MICRONESIA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		MICRONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	124	1	193	- 69
Stroke	2	83	3	119	- 36
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	55	26	7	+ 49
Lung Disease	4	50	6	41	+ 8
Lung Cancers	5	43	10	23	+ 20
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	40	5	52	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	36	22	8	+ 28
Kidney Disease	8	30	4	56	- 26
Breast Cancer	9	25	12	17	+ 8
Other Injuries	10	23	17	13	+ 9
Diabetes Mellitus	11	22	2	123	- 101
Suicide	12	21	7	32	- 11
Prostate Cancer	13	21	29	6	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	14	19	35	4	+ 15
Hypertension	15	19	8	27	- 8
Road Traffic Accidents	16	15	58	0	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	17	14	30	5	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	18	14	20	12	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	19	13	55	0	+ 13
Lymphomas	20	13	36	4	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	21	9	33	5	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	22	9	28	6	+ 3
Violence	23	9	31	5	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	24	8	47	2	+ 6
Leukemia	25	8	32	5	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	26	8	49	2	+ 6
Liver Disease	27	6	9	24	- 18
HIV/AIDS	28	6	74	0	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	29	5	23	8	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	30	5	18	13	- 8
Oral Cancer	31	5	38	3	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	32	5	45	2	+ 2
Skin Cancers	33	4	51	1	+ 3
Liver Cancer	34	4	24	8	- 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4	16	13	- 10
Skin Disease	36	4	42	3	+ 1
Asthma	37	4	13	16	- 12
Uterin Cancer	38	3	41	3	+ 0
Alcohol	39	3	46	2	+ 1
Epilepsy	40	2	43	3	- 0
Tuberculosis	41	2	19	13	- 10
Low Birth Weight	42	2	14	15	- 13
Malnutrition	43	2	44	3	- 1
Anemia	44	2	85	0	+ 2
Drownings	45	2	11	17	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	2	25	7	- 5
Falls	47	2	27	6	- 5
Fires	48	2	48	2	- 0
Drug Use	49	1	52	1	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1	15	14	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1	60	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	52	1	81	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	53	1	21	11	- 10
Schizophrenia	54	1	84	0	+ 1
Poisonings	55	0	50	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	56	0	62	0	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	0	80	0	+ 0
Meningitis	58	0	39	3	- 3
Appendicitis	59	0	54	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	60	0	34	4	- 3
Chagas disease	61	0	76	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	57	0	- 0
Encephalitis	64	0	53	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	40	3	- 3
Otitis Media	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	70	0	+ 0
War	70	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	37	4	- 4
Diphtheria	73	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	56	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	65	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	61	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MICRONESIA

Uruguay

Micronesia

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.