URUGUAY VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	4,910	3	1,899	+ 3,012
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,589	1	4,265	- 676
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,028	6	1,370	+ 658
Stroke	4	1,883	2	2,850	- 967
Lung Cancers	5	1,787	5	1,463	+ 324
Lung Disease	6	1,646	4	1,706	- 60
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	923	7	1,245	- 322
Prostate Cancer	8	665	13	707	- 42
Breast Cancer	9	636	9	848	- 212
Lymphomas	10	468	20	457	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	11	450	14	656	- 205
Oesophagus Cancer	12	437	24	286	+ 150
Parkinson's Disease	13	429	21	320	+ 109
Liver Disease	14	384	27	206	+ 178
Falls	15	381	47	55	+ 326
Bladder Cancer	16	307	26	276	+ 31
Diabetes Mellitus	17	292	11	747	- 455
Kidney Disease	18	274	8	1,040	- 766
Other Injuries	19	273	10	774	- 501
Suicide	20	266	12	735	- 469
Liver Cancer	21	262	34	147	+ 115
Leukemia	22	261	25	280	- 20
Hypertension	23	261	15	648	- 388
Stomach Cancer	24	250	18	480	- 230
Ovary Cancer	25	201	32	160	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	26	199	19	464	- 264
Skin Cancers	27	186	33	149	+ 37
Endocrine Disorders	28	165	17	487	- 322
Inflammatory/Heart	29	156	22	314	- 158
Oral Cancer	30	156	31	167	- 12
Drug Use	31	141	49	41	+ 101
Uterin Cancer	32	117	38	115	+ 2
Road Traffic Accidents	33	109	16	512	- 403
Skin Disease	34	107	36	130	- 23
Congenital Anomalies	35	106	30	170	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	105	46	57	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	37	93	56	13	+ 80
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	80	35	134	- 54
Alcohol	39	78	39	104	- 27
Low Birth Weight	40	66	42	73	- 8
Asthma	41	65	37	127	- 62
Epilepsy	42	60	40	86	- 26
Cervical Cancer	43	55	29	172	- 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	51	51	35	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	44	50	39	+ 5
Violence	46	43	23	295	- 252
Tuberculosis	47	18	41	81	- 63
Fires	48	17	48	54	- 38
Drownings	49	15	45	65	- 50
Anemia	50	14	44	71	- 57
Hepatitis C	51	13	65	3	+ 10
Meningitis	52	12	58	10	+ 1
Poisonings	53	11	55	17	- 6
Birth Trauma	54	9	53	22	- 13
HIV/AIDS	55	9	28	195	- 186
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	9	57	12	- 3
Osteoarthritis	57	8	52	32	- 24
Malnutrition	58	6	43	73	- 67
Appendicitis	59	5	59	9	- 4
Schizophrenia	60	5	54	18	- 13
Oral conditions	61	3	68	1	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	66	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	2	62	5	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	60	9	- 7
Hepatitis B	65	2	63	4	- 2
Otitis Media	66	1	67	2	- 1
War	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	64	4	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	61	5	- 5
Tetanus	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

United Kingdom

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.