ZIMBABWE VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,352	3	8,493	+ 12,859
Stroke	2	14,269	5	5,126	+ 9,143
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	9,506	31	768	+ 8,738
Lung Disease	4	8,542	23	1,163	+ 7,379
Lung Cancers	5	7,324	43	286	+ 7,038
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,861	2	10,779	- 3,918
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,233	40	505	+ 5,728
Kidney Disease	8	5,207	12	2,214	+ 2,993
Breast Cancer	9	4,246	28	839	+ 3,407
Other Injuries	10	3,875	20	1,656	+ 2,219
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,742	9	3,344	+ 398
Suicide	12	3,682	13	2,069	+ 1,613
Prostate Cancer	13	3,540	32	628	+ 2,912
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,282	47	217	+ 3,065
Hypertension	15	3,246	24	1,146	+ 2,100
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,561	4	6,037	- 3,476
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,439	34	553	+ 1,886
Stomach Cancer	18	2,404	33	559	+ 1,846
Other Neoplasms	19	2,321	62	37	+ 2,284
Lymphomas	20	2,290	26	960	+ 1,330
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,604	46	226	+ 1,378
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,573	25	1,047	+ 526
Violence	23	1,477	18	1,916	- 439
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,433	29	801	+ 632
Leukemia	25	1,404	45	244	+ 1,160
Bladder Cancer	26	1,382	54	125	+ 1,258
Liver Disease	27	1,031	17	1,941	- 911
HIV/AIDS	28	977	1	19,988	- 19,011
Cervical Cancer	29	861	14	2,023	- 1,162
Congenital Anomalies	30	852	11	2,217	- 1,366
Oral Cancer	31	837	49	208	+ 630
Ovary Cancer	32	803	51	173	+ 629
Skin Cancers	33	746	44	264	+ 482
Liver Cancer	34	738	38	510	+ 228
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	672	6	4,595	- 3,922
Skin Disease	36	651	52	173	+ 477
Asthma	37	636	21	1,531	- 895
Uterin Cancer	38	577	50	182	+ 395
Alcohol	39	523	61	48	+ 475
Epilepsy	40	430	39	508	- 78
Tuberculosis	41	403	16	1,999	- 1,596
Low Birth Weight	42	368	7	4,038	- 3,670
Malnutrition	43	365	10	2,396	- 2,031
Anemia	44	353	84	0	+ 353
Drownings	45	324	27	956	- 632
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	284	35	548	- 264
Falls	47	275	41	465	- 189
Fires	48	273	30	793	- 520
Drug Use	49	203	48	213	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	196	36	542	- 346
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	173	64	26	+ 147
Osteoarthritis	52	162	81	0	+ 162
Birth Trauma	53	111	8	3,405	- 3,294
Schizophrenia	54	90	86	0	+ 90
Poisonings	55	83	37	515	- 432
Multiple Sclerosis	56	66	67	14	+ 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	62	80	0	+ 62
Meningitis	58	51	22	1,325	- 1,274
Appendicitis	59	45	58	66	- 21
Maternal Conditions	60	45	19	1,749	- 1,704
Chagas disease	61	25	76	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	62	25	59	65	- 41
Hepatitis B	63	21	60	57	- 36
Encephalitis	64	19	56	117	- 98
Hepatitis C	65	17	66	14	+ 3
Syphilis	66	14	55	124	- 110
Otitis Media	67	8	68	3	+ 5
Oral conditions	68	6	82	0	+ 6
Leprosy	69	2	78	0	+ 2
War	70	2	65	26	- 24
Tetanus	71	2	57	102	- 100
Pertussis	72	1	42	419	- 418
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	74	0	63	30	- 30
Chlamydia	75	0	69	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	172	- 172
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Ascariasis	80	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Uruguay

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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.