NETHERLANDS VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,127	2	17,601	+ 4,526
Stroke	2	14,786	4	9,707	+ 5,079
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	9,851	1	18,148	- 8,297
Lung Disease	4	8,852	5	9,567	- 715
Lung Cancers	5	7,589	3	10,980	- 3,390
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,110	7	4,946	+ 2,164
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,459	6	5,829	+ 630
Kidney Disease	8	5,395	12	2,530	+ 2,865
Breast Cancer	9	4,400	9	3,535	+ 865
Other Injuries	10	4,016	19	1,648	+ 2,367
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,878	14	2,386	+ 1,492
Suicide	12	3,815	17	2,025	+ 1,791
Prostate Cancer	13	3,669	10	3,265	+ 404
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,401	11	2,995	+ 406
Hypertension	15	3,364	29	818	+ 2,545
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,654	31	681	+ 1,973
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,528	26	1,055	+ 1,473
Stomach Cancer	18	2,492	22	1,361	+ 1,131
Other Neoplasms	19	2,406	18	1,831	+ 575
Lymphomas	20	2,373	13	2,511	- 138
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,662	16	2,120	- 458
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,630	23	1,201	+ 429
Violence	23	1,531	48	107	+ 1,424
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,485	15	2,145	- 660
Leukemia	25	1,454	20	1,578	- 124
Bladder Cancer	26	1,433	21	1,471	- 39
Liver Disease	27	1,068	28	936	+ 132
HIV/AIDS	28	1,013	55	33	+ 980
Cervical Cancer	29	892	39	266	+ 626
Congenital Anomalies	30	883	35	544	+ 339
Oral Cancer	31	868	30	768	+ 100
Ovary Cancer	32	832	25	1,067	- 235
Skin Cancers	33	774	27	1,024	- 251
Liver Cancer	34	764	24	1,163	- 399
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	697	33	584	+ 113
Skin Disease	36	674	36	295	+ 379
Asthma	37	659	46	165	+ 494
Uterin Cancer	38	598	34	566	+ 32
Alcohol	39	542	32	612	- 70
Epilepsy	40	445	38	289	+ 156
Tuberculosis	41	418	56	29	+ 389
Low Birth Weight	42	381	45	167	+ 214
Malnutrition	43	379	63	12	+ 366
Anemia	44	366	40	249	+ 117
Drownings	45	336	49	98	+ 238
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	295	47	130	+ 165
Falls	47	285	8	4,131	- 3,845
Fires	48	283	53	49	+ 234
Drug Use	49	211	42	231	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	203	41	238	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	179	44	214	- 35
Osteoarthritis	52	168	43	220	- 52
Birth Trauma	53	115	52	74	+ 41
Schizophrenia	54	93	50	96	- 3
Poisonings	55	86	61	17	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	56	68	37	295	- 227
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	64	54	42	+ 23
Meningitis	58	53	51	78	- 25
Appendicitis	59	47	58	26	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	60	46	65	8	+ 38
Chagas disease	61	26	75	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	62	25	57	28	- 3
Hepatitis B	63	22	62	14	+ 8
Encephalitis	64	20	68	1	+ 19
Hepatitis C	65	18	60	20	- 2
Syphilis	66	15	69	1	+ 14
Otitis Media	67	8	64	10	- 2
Oral conditions	68	6	59	21	- 15
Leprosy	69	2	79	0	+ 2
War	70	2	66	2	+ 0
Tetanus	71	2	72	0	+ 2
Pertussis	72	1	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Uruguay

Netherlands

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.