CHINA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,762,989	2	1,771,525	- 8,536
Stroke	2	1,178,127	1	2,043,210	- 865,084
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	784,875	6	304,455	+ 480,421
Lung Disease	4	705,301	3	968,607	- 263,306
Lung Cancers	5	604,685	4	714,311	- 109,626
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	566,512	12	183,342	+ 383,170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	514,628	9	248,388	+ 266,240
Kidney Disease	8	429,883	11	192,302	+ 237,581
Breast Cancer	9	350,553	19	92,757	+ 257,797
Other Injuries	10	319,949	25	54,087	+ 265,862
Diabetes Mellitus	11	308,949	14	161,672	+ 147,277
Suicide	12	304,006	17	116,324	+ 187,682
Prostate Cancer	13	292,313	28	51,056	+ 241,257
Pancreas Cancer	14	270,994	18	111,537	+ 159,457
Hypertension	15	268,003	7	301,183	- 33,179
Road Traffic Accidents	16	211,490	8	250,272	- 38,782
Endocrine Disorders	17	201,392	37	25,613	+ 175,780
Stomach Cancer	18	198,521	5	398,439	- 199,918
Other Neoplasms	19	191,678	53	4,374	+ 187,304
Lymphomas	20	189,046	23	57,838	+ 131,208
Parkinson's Disease	21	132,423	20	70,699	+ 61,724
Inflammatory/Heart	22	129,889	33	29,954	+ 99,935
Violence	23	121,978	47	11,115	+ 110,864
Oesophagus Cancer	24	118,340	10	242,891	- 124,551
Leukemia	25	115,889	22	58,145	+ 57,744
Bladder Cancer	26	114,146	29	37,873	+ 76,273
Liver Disease	27	85,090	15	145,603	- 60,513
HIV/AIDS	28	80,697	34	28,746	+ 51,951
Cervical Cancer	29	71,084	27	51,650	+ 19,435
Congenital Anomalies	30	70,320	31	36,613	+ 33,707
Oral Cancer	31	69,124	24	54,695	+ 14,428
Ovary Cancer	32	66,284	35	28,078	+ 38,206
Skin Cancers	33	61,631	41	19,669	+ 41,962
Liver Cancer	34	60,904	13	180,952	- 120,048
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	55,525	50	8,719	+ 46,806
Skin Disease	36	53,711	52	5,222	+ 48,488
Asthma	37	52,489	39	23,147	+ 29,342
Uterin Cancer	38	47,645	45	11,751	+ 35,893
Alcohol	39	43,200	42	19,071	+ 24,128
Epilepsy	40	35,476	46	11,365	+ 24,111
Tuberculosis	41	33,288	32	34,802	- 1,514
Low Birth Weight	42	30,371	40	21,631	+ 8,739
Malnutrition	43	30,161	44	12,995	+ 17,166
Anemia	44	29,174	83	0	+ 29,174
Drownings	45	26,758	26	52,807	- 26,049
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	23,480	30	37,723	- 14,243
Falls	47	22,737	16	138,878	- 116,140
Fires	48	22,527	48	10,498	+ 12,029
Drug Use	49	16,776	38	24,214	- 7,438
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	16,155	21	65,350	- 49,195
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	14,266	49	10,108	+ 4,157
Osteoarthritis	52	13,416	82	0	+ 13,416
Birth Trauma	53	9,171	43	17,644	- 8,473
Schizophrenia	54	7,408	86	0	+ 7,408
Poisonings	55	6,841	36	25,762	- 18,921
Multiple Sclerosis	56	5,418	59	1,734	+ 3,684
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	5,133	81	0	+ 5,133
Meningitis	58	4,237	51	5,704	- 1,467
Appendicitis	59	3,740	60	1,468	+ 2,273
Maternal Conditions	60	3,683	54	3,596	+ 86
Chagas disease	61	2,044	76	0	+ 2,044
Upper Respiratory	62	2,029	57	2,663	- 633
Hepatitis B	63	1,726	56	2,757	- 1,031
Encephalitis	64	1,600	55	2,796	- 1,197
Hepatitis C	65	1,428	66	86	+ 1,342
Syphilis	66	1,178	58	1,824	- 646
Otitis Media	67	645	69	15	+ 630
Oral conditions	68	482	80	0	+ 482
Leprosy	69	162	72	0	+ 162
War	70	149	61	900	- 751
Tetanus	71	144	63	491	- 347
Pertussis	72	97	64	484	- 387
Diphtheria	73	0	71	11	- 11
Measles	74	0	62	558	- 558
Chlamydia	75	0	67	55	- 55
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	65	400	- 400
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	68	34	- 34
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	70	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.