MEXICO VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	162,773	1	116,238	+ 46,535
Stroke	2	108,774	4	39,790	+ 68,984
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	72,466	30	3,447	+ 69,019
Lung Disease	4	65,119	7	29,123	+ 35,996
Lung Cancers	5	55,829	17	7,349	+ 48,480
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	52,305	8	24,816	+ 27,489
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	47,514	20	6,871	+ 40,643
Kidney Disease	8	39,690	3	44,622	- 4,932
Breast Cancer	9	32,366	16	7,380	+ 24,986
Other Injuries	10	29,540	11	12,175	+ 17,365
Diabetes Mellitus	11	28,525	2	86,110	- 57,585
Suicide	12	28,068	22	6,772	+ 21,296
Prostate Cancer	13	26,989	15	7,494	+ 19,494
Pancreas Cancer	14	25,020	27	4,510	+ 20,510
Hypertension	15	24,744	9	17,806	+ 6,938
Road Traffic Accidents	16	19,526	10	16,303	+ 3,224
Endocrine Disorders	17	18,594	12	11,310	+ 7,284
Stomach Cancer	18	18,329	19	6,939	+ 11,390
Other Neoplasms	19	17,697	23	6,204	+ 11,493
Lymphomas	20	17,454	24	4,961	+ 12,493
Parkinson's Disease	21	12,226	43	1,567	+ 10,659
Inflammatory/Heart	22	11,992	41	1,866	+ 10,126
Violence	23	11,262	5	32,450	- 21,188
Oesophagus Cancer	24	10,926	49	1,252	+ 9,674
Leukemia	25	10,700	25	4,830	+ 5,870
Bladder Cancer	26	10,539	48	1,272	+ 9,266
Liver Disease	27	7,856	6	29,838	- 21,982
HIV/AIDS	28	7,451	28	4,128	+ 3,323
Cervical Cancer	29	6,563	26	4,787	+ 1,776
Congenital Anomalies	30	6,492	13	10,457	- 3,964
Oral Cancer	31	6,382	46	1,355	+ 5,027
Ovary Cancer	32	6,120	34	2,649	+ 3,471
Skin Cancers	33	5,690	40	1,909	+ 3,782
Liver Cancer	34	5,623	21	6,817	- 1,194
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	5,126	29	3,476	+ 1,651
Skin Disease	36	4,959	31	3,029	+ 1,930
Asthma	37	4,846	47	1,342	+ 3,504
Uterin Cancer	38	4,399	50	902	+ 3,497
Alcohol	39	3,989	32	2,945	+ 1,043
Epilepsy	40	3,275	39	1,912	+ 1,364
Tuberculosis	41	3,073	38	1,943	+ 1,130
Low Birth Weight	42	2,804	18	7,163	- 4,359
Malnutrition	43	2,785	14	7,552	- 4,767
Anemia	44	2,694	37	2,182	+ 511
Drownings	45	2,471	42	1,799	+ 672
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	2,168	33	2,734	- 566
Falls	47	2,099	35	2,628	- 529
Fires	48	2,080	56	604	+ 1,476
Drug Use	49	1,549	44	1,470	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,492	52	859	+ 632
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,317	45	1,415	- 98
Osteoarthritis	52	1,239	59	305	+ 934
Birth Trauma	53	847	36	2,552	- 1,705
Schizophrenia	54	684	63	127	+ 557
Poisonings	55	632	57	531	+ 101
Multiple Sclerosis	56	500	60	295	+ 205
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	474	51	894	- 420
Meningitis	58	391	58	357	+ 34
Appendicitis	59	345	53	774	- 429
Maternal Conditions	60	340	54	750	- 410
Chagas disease	61	189	69	24	+ 164
Upper Respiratory	62	187	64	127	+ 61
Hepatitis B	63	159	61	210	- 51
Encephalitis	64	148	62	140	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	132	55	625	- 494
Syphilis	66	109	73	5	+ 104
Otitis Media	67	60	68	29	+ 30
Oral conditions	68	44	65	125	- 80
Leprosy	69	15	75	1	+ 14
War	70	14	66	112	- 98
Tetanus	71	13	71	10	+ 4
Pertussis	72	9	70	21	- 12
Diphtheria	73	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	72	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	67	30	- 30
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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.