MALAYSIA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,034	1	36,729	+ 6,304
Stroke	2	28,757	3	21,592	+ 7,165
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	19,158	10	3,996	+ 15,162
Lung Disease	4	17,216	5	6,633	+ 10,583
Lung Cancers	5	14,760	8	4,319	+ 10,441
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,828	2	23,477	- 9,649
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,562	11	3,832	+ 8,729
Kidney Disease	8	10,493	6	6,629	+ 3,864
Breast Cancer	9	8,557	12	3,071	+ 5,485
Other Injuries	10	7,810	14	2,222	+ 5,588
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,541	9	4,107	+ 3,434
Suicide	12	7,421	19	1,823	+ 5,597
Prostate Cancer	13	7,135	33	903	+ 6,232
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,615	32	994	+ 5,621
Hypertension	15	6,542	38	649	+ 5,892
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,162	4	7,181	- 2,019
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,916	37	809	+ 4,106
Stomach Cancer	18	4,846	21	1,441	+ 3,404
Other Neoplasms	19	4,679	48	265	+ 4,414
Lymphomas	20	4,615	25	1,321	+ 3,293
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,232	28	1,106	+ 2,126
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,171	27	1,214	+ 1,957
Violence	23	2,977	34	869	+ 2,109
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,889	41	435	+ 2,454
Leukemia	25	2,829	23	1,412	+ 1,417
Bladder Cancer	26	2,786	39	467	+ 2,319
Liver Disease	27	2,077	7	5,125	- 3,048
HIV/AIDS	28	1,970	13	2,679	- 709
Cervical Cancer	29	1,735	31	1,010	+ 725
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,716	24	1,403	+ 313
Oral Cancer	31	1,687	17	1,865	- 177
Ovary Cancer	32	1,618	35	827	+ 790
Skin Cancers	33	1,504	50	247	+ 1,257
Liver Cancer	34	1,487	16	1,984	- 497
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,355	20	1,773	- 417
Skin Disease	36	1,311	15	2,066	- 755
Asthma	37	1,281	30	1,013	+ 268
Uterin Cancer	38	1,163	43	352	+ 811
Alcohol	39	1,054	55	181	+ 874
Epilepsy	40	866	52	226	+ 640
Tuberculosis	41	813	26	1,227	- 415
Low Birth Weight	42	741	29	1,020	- 279
Malnutrition	43	736	49	249	+ 487
Anemia	44	712	86	0	+ 712
Drownings	45	653	36	820	- 167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	573	22	1,424	- 851
Falls	47	555	18	1,855	- 1,300
Fires	48	550	44	336	+ 214
Drug Use	49	409	45	322	+ 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	394	51	246	+ 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	348	60	27	+ 321
Osteoarthritis	52	327	80	0	+ 327
Birth Trauma	53	224	42	359	- 135
Schizophrenia	54	181	83	0	+ 181
Poisonings	55	167	53	211	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	56	132	59	30	+ 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	125	81	0	+ 125
Meningitis	58	103	46	301	- 197
Appendicitis	59	91	58	71	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	60	90	56	167	- 77
Chagas disease	61	50	78	0	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	62	50	65	5	+ 45
Hepatitis B	63	42	54	206	- 163
Encephalitis	64	39	40	452	- 413
Hepatitis C	65	35	64	6	+ 29
Syphilis	66	29	62	19	+ 10
Otitis Media	67	16	66	3	+ 13
Oral conditions	68	12	82	0	+ 12
Leprosy	69	4	71	0	+ 4
War	70	4	63	11	- 7
Tetanus	71	4	61	21	- 18
Pertussis	72	2	57	80	- 78
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	47	280	- 280
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Uruguay

Malaysia

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.