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Compare Uruguay and Nepal 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   Nepal NEPAL
           
    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
     
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    65.6
    72.1
    68.8
    44
    38
    38
     
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    67.1
    73.9
    70.4
    41
    41
    40
     
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    69.0
    76.5
    72.6
    44
    34
    38
     
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    71.0
    79.0
    74.9
    48
    33
    41
     
    60.2
    60.8
    60.5
    125
    136
    134
    2010
    72.7
    79.7
    76.3
    51
    40
    40
     
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2015
    73.3
    80.4
    77.0
    56
    40
    44
     
    67.7
    70.8
    69.2
    109
    122
    119
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.3
    80.4
    56
    40
     
    67.7
    70.8
    109
    122
    Age 5
    74.1
    81.2
    56
    40
     
    70.4
    73.3
    103
    123
    Age 10
    74.2
    81.3
    60
    40
     
    70.7
    73.6
    103
    123
    Age 15
    74.3
    81.3
    59
    40
     
    71.0
    73.8
    102
    123
    Age 20
    74.7
    81.5
    57
    40
     
    71.3
    74.0
    102
    123
    Age 25
    75.1
    81.6
    55
    40
     
    71.7
    74.3
    103
    123
    Age 30
    75.5
    81.8
    56
    39
     
    72.1
    74.6
    104
    125
    Age 35
    75.9
    82.0
    56
    39
     
    72.5
    75.0
    104
    125
    Age 40
    76.3
    82.3
    58
    38
     
    73.0
    75.4
    106
    126
    Age 45
    76.7
    82.6
    60
    38
     
    73.5
    75.9
    107
    125
    Age 50
    77.3
    83.1
    60
    36
     
    74.2
    76.5
    111
    126
    Age 55
    78.1
    83.7
    65
    35
     
    75.2
    77.3
    114
    130
    Age 60
    79.1
    84.5
    65
    33
     
    76.5
    78.3
    118
    135
    Age 65
    80.6
    85.6
    63
    32
     
    78.1
    79.5
    123
    135
    Age 70
    82.3
    86.9
    65
    31
     
    80.1
    81.2
    126
    135
    Age 75
    84.6
    88.6
    63
    15
     
    82.6
    83.3
    128
    138
    Age 80
    87.2
    90.6
    64
    8
     
    85.5
    86.0
    134
    138
    Age 85
    90.4
    93.1
    62
    7
     
    88.9
    89.3
    141
    149
    Age 90
    93.9
    96.0
    55
    11
     
    92.8
    93.1
    145
    151
    Age 95
    97.9
    99.2
    55
    12
     
    97.1
    97.3
    155
    151
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.5
    27
    37
     
    101.6
    101.8
    160
    156
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    57.30
    142
     
    97.85
    73
    2. Stroke
    46.28
    133
     
    90.33
    88
    3. Prostate Cancer
    31.71
    19
     
    1.35
    171
    4. Lung Cancers
    30.18
    21
     
    11.92
    87
    5. Breast Cancer
    26.76
    8
     
    8.13
    159
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24.95
    100
     
    63.82
    55
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.82
    7
     
    2.80
    158
    8. Alzheimers/Dementia
    20.74
    17
     
    1.36
    138
    9. Lung Disease
    19.51
    81
     
    100.69
    3
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.41
    78
     
    22.32
    50
    11. Other Injuries
    13.24
    79
     
    14.91
    65
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    12.74
    131
     
    29.96
    78
    13. Suicide
    12.07
    51
     
    24.48
    8
    14. Kidney Disease
    11.76
    105
     
    20.83
    30
    15. Hypertension
    10.99
    130
     
    20.77
    51
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    10.68
    3
     
    1.03
    146
    17. Stomach Cancer
    9.29
    48
     
    5.60
    89
    18. Cervical Cancer
    9.11
    76
     
    13.03
    55
    19. Lymphomas
    7.50
    23
     
    3.97
    107
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.90
    89
     
    8.17
    78
    21. Other Neoplasms
    6.74
    10
     
    1.11
    147
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    6.24
    81
     
    3.22
    126
    23. HIV/AIDS
    5.99
    84
     
    17.52
    57
    24. Violence
    5.80
    82
     
    2.48
    119
    25. Ovary Cancer
    5.51
    48
     
    5.13
    63
    26. Liver Disease
    5.37
    152
     
    20.00
    66
    27. Leukemia
    5.27
    24
     
    3.39
    103
    28. Bladder Cancer
    5.26
    10
     
    1.44
    116
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.21
    37
     
    2.49
    91
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.50
    137
     
    9.08
    73
    31. Oral Cancer
    4.00
    64
     
    6.22
    22
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.90
    15
     
    1.13
    112
    33. Liver Cancer
    2.95
    152
     
    0.94
    172
    34. Drownings
    2.35
    111
     
    2.58
    102
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.31
    146
     
    13.88
    52
    36. Asthma
    2.17
    112
     
    18.99
    13
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    81
     
    0.40
    168
    38. Skin Disease
    2.06
    78
     
    2.85
    63
    39. Epilepsy
    1.56
    107
     
    5.29
    46
    40. Alcohol
    1.36
    67
     
    0.63
    97
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    126
     
    28.82
    47
    42. Malnutrition
    1.18
    105
     
    8.80
    51
    43. Fires
    1.08
    118
     
    4.66
    57
    44. Tuberculosis
    1.04
    129
     
    27.80
    43
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.04
    125
     
    0.18
    170
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.96
    62
     
    0.36
    113
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.91
    147
     
    14.34
    12
    48. Drug Use
    0.89
    94
     
    0.21
    148
    49. Falls
    0.83
    171
     
    7.63
    60
    50. Poisonings
    0.78
    116
     
    6.76
    10
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,117
    13.25
     
    17,107
    10.79
    2. Stroke
    2,696
    11.46
     
    15,333
    9.67
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,438
    6.11
     
    2,235
    1.41
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,316
    5.59
     
    13,106
    8.27
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,288
    5.47
     
    233
    0.15
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,144
    4.86
     
    527
    0.33
    7. Lung Disease
    1,076
    4.57
     
    17,186
    10.84
    8. Prostate Cancer
    727
    3.09
     
    103
    0.07
    9. Breast Cancer
    714
    3.03
     
    865
    0.55
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    694
    2.95
     
    5,270
    3.32
    11. Kidney Disease
    689
    2.93
     
    3,994
    2.52
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    667
    2.83
     
    5,036
    3.18
    13. Hypertension
    644
    2.74
     
    3,584
    2.26
    14. Other Injuries
    608
    2.58
     
    3,407
    2.15
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    549
    2.33
     
    192
    0.12
    16. Suicide
    469
    1.99
     
    5,572
    3.51
    17. Stomach Cancer
    463
    1.97
     
    1,065
    0.67
    18. Lymphomas
    381
    1.62
     
    781
    0.49
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    365
    1.55
     
    1,509
    0.95
    20. Other Neoplasms
    337
    1.43
     
    218
    0.14
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    332
    1.41
     
    679
    0.43
    22. Bladder Cancer
    292
    1.24
     
    251
    0.16
    23. Leukemia
    260
    1.11
     
    820
    0.52
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    256
    1.09
     
    466
    0.29
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    242
    1.03
     
    187
    0.12
    26. Liver Disease
    240
    1.02
     
    3,859
    2.43
    27. HIV/AIDS
    207
    0.88
     
    4,066
    2.56
    28. Violence
    206
    0.88
     
    639
    0.40
    29. Cervical Cancer
    204
    0.87
     
    1,368
    0.86
    30. Oral Cancer
    186
    0.79
     
    1,177
    0.74
    31. Liver Cancer
    150
    0.64
     
    177
    0.11
    32. Ovary Cancer
    141
    0.60
     
    523
    0.33
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    132
    0.56
     
    2,582
    1.63
    34. Skin Disease
    121
    0.51
     
    528
    0.33
    35. Asthma
    101
    0.43
     
    3,384
    2.13
    36. Drownings
    82
    0.35
     
    696
    0.44
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    77
    0.33
     
    6,160
    3.89
    38. Uterin Cancer
    75
    0.32
     
    38
    0.02
    39. Epilepsy
    68
    0.29
     
    1,035
    0.65
    40. Malnutrition
    65
    0.28
     
    1,679
    1.06
    41. Low Birth Weight
    64
    0.27
     
    4,713
    2.97
    42. Alcohol
    56
    0.24
     
    127
    0.08
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    54
    0.23
     
    2,646
    1.67
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    53
    0.23
     
    62
    0.04
    45. Skin Cancers
    52
    0.22
     
    33
    0.02
    46. Drug Use
    45
    0.19
     
    49
    0.03
    47. Tuberculosis
    45
    0.19
     
    5,506
    3.47
    48. Fires
    44
    0.19
     
    1,218
    0.77
    49. Anemia
    41
    0.18
     
    125
    0.08
    50. Falls
    40
    0.17
     
    1,502
    0.95
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.71
    19
     
    1.35
    171
    2. Lung Cancers
    30.18
    21
     
    11.92
    87
    3. Breast Cancer
    26.76
    8
     
    8.13
    159
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.82
    7
     
    2.80
    158
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    10.68
    3
     
    1.03
    146
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.29
    48
     
    5.60
    89
    7. Cervical Cancer
    9.11
    76
     
    13.03
    55
    8. Lymphomas
    7.50
    23
     
    3.97
    107
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.51
    48
     
    5.13
    63
    10. Leukemia
    5.27
    24
     
    3.39
    103
    11. Bladder Cancer
    5.26
    10
     
    1.44
    116
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.21
    37
     
    2.49
    91
    13. Oral Cancer
    4.00
    64
     
    6.22
    22
    14. Liver Cancer
    2.95
    152
     
    0.94
    172
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    81
     
    0.40
    168
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.04
    125
     
    0.18
    170
     
     
     
    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.