VENEZUELA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,907	1	26,905	+ 12,002
Stroke	2	26,000	3	12,133	+ 13,867
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	17,321	35	572	+ 16,749
Lung Disease	4	15,565	10	5,150	+ 10,416
Lung Cancers	5	13,345	11	3,900	+ 9,445
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,502	7	7,188	+ 5,314
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,357	19	2,037	+ 9,320
Kidney Disease	8	9,487	8	5,932	+ 3,555
Breast Cancer	9	7,736	15	2,563	+ 5,173
Other Injuries	10	7,061	21	1,693	+ 5,368
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,818	4	11,176	- 4,358
Suicide	12	6,709	34	585	+ 6,124
Prostate Cancer	13	6,451	13	2,848	+ 3,603
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,980	25	1,082	+ 4,898
Hypertension	15	5,914	9	5,195	+ 720
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,667	5	11,127	- 6,460
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,444	30	760	+ 3,685
Stomach Cancer	18	4,381	17	2,175	+ 2,206
Other Neoplasms	19	4,230	18	2,167	+ 2,063
Lymphomas	20	4,172	23	1,248	+ 2,924
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,922	48	252	+ 2,671
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,866	33	599	+ 2,268
Violence	23	2,692	2	18,132	- 15,440
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,612	44	370	+ 2,242
Leukemia	25	2,558	27	1,007	+ 1,550
Bladder Cancer	26	2,519	45	365	+ 2,155
Liver Disease	27	1,878	16	2,340	- 463
HIV/AIDS	28	1,781	6	7,490	- 5,709
Cervical Cancer	29	1,569	20	1,986	- 418
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,552	14	2,846	- 1,294
Oral Cancer	31	1,525	38	544	+ 981
Ovary Cancer	32	1,463	36	563	+ 900
Skin Cancers	33	1,360	37	553	+ 807
Liver Cancer	34	1,344	26	1,029	+ 315
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,225	22	1,359	- 134
Skin Disease	36	1,185	66	18	+ 1,168
Asthma	37	1,158	46	311	+ 847
Uterin Cancer	38	1,051	47	309	+ 742
Alcohol	39	953	62	34	+ 919
Epilepsy	40	783	41	411	+ 372
Tuberculosis	41	735	31	748	- 13
Low Birth Weight	42	670	12	3,088	- 2,418
Malnutrition	43	666	32	629	+ 37
Anemia	44	644	55	126	+ 518
Drownings	45	591	43	388	+ 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	518	40	418	+ 101
Falls	47	502	28	865	- 363
Fires	48	497	54	144	+ 353
Drug Use	49	370	50	225	+ 145
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	357	57	80	+ 276
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	315	52	180	+ 135
Osteoarthritis	52	296	72	3	+ 293
Birth Trauma	53	202	24	1,087	- 885
Schizophrenia	54	163	69	6	+ 158
Poisonings	55	151	58	68	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	56	120	60	51	+ 69
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	113	53	151	- 37
Meningitis	58	94	49	251	- 157
Appendicitis	59	83	56	98	- 15
Maternal Conditions	60	81	39	422	- 341
Chagas disease	61	45	29	826	- 781
Upper Respiratory	62	45	74	1	+ 43
Hepatitis B	63	38	63	30	+ 8
Encephalitis	64	35	61	37	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	32	65	21	+ 10
Syphilis	66	26	67	15	+ 11
Otitis Media	67	14	75	1	+ 13
Oral conditions	68	11	86	0	+ 11
Leprosy	69	4	71	4	- 1
War	70	3	51	185	- 182
Tetanus	71	3	68	8	- 4
Pertussis	72	2	64	26	- 23
Diphtheria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	3	- 3
Malaria	79	0	42	402	- 402
Ascariasis	80	0	70	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	59	65	- 65
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Uruguay

Venezuela

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.