AFGHANISTAN VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	URUGUAY		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,952	1	40,195	+ 9,757
Stroke	2	33,381	3	19,060	+ 14,320
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	22,238	23	1,765	+ 20,473
Lung Disease	4	19,984	15	4,650	+ 15,334
Lung Cancers	5	17,133	32	1,076	+ 16,057
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,051	4	14,649	+ 1,402
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,581	39	741	+ 13,840
Kidney Disease	8	12,180	10	6,590	+ 5,590
Breast Cancer	9	9,932	22	1,822	+ 8,110
Other Injuries	10	9,065	18	3,241	+ 5,824
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,754	12	5,750	+ 3,004
Suicide	12	8,614	24	1,573	+ 7,041
Prostate Cancer	13	8,282	55	258	+ 8,024
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,678	56	229	+ 7,449
Hypertension	15	7,593	8	7,995	- 401
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,992	11	6,033	- 41
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,706	28	1,364	+ 4,342
Stomach Cancer	18	5,625	26	1,501	+ 4,124
Other Neoplasms	19	5,431	63	29	+ 5,402
Lymphomas	20	5,356	36	946	+ 4,410
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,752	41	628	+ 3,124
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,680	45	527	+ 3,153
Violence	23	3,456	19	3,217	+ 239
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,353	29	1,314	+ 2,039
Leukemia	25	3,284	42	610	+ 2,673
Bladder Cancer	26	3,234	54	272	+ 2,962
Liver Disease	27	2,411	16	4,600	- 2,189
HIV/AIDS	28	2,286	46	464	+ 1,823
Cervical Cancer	29	2,014	44	541	+ 1,473
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,992	14	5,001	- 3,008
Oral Cancer	31	1,959	27	1,467	+ 491
Ovary Cancer	32	1,878	48	369	+ 1,509
Skin Cancers	33	1,746	59	145	+ 1,601
Liver Cancer	34	1,726	40	657	+ 1,069
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,573	13	5,555	- 3,982
Skin Disease	36	1,522	61	94	+ 1,428
Asthma	37	1,487	17	3,403	- 1,916
Uterin Cancer	38	1,350	53	289	+ 1,061
Alcohol	39	1,224	58	150	+ 1,074
Epilepsy	40	1,005	35	993	+ 13
Tuberculosis	41	943	7	9,839	- 8,896
Low Birth Weight	42	861	5	12,631	- 11,770
Malnutrition	43	855	43	589	+ 265
Anemia	44	827	83	0	+ 827
Drownings	45	758	34	996	- 238
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	665	25	1,505	- 840
Falls	47	644	37	905	- 261
Fires	48	638	50	348	+ 290
Drug Use	49	475	51	328	+ 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	458	33	1,041	- 583
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	404	65	25	+ 379
Osteoarthritis	52	380	84	0	+ 380
Birth Trauma	53	260	6	10,723	- 10,463
Schizophrenia	54	210	81	0	+ 210
Poisonings	55	194	47	384	- 190
Multiple Sclerosis	56	154	62	84	+ 70
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	145	85	0	+ 145
Meningitis	58	120	20	2,626	- 2,506
Appendicitis	59	106	52	298	- 192
Maternal Conditions	60	104	9	7,807	- 7,703
Chagas disease	61	58	77	0	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	62	58	68	9	+ 48
Hepatitis B	63	49	38	863	- 815
Encephalitis	64	45	31	1,190	- 1,145
Hepatitis C	65	40	64	28	+ 13
Syphilis	66	33	60	94	- 61
Otitis Media	67	18	71	1	+ 18
Oral conditions	68	14	86	0	+ 14
Leprosy	69	5	75	0	+ 5
War	70	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Tetanus	71	4	30	1,254	- 1,250
Pertussis	72	3	21	2,107	- 2,105
Diphtheria	73	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	74	0	49	350	- 350
Chlamydia	75	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	57	185	- 185
Ascariasis	80	0	66	17	- 17
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Uruguay

Afghanistan

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.