AUSTRALIA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,327	1	21,548	+ 11,779
Stroke	2	22,271	3	10,331	+ 11,940
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	14,837	2	15,588	- 751
Lung Disease	4	13,333	5	8,487	+ 4,845
Lung Cancers	5	11,431	4	8,769	+ 2,662
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,709	8	4,446	+ 6,263
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,728	6	6,209	+ 3,520
Kidney Disease	8	8,126	12	3,139	+ 4,987
Breast Cancer	9	6,627	10	3,405	+ 3,221
Other Injuries	10	6,048	22	1,642	+ 4,406
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,840	7	4,471	+ 1,369
Suicide	12	5,747	11	3,150	+ 2,597
Prostate Cancer	13	5,526	9	3,766	+ 1,760
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,123	13	3,118	+ 2,005
Hypertension	15	5,066	23	1,631	+ 3,435
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,998	29	1,245	+ 2,753
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,807	16	2,328	+ 1,479
Stomach Cancer	18	3,753	27	1,288	+ 2,465
Other Neoplasms	19	3,623	28	1,252	+ 2,371
Lymphomas	20	3,574	15	3,039	+ 535
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,503	19	2,036	+ 467
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,455	24	1,571	+ 884
Violence	23	2,306	44	243	+ 2,062
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,237	25	1,494	+ 743
Leukemia	25	2,191	18	2,126	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	26	2,158	30	1,187	+ 970
Liver Disease	27	1,609	26	1,421	+ 187
HIV/AIDS	28	1,525	57	50	+ 1,475
Cervical Cancer	29	1,344	39	342	+ 1,002
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,329	33	711	+ 619
Oral Cancer	31	1,307	32	972	+ 335
Ovary Cancer	32	1,253	31	1,003	+ 250
Skin Cancers	33	1,165	17	2,319	- 1,153
Liver Cancer	34	1,151	20	2,036	- 885
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,050	40	296	+ 754
Skin Disease	36	1,015	34	594	+ 421
Asthma	37	992	36	455	+ 537
Uterin Cancer	38	901	35	524	+ 377
Alcohol	39	817	37	380	+ 437
Epilepsy	40	671	41	285	+ 386
Tuberculosis	41	629	56	53	+ 577
Low Birth Weight	42	574	43	248	+ 326
Malnutrition	43	570	51	117	+ 453
Anemia	44	552	49	157	+ 394
Drownings	45	506	47	177	+ 329
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	444	42	276	+ 168
Falls	47	430	14	3,116	- 2,686
Fires	48	426	55	55	+ 371
Drug Use	49	317	21	1,783	- 1,466
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	305	38	379	- 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	270	45	229	+ 41
Osteoarthritis	52	254	52	114	+ 140
Birth Trauma	53	173	50	140	+ 33
Schizophrenia	54	140	54	64	+ 76
Poisonings	55	129	61	35	+ 95
Multiple Sclerosis	56	102	46	188	- 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	97	53	71	+ 26
Meningitis	58	80	60	37	+ 43
Appendicitis	59	71	62	26	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	60	70	63	20	+ 49
Chagas disease	61	39	80	0	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	62	38	64	17	+ 21
Hepatitis B	63	33	58	41	- 8
Encephalitis	64	30	68	3	+ 28
Hepatitis C	65	27	48	173	- 146
Syphilis	66	22	67	3	+ 19
Otitis Media	67	12	66	6	+ 6
Oral conditions	68	9	59	40	- 31
Leprosy	69	3	76	0	+ 3
War	70	3	65	8	- 5
Tetanus	71	3	70	1	+ 1
Pertussis	72	2	69	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Uruguay

Australia

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.