TANZANIA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,991	9	13,215	+ 70,777
Stroke	2	56,127	7	16,894	+ 39,234
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	37,392	27	2,048	+ 35,345
Lung Disease	4	33,601	22	3,051	+ 30,550
Lung Cancers	5	28,808	61	159	+ 28,649
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	26,989	2	26,028	+ 961
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	24,518	33	1,567	+ 22,950
Kidney Disease	8	20,480	19	4,547	+ 15,933
Breast Cancer	9	16,701	37	1,285	+ 15,416
Other Injuries	10	15,243	20	4,270	+ 10,973
Diabetes Mellitus	11	14,719	15	6,247	+ 8,472
Suicide	12	14,483	24	2,474	+ 12,009
Prostate Cancer	13	13,926	28	1,819	+ 12,107
Pancreas Cancer	14	12,910	62	158	+ 12,753
Hypertension	15	12,768	17	5,209	+ 7,559
Road Traffic Accidents	16	10,076	5	18,054	- 7,978
Endocrine Disorders	17	9,595	29	1,778	+ 7,817
Stomach Cancer	18	9,458	39	1,190	+ 8,268
Other Neoplasms	19	9,132	64	58	+ 9,074
Lymphomas	20	9,006	41	805	+ 8,201
Parkinson's Disease	21	6,309	45	513	+ 5,796
Inflammatory/Heart	22	6,188	38	1,227	+ 4,961
Violence	23	5,811	18	4,713	+ 1,098
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,638	25	2,247	+ 3,391
Leukemia	25	5,521	47	416	+ 5,105
Bladder Cancer	26	5,438	44	667	+ 4,771
Liver Disease	27	4,054	13	6,586	- 2,532
HIV/AIDS	28	3,844	1	27,402	- 23,557
Cervical Cancer	29	3,387	14	6,424	- 3,037
Congenital Anomalies	30	3,350	11	9,791	- 6,440
Oral Cancer	31	3,293	31	1,646	+ 1,647
Ovary Cancer	32	3,158	53	337	+ 2,821
Skin Cancers	33	2,936	42	744	+ 2,192
Liver Cancer	34	2,902	36	1,413	+ 1,488
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,645	6	17,587	- 14,941
Skin Disease	36	2,559	52	359	+ 2,199
Asthma	37	2,501	30	1,700	+ 800
Uterin Cancer	38	2,270	57	218	+ 2,052
Alcohol	39	2,058	56	270	+ 1,788
Epilepsy	40	1,690	43	707	+ 983
Tuberculosis	41	1,586	4	20,269	- 18,683
Low Birth Weight	42	1,447	10	12,173	- 10,726
Malnutrition	43	1,437	16	5,574	- 4,138
Anemia	44	1,390	82	0	+ 1,390
Drownings	45	1,275	32	1,642	- 367
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,119	46	462	+ 657
Falls	47	1,083	34	1,533	- 450
Fires	48	1,073	35	1,424	- 351
Drug Use	49	799	48	404	+ 395
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	770	50	401	+ 369
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	680	63	81	+ 599
Osteoarthritis	52	639	85	0	+ 639
Birth Trauma	53	437	8	15,086	- 14,649
Schizophrenia	54	353	80	0	+ 353
Poisonings	55	326	40	1,170	- 844
Multiple Sclerosis	56	258	68	27	+ 232
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	245	86	0	+ 245
Meningitis	58	202	21	3,188	- 2,986
Appendicitis	59	178	58	218	- 39
Maternal Conditions	60	175	12	6,835	- 6,660
Chagas disease	61	97	78	0	+ 97
Upper Respiratory	62	97	54	299	- 202
Hepatitis B	63	82	60	168	- 86
Encephalitis	64	76	59	199	- 122
Hepatitis C	65	68	66	40	+ 28
Syphilis	66	56	26	2,115	- 2,059
Otitis Media	67	31	69	17	+ 14
Oral conditions	68	23	84	0	+ 23
Leprosy	69	8	76	0	+ 8
War	70	7	67	30	- 22
Tetanus	71	7	49	402	- 395
Pertussis	72	5	23	2,774	- 2,769
Diphtheria	73	0	70	11	- 11
Measles	74	0	55	295	- 295
Chlamydia	75	0	71	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	371	- 371
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Ascariasis	80	0	65	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Uruguay

Tanzania

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.