GUINEA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,413	6	5,665	+ 11,748
Stroke	2	11,636	5	5,777	+ 5,859
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	7,752	30	579	+ 7,173
Lung Disease	4	6,966	20	1,373	+ 5,593
Lung Cancers	5	5,972	50	128	+ 5,844
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,595	1	12,790	- 7,195
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,083	53	100	+ 4,983
Kidney Disease	8	4,246	16	1,939	+ 2,307
Breast Cancer	9	3,462	38	345	+ 3,118
Other Injuries	10	3,160	18	1,504	+ 1,656
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,051	15	2,138	+ 914
Suicide	12	3,003	29	892	+ 2,111
Prostate Cancer	13	2,887	32	525	+ 2,362
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,677	65	19	+ 2,658
Hypertension	15	2,647	21	1,348	+ 1,299
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,089	9	3,788	- 1,699
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,989	25	1,140	+ 850
Stomach Cancer	18	1,961	41	245	+ 1,716
Other Neoplasms	19	1,893	68	16	+ 1,877
Lymphomas	20	1,867	48	158	+ 1,709
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,308	44	212	+ 1,096
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,283	35	439	+ 843
Violence	23	1,205	26	1,128	+ 77
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,169	63	20	+ 1,149
Leukemia	25	1,145	67	17	+ 1,128
Bladder Cancer	26	1,127	60	32	+ 1,096
Liver Disease	27	840	12	2,550	- 1,710
HIV/AIDS	28	797	10	3,020	- 2,223
Cervical Cancer	29	702	19	1,491	- 789
Congenital Anomalies	30	695	14	2,181	- 1,486
Oral Cancer	31	683	52	122	+ 561
Ovary Cancer	32	655	54	93	+ 562
Skin Cancers	33	609	49	152	+ 457
Liver Cancer	34	602	23	1,167	- 566
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	548	3	6,788	- 6,240
Skin Disease	36	530	51	127	+ 403
Asthma	37	518	22	1,179	- 661
Uterin Cancer	38	471	59	38	+ 433
Alcohol	39	427	55	83	+ 343
Epilepsy	40	350	37	350	+ 1
Tuberculosis	41	329	13	2,369	- 2,040
Low Birth Weight	42	300	8	4,319	- 4,019
Malnutrition	43	298	28	1,032	- 734
Anemia	44	288	83	0	+ 288
Drownings	45	264	31	528	- 264
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	232	34	448	- 216
Falls	47	225	33	480	- 255
Fires	48	222	36	410	- 188
Drug Use	49	166	46	169	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	160	42	238	- 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	141	70	13	+ 128
Osteoarthritis	52	133	85	0	+ 133
Birth Trauma	53	91	7	4,797	- 4,706
Schizophrenia	54	73	81	0	+ 73
Poisonings	55	68	40	295	- 227
Multiple Sclerosis	56	54	66	18	+ 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	51	84	0	+ 51
Meningitis	58	42	11	2,633	- 2,591
Appendicitis	59	37	57	41	- 4
Maternal Conditions	60	36	17	1,793	- 1,757
Chagas disease	61	20	77	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	62	20	69	15	+ 5
Hepatitis B	63	17	47	162	- 145
Encephalitis	64	16	56	81	- 65
Hepatitis C	65	14	61	22	- 8
Syphilis	66	12	39	328	- 316
Otitis Media	67	6	72	0	+ 6
Oral conditions	68	5	86	0	+ 5
Leprosy	69	2	79	0	+ 2
War	70	1	64	20	- 18
Tetanus	71	1	45	170	- 168
Pertussis	72	1	24	1,165	- 1,164
Diphtheria	73	0	58	40	- 40
Measles	74	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Chlamydia	75	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Schistosomiasis	77	0	43	232	- 232
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Ascariasis	80	0	62	22	- 22
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

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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.