ECUADOR VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,796	1	9,805	+ 12,991
Stroke	2	15,234	3	5,429	+ 9,805
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	10,149	9	2,565	+ 7,584
Lung Disease	4	9,120	8	2,576	+ 6,543
Lung Cancers	5	7,819	20	1,075	+ 6,744
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,325	4	5,083	+ 2,242
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,654	19	1,109	+ 5,545
Kidney Disease	8	5,559	2	6,184	- 625
Breast Cancer	9	4,533	25	825	+ 3,707
Other Injuries	10	4,137	17	1,161	+ 2,976
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,995	5	4,321	- 326
Suicide	12	3,931	14	1,326	+ 2,605
Prostate Cancer	13	3,780	12	1,362	+ 2,418
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,504	30	562	+ 2,942
Hypertension	15	3,465	10	2,507	+ 958
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,735	6	3,490	- 756
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,604	31	507	+ 2,097
Stomach Cancer	18	2,567	11	2,089	+ 478
Other Neoplasms	19	2,478	57	64	+ 2,414
Lymphomas	20	2,444	22	883	+ 1,561
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,712	26	658	+ 1,054
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,680	36	308	+ 1,372
Violence	23	1,577	15	1,210	+ 368
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,530	42	180	+ 1,350
Leukemia	25	1,498	23	882	+ 617
Bladder Cancer	26	1,476	44	168	+ 1,308
Liver Disease	27	1,100	7	3,330	- 2,230
HIV/AIDS	28	1,043	27	609	+ 434
Cervical Cancer	29	919	24	840	+ 79
Congenital Anomalies	30	909	13	1,335	- 426
Oral Cancer	31	894	45	166	+ 728
Ovary Cancer	32	857	35	322	+ 535
Skin Cancers	33	797	37	308	+ 489
Liver Cancer	34	788	21	954	- 166
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	718	34	410	+ 308
Skin Disease	36	694	51	103	+ 592
Asthma	37	679	53	85	+ 593
Uterin Cancer	38	616	48	129	+ 487
Alcohol	39	559	39	280	+ 279
Epilepsy	40	459	40	273	+ 186
Tuberculosis	41	430	29	574	- 143
Low Birth Weight	42	393	16	1,172	- 779
Malnutrition	43	390	28	578	- 188
Anemia	44	377	82	0	+ 377
Drownings	45	346	32	470	- 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	304	33	417	- 113
Falls	47	294	18	1,114	- 820
Fires	48	291	43	175	+ 116
Drug Use	49	217	41	214	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	209	47	163	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	184	49	124	+ 61
Osteoarthritis	52	173	85	0	+ 173
Birth Trauma	53	119	38	302	- 184
Schizophrenia	54	96	83	0	+ 96
Poisonings	55	88	58	59	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	56	70	60	18	+ 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	66	86	0	+ 66
Meningitis	58	55	52	90	- 35
Appendicitis	59	48	50	110	- 62
Maternal Conditions	60	48	46	164	- 117
Chagas disease	61	26	59	21	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	62	26	63	8	+ 18
Hepatitis B	63	22	64	3	+ 19
Encephalitis	64	21	55	82	- 61
Hepatitis C	65	18	67	1	+ 17
Syphilis	66	15	54	85	- 70
Otitis Media	67	8	70	0	+ 8
Oral conditions	68	6	84	0	+ 6
Leprosy	69	2	71	0	+ 2
War	70	2	66	2	+ 0
Tetanus	71	2	62	9	- 7
Pertussis	72	1	56	79	- 78
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	65	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	61	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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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.