COLOMBIA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,738	1	43,066	+ 18,672
Stroke	2	41,257	3	16,573	+ 24,684
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	27,486	22	2,157	+ 25,328
Lung Disease	4	24,699	4	15,928	+ 8,771
Lung Cancers	5	21,175	10	5,250	+ 15,925
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,839	5	10,773	+ 9,065
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,022	12	4,371	+ 13,651
Kidney Disease	8	15,054	7	6,834	+ 8,220
Breast Cancer	9	12,276	13	3,669	+ 8,607
Other Injuries	10	11,204	28	1,592	+ 9,612
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,819	11	5,028	+ 5,791
Suicide	12	10,646	26	1,965	+ 8,681
Prostate Cancer	13	10,236	14	3,584	+ 6,652
Pancreas Cancer	14	9,490	25	2,022	+ 7,468
Hypertension	15	9,385	8	6,400	+ 2,986
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,406	6	7,765	- 359
Endocrine Disorders	17	7,053	30	1,367	+ 5,685
Stomach Cancer	18	6,952	9	6,112	+ 840
Other Neoplasms	19	6,712	15	3,205	+ 3,508
Lymphomas	20	6,620	18	2,603	+ 4,017
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,637	47	383	+ 4,254
Inflammatory/Heart	22	4,549	31	1,329	+ 3,219
Violence	23	4,272	2	19,268	- 14,997
Oesophagus Cancer	24	4,144	36	835	+ 3,309
Leukemia	25	4,058	21	2,208	+ 1,850
Bladder Cancer	26	3,997	42	609	+ 3,388
Liver Disease	27	2,980	19	2,426	+ 553
HIV/AIDS	28	2,826	17	2,683	+ 143
Cervical Cancer	29	2,489	20	2,266	+ 223
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,463	16	2,963	- 500
Oral Cancer	31	2,421	37	807	+ 1,614
Ovary Cancer	32	2,321	33	1,122	+ 1,199
Skin Cancers	33	2,158	35	1,028	+ 1,130
Liver Cancer	34	2,133	24	2,065	+ 68
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,944	38	747	+ 1,197
Skin Disease	36	1,881	34	1,102	+ 779
Asthma	37	1,838	54	191	+ 1,647
Uterin Cancer	38	1,668	45	423	+ 1,245
Alcohol	39	1,513	68	23	+ 1,490
Epilepsy	40	1,242	43	597	+ 645
Tuberculosis	41	1,166	32	1,272	- 106
Low Birth Weight	42	1,064	23	2,095	- 1,032
Malnutrition	43	1,056	27	1,878	- 822
Anemia	44	1,022	57	101	+ 921
Drownings	45	937	40	689	+ 248
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	822	39	698	+ 124
Falls	47	796	29	1,518	- 721
Fires	48	789	56	127	+ 662
Drug Use	49	587	44	492	+ 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	566	63	38	+ 528
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	500	51	242	+ 257
Osteoarthritis	52	470	58	67	+ 403
Birth Trauma	53	321	41	648	- 327
Schizophrenia	54	259	70	18	+ 242
Poisonings	55	240	61	61	+ 179
Multiple Sclerosis	56	190	60	62	+ 127
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	180	48	333	- 153
Meningitis	58	148	50	244	- 96
Appendicitis	59	131	52	213	- 82
Maternal Conditions	60	129	46	394	- 265
Chagas disease	61	72	53	203	- 132
Upper Respiratory	62	71	66	27	+ 44
Hepatitis B	63	60	62	50	+ 10
Encephalitis	64	56	64	38	+ 18
Hepatitis C	65	50	59	65	- 15
Syphilis	66	41	65	30	+ 11
Otitis Media	67	23	73	7	+ 15
Oral conditions	68	17	75	7	+ 10
Leprosy	69	6	72	8	- 3
War	70	5	49	260	- 255
Tetanus	71	5	71	14	- 9
Pertussis	72	3	69	18	- 15
Diphtheria	73	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Malaria	79	0	67	26	- 26
Ascariasis	80	0	76	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	133	- 133
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Uruguay

Colombia

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.