USA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	425,748	1	504,904	- 79,156
Stroke	2	284,508	4	158,520	+ 125,988
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	189,541	2	287,198	- 97,657
Lung Disease	4	170,325	3	195,387	- 25,062
Lung Cancers	5	146,027	5	155,533	- 9,506
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	136,808	11	60,317	+ 76,491
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	124,279	9	61,827	+ 62,452
Kidney Disease	8	103,813	6	85,861	+ 17,953
Breast Cancer	9	84,656	13	48,671	+ 35,985
Other Injuries	10	77,265	25	25,997	+ 51,268
Diabetes Mellitus	11	74,609	10	61,418	+ 13,191
Suicide	12	73,415	12	53,099	+ 20,316
Prostate Cancer	13	70,591	20	35,612	+ 34,979
Pancreas Cancer	14	65,443	15	44,293	+ 21,150
Hypertension	15	64,721	8	65,960	- 1,240
Road Traffic Accidents	16	51,073	17	41,694	+ 9,379
Endocrine Disorders	17	48,635	14	46,985	+ 1,650
Stomach Cancer	18	47,941	33	13,077	+ 34,865
Other Neoplasms	19	46,289	29	17,743	+ 28,546
Lymphomas	20	45,653	19	40,281	+ 5,372
Parkinson's Disease	21	31,979	21	34,491	- 2,512
Inflammatory/Heart	22	31,367	22	32,529	- 1,162
Violence	23	29,457	27	18,976	+ 10,481
Oesophagus Cancer	24	28,578	28	17,829	+ 10,749
Leukemia	25	27,986	24	26,966	+ 1,021
Bladder Cancer	26	27,565	26	19,622	+ 7,943
Liver Disease	27	20,549	16	43,402	- 22,854
HIV/AIDS	28	19,488	42	5,660	+ 13,827
Cervical Cancer	29	17,166	38	6,984	+ 10,182
Congenital Anomalies	30	16,982	34	11,762	+ 5,220
Oral Cancer	31	16,693	35	11,555	+ 5,138
Ovary Cancer	32	16,007	31	14,591	+ 1,416
Skin Cancers	33	14,884	32	14,311	+ 573
Liver Cancer	34	14,708	23	27,064	- 12,357
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	13,409	37	9,955	+ 3,454
Skin Disease	36	12,971	43	5,409	+ 7,562
Asthma	37	12,676	46	3,818	+ 8,858
Uterin Cancer	38	11,506	36	10,063	+ 1,443
Alcohol	39	10,432	30	14,659	- 4,227
Epilepsy	40	8,567	50	3,162	+ 5,405
Tuberculosis	41	8,039	62	546	+ 7,492
Low Birth Weight	42	7,334	39	6,924	+ 410
Malnutrition	43	7,284	40	6,762	+ 522
Anemia	44	7,045	51	3,115	+ 3,930
Drownings	45	6,462	45	4,070	+ 2,392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	5,670	48	3,461	+ 2,209
Falls	47	5,491	18	40,418	- 34,927
Fires	48	5,440	49	3,183	+ 2,257
Drug Use	49	4,051	7	74,435	- 70,383
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	3,901	47	3,646	+ 256
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3,445	52	2,461	+ 984
Osteoarthritis	52	3,240	61	579	+ 2,661
Birth Trauma	53	2,215	54	1,233	+ 982
Schizophrenia	54	1,789	57	723	+ 1,066
Poisonings	55	1,652	53	1,674	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1,308	44	5,059	- 3,751
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1,240	58	678	+ 562
Meningitis	58	1,023	60	606	+ 417
Appendicitis	59	903	63	424	+ 479
Maternal Conditions	60	889	56	779	+ 111
Chagas disease	61	494	70	4	+ 489
Upper Respiratory	62	490	65	229	+ 261
Hepatitis B	63	417	59	608	- 191
Encephalitis	64	386	68	25	+ 361
Hepatitis C	65	345	41	5,684	- 5,339
Syphilis	66	285	66	49	+ 235
Otitis Media	67	156	67	34	+ 122
Oral conditions	68	116	64	286	- 169
Leprosy	69	39	74	0	+ 39
War	70	36	55	1,198	- 1,162
Tetanus	71	35	71	2	+ 33
Pertussis	72	23	69	16	+ 8
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.