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Compare Uruguay and Kenya 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   Kenya KENYA
           
    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
    		  
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    65.6
    72.1
    68.8
    44
    38
    38
    		  
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    67.1
    73.9
    70.4
    41
    41
    40
    		  
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    69.0
    76.5
    72.6
    44
    34
    38
    		  
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    71.0
    79.0
    74.9
    48
    33
    41
    		  
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    157
    156
    157
    2010
    72.7
    79.7
    76.3
    51
    40
    40
    		  
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2015
    73.3
    80.4
    77.0
    56
    40
    44
    		  
    61.1
    65.8
    63.4
    148
    147
    149
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.3
    80.4
    56
    40
    		  
    61.1
    65.8
    148
    147
    Age 5
    74.1
    81.2
    56
    40
    		  
    64.5
    68.9
    158
    152
    Age 10
    74.2
    81.3
    60
    40
    		  
    65.3
    69.6
    158
    151
    Age 15
    74.3
    81.3
    59
    40
    		  
    65.8
    70.0
    157
    150
    Age 20
    74.7
    81.5
    57
    40
    		  
    66.6
    70.6
    156
    149
    Age 25
    75.1
    81.6
    55
    40
    		  
    67.5
    71.3
    153
    149
    Age 30
    75.5
    81.8
    56
    39
    		  
    68.5
    72.0
    150
    148
    Age 35
    75.9
    82.0
    56
    39
    		  
    69.5
    72.8
    148
    149
    Age 40
    76.3
    82.3
    58
    38
    		  
    70.7
    73.6
    146
    148
    Age 45
    76.7
    82.6
    60
    38
    		  
    72.0
    74.6
    139
    147
    Age 50
    77.3
    83.1
    60
    36
    		  
    73.3
    75.5
    135
    148
    Age 55
    78.1
    83.7
    65
    35
    		  
    74.7
    76.5
    129
    149
    Age 60
    79.1
    84.5
    65
    33
    		  
    76.2
    77.6
    130
    149
    Age 65
    80.6
    85.6
    63
    32
    		  
    77.9
    79.0
    130
    149
    Age 70
    82.3
    86.9
    65
    31
    		  
    80.0
    80.8
    134
    148
    Age 75
    84.6
    88.6
    63
    15
    		  
    82.5
    83.1
    140
    150
    Age 80
    87.2
    90.6
    64
    8
    		  
    85.4
    85.9
    142
    148
    Age 85
    90.4
    93.1
    62
    7
    		  
    88.9
    89.3
    147
    150
    Age 90
    93.9
    96.0
    55
    11
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    146
    145
    Age 95
    97.9
    99.2
    55
    12
    		  
    97.1
    97.4
    139
    142
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.5
    27
    37
    		  
    101.7
    101.9
    123
    116
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    57.30
    142
    		  
    53.61
    149
    2. Stroke
    46.28
    133
    		  
    90.97
    87
    3. Prostate Cancer
    31.71
    19
    		  
    31.38
    20
    4. Lung Cancers
    30.18
    21
    		  
    2.53
    140
    5. Breast Cancer
    26.76
    8
    		  
    16.67
    84
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24.95
    100
    		  
    165.60
    21
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.82
    7
    		  
    6.47
    99
    8. Alzheimers/Dementia
    20.74
    17
    		  
    2.76
    95
    9. Lung Disease
    19.51
    81
    		  
    8.57
    154
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.41
    78
    		  
    25.11
    35
    11. Other Injuries
    13.24
    79
    		  
    14.85
    66
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    12.74
    131
    		  
    32.39
    72
    13. Suicide
    12.07
    51
    		  
    15.58
    29
    14. Kidney Disease
    11.76
    105
    		  
    14.24
    85
    15. Hypertension
    10.99
    130
    		  
    12.49
    120
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    10.68
    3
    		  
    2.79
    94
    17. Stomach Cancer
    9.29
    48
    		  
    9.64
    44
    18. Cervical Cancer
    9.11
    76
    		  
    21.51
    25
    19. Lymphomas
    7.50
    23
    		  
    5.42
    68
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.90
    89
    		  
    12.01
    37
    21. Other Neoplasms
    6.74
    10
    		  
    2.92
    79
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    6.24
    81
    		  
    13.62
    34
    23. HIV/AIDS
    5.99
    84
    		  
    143.53
    22
    24. Violence
    5.80
    82
    		  
    6.05
    80
    25. Ovary Cancer
    5.51
    48
    		  
    4.90
    71
    26. Liver Disease
    5.37
    152
    		  
    16.74
    82
    27. Leukemia
    5.27
    24
    		  
    3.97
    79
    28. Bladder Cancer
    5.26
    10
    		  
    1.11
    137
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.21
    37
    		  
    17.42
    4
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.50
    137
    		  
    10.32
    44
    31. Oral Cancer
    4.00
    64
    		  
    6.73
    16
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.90
    15
    		  
    2.57
    60
    33. Liver Cancer
    2.95
    152
    		  
    5.10
    93
    34. Drownings
    2.35
    111
    		  
    9.82
    19
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.31
    146
    		  
    17.22
    41
    36. Asthma
    2.17
    112
    		  
    4.02
    90
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    81
    		  
    2.32
    69
    38. Skin Disease
    2.06
    78
    		  
    7.73
    18
    39. Epilepsy
    1.56
    107
    		  
    9.64
    27
    40. Alcohol
    1.36
    67
    		  
    0.28
    117
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    126
    		  
    60.06
    20
    42. Malnutrition
    1.18
    105
    		  
    56.68
    9
    43. Fires
    1.08
    118
    		  
    11.27
    27
    44. Tuberculosis
    1.04
    129
    		  
    34.80
    31
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.04
    125
    		  
    1.60
    87
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.96
    62
    		  
    6.62
    7
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.91
    147
    		  
    0.22
    172
    48. Drug Use
    0.89
    94
    		  
    2.12
    54
    49. Falls
    0.83
    171
    		  
    11.15
    33
    50. Poisonings
    0.78
    116
    		  
    3.73
    38
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,117
    13.25
    		  
    9,163
    2.74
    2. Stroke
    2,696
    11.46
    		  
    14,609
    4.37
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,438
    6.11
    		  
    460
    0.14
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,316
    5.59
    		  
    45,441
    13.58
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,288
    5.47
    		  
    471
    0.14
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,144
    4.86
    		  
    1,242
    0.37
    7. Lung Disease
    1,076
    4.57
    		  
    1,572
    0.47
    8. Prostate Cancer
    727
    3.09
    		  
    2,047
    0.61
    9. Breast Cancer
    714
    3.03
    		  
    1,877
    0.56
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    694
    2.95
    		  
    5,633
    1.68
    11. Kidney Disease
    689
    2.93
    		  
    3,080
    0.92
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    667
    2.83
    		  
    8,841
    2.64
    13. Hypertension
    644
    2.74
    		  
    1,995
    0.60
    14. Other Injuries
    608
    2.58
    		  
    5,658
    1.69
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    549
    2.33
    		  
    516
    0.15
    16. Suicide
    469
    1.99
    		  
    4,647
    1.39
    17. Stomach Cancer
    463
    1.97
    		  
    1,658
    0.50
    18. Lymphomas
    381
    1.62
    		  
    1,209
    0.36
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    365
    1.55
    		  
    2,283
    0.68
    20. Other Neoplasms
    337
    1.43
    		  
    582
    0.17
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    332
    1.41
    		  
    4,199
    1.25
    22. Bladder Cancer
    292
    1.24
    		  
    191
    0.06
    23. Leukemia
    260
    1.11
    		  
    1,053
    0.31
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    256
    1.09
    		  
    3,094
    0.92
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    242
    1.03
    		  
    388
    0.12
    26. Liver Disease
    240
    1.02
    		  
    3,680
    1.10
    27. HIV/AIDS
    207
    0.88
    		  
    54,518
    16.29
    28. Violence
    206
    0.88
    		  
    2,429
    0.73
    29. Cervical Cancer
    204
    0.87
    		  
    2,338
    0.70
    30. Oral Cancer
    186
    0.79
    		  
    1,359
    0.41
    31. Liver Cancer
    150
    0.64
    		  
    1,024
    0.31
    32. Ovary Cancer
    141
    0.60
    		  
    523
    0.16
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    132
    0.56
    		  
    7,472
    2.23
    34. Skin Disease
    121
    0.51
    		  
    1,705
    0.51
    35. Asthma
    101
    0.43
    		  
    793
    0.24
    36. Drownings
    82
    0.35
    		  
    4,348
    1.30
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    77
    0.33
    		  
    23,374
    6.98
    38. Uterin Cancer
    75
    0.32
    		  
    209
    0.06
    39. Epilepsy
    68
    0.29
    		  
    3,613
    1.08
    40. Malnutrition
    65
    0.28
    		  
    15,253
    4.56
    41. Low Birth Weight
    64
    0.27
    		  
    13,528
    4.04
    42. Alcohol
    56
    0.24
    		  
    64
    0.02
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    54
    0.23
    		  
    42
    0.01
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    53
    0.23
    		  
    1,278
    0.38
    45. Skin Cancers
    52
    0.22
    		  
    295
    0.09
    46. Drug Use
    45
    0.19
    		  
    749
    0.22
    47. Tuberculosis
    45
    0.19
    		  
    9,379
    2.80
    48. Fires
    44
    0.19
    		  
    4,567
    1.36
    49. Anemia
    41
    0.18
    		  
    980
    0.29
    50. Falls
    40
    0.17
    		  
    2,865
    0.86
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.71
    19
    		  
    31.38
    20
    2. Lung Cancers
    30.18
    21
    		  
    2.53
    140
    3. Breast Cancer
    26.76
    8
    		  
    16.67
    84
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.82
    7
    		  
    6.47
    99
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    10.68
    3
    		  
    2.79
    94
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.29
    48
    		  
    9.64
    44
    7. Cervical Cancer
    9.11
    76
    		  
    21.51
    25
    8. Lymphomas
    7.50
    23
    		  
    5.42
    68
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.51
    48
    		  
    4.90
    71
    10. Leukemia
    5.27
    24
    		  
    3.97
    79
    11. Bladder Cancer
    5.26
    10
    		  
    1.11
    137
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.21
    37
    		  
    17.42
    4
    13. Oral Cancer
    4.00
    64
    		  
    6.73
    16
    14. Liver Cancer
    2.95
    152
    		  
    5.10
    93
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    81
    		  
    2.32
    69
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.04
    125
    		  
    1.60
    87
     
     
     
    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.