NIGERIA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	294,753	7	61,374	+ 233,379
Stroke	2	196,970	8	57,744	+ 139,226
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	131,223	31	6,786	+ 124,437
Lung Disease	4	117,919	22	12,569	+ 105,350
Lung Cancers	5	101,097	57	1,295	+ 99,802
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	94,715	1	207,281	- 112,566
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	86,040	43	4,152	+ 81,888
Kidney Disease	8	71,872	20	18,189	+ 53,683
Breast Cancer	9	58,609	23	11,884	+ 46,724
Other Injuries	10	53,492	17	22,696	+ 30,796
Diabetes Mellitus	11	51,653	18	22,497	+ 29,156
Suicide	12	50,827	30	7,019	+ 43,808
Prostate Cancer	13	48,872	35	5,914	+ 42,957
Pancreas Cancer	14	45,307	51	1,975	+ 43,332
Hypertension	15	44,807	24	10,692	+ 34,115
Road Traffic Accidents	16	35,359	12	41,693	- 6,334
Endocrine Disorders	17	33,671	21	15,799	+ 17,872
Stomach Cancer	18	33,191	50	2,129	+ 31,062
Other Neoplasms	19	32,046	66	290	+ 31,757
Lymphomas	20	31,606	40	5,202	+ 26,405
Parkinson's Disease	21	22,140	46	2,473	+ 19,667
Inflammatory/Heart	22	21,716	42	4,826	+ 16,890
Violence	23	20,393	19	18,407	+ 1,986
Oesophagus Cancer	24	19,785	64	560	+ 19,225
Leukemia	25	19,375	47	2,257	+ 17,119
Bladder Cancer	26	19,084	63	670	+ 18,414
Liver Disease	27	14,226	13	38,326	- 24,100
HIV/AIDS	28	13,492	10	44,124	- 30,632
Cervical Cancer	29	11,885	25	10,574	+ 1,311
Congenital Anomalies	30	11,757	9	49,696	- 37,940
Oral Cancer	31	11,557	48	2,238	+ 9,318
Ovary Cancer	32	11,082	49	2,133	+ 8,949
Skin Cancers	33	10,304	53	1,933	+ 8,371
Liver Cancer	34	10,183	39	5,289	+ 4,894
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	9,283	2	144,724	- 135,441
Skin Disease	36	8,980	56	1,468	+ 7,512
Asthma	37	8,776	27	8,192	+ 584
Uterin Cancer	38	7,966	62	679	+ 7,287
Alcohol	39	7,223	58	1,031	+ 6,191
Epilepsy	40	5,931	41	5,001	+ 930
Tuberculosis	41	5,565	3	127,335	- 121,770
Low Birth Weight	42	5,078	6	95,959	- 90,881
Malnutrition	43	5,043	36	5,896	- 854
Anemia	44	4,878	82	0	+ 4,878
Drownings	45	4,474	32	6,584	- 2,111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	3,926	37	5,846	- 1,920
Falls	47	3,801	28	7,528	- 3,727
Fires	48	3,766	29	7,132	- 3,365
Drug Use	49	2,805	34	6,273	- 3,468
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	2,701	52	1,946	+ 755
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2,385	69	165	+ 2,220
Osteoarthritis	52	2,243	85	0	+ 2,243
Birth Trauma	53	1,533	5	100,186	- 98,653
Schizophrenia	54	1,239	80	0	+ 1,239
Poisonings	55	1,144	33	6,570	- 5,426
Multiple Sclerosis	56	906	68	179	+ 727
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	858	84	0	+ 858
Meningitis	58	708	11	43,651	- 42,943
Appendicitis	59	625	60	760	- 135
Maternal Conditions	60	616	15	23,540	- 22,924
Chagas disease	61	342	78	0	+ 342
Upper Respiratory	62	339	67	259	+ 81
Hepatitis B	63	289	55	1,488	- 1,200
Encephalitis	64	267	59	937	- 669
Hepatitis C	65	239	65	304	- 65
Syphilis	66	197	38	5,449	- 5,252
Otitis Media	67	108	72	3	+ 105
Oral conditions	68	81	86	0	+ 81
Leprosy	69	27	76	0	+ 27
War	70	25	45	3,245	- 3,220
Tetanus	71	24	26	8,355	- 8,331
Pertussis	72	16	16	23,282	- 23,266
Diphtheria	73	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Measles	74	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Chlamydia	75	0	71	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Malaria	79	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Ascariasis	80	0	61	685	- 685
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Uruguay

Nigeria

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.