
Skin Cancers	25	210	33	149	+ 61
Stomach Cancer	26	198	18	480	- 282
Ovary Cancer	27	179	32	160	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	28	177	22	314	- 137
Oesophagus Cancer	29	174	24	286	- 112
Drug Use	30	137	49	41	+ 96
Oral Cancer	31	123	31	167	- 45
Alcohol	32	116	39	104	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	33	111	38	115	- 4
Road Traffic Accidents	34	102	16	512	- 410
Congenital Anomalies	35	100	30	170	- 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	94	35	134	- 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	90	46	57	+ 33
Cervical Cancer	38	74	29	172	- 98
Skin Disease	39	71	36	130	- 59
Anemia	40	57	44	71	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	41	55	56	13	+ 42
Asthma	42	51	37	127	- 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	42	51	35	+ 7
Epilepsy	44	39	40	86	- 47
Malnutrition	45	38	43	73	- 35
Drownings	46	37	45	65	- 28
Violence	47	37	23	295	- 259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	36	50	39	- 3
Fires	49	21	48	54	- 34
Schizophrenia	50	21	54	18	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	51	16	42	73	- 57
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	15	57	12	+ 2
Hepatitis C	53	14	65	3	+ 11
Meningitis	54	11	58	10	+ 1
Birth Trauma	55	11	53	22	- 11
Tuberculosis	56	8	41	81	- 73
Osteoarthritis	57	8	52	32	- 25
Upper Respiratory	58	6	62	5	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	6	59	9	- 3
Poisonings	60	6	55	17	- 11
HIV/AIDS	61	4	28	195	- 191
Hepatitis B	62	3	63	4	- 1
Oral conditions	63	3	68	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	60	9	- 7
War	65	1	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	67	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	64	4	- 4
Syphilis	72	0	66	3	- 3
Chlamydia	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	69	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Sweden

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.