BRAZIL VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	273,967	1	165,788	+ 108,179
Stroke	2	183,080	2	123,207	+ 59,873
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	121,969	10	30,717	+ 91,252
Lung Disease	4	109,603	6	59,373	+ 50,230
Lung Cancers	5	93,967	9	31,659	+ 62,309
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	88,035	3	94,705	- 6,670
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	79,973	12	23,161	+ 56,811
Kidney Disease	8	66,803	7	37,690	+ 29,113
Breast Cancer	9	54,476	14	20,759	+ 33,717
Other Injuries	10	49,720	21	13,807	+ 35,913
Diabetes Mellitus	11	48,010	5	59,608	- 11,597
Suicide	12	47,242	20	14,540	+ 32,702
Prostate Cancer	13	45,425	15	19,001	+ 26,424
Pancreas Cancer	14	42,112	24	11,999	+ 30,113
Hypertension	15	41,647	11	28,822	+ 12,825
Road Traffic Accidents	16	32,865	8	33,871	- 1,005
Endocrine Disorders	17	31,296	19	16,927	+ 14,369
Stomach Cancer	18	30,850	17	17,992	+ 12,858
Other Neoplasms	19	29,787	42	4,665	+ 25,122
Lymphomas	20	29,378	27	10,376	+ 19,002
Parkinson's Disease	21	20,578	41	4,770	+ 15,808
Inflammatory/Heart	22	20,185	18	17,508	+ 2,677
Violence	23	18,955	4	68,779	- 49,824
Oesophagus Cancer	24	18,390	26	10,466	+ 7,924
Leukemia	25	18,009	30	8,531	+ 9,478
Bladder Cancer	26	17,738	36	5,306	+ 12,432
Liver Disease	27	13,223	13	21,422	- 8,199
HIV/AIDS	28	12,540	22	12,558	- 18
Cervical Cancer	29	11,046	29	9,511	+ 1,536
Congenital Anomalies	30	10,928	23	12,317	- 1,389
Oral Cancer	31	10,742	28	9,951	+ 790
Ovary Cancer	32	10,300	43	4,355	+ 5,945
Skin Cancers	33	9,577	38	5,032	+ 4,546
Liver Cancer	34	9,464	25	11,514	- 2,050
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	8,629	35	5,659	+ 2,969
Skin Disease	36	8,347	31	7,179	+ 1,168
Asthma	37	8,157	48	2,595	+ 5,562
Uterin Cancer	38	7,404	47	2,780	+ 4,624
Alcohol	39	6,713	32	7,121	- 408
Epilepsy	40	5,513	46	3,263	+ 2,250
Tuberculosis	41	5,173	40	4,895	+ 278
Low Birth Weight	42	4,720	33	6,881	- 2,161
Malnutrition	43	4,687	34	6,695	- 2,008
Anemia	44	4,534	50	2,417	+ 2,117
Drownings	45	4,158	39	4,937	- 779
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	3,649	44	4,258	- 609
Falls	47	3,533	16	18,847	- 15,313
Fires	48	3,501	58	1,028	+ 2,473
Drug Use	49	2,607	49	2,467	+ 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	2,511	51	2,193	+ 318
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2,217	61	596	+ 1,620
Osteoarthritis	52	2,085	65	330	+ 1,754
Birth Trauma	53	1,425	45	3,777	- 2,352
Schizophrenia	54	1,151	60	661	+ 490
Poisonings	55	1,063	66	317	+ 747
Multiple Sclerosis	56	842	64	356	+ 486
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	798	55	1,097	- 299
Meningitis	58	658	54	1,359	- 700
Appendicitis	59	581	57	1,067	- 486
Maternal Conditions	60	572	53	1,507	- 934
Chagas disease	61	318	37	5,045	- 4,727
Upper Respiratory	62	315	67	260	+ 55
Hepatitis B	63	268	59	775	- 507
Encephalitis	64	249	72	65	+ 184
Hepatitis C	65	222	52	1,955	- 1,733
Syphilis	66	183	68	223	- 40
Otitis Media	67	100	70	94	+ 6
Oral conditions	68	75	73	62	+ 13
Leprosy	69	25	69	173	- 148
War	70	23	56	1,090	- 1,067
Tetanus	71	22	71	88	- 65
Pertussis	72	15	75	30	- 15
Diphtheria	73	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	74	0	81	4	- 4
Chlamydia	75	0	80	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	593	- 593
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	432	- 432
Malaria	79	0	74	44	- 44
Ascariasis	80	0	78	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Uruguay

Brazil

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.