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HEALTH PROFILE: Brazil

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Brazil BRAZIL POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Brazil
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Brazil BRAZIL LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.4
    79.4
    77
    56
    Age 5
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    Age 10
    73.6
    80.4
    74
    52
    Age 15
    73.8
    80.5
    74
    52
    Age 20
    74.3
    80.6
    71
    52
    Age 25
    75.1
    80.8
    66
    53
    Age 30
    75.7
    81.0
    61
    53
    Age 35
    76.2
    81.1
    60
    51
    Age 40
    76.7
    81.4
    59
    51
    Age 45
    77.3
    81.8
    56
    50
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.2
    57
    49
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.8
    54
    47
    Age 60
    80.1
    83.5
    54
    47
    Age 65
    81.5
    84.5
    51
    48
    Age 70
    83.2
    85.6
    51
    47
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.2
    53
    45
    Age 80
    87.6
    89.0
    55
    46
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.2
    68
    48
    Brazil BRAZIL TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    68.14
    145
    2. Stroke
    50.40
    128
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    38.59
    70
    4. Violence
    31.58
    11
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.64
    100
    6. Lung Disease
    24.17
    82
    7. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    9. Kidney Disease
    15.46
    122
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.08
    97
    11. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    11.93
    151
    13. Hypertension
    11.69
    121
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    15. Liver Disease
    9.02
    133
    16. Falls
    7.64
    62
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.37
    45
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    7.18
    33
    21. Suicide
    6.41
    123
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.33
    77
    23. Other Injuries
    6.04
    118
    24. HIV/AIDS
    5.44
    73
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
    27. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    29. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    30. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    32. Low Birth Weight
    3.14
    121
    33. Alcohol
    3.02
    35
    34. Skin Disease
    2.94
    29
    35. Malnutrition
    2.76
    73
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.48
    99
    37. Drownings
    2.32
    97
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.19
    108
    39. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    40. Chagas disease
    2.10
    3
    41. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.94
    53
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.92
    162
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    126
    46. Birth Trauma
    1.71
    99
    47. Epilepsy
    1.45
    105
    48. Asthma
    1.09
    127
    49. Drug Use
    1.08
    110
    50. Anemia
    0.98
    14
    Brazil BRAZIL TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    165,788
    14.72
    2. Stroke
    123,207
    10.94
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    94,705
    8.41
    4. Violence
    68,779
    6.11
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    59,608
    5.29
    6. Lung Disease
    59,373
    5.27
    7. Kidney Disease
    37,690
    3.35
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    33,871
    3.01
    9. Lung Cancers
    31,659
    2.81
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30,717
    2.73
    11. Hypertension
    28,822
    2.56
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23,161
    2.06
    13. Liver Disease
    21,422
    1.90
    14. Breast Cancer
    20,759
    1.84
    15. Prostate Cancer
    19,001
    1.69
    16. Falls
    18,847
    1.67
    17. Stomach Cancer
    17,992
    1.60
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    17,508
    1.55
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    16,927
    1.50
    20. Suicide
    14,540
    1.29
    21. Other Injuries
    13,807
    1.23
    22. HIV/AIDS
    12,558
    1.12
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    12,317
    1.09
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    11,999
    1.07
    25. Liver Cancer
    11,514
    1.02
      Deaths %
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    10,466
    0.93
    27. Lymphomas
    10,376
    0.92
    28. Oral Cancer
    9,951
    0.88
    29. Cervical Cancer
    9,511
    0.84
    30. Leukemia
    8,531
    0.76
    31. Skin Disease
    7,179
    0.64
    32. Alcohol
    7,121
    0.63
    33. Low Birth Weight
    6,881
    0.61
    34. Malnutrition
    6,695
    0.59
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,659
    0.50
    36. Bladder Cancer
    5,306
    0.47
    37. Chagas disease
    5,045
    0.45
    38. Skin Cancers
    5,032
    0.45
    39. Drownings
    4,937
    0.44
    40. Tuberculosis
    4,895
    0.43
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    4,770
    0.42
    42. Other Neoplasms
    4,665
    0.41
    43. Ovary Cancer
    4,355
    0.39
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4,258
    0.38
    45. Birth Trauma
    3,777
    0.34
    46. Epilepsy
    3,263
    0.29
    47. Uterin Cancer
    2,780
    0.25
    48. Asthma
    2,595
    0.23
    49. Drug Use
    2,467
    0.22
    50. Anemia
    2,417
    0.21
    Brazil BRAZIL CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    19.07
    69
    2. Breast Cancer
    15.74
    108
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.20
    87
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.62
    80
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.50
    69
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.46
    99
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.99
    64
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.81
    105
      Rate World Rank
    9. Lymphomas
    4.37
    106
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.36
    42
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.15
    56
    12. Leukemia
    3.72
    86
    13. Ovary Cancer
    3.36
    131
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.18
    87
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.08
    104
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.06
    81
    Brazil BRAZIL HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    7.3
    71
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    16.6
    9.7
    127
    66
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    18.5
    25.4
    87
    76
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    6.29
    36
    Brazil BRAZIL LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    79
    79
    78
    1970
    56.8
    61.1
    58.9
    86
    86
    85
    1980
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    93
    85
    89
    1990
    62.9
    70.4
    66.6
    106
    90
    98
    2000
    66.8
    74.3
    70.5
    95
    76
    87
    2010
    70.2
    77.5
    73.8
    84
    60
    71
    2019
    72.4
    79.4
    75.9
    77
    56
    67
    Brazil BRAZIL DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    213.445m
    7
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.97
    121
    Population 0-14
    21.1%
    123
    Population 15-64
    69.7%
    25
    Population 65 +
    9.2%
    72
    Birth Rate / 1000
    13.96
    118
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.81
    105
    Fertility Rate
    1.73
    145
    Infant Mortality
    18.37
    93
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    95
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    120
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.98
    123
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.74
    136
    Net Migration
    -0.13
    82
    Population Growth
    0.65%
    128
    Literacy Total
    93.2%
    100
    Literacy Male
    93.0%
    86
    Literacy Female
    93.4%
    75
    Unemployment
    11.9%
    46
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    75.9
    67
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    65.4
    80
    GDP per Capita USD
    $14,100
    82

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    38,694,221
    710,966
    4/1/24
    Brazil COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Brazil causes.

     
     
    Brazil COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Brazil COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.