DENMARK VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,437	1	5,341	+ 2,095
Stroke	2	4,970	5	3,662	+ 1,307
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,311	2	5,218	- 1,907
Lung Disease	4	2,975	3	4,387	- 1,412
Lung Cancers	5	2,551	4	3,721	- 1,171
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,390	6	2,244	+ 146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,171	7	2,147	+ 24
Kidney Disease	8	1,813	12	911	+ 903
Breast Cancer	9	1,479	9	1,299	+ 180
Other Injuries	10	1,350	30	347	+ 1,002
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,303	10	1,284	+ 19
Suicide	12	1,282	16	617	+ 665
Prostate Cancer	13	1,233	8	1,480	- 247
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,143	11	1,096	+ 47
Hypertension	15	1,130	15	642	+ 488
Road Traffic Accidents	16	892	33	213	+ 679
Endocrine Disorders	17	850	19	575	+ 275
Stomach Cancer	18	837	23	484	+ 353
Other Neoplasms	19	809	27	378	+ 431
Lymphomas	20	797	13	730	+ 68
Parkinson's Disease	21	559	17	600	- 41
Inflammatory/Heart	22	548	31	284	+ 263
Violence	23	515	47	63	+ 452
Oesophagus Cancer	24	499	24	477	+ 23
Leukemia	25	489	20	558	- 70
Bladder Cancer	26	481	21	545	- 64
Liver Disease	27	359	14	692	- 333
HIV/AIDS	28	340	55	23	+ 318
Cervical Cancer	29	300	37	153	+ 147
Congenital Anomalies	30	297	36	153	+ 143
Oral Cancer	31	292	28	371	- 79
Ovary Cancer	32	280	29	367	- 87
Skin Cancers	33	260	26	388	- 129
Liver Cancer	34	257	25	464	- 208
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	234	38	145	+ 90
Skin Disease	36	227	45	79	+ 148
Asthma	37	221	44	82	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	38	201	35	156	+ 45
Alcohol	39	182	18	598	- 416
Epilepsy	40	150	40	125	+ 25
Tuberculosis	41	140	57	16	+ 125
Low Birth Weight	42	128	41	116	+ 12
Malnutrition	43	127	59	14	+ 113
Anemia	44	123	46	73	+ 50
Drownings	45	113	50	37	+ 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	99	32	216	- 117
Falls	47	96	22	541	- 445
Fires	48	95	49	53	+ 42
Drug Use	49	71	34	197	- 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	68	42	96	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	60	43	84	- 24
Osteoarthritis	52	57	51	25	+ 31
Birth Trauma	53	39	56	21	+ 17
Schizophrenia	54	31	48	57	- 26
Poisonings	55	29	62	6	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	56	23	39	132	- 109
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	22	53	25	- 3
Meningitis	58	18	52	25	- 7
Appendicitis	59	16	54	23	- 7
Maternal Conditions	60	16	64	2	+ 13
Chagas disease	61	9	77	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	62	9	58	15	- 7
Hepatitis B	63	7	61	6	+ 1
Encephalitis	64	7	67	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	6	60	9	- 3
Syphilis	66	5	70	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	67	3	65	2	+ 1
Oral conditions	68	2	63	4	- 2
Leprosy	69	1	74	0	+ 1
War	70	1	66	1	+ 0
Tetanus	71	1	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	82	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 DENMARK

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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.