POLAND VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,240	1	117,700	- 69,460
Stroke	2	32,236	2	32,693	- 457
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	21,476	21	3,701	+ 17,775
Lung Disease	4	19,299	6	13,677	+ 5,622
Lung Cancers	5	16,546	3	25,781	- 9,235
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,501	4	19,998	- 4,497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	14,081	5	14,610	- 529
Kidney Disease	8	11,763	20	4,065	+ 7,698
Breast Cancer	9	9,592	9	7,967	+ 1,625
Other Injuries	10	8,755	28	2,527	+ 6,228
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,454	8	8,947	- 494
Suicide	12	8,318	18	4,282	+ 4,036
Prostate Cancer	13	7,998	11	6,489	+ 1,510
Pancreas Cancer	14	7,415	13	5,430	+ 1,985
Hypertension	15	7,333	15	4,937	+ 2,396
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,787	22	3,555	+ 2,232
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,511	38	831	+ 4,680
Stomach Cancer	18	5,432	12	5,910	- 478
Other Neoplasms	19	5,245	7	9,256	- 4,012
Lymphomas	20	5,173	19	4,141	+ 1,031
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,623	34	1,500	+ 2,123
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,554	23	3,495	+ 59
Violence	23	3,338	49	294	+ 3,044
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,238	33	1,803	+ 1,435
Leukemia	25	3,171	24	3,456	- 285
Bladder Cancer	26	3,123	17	4,700	- 1,577
Liver Disease	27	2,328	10	7,912	- 5,584
HIV/AIDS	28	2,208	54	115	+ 2,093
Cervical Cancer	29	1,945	32	1,907	+ 38
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,924	36	916	+ 1,008
Oral Cancer	31	1,891	25	3,377	- 1,485
Ovary Cancer	32	1,814	27	2,929	- 1,115
Skin Cancers	33	1,686	31	2,155	- 468
Liver Cancer	34	1,666	29	2,290	- 623
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,519	37	839	+ 680
Skin Disease	36	1,470	46	469	+ 1,001
Asthma	37	1,436	43	540	+ 896
Uterin Cancer	38	1,304	30	2,163	- 859
Alcohol	39	1,182	14	5,238	- 4,056
Epilepsy	40	971	35	1,145	- 174
Tuberculosis	41	911	41	597	+ 314
Low Birth Weight	42	831	42	579	+ 252
Malnutrition	43	825	50	291	+ 535
Anemia	44	798	62	12	+ 786
Drownings	45	732	39	636	+ 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	642	26	3,091	- 2,448
Falls	47	622	16	4,712	- 4,089
Fires	48	616	45	474	+ 142
Drug Use	49	459	48	321	+ 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	442	40	612	- 170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	390	47	369	+ 21
Osteoarthritis	52	367	61	18	+ 349
Birth Trauma	53	251	57	52	+ 199
Schizophrenia	54	203	58	30	+ 173
Poisonings	55	187	51	205	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	56	148	44	502	- 354
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	140	59	29	+ 111
Meningitis	58	116	53	171	- 55
Appendicitis	59	102	55	69	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	60	101	63	10	+ 91
Chagas disease	61	56	77	0	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	62	56	60	19	+ 36
Hepatitis B	63	47	56	52	- 5
Encephalitis	64	44	64	6	+ 37
Hepatitis C	65	39	52	188	- 149
Syphilis	66	32	69	0	+ 32
Otitis Media	67	18	68	1	+ 17
Oral conditions	68	13	65	4	+ 9
Leprosy	69	4	79	0	+ 4
War	70	4	66	4	+ 0
Tetanus	71	4	67	2	+ 2
Pertussis	72	3	71	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	84	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 POLAND

Uruguay

Poland

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.