UNITED KINGDOM VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	85,232	2	71,728	+ 13,504
Stroke	2	56,957	4	37,626	+ 19,331
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	37,945	1	98,135	- 60,190
Lung Disease	4	34,098	6	32,896	+ 1,202
Lung Cancers	5	29,234	5	35,715	- 6,481
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,388	3	40,540	- 13,152
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	24,880	7	18,446	+ 6,434
Kidney Disease	8	20,783	18	5,471	+ 15,312
Breast Cancer	9	16,948	9	12,718	+ 4,229
Other Injuries	10	15,468	19	5,464	+ 10,004
Diabetes Mellitus	11	14,936	17	5,842	+ 9,094
Suicide	12	14,697	20	5,325	+ 9,372
Prostate Cancer	13	14,132	8	13,289	+ 843
Pancreas Cancer	14	13,101	11	8,995	+ 4,106
Hypertension	15	12,957	23	5,208	+ 7,749
Road Traffic Accidents	16	10,225	33	2,169	+ 8,056
Endocrine Disorders	17	9,736	28	3,297	+ 6,439
Stomach Cancer	18	9,598	24	4,999	+ 4,599
Other Neoplasms	19	9,267	26	3,986	+ 5,281
Lymphomas	20	9,139	10	9,350	- 211
Parkinson's Disease	21	6,402	13	8,573	- 2,171
Inflammatory/Heart	22	6,280	29	3,126	+ 3,153
Violence	23	5,897	46	868	+ 5,029
Oesophagus Cancer	24	5,721	12	8,727	- 3,006
Leukemia	25	5,603	22	5,211	+ 392
Bladder Cancer	26	5,518	16	6,133	- 615
Liver Disease	27	4,114	14	7,666	- 3,552
HIV/AIDS	28	3,901	55	188	+ 3,713
Cervical Cancer	29	3,437	43	1,099	+ 2,338
Congenital Anomalies	30	3,400	35	2,127	+ 1,273
Oral Cancer	31	3,342	30	3,109	+ 233
Ovary Cancer	32	3,205	25	4,019	- 814
Skin Cancers	33	2,980	27	3,727	- 748
Liver Cancer	34	2,944	21	5,237	- 2,292
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,684	38	1,599	+ 1,086
Skin Disease	36	2,597	34	2,134	+ 463
Asthma	37	2,538	41	1,302	+ 1,235
Uterin Cancer	38	2,303	32	2,346	- 43
Alcohol	39	2,089	39	1,555	+ 534
Epilepsy	40	1,715	42	1,193	+ 522
Tuberculosis	41	1,609	47	351	+ 1,258
Low Birth Weight	42	1,468	40	1,313	+ 155
Malnutrition	43	1,458	58	116	+ 1,342
Anemia	44	1,410	50	277	+ 1,134
Drownings	45	1,294	49	301	+ 993
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,135	36	2,090	- 955
Falls	47	1,099	15	7,618	- 6,519
Fires	48	1,089	48	334	+ 755
Drug Use	49	811	31	2,824	- 2,013
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	781	45	876	- 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	690	44	1,014	- 324
Osteoarthritis	52	649	57	167	+ 482
Birth Trauma	53	443	54	190	+ 254
Schizophrenia	54	358	60	101	+ 257
Poisonings	55	331	53	221	+ 110
Multiple Sclerosis	56	262	37	1,856	- 1,594
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	248	56	184	+ 64
Meningitis	58	205	52	232	- 28
Appendicitis	59	181	59	105	+ 76
Maternal Conditions	60	178	64	47	+ 131
Chagas disease	61	99	71	0	+ 98
Upper Respiratory	62	98	63	48	+ 50
Hepatitis B	63	83	65	40	+ 44
Encephalitis	64	77	68	6	+ 72
Hepatitis C	65	69	51	267	- 198
Syphilis	66	57	62	49	+ 8
Otitis Media	67	31	66	16	+ 15
Oral conditions	68	23	61	54	- 30
Leprosy	69	8	83	0	+ 8
War	70	7	67	10	- 2
Tetanus	71	7	72	0	+ 7
Pertussis	72	5	69	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Uruguay

United Kingdom

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.