ARGENTINA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,509	1	48,765	+ 9,744
Stroke	2	39,099	4	22,878	+ 16,221
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	26,048	19	3,737	+ 22,311
Lung Disease	4	23,407	3	23,234	+ 173
Lung Cancers	5	20,068	6	10,014	+ 10,054
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,801	2	40,986	- 22,185
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	17,079	7	8,931	+ 8,149
Kidney Disease	8	14,267	5	13,588	+ 679
Breast Cancer	9	11,634	8	7,063	+ 4,571
Other Injuries	10	10,618	12	5,642	+ 4,977
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,253	9	6,838	+ 3,415
Suicide	12	10,089	18	3,747	+ 6,342
Prostate Cancer	13	9,701	15	4,507	+ 5,194
Pancreas Cancer	14	8,994	14	4,607	+ 4,387
Hypertension	15	8,894	11	5,799	+ 3,095
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,019	10	6,298	+ 721
Endocrine Disorders	17	6,684	17	3,987	+ 2,696
Stomach Cancer	18	6,588	20	3,523	+ 3,065
Other Neoplasms	19	6,361	21	3,224	+ 3,137
Lymphomas	20	6,274	24	2,708	+ 3,566
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,395	36	965	+ 3,430
Inflammatory/Heart	22	4,311	13	5,495	- 1,184
Violence	23	4,048	23	2,712	+ 1,336
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,927	29	2,054	+ 1,873
Leukemia	25	3,846	27	2,189	+ 1,657
Bladder Cancer	26	3,788	31	1,675	+ 2,113
Liver Disease	27	2,824	16	4,029	- 1,205
HIV/AIDS	28	2,678	32	1,481	+ 1,197
Cervical Cancer	29	2,359	25	2,480	- 121
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,334	26	2,419	- 86
Oral Cancer	31	2,294	35	1,073	+ 1,221
Ovary Cancer	32	2,200	33	1,307	+ 893
Skin Cancers	33	2,045	34	1,073	+ 973
Liver Cancer	34	2,021	30	2,045	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,843	42	578	+ 1,265
Skin Disease	36	1,783	22	3,171	- 1,388
Asthma	37	1,742	47	403	+ 1,339
Uterin Cancer	38	1,581	37	944	+ 637
Alcohol	39	1,434	46	442	+ 992
Epilepsy	40	1,177	50	332	+ 845
Tuberculosis	41	1,105	41	655	+ 450
Low Birth Weight	42	1,008	28	2,183	- 1,175
Malnutrition	43	1,001	38	929	+ 72
Anemia	44	968	40	691	+ 277
Drownings	45	888	48	380	+ 508
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	779	44	488	+ 291
Falls	47	755	43	506	+ 248
Fires	48	748	52	280	+ 468
Drug Use	49	557	39	826	- 269
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	536	56	139	+ 397
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	473	54	243	+ 230
Osteoarthritis	52	445	59	73	+ 372
Birth Trauma	53	304	49	373	- 69
Schizophrenia	54	246	61	59	+ 187
Poisonings	55	227	55	193	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	56	180	58	101	+ 78
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	170	63	48	+ 122
Meningitis	58	141	51	316	- 176
Appendicitis	59	124	60	71	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	60	122	53	279	- 157
Chagas disease	61	68	45	451	- 383
Upper Respiratory	62	67	67	12	+ 55
Hepatitis B	63	57	62	56	+ 1
Encephalitis	64	53	64	17	+ 36
Hepatitis C	65	47	57	113	- 65
Syphilis	66	39	65	15	+ 24
Otitis Media	67	21	73	2	+ 20
Oral conditions	68	16	66	14	+ 2
Leprosy	69	5	69	5	+ 0
War	70	5	70	5	+ 0
Tetanus	71	5	71	3	+ 2
Pertussis	72	3	68	10	- 7
Diphtheria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Uruguay

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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.