THAILAND VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	87,052	1	51,305	+ 35,747
Stroke	2	58,173	2	50,273	+ 7,900
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	38,755	6	22,851	+ 15,904
Lung Disease	4	34,826	9	19,474	+ 15,352
Lung Cancers	5	29,858	8	22,296	+ 7,562
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,973	3	31,289	- 3,316
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	25,411	13	9,908	+ 15,503
Kidney Disease	8	21,227	4	26,822	- 5,596
Breast Cancer	9	17,310	17	6,053	+ 11,257
Other Injuries	10	15,798	21	4,869	+ 10,929
Diabetes Mellitus	11	15,255	10	18,776	- 3,521
Suicide	12	15,011	16	6,147	+ 8,864
Prostate Cancer	13	14,434	30	3,013	+ 11,421
Pancreas Cancer	14	13,381	33	2,383	+ 10,998
Hypertension	15	13,233	34	2,179	+ 11,054
Road Traffic Accidents	16	10,443	7	22,428	- 11,985
Endocrine Disorders	17	9,944	37	1,888	+ 8,056
Stomach Cancer	18	9,803	27	3,451	+ 6,352
Other Neoplasms	19	9,465	54	192	+ 9,273
Lymphomas	20	9,335	22	4,539	+ 4,796
Parkinson's Disease	21	6,539	23	4,292	+ 2,246
Inflammatory/Heart	22	6,414	32	2,879	+ 3,535
Violence	23	6,023	31	2,965	+ 3,058
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,843	29	3,156	+ 2,688
Leukemia	25	5,722	26	3,902	+ 1,820
Bladder Cancer	26	5,636	38	1,798	+ 3,838
Liver Disease	27	4,202	11	17,596	- 13,395
HIV/AIDS	28	3,985	12	13,922	- 9,938
Cervical Cancer	29	3,510	19	5,110	- 1,600
Congenital Anomalies	30	3,472	35	2,107	+ 1,365
Oral Cancer	31	3,413	20	4,961	- 1,548
Ovary Cancer	32	3,273	36	2,003	+ 1,270
Skin Cancers	33	3,043	41	1,133	+ 1,911
Liver Cancer	34	3,007	5	23,883	- 20,875
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,742	15	6,863	- 4,121
Skin Disease	36	2,652	28	3,375	- 723
Asthma	37	2,592	24	4,182	- 1,590
Uterin Cancer	38	2,353	44	864	+ 1,488
Alcohol	39	2,133	49	548	+ 1,585
Epilepsy	40	1,752	47	689	+ 1,063
Tuberculosis	41	1,644	14	9,551	- 7,908
Low Birth Weight	42	1,500	40	1,548	- 48
Malnutrition	43	1,489	42	962	+ 527
Anemia	44	1,441	85	0	+ 1,441
Drownings	45	1,321	25	3,956	- 2,635
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,159	39	1,679	- 519
Falls	47	1,123	18	5,409	- 4,286
Fires	48	1,112	48	617	+ 495
Drug Use	49	828	45	794	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	798	51	436	+ 362
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	704	53	194	+ 510
Osteoarthritis	52	662	82	0	+ 662
Birth Trauma	53	453	50	533	- 81
Schizophrenia	54	366	84	0	+ 366
Poisonings	55	338	57	132	+ 206
Multiple Sclerosis	56	268	61	86	+ 182
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	253	81	0	+ 253
Meningitis	58	209	43	931	- 721
Appendicitis	59	185	59	114	+ 71
Maternal Conditions	60	182	52	227	- 45
Chagas disease	61	101	73	0	+ 101
Upper Respiratory	62	100	65	18	+ 83
Hepatitis B	63	85	56	153	- 68
Encephalitis	64	79	46	722	- 643
Hepatitis C	65	71	67	7	+ 63
Syphilis	66	58	64	36	+ 22
Otitis Media	67	32	68	7	+ 25
Oral conditions	68	24	80	0	+ 24
Leprosy	69	8	79	0	+ 8
War	70	7	60	87	- 80
Tetanus	71	7	58	116	- 109
Pertussis	72	5	62	77	- 73
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	63	56	- 56
Chlamydia	75	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	66	13	- 13
Ascariasis	80	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	172	- 172
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Uruguay

Thailand

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.