SRI LANKA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,369	1	26,304	+ 1,065
Stroke	2	18,289	6	6,805	+ 11,484
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	12,184	4	6,939	+ 5,246
Lung Disease	4	10,949	3	9,456	+ 1,493
Lung Cancers	5	9,387	12	1,775	+ 7,612
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,795	8	5,117	+ 3,678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,989	24	911	+ 7,078
Kidney Disease	8	6,673	5	6,858	- 185
Breast Cancer	9	5,442	15	1,383	+ 4,059
Other Injuries	10	4,967	14	1,529	+ 3,438
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,796	2	12,460	- 7,664
Suicide	12	4,719	10	2,977	+ 1,742
Prostate Cancer	13	4,538	30	507	+ 4,031
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,207	43	214	+ 3,993
Hypertension	15	4,160	20	1,055	+ 3,105
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,283	9	4,200	- 917
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,126	32	462	+ 2,664
Stomach Cancer	18	3,082	16	1,321	+ 1,761
Other Neoplasms	19	2,976	50	86	+ 2,890
Lymphomas	20	2,935	21	1,027	+ 1,907
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,056	45	168	+ 1,888
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,016	35	425	+ 1,591
Violence	23	1,894	31	499	+ 1,394
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,837	13	1,544	+ 293
Leukemia	25	1,799	18	1,155	+ 644
Bladder Cancer	26	1,772	34	432	+ 1,340
Liver Disease	27	1,321	17	1,303	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	28	1,253	55	39	+ 1,213
Cervical Cancer	29	1,104	26	762	+ 341
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,092	22	989	+ 102
Oral Cancer	31	1,073	11	2,893	- 1,820
Ovary Cancer	32	1,029	37	281	+ 748
Skin Cancers	33	957	52	58	+ 899
Liver Cancer	34	945	19	1,090	- 145
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	862	28	605	+ 257
Skin Disease	36	834	36	293	+ 541
Asthma	37	815	7	6,471	- 5,656
Uterin Cancer	38	740	42	218	+ 522
Alcohol	39	671	51	82	+ 588
Epilepsy	40	551	39	269	+ 281
Tuberculosis	41	517	25	769	- 252
Low Birth Weight	42	471	29	536	- 65
Malnutrition	43	468	54	43	+ 425
Anemia	44	453	33	445	+ 8
Drownings	45	415	27	731	- 315
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	365	56	38	+ 326
Falls	47	353	23	964	- 611
Fires	48	350	41	239	+ 111
Drug Use	49	260	40	257	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	251	53	49	+ 201
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	221	60	11	+ 210
Osteoarthritis	52	208	67	3	+ 205
Birth Trauma	53	142	44	193	- 50
Schizophrenia	54	115	65	5	+ 110
Poisonings	55	106	49	93	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	56	84	69	2	+ 82
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	80	70	2	+ 78
Meningitis	58	66	46	146	- 80
Appendicitis	59	58	64	5	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	60	57	48	96	- 39
Chagas disease	61	32	83	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	62	32	66	5	+ 27
Hepatitis B	63	27	62	6	+ 21
Encephalitis	64	25	61	10	+ 14
Hepatitis C	65	22	75	0	+ 22
Syphilis	66	18	58	15	+ 3
Otitis Media	67	10	76	0	+ 10
Oral conditions	68	7	68	3	+ 4
Leprosy	69	3	63	6	- 3
War	70	2	38	280	- 277
Tetanus	71	2	57	27	- 25
Pertussis	72	2	59	15	- 13
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	47	131	- 131
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

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.