URUGUAY VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,587	1	4,265	- 677
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,100	11	747	+ 2,353
Stroke	3	1,999	2	2,850	- 851
Violence	4	1,335	23	295	+ 1,040
Kidney Disease	5	1,068	8	1,040	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	6	802	13	707	+ 95
Breast Cancer	7	628	9	848	- 220
Lung Cancers	8	528	5	1,463	- 934
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	522	3	1,899	- 1,376
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	499	6	1,370	- 871
Hypertension	11	489	15	648	- 159
HIV/AIDS	12	476	28	195	+ 281
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	476	7	1,245	- 769
Liver Disease	14	330	27	206	+ 125
Road Traffic Accidents	15	316	16	512	- 195
Lung Disease	16	314	4	1,706	- 1,392
Suicide	17	294	12	735	- 441
Endocrine Disorders	18	290	17	487	- 197
Pancreas Cancer	19	277	14	656	- 379
Lymphomas	20	271	20	457	- 186
Cervical Cancer	21	236	29	172	+ 64
Congenital Anomalies	22	227	30	170	+ 57
Low Birth Weight	23	202	42	73	+ 128
Ovary Cancer	24	195	32	160	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	25	175	22	314	- 139
Stomach Cancer	26	168	18	480	- 312
Uterin Cancer	27	165	38	115	+ 49
Liver Cancer	28	160	34	147	+ 13
Leukemia	29	152	25	280	- 129
Other Injuries	30	148	10	774	- 626
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	126	46	57	+ 70
Parkinson's Disease	32	125	21	320	- 196
Falls	33	105	47	55	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	34	99	26	276	- 178
Asthma	35	98	37	127	- 29
Skin Disease	36	94	36	130	- 36
Epilepsy	37	78	40	86	- 8
Oral Cancer	38	75	31	167	- 92
Drownings	39	75	45	65	+ 10
Birth Trauma	40	61	53	22	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	41	59	24	286	- 227
Alcohol	42	56	39	104	- 48
Tuberculosis	43	52	41	81	- 28
Drug Use	44	46	49	41	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	44	35	134	- 91
War	46	41	70	0	+ 41
Malnutrition	47	40	43	73	- 33
Fires	48	40	48	54	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	27	50	39	- 12
Maternal Conditions	50	25	60	9	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	51	25	19	464	- 439
Meningitis	52	23	58	10	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	20	51	35	- 15
Encephalitis	54	15	64	4	+ 11
Dengue	55	13	83	0	+ 13
Appendicitis	56	11	59	9	+ 2
Skin Cancers	57	10	33	149	- 139
Multiple Sclerosis	58	5	56	13	- 8
Poisonings	59	4	55	17	- 13
Hepatitis B	60	1	63	4	- 3
Syphilis	61	0	66	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	62	0	65	3	- 3
Chlamydia	63	0	75	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	62	5	- 5
Tetanus	65	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	61	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	68	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	32	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	57	12	- 12
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	71	- 71
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Trinidad/Tob.

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.