BRAZIL VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	226,940	1	165,788	+ 61,152
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	190,739	3	94,705	+ 96,034
Lung Disease	3	108,125	6	59,373	+ 48,752
Stroke	4	106,467	2	123,207	- 16,740
Kidney Disease	5	63,235	7	37,690	+ 25,545
Lung Cancers	6	46,601	9	31,659	+ 14,942
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	41,561	12	23,161	+ 18,399
Breast Cancer	8	32,867	14	20,759	+ 12,108
Diabetes Mellitus	9	31,822	5	59,608	- 27,786
Road Traffic Accidents	10	29,307	8	33,871	- 4,563
Hypertension	11	26,986	11	28,822	- 1,836
Other Injuries	12	26,255	21	13,807	+ 12,448
Inflammatory/Heart	13	25,572	18	17,508	+ 8,064
Pancreas Cancer	14	21,438	24	11,999	+ 9,439
Prostate Cancer	15	20,977	15	19,001	+ 1,976
Liver Disease	16	18,750	13	21,422	- 2,672
Endocrine Disorders	17	18,556	19	16,927	+ 1,629
Suicide	18	17,438	20	14,540	+ 2,898
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	17,392	10	30,717	- 13,325
Stomach Cancer	20	16,397	17	17,992	- 1,595
Other Neoplasms	21	15,004	42	4,665	+ 10,340
Skin Disease	22	14,755	31	7,179	+ 7,576
Violence	23	12,620	4	68,779	- 56,159
Lymphomas	24	12,602	27	10,376	+ 2,226
Cervical Cancer	25	11,540	29	9,511	+ 2,029
Congenital Anomalies	26	11,259	23	12,317	- 1,058
Leukemia	27	10,187	30	8,531	+ 1,656
Low Birth Weight	28	10,158	33	6,881	+ 3,277
Oesophagus Cancer	29	9,560	26	10,466	- 905
Liver Cancer	30	9,517	25	11,514	- 1,998
Bladder Cancer	31	7,797	36	5,306	+ 2,491
HIV/AIDS	32	6,893	22	12,558	- 5,665
Ovary Cancer	33	6,083	43	4,355	+ 1,728
Skin Cancers	34	4,993	38	5,032	- 39
Oral Cancer	35	4,993	28	9,951	- 4,959
Parkinson's Disease	36	4,489	41	4,770	- 282
Uterin Cancer	37	4,392	47	2,780	+ 1,612
Malnutrition	38	4,325	34	6,695	- 2,370
Drug Use	39	3,842	49	2,467	+ 1,375
Anemia	40	3,216	50	2,417	+ 799
Tuberculosis	41	3,049	40	4,895	- 1,846
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	2,691	35	5,659	- 2,969
Falls	43	2,356	16	18,847	- 16,491
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2,271	44	4,258	- 1,987
Chagas disease	45	2,098	37	5,045	- 2,947
Alcohol	46	2,055	32	7,121	- 5,066
Asthma	47	1,875	48	2,595	- 719
Drownings	48	1,769	39	4,937	- 3,168
Birth Trauma	49	1,738	45	3,777	- 2,039
Epilepsy	50	1,546	46	3,263	- 1,717
Meningitis	51	1,473	54	1,359	+ 114
Fires	52	1,302	58	1,028	+ 274
Maternal Conditions	53	1,297	53	1,507	- 209
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	1,132	61	596	+ 535
Poisonings	55	899	66	317	+ 583
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	647	51	2,193	- 1,546
Hepatitis C	57	524	52	1,955	- 1,431
Multiple Sclerosis	58	472	64	356	+ 116
Osteoarthritis	59	341	65	330	+ 10
Appendicitis	60	328	57	1,067	- 739
Schizophrenia	61	276	60	661	- 385
Hepatitis B	62	260	59	775	- 515
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	223	55	1,097	- 874
Encephalitis	64	79	72	65	+ 15
Syphilis	65	68	68	223	- 155
Oral conditions	66	64	73	62	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	67	56	67	260	- 204
Pertussis	68	48	75	30	+ 18
Leprosy	69	24	69	173	- 148
War	70	23	56	1,090	- 1,067
Tetanus	71	14	71	88	- 73
Leishmaniasis	72	10	63	432	- 422
Otitis Media	73	9	70	94	- 85
Iodine Deficiency	74	6	77	10	- 5
Hookworm Disease	75	2	85	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	1	83	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	77	0	78	7	- 7
Diphtheria	78	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	79	0	81	4	- 4
Dengue	80	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	80	5	- 5
Malaria	83	0	74	44	- 44
Schistosomiasis	84	0	62	593	- 593
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Argentina

Brazil

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.