GUATEMALA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,728	1	9,825	+ 12,903
Stroke	2	15,188	6	4,849	+ 10,340
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	10,118	12	1,957	+ 8,162
Lung Disease	4	9,093	13	1,901	+ 7,191
Lung Cancers	5	7,795	35	391	+ 7,404
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,303	2	9,245	- 1,942
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,634	31	464	+ 6,170
Kidney Disease	8	5,542	4	6,277	- 735
Breast Cancer	9	4,519	28	495	+ 4,024
Other Injuries	10	4,125	10	2,466	+ 1,659
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,983	3	6,932	- 2,949
Suicide	12	3,919	22	1,039	+ 2,880
Prostate Cancer	13	3,768	24	846	+ 2,923
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,494	38	282	+ 3,212
Hypertension	15	3,455	26	679	+ 2,776
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,726	8	4,026	- 1,300
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,596	29	486	+ 2,111
Stomach Cancer	18	2,559	17	1,570	+ 989
Other Neoplasms	19	2,471	56	42	+ 2,429
Lymphomas	20	2,437	43	229	+ 2,208
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,707	34	393	+ 1,315
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,674	44	225	+ 1,449
Violence	23	1,573	7	4,411	- 2,838
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,526	48	144	+ 1,382
Leukemia	25	1,494	27	601	+ 893
Bladder Cancer	26	1,472	55	57	+ 1,414
Liver Disease	27	1,097	5	5,684	- 4,588
HIV/AIDS	28	1,040	21	1,173	- 132
Cervical Cancer	29	916	25	808	+ 109
Congenital Anomalies	30	907	18	1,517	- 610
Oral Cancer	31	891	49	142	+ 749
Ovary Cancer	32	855	50	133	+ 722
Skin Cancers	33	795	46	195	+ 599
Liver Cancer	34	785	15	1,765	- 980
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	716	9	2,617	- 1,902
Skin Disease	36	692	42	232	+ 460
Asthma	37	677	36	335	+ 342
Uterin Cancer	38	614	59	27	+ 587
Alcohol	39	557	14	1,799	- 1,242
Epilepsy	40	457	33	463	- 6
Tuberculosis	41	429	37	301	+ 128
Low Birth Weight	42	392	16	1,658	- 1,267
Malnutrition	43	389	11	1,981	- 1,592
Anemia	44	376	83	0	+ 376
Drownings	45	345	32	463	- 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	303	23	1,029	- 727
Falls	47	293	20	1,371	- 1,078
Fires	48	290	45	207	+ 83
Drug Use	49	216	40	272	- 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	208	54	62	+ 146
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	184	52	82	+ 102
Osteoarthritis	52	173	84	0	+ 173
Birth Trauma	53	118	19	1,466	- 1,348
Schizophrenia	54	96	80	0	+ 96
Poisonings	55	88	39	275	- 187
Multiple Sclerosis	56	70	60	21	+ 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	66	85	0	+ 66
Meningitis	58	55	41	271	- 216
Appendicitis	59	48	47	164	- 116
Maternal Conditions	60	47	30	468	- 421
Chagas disease	61	26	61	19	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	62	26	57	34	- 8
Hepatitis B	63	22	65	2	+ 20
Encephalitis	64	21	51	104	- 83
Hepatitis C	65	18	66	2	+ 16
Syphilis	66	15	64	3	+ 12
Otitis Media	67	8	70	0	+ 8
Oral conditions	68	6	86	0	+ 6
Leprosy	69	2	77	0	+ 2
War	70	2	68	2	- 0
Tetanus	71	2	62	10	- 8
Pertussis	72	1	53	70	- 69
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	63	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	58	33	- 33
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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.