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Compare Uruguay and Iceland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    64.9
    71.2
    68.0
    32
    28
    33
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    65.6
    72.1
    68.8
    44
    38
    38
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    67.1
    73.9
    70.4
    41
    41
    40
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    69.0
    76.5
    72.6
    44
    34
    38
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    71.0
    79.0
    74.9
    48
    33
    41
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    72.7
    79.7
    76.3
    51
    40
    40
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    73.3
    80.4
    77.0
    56
    40
    44
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.3
    80.4
    56
    40
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    74.1
    81.2
    56
    40
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    74.2
    81.3
    60
    40
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    74.3
    81.3
    59
    40
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    74.7
    81.5
    57
    40
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    75.1
    81.6
    55
    40
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    75.5
    81.8
    56
    39
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    75.9
    82.0
    56
    39
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    76.3
    82.3
    58
    38
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    76.7
    82.6
    60
    38
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    77.3
    83.1
    60
    36
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    78.1
    83.7
    65
    35
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    79.1
    84.5
    65
    33
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    80.6
    85.6
    63
    32
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    82.3
    86.9
    65
    31
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    84.6
    88.6
    63
    15
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    87.2
    90.6
    64
    8
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    90.4
    93.1
    62
    7
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    93.9
    96.0
    55
    11
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    97.9
    99.2
    55
    12
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.5
    27
    37
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    57.30
    142
    		  
    61.92
    136
    2. Stroke
    46.28
    133
    		  
    29.17
    159
    3. Prostate Cancer
    31.71
    19
    		  
    21.29
    53
    4. Lung Cancers
    30.18
    21
    		  
    29.45
    26
    5. Breast Cancer
    26.76
    8
    		  
    18.65
    64
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24.95
    100
    		  
    11.43
    142
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.82
    7
    		  
    15.20
    40
    8. Alzheimers/Dementia
    20.74
    17
    		  
    34.08
    4
    9. Lung Disease
    19.51
    81
    		  
    21.34
    69
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.41
    78
    		  
    3.54
    166
    11. Other Injuries
    13.24
    79
    		  
    4.17
    158
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    12.74
    131
    		  
    6.00
    162
    13. Suicide
    12.07
    51
    		  
    14.06
    37
    14. Kidney Disease
    11.76
    105
    		  
    5.45
    151
    15. Hypertension
    10.99
    130
    		  
    9.79
    136
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    10.68
    3
    		  
    8.28
    29
    17. Stomach Cancer
    9.29
    48
    		  
    4.06
    120
    18. Cervical Cancer
    9.11
    76
    		  
    0.92
    170
    19. Lymphomas
    7.50
    23
    		  
    10.90
    1
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.90
    89
    		  
    1.74
    169
    21. Other Neoplasms
    6.74
    10
    		  
    2.25
    108
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    6.24
    81
    		  
    1.68
    154
    23. HIV/AIDS
    5.99
    84
    		  
    0.00
    172
    24. Violence
    5.80
    82
    		  
    0.63
    164
    25. Ovary Cancer
    5.51
    48
    		  
    6.30
    35
    26. Liver Disease
    5.37
    152
    		  
    1.70
    172
    27. Leukemia
    5.27
    24
    		  
    3.62
    96
    28. Bladder Cancer
    5.26
    10
    		  
    2.96
    59
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.21
    37
    		  
    4.07
    54
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.50
    137
    		  
    2.26
    166
    31. Oral Cancer
    4.00
    64
    		  
    1.56
    145
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.90
    15
    		  
    4.56
    2
    33. Liver Cancer
    2.95
    152
    		  
    1.88
    165
    34. Drownings
    2.35
    111
    		  
    0.63
    160
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.31
    146
    		  
    1.48
    158
    36. Asthma
    2.17
    112
    		  
    0.42
    169
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    81
    		  
    1.14
    137
    38. Skin Disease
    2.06
    78
    		  
    0.19
    159
    39. Epilepsy
    1.56
    107
    		  
    0.88
    143
    40. Alcohol
    1.36
    67
    		  
    1.51
    65
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    126
    		  
    0.38
    154
    42. Malnutrition
    1.18
    105
    		  
    0.38
    128
    43. Fires
    1.08
    118
    		  
    0.29
    161
    44. Tuberculosis
    1.04
    129
    		  
    0.75
    136
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.04
    125
    		  
    2.40
    40
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.96
    62
    		  
    0.19
    145
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.91
    147
    		  
    0.85
    153
    48. Drug Use
    0.89
    94
    		  
    1.69
    61
    49. Falls
    0.83
    171
    		  
    7.00
    70
    50. Poisonings
    0.78
    116
    		  
    0.48
    144
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,117
    13.25
    		  
    315
    18.81
    2. Stroke
    2,696
    11.46
    		  
    147
    8.77
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,438
    6.11
    		  
    138
    8.23
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,316
    5.59
    		  
    60
    3.60
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,288
    5.47
    		  
    179
    10.69
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,144
    4.86
    		  
    74
    4.41
    7. Lung Disease
    1,076
    4.57
    		  
    106
    6.30
    8. Prostate Cancer
    727
    3.09
    		  
    50
    2.95
    9. Breast Cancer
    714
    3.03
    		  
    46
    2.75
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    694
    2.95
    		  
    30
    1.80
    11. Kidney Disease
    689
    2.93
    		  
    28
    1.69
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    667
    2.83
    		  
    14
    0.83
    13. Hypertension
    644
    2.74
    		  
    53
    3.15
    14. Other Injuries
    608
    2.58
    		  
    18
    1.07
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    549
    2.33
    		  
    39
    2.33
    16. Suicide
    469
    1.99
    		  
    49
    2.93
    17. Stomach Cancer
    463
    1.97
    		  
    18
    1.06
    18. Lymphomas
    381
    1.62
    		  
    56
    3.36
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    365
    1.55
    		  
    7
    0.44
    20. Other Neoplasms
    337
    1.43
    		  
    11
    0.67
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    332
    1.41
    		  
    7
    0.45
    22. Bladder Cancer
    292
    1.24
    		  
    15
    0.89
    23. Leukemia
    260
    1.11
    		  
    18
    1.07
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    256
    1.09
    		  
    19
    1.14
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    242
    1.03
    		  
    25
    1.47
    26. Liver Disease
    240
    1.02
    		  
    7
    0.40
    27. HIV/AIDS
    207
    0.88
    		  
    0
    0.02
    28. Violence
    206
    0.88
    		  
    2
    0.12
    29. Cervical Cancer
    204
    0.87
    		  
    3
    0.18
    30. Oral Cancer
    186
    0.79
    		  
    8
    0.45
    31. Liver Cancer
    150
    0.64
    		  
    9
    0.55
    32. Ovary Cancer
    141
    0.60
    		  
    14
    0.84
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    132
    0.56
    		  
    7
    0.41
    34. Skin Disease
    121
    0.51
    		  
    1
    0.07
    35. Asthma
    101
    0.43
    		  
    2
    0.13
    36. Drownings
    82
    0.35
    		  
    3
    0.19
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    77
    0.33
    		  
    2
    0.14
    38. Uterin Cancer
    75
    0.32
    		  
    4
    0.21
    39. Epilepsy
    68
    0.29
    		  
    3
    0.15
    40. Malnutrition
    65
    0.28
    		  
    2
    0.12
    41. Low Birth Weight
    64
    0.27
    		  
    4
    0.24
    42. Alcohol
    56
    0.24
    		  
    6
    0.33
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    54
    0.23
    		  
    4
    0.27
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    53
    0.23
    		  
    1
    0.08
    45. Skin Cancers
    52
    0.22
    		  
    9
    0.56
    46. Drug Use
    45
    0.19
    		  
    6
    0.36
    47. Tuberculosis
    45
    0.19
    		  
    4
    0.24
    48. Fires
    44
    0.19
    		  
    1
    0.05
    49. Anemia
    41
    0.18
    		  
    1
    0.09
    50. Falls
    40
    0.17
    		  
    36
    2.13
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.71
    19
    		  
    21.29
    53
    2. Lung Cancers
    30.18
    21
    		  
    29.45
    26
    3. Breast Cancer
    26.76
    8
    		  
    18.65
    64
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.82
    7
    		  
    15.20
    40
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    10.68
    3
    		  
    8.28
    29
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.29
    48
    		  
    4.06
    120
    7. Cervical Cancer
    9.11
    76
    		  
    0.92
    170
    8. Lymphomas
    7.50
    23
    		  
    10.90
    1
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.51
    48
    		  
    6.30
    35
    10. Leukemia
    5.27
    24
    		  
    3.62
    96
    11. Bladder Cancer
    5.26
    10
    		  
    2.96
    59
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.21
    37
    		  
    4.07
    54
    13. Oral Cancer
    4.00
    64
    		  
    1.56
    145
    14. Liver Cancer
    2.95
    152
    		  
    1.88
    165
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    81
    		  
    1.14
    137
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.04
    125
    		  
    2.40
    40
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.