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Guyana
COUNTRY #1
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GUYANA VS URUGUAY

Compare Guyana and Uruguay health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Uruguay
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Uruguay URUGUAY
      Guyana GUYANA   Uruguay URUGUAY
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    		  
    64.9
    71.2
    68.0
    32
    28
    33
    1970
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    		  
    65.6
    72.1
    68.8
    44
    38
    38
    1980
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    		  
    67.1
    73.9
    70.4
    41
    41
    40
    1990
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    		  
    69.0
    76.5
    72.6
    44
    34
    38
    2000
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    		  
    71.2
    78.9
    75.1
    43
    33
    35
    2010
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    		  
    72.7
    79.7
    76.3
    51
    40
    40
    2019
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    		  
    73.5
    80.6
    77.1
    63
    44
    52
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Uruguay URUGUAY
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    73.5
    80.6
    63
    44
    Age 5
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    74.0
    81.1
    68
    47
    Age 10
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    74.0
    81.1
    69
    47
    Age 15
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    74.1
    81.1
    70
    47
    Age 20
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    74.4
    81.3
    70
    46
    Age 25
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    74.9
    81.4
    70
    46
    Age 30
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    75.3
    81.6
    69
    46
    Age 35
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    75.7
    81.8
    68
    46
    Age 40
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    76.1
    82.0
    66
    44
    Age 45
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    76.6
    82.3
    67
    44
    Age 50
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    77.1
    82.7
    68
    44
    Age 55
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    77.9
    83.2
    72
    43
    Age 60
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    79.0
    84.0
    73
    42
    Age 65
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    80.4
    84.9
    71
    41
    Age 70
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    82.2
    86.1
    70
    41
    Age 75
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    84.5
    87.7
    70
    38
    Age 80
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    87.1
    89.6
    70
    22
    Age 85
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    90.1
    92.1
    73
    11
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Uruguay URUGUAY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192.95
    31
    59.81
    151
    2. Stroke
    149.26
    24
    38.74
    139
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    82.60
    14
    11.96
    136
    4. Hypertension
    45.77
    18
    8.00
    144
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    42.19
    65
    17.00
    126
    6. Prostate Cancer
    41.13
    12
    26.87
    37
    7. Suicide
    40.85
    2
    18.83
    16
    8. HIV/AIDS
    34.94
    29
    5.35
    74
    9. Kidney Disease
    32.95
    45
    14.07
    124
    10. Liver Disease
    26.93
    68
    4.17
    168
    11. Breast Cancer
    25.59
    23
    26.62
    18
    12. Violence
    25.46
    14
    8.60
    60
    13. Lung Disease
    25.43
    78
    25.09
    79
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    24.94
    3
    7.33
    31
    15. Cervical Cancer
    24.77
    25
    7.07
    104
    16. Other Injuries
    22.64
    4
    12.74
    38
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.39
    63
    13.84
    106
    18. Tuberculosis
    18.83
    52
    1.72
    112
    19. Drownings
    18.48
    1
    1.79
    121
    20. Anemia
    14.15
    1
    0.81
    16
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.69
    18
    5.26
    80
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.32
    96
    19.66
    8
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.61
    26
    0.81
    156
    24. Low Birth Weight
    7.54
    57
    2.08
    146
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    7.16
    50
    5.33
    104
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.60
    74
    1.91
    106
    27. Other Neoplasms
    5.49
    10
    7.48
    4
    28. Lung Cancers
    5.31
    135
    27.49
    20
    29. Malnutrition
    5.24
    53
    1.10
    98
    30. Birth Trauma
    5.24
    62
    0.62
    141
    31. Stomach Cancer
    4.88
    110
    8.46
    58
    32. Ovary Cancer
    4.75
    77
    5.40
    54
    33. Lymphomas
    4.43
    105
    7.95
    9
    34. Liver Cancer
    4.07
    126
    2.67
    174
    35. Malaria
    3.88
    44
    0.00
    181
    36. Maternal Conditions
    3.59
    53
    0.28
    127
    37. Asthma
    3.57
    100
    2.01
    116
    38. Uterin Cancer
    3.50
    36
    3.22
    46
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.28
    171
    19.49
    56
    40. Epilepsy
    3.18
    26
    1.83
    79
    41. Leukemia
    2.77
    131
    4.88
    24
    42. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    94
    3.06
    82
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    2.70
    123
    11.08
    1
    44. Fires
    2.65
    61
    1.21
    101
    45. Drug Use
    2.12
    43
    0.76
    135
    46. Meningitis
    1.91
    62
    0.23
    152
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.69
    81
    0.65
    142
    48. Falls
    1.52
    177
    0.90
    181
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1.31
    172
    3.89
    103
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.15
    6
    0.17
    32
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guyana GUYANA   Uruguay URUGUAY
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,335
    18.58
    4,265
    15.23
    2. Stroke
    1,022
    14.22
    2,850
    10.18
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    579
    8.06
    747
    2.67
    4. Hypertension
    320
    4.45
    648
    2.31
    5. Suicide
    315
    4.38
    735
    2.63
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    302
    4.20
    1,370
    4.89
    7. HIV/AIDS
    256
    3.56
    195
    0.70
    8. Kidney Disease
    233
    3.24
    1,040
    3.71
    9. Liver Disease
    197
    2.74
    206
    0.74
    10. Violence
    194
    2.70
    295
    1.05
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    175
    2.44
    512
    1.83
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    174
    2.42
    487
    1.74
    13. Lung Disease
    174
    2.42
    1,706
    6.09
    14. Other Injuries
    167
    2.32
    774
    2.76
    15. Drownings
    145
    2.02
    65
    0.23
    16. Tuberculosis
    137
    1.91
    81
    0.29
    17. Prostate Cancer
    123
    1.71
    707
    2.53
    18. Anemia
    99
    1.38
    71
    0.25
    19. Breast Cancer
    96
    1.34
    848
    3.03
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    92
    1.28
    314
    1.12
    21. Cervical Cancer
    91
    1.27
    172
    0.61
    22. Low Birth Weight
    89
    1.24
    73
    0.26
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    69
    0.96
    170
    0.61
    24. Birth Trauma
    64
    0.89
    22
    0.08
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    59
    0.82
    1,245
    4.45
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    54
    0.75
    57
    0.20
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    48
    0.67
    134
    0.48
    28. Other Neoplasms
    40
    0.56
    464
    1.66
    29. Lung Cancers
    38
    0.53
    1,463
    5.23
    30. Malnutrition
    37
    0.51
    73
    0.26
    31. Stomach Cancer
    34
    0.47
    480
    1.71
    32. Lymphomas
    32
    0.45
    457
    1.63
    33. Malaria
    30
    0.42
    0
    0.00
    34. Liver Cancer
    29
    0.40
    147
    0.53
    35. Maternal Conditions
    28
    0.39
    9
    0.03
    36. Asthma
    25
    0.35
    127
    0.45
    37. Epilepsy
    24
    0.33
    86
    0.31
    38. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23
    0.32
    1,899
    6.78
    39. Leukemia
    21
    0.29
    280
    1.00
    40. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.28
    167
    0.60
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    19
    0.26
    656
    2.34
    42. Fires
    19
    0.26
    54
    0.19
    43. Ovary Cancer
    18
    0.25
    160
    0.57
    44. Meningitis
    17
    0.24
    10
    0.04
    45. Drug Use
    16
    0.22
    41
    0.15
    46. Uterin Cancer
    13
    0.18
    115
    0.41
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    13
    0.18
    39
    0.14
    48. Falls
    11
    0.15
    55
    0.20
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    9
    0.13
    320
    1.14
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    8
    0.11
    286
    1.02
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Uruguay URUGUAY
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    41.13
    12
    26.87
    37
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.59
    23
    26.62
    18
    3. Cervical Cancer
    24.77
    25
    7.07
    104
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.32
    96
    19.66
    8
    5. Lung Cancers
    5.31
    135
    27.49
    20
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.88
    110
    8.46
    58
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.75
    77
    5.40
    54
    8. Lymphomas
    4.43
    105
    7.95
    9
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.07
    126
    2.67
    174
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.50
    36
    3.22
    46
    11. Leukemia
    2.77
    131
    4.88
    24
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    94
    3.06
    82
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.70
    123
    11.08
    1
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.11
    150
    4.18
    22
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.07
    152
    4.86
    37
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    152
    2.34
    59
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.