SOUTH AFRICA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,252	3	32,739	+ 42,513
Stroke	2	50,287	4	30,693	+ 19,594
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	33,502	22	4,676	+ 28,826
Lung Disease	4	30,105	13	11,895	+ 18,210
Lung Cancers	5	25,810	15	7,705	+ 18,105
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	24,181	2	39,341	- 15,160
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,966	28	3,587	+ 18,380
Kidney Disease	8	18,349	9	15,302	+ 3,047
Breast Cancer	9	14,963	23	4,533	+ 10,430
Other Injuries	10	13,657	17	6,014	+ 7,643
Diabetes Mellitus	11	13,187	5	30,188	- 17,000
Suicide	12	12,976	10	13,774	- 798
Prostate Cancer	13	12,477	24	4,374	+ 8,103
Pancreas Cancer	14	11,567	35	2,007	+ 9,560
Hypertension	15	11,439	12	12,789	- 1,349
Road Traffic Accidents	16	9,027	11	13,014	- 3,987
Endocrine Disorders	17	8,596	19	5,890	+ 2,706
Stomach Cancer	18	8,474	39	1,535	+ 6,939
Other Neoplasms	19	8,182	58	267	+ 7,915
Lymphomas	20	8,069	31	2,818	+ 5,252
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,652	46	1,077	+ 4,575
Inflammatory/Heart	22	5,544	21	5,408	+ 136
Violence	23	5,207	7	21,000	- 15,793
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,051	29	3,486	+ 1,566
Leukemia	25	4,947	40	1,464	+ 3,483
Bladder Cancer	26	4,872	52	829	+ 4,043
Liver Disease	27	3,632	14	9,013	- 5,381
HIV/AIDS	28	3,444	1	71,996	- 68,551
Cervical Cancer	29	3,034	20	5,555	- 2,521
Congenital Anomalies	30	3,002	25	4,351	- 1,349
Oral Cancer	31	2,950	41	1,406	+ 1,545
Ovary Cancer	32	2,829	51	951	+ 1,879
Skin Cancers	33	2,631	48	993	+ 1,638
Liver Cancer	34	2,600	33	2,383	+ 216
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,370	8	15,843	- 13,473
Skin Disease	36	2,293	45	1,101	+ 1,191
Asthma	37	2,240	18	5,966	- 3,725
Uterin Cancer	38	2,034	54	512	+ 1,521
Alcohol	39	1,844	49	987	+ 857
Epilepsy	40	1,514	37	1,870	- 356
Tuberculosis	41	1,421	6	21,965	- 20,545
Low Birth Weight	42	1,296	16	6,250	- 4,954
Malnutrition	43	1,287	34	2,381	- 1,093
Anemia	44	1,245	82	0	+ 1,245
Drownings	45	1,142	32	2,403	- 1,261
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,002	36	1,894	- 892
Falls	47	971	42	1,399	- 429
Fires	48	962	27	3,618	- 2,656
Drug Use	49	716	53	770	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	690	47	1,015	- 325
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	609	55	376	+ 233
Osteoarthritis	52	573	85	0	+ 573
Birth Trauma	53	391	30	3,004	- 2,612
Schizophrenia	54	316	80	0	+ 316
Poisonings	55	292	50	975	- 683
Multiple Sclerosis	56	231	62	113	+ 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	219	86	0	+ 219
Meningitis	58	181	26	3,660	- 3,480
Appendicitis	59	160	56	274	- 114
Maternal Conditions	60	157	38	1,700	- 1,542
Chagas disease	61	87	78	0	+ 87
Upper Respiratory	62	87	60	223	- 136
Hepatitis B	63	74	61	139	- 66
Encephalitis	64	68	59	234	- 166
Hepatitis C	65	61	70	8	+ 53
Syphilis	66	50	44	1,130	- 1,079
Otitis Media	67	28	67	19	+ 8
Oral conditions	68	21	84	0	+ 21
Leprosy	69	7	75	0	+ 7
War	70	6	64	66	- 59
Tetanus	71	6	65	38	- 32
Pertussis	72	4	43	1,142	- 1,138
Diphtheria	73	0	69	16	- 16
Measles	74	0	57	270	- 270
Chlamydia	75	0	68	18	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	63	83	- 83
Ascariasis	80	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Uruguay

South Africa

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.