ETHIOPIA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	147,596	4	36,530	+ 111,067
Stroke	2	98,632	3	39,362	+ 59,270
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	65,709	21	8,258	+ 57,452
Lung Disease	4	59,047	15	11,870	+ 47,177
Lung Cancers	5	50,624	38	2,202	+ 48,422
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	47,428	1	59,931	- 12,503
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	43,084	31	3,755	+ 39,330
Kidney Disease	8	35,990	13	12,103	+ 23,887
Breast Cancer	9	29,348	20	8,485	+ 20,863
Other Injuries	10	26,786	16	11,735	+ 15,051
Diabetes Mellitus	11	25,865	10	16,258	+ 9,607
Suicide	12	25,451	25	6,030	+ 19,421
Prostate Cancer	13	24,472	50	1,244	+ 23,228
Pancreas Cancer	14	22,687	61	488	+ 22,200
Hypertension	15	22,437	12	13,470	+ 8,967
Road Traffic Accidents	16	17,706	5	31,564	- 13,858
Endocrine Disorders	17	16,860	45	1,623	+ 15,238
Stomach Cancer	18	16,620	47	1,519	+ 15,101
Other Neoplasms	19	16,047	66	148	+ 15,899
Lymphomas	20	15,827	33	3,590	+ 12,237
Parkinson's Disease	21	11,086	46	1,578	+ 9,509
Inflammatory/Heart	22	10,874	39	2,168	+ 8,706
Violence	23	10,212	22	8,076	+ 2,136
Oesophagus Cancer	24	9,907	40	1,839	+ 8,069
Leukemia	25	9,702	30	4,222	+ 5,480
Bladder Cancer	26	9,556	51	1,080	+ 8,476
Liver Disease	27	7,124	8	27,270	- 20,147
HIV/AIDS	28	6,756	17	11,471	- 4,716
Cervical Cancer	29	5,951	27	5,019	+ 933
Congenital Anomalies	30	5,887	11	15,638	- 9,750
Oral Cancer	31	5,787	48	1,477	+ 4,310
Ovary Cancer	32	5,549	36	2,424	+ 3,126
Skin Cancers	33	5,160	52	1,006	+ 4,153
Liver Cancer	34	5,099	42	1,730	+ 3,369
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4,649	2	44,361	- 39,712
Skin Disease	36	4,497	53	904	+ 3,593
Asthma	37	4,394	29	4,484	- 89
Uterin Cancer	38	3,989	62	421	+ 3,568
Alcohol	39	3,617	55	750	+ 2,867
Epilepsy	40	2,970	44	1,625	+ 1,345
Tuberculosis	41	2,787	9	21,455	- 18,668
Low Birth Weight	42	2,543	7	28,020	- 25,478
Malnutrition	43	2,525	19	8,643	- 6,118
Anemia	44	2,442	83	0	+ 2,442
Drownings	45	2,240	35	3,133	- 893
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,966	41	1,758	+ 208
Falls	47	1,904	28	4,510	- 2,607
Fires	48	1,886	34	3,255	- 1,369
Drug Use	49	1,404	60	513	+ 892
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,353	49	1,339	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,194	65	221	+ 974
Osteoarthritis	52	1,123	80	0	+ 1,123
Birth Trauma	53	768	6	31,107	- 30,339
Schizophrenia	54	620	86	0	+ 620
Poisonings	55	573	32	3,668	- 3,096
Multiple Sclerosis	56	454	70	61	+ 393
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	430	81	0	+ 430
Meningitis	58	355	14	12,019	- 11,664
Appendicitis	59	313	58	677	- 364
Maternal Conditions	60	308	18	8,887	- 8,578
Chagas disease	61	171	78	0	+ 171
Upper Respiratory	62	170	57	709	- 539
Hepatitis B	63	144	56	742	- 597
Encephalitis	64	134	63	386	- 252
Hepatitis C	65	120	69	115	+ 5
Syphilis	66	99	43	1,699	- 1,601
Otitis Media	67	54	71	39	+ 15
Oral conditions	68	40	82	0	+ 40
Leprosy	69	14	79	0	+ 14
War	70	12	64	281	- 268
Tetanus	71	12	37	2,203	- 2,191
Pertussis	72	8	23	6,896	- 6,888
Diphtheria	73	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	74	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Chlamydia	75	0	72	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	839	- 839
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	579	- 579
Malaria	79	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Ascariasis	80	0	68	130	- 130
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Uruguay

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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.