BOLIVIA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,329	1	11,051	+ 4,277
Stroke	2	10,243	3	7,206	+ 3,037
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	6,824	8	2,479	+ 4,345
Lung Disease	4	6,132	7	3,735	+ 2,397
Lung Cancers	5	5,258	20	901	+ 4,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,926	2	8,069	- 3,143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,475	30	407	+ 4,067
Kidney Disease	8	3,738	4	5,879	- 2,141
Breast Cancer	9	3,048	29	482	+ 2,566
Other Injuries	10	2,782	11	1,279	+ 1,503
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,686	5	4,927	- 2,241
Suicide	12	2,643	26	715	+ 1,928
Prostate Cancer	13	2,542	28	550	+ 1,992
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,356	36	332	+ 2,025
Hypertension	15	2,330	10	1,927	+ 404
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,839	9	2,430	- 591
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,751	32	384	+ 1,367
Stomach Cancer	18	1,726	23	785	+ 941
Other Neoplasms	19	1,667	58	43	+ 1,624
Lymphomas	20	1,644	41	219	+ 1,424
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,151	22	852	+ 299
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,129	35	374	+ 755
Violence	23	1,061	14	1,097	- 36
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,029	48	133	+ 896
Leukemia	25	1,008	34	380	+ 628
Bladder Cancer	26	992	59	43	+ 950
Liver Disease	27	740	6	3,987	- 3,247
HIV/AIDS	28	702	45	174	+ 527
Cervical Cancer	29	618	16	1,071	- 453
Congenital Anomalies	30	611	15	1,080	- 469
Oral Cancer	31	601	56	91	+ 510
Ovary Cancer	32	576	54	102	+ 474
Skin Cancers	33	536	43	190	+ 346
Liver Cancer	34	530	25	720	- 191
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	483	21	883	- 400
Skin Disease	36	467	55	101	+ 366
Asthma	37	456	38	258	+ 198
Uterin Cancer	38	414	47	151	+ 263
Alcohol	39	376	33	384	- 8
Epilepsy	40	308	42	199	+ 109
Tuberculosis	41	289	13	1,187	- 897
Low Birth Weight	42	264	12	1,265	- 1,001
Malnutrition	43	262	18	1,031	- 769
Anemia	44	254	84	0	+ 254
Drownings	45	233	31	406	- 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	204	27	678	- 474
Falls	47	198	17	1,066	- 869
Fires	48	196	44	181	+ 15
Drug Use	49	146	40	244	- 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	140	37	292	- 151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	124	51	111	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	52	117	82	0	+ 117
Birth Trauma	53	80	19	984	- 905
Schizophrenia	54	64	85	0	+ 64
Poisonings	55	59	57	66	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	56	47	61	22	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	45	81	0	+ 45
Meningitis	58	37	49	128	- 91
Appendicitis	59	33	46	156	- 123
Maternal Conditions	60	32	39	245	- 213
Chagas disease	61	18	24	755	- 737
Upper Respiratory	62	18	62	15	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	15	64	6	+ 9
Encephalitis	64	14	52	110	- 96
Hepatitis C	65	12	67	3	+ 10
Syphilis	66	10	53	105	- 95
Otitis Media	67	6	71	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	68	4	80	0	+ 4
Leprosy	69	1	72	0	+ 1
War	70	1	63	9	- 8
Tetanus	71	1	60	31	- 30
Pertussis	72	1	50	121	- 120
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	5	- 5
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	66	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Uruguay

Bolivia

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.