LUXEMBOURG VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	836	1	655	+ 181
Stroke	2	558	4	257	+ 301
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	372	2	298	+ 74
Lung Disease	4	334	5	242	+ 92
Lung Cancers	5	287	3	260	+ 27
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	269	8	111	+ 157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	244	6	131	+ 113
Kidney Disease	8	204	9	91	+ 113
Breast Cancer	9	166	7	113	+ 53
Other Injuries	10	152	10	88	+ 63
Diabetes Mellitus	11	146	17	61	+ 85
Suicide	12	144	13	69	+ 75
Prostate Cancer	13	139	15	64	+ 75
Pancreas Cancer	14	128	11	82	+ 47
Hypertension	15	127	19	54	+ 73
Road Traffic Accidents	16	100	30	25	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	17	95	21	53	+ 43
Stomach Cancer	18	94	22	51	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	19	91	24	49	+ 42
Lymphomas	20	90	14	64	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	21	63	16	62	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	22	62	23	49	+ 13
Violence	23	58	48	3	+ 55
Oesophagus Cancer	24	56	28	32	+ 24
Leukemia	25	55	20	53	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	26	54	26	44	+ 10
Liver Disease	27	40	12	75	- 35
HIV/AIDS	28	38	52	2	+ 36
Cervical Cancer	29	34	38	10	+ 24
Congenital Anomalies	30	33	37	10	+ 23
Oral Cancer	31	33	33	19	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	32	31	27	35	- 4
Skin Cancers	33	29	31	22	+ 8
Liver Cancer	34	29	25	49	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	26	42	6	+ 20
Skin Disease	36	25	44	5	+ 20
Asthma	37	25	45	5	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	38	23	36	16	+ 7
Alcohol	39	20	29	25	- 5
Epilepsy	40	17	35	17	- 0
Tuberculosis	41	16	55	2	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	42	14	49	3	+ 11
Malnutrition	43	14	32	19	- 5
Anemia	44	14	40	8	+ 5
Drownings	45	13	54	2	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	11	41	7	+ 4
Falls	47	11	18	61	- 50
Fires	48	11	51	3	+ 8
Drug Use	49	8	39	9	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	8	34	19	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	7	53	2	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	52	6	50	3	+ 4
Birth Trauma	53	4	59	1	+ 4
Schizophrenia	54	4	43	6	- 2
Poisonings	55	3	56	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	56	3	46	4	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	2	57	1	+ 1
Meningitis	58	2	58	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	2	62	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	2	63	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	61	1	82	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	61	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	64	1	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	47	4	- 3
Syphilis	66	1	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	68	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	+ 0
War	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Uruguay

Luxembourg

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.