BELGIUM VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,912	1	15,281	- 368
Stroke	2	9,965	3	7,408	+ 2,558
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	6,639	2	9,416	- 2,777
Lung Disease	4	5,966	5	6,438	- 472
Lung Cancers	5	5,115	4	6,777	- 1,662
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,792	6	5,677	- 885
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,353	7	3,329	+ 1,024
Kidney Disease	8	3,636	8	2,952	+ 684
Breast Cancer	9	2,965	9	2,587	+ 378
Other Injuries	10	2,706	11	2,006	+ 700
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,613	20	1,269	+ 1,344
Suicide	12	2,571	10	2,111	+ 460
Prostate Cancer	13	2,473	13	1,824	+ 648
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,292	14	1,809	+ 483
Hypertension	15	2,267	27	740	+ 1,527
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,789	29	666	+ 1,123
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,703	18	1,432	+ 272
Stomach Cancer	18	1,679	26	863	+ 816
Other Neoplasms	19	1,621	12	1,828	- 206
Lymphomas	20	1,599	16	1,552	+ 47
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,120	19	1,378	- 257
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,099	23	1,060	+ 38
Violence	23	1,032	44	149	+ 882
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,001	25	898	+ 103
Leukemia	25	980	21	1,199	- 219
Bladder Cancer	26	966	22	1,078	- 113
Liver Disease	27	720	17	1,433	- 713
HIV/AIDS	28	683	57	36	+ 646
Cervical Cancer	29	601	41	243	+ 358
Congenital Anomalies	30	595	40	282	+ 313
Oral Cancer	31	585	28	675	- 90
Ovary Cancer	32	561	30	653	- 92
Skin Cancers	33	521	31	522	- 1
Liver Cancer	34	515	24	976	- 461
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	470	33	418	+ 52
Skin Disease	36	454	35	380	+ 75
Asthma	37	444	46	128	+ 316
Uterin Cancer	38	403	34	384	+ 19
Alcohol	39	365	32	500	- 134
Epilepsy	40	300	36	348	- 48
Tuberculosis	41	282	54	46	+ 236
Low Birth Weight	42	257	50	70	+ 187
Malnutrition	43	255	38	291	- 36
Anemia	44	247	43	199	+ 48
Drownings	45	226	47	79	+ 148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	199	42	213	- 14
Falls	47	192	15	1,756	- 1,563
Fires	48	191	48	75	+ 116
Drug Use	49	142	39	287	- 146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	137	37	293	- 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	121	49	73	+ 48
Osteoarthritis	52	113	51	59	+ 55
Birth Trauma	53	78	53	47	+ 31
Schizophrenia	54	63	56	40	+ 23
Poisonings	55	58	55	41	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	56	46	45	147	- 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	43	60	20	+ 23
Meningitis	58	36	58	28	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	32	62	17	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	60	31	64	6	+ 25
Chagas disease	61	17	77	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	62	17	59	22	- 5
Hepatitis B	63	15	63	17	- 2
Encephalitis	64	14	66	1	+ 12
Hepatitis C	65	12	52	53	- 41
Syphilis	66	10	70	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	67	5	65	2	+ 4
Oral conditions	68	4	61	19	- 15
Leprosy	69	1	72	0	+ 1
War	70	1	67	1	+ 0
Tetanus	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	1	68	1	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	83	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 BELGIUM

Uruguay

Belgium

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.