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	228,341	1	165,788	+ 62,553
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	191,917	3	94,705	+ 97,212
Lung Disease	3	108,793	6	59,373	+ 49,420
Stroke	4	107,124	2	123,207	- 16,082
Kidney Disease	5	63,626	7	37,690	+ 25,935
Lung Cancers	6	46,888	9	31,659	+ 15,230
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	41,817	12	23,161	+ 18,656
Breast Cancer	8	33,070	14	20,759	+ 12,311
Diabetes Mellitus	9	32,018	5	59,608	- 27,590
Road Traffic Accidents	10	29,488	8	33,871	- 4,383
Hypertension	11	27,153	11	28,822	- 1,669
Other Injuries	12	26,417	21	13,807	+ 12,610
Inflammatory/Heart	13	25,730	18	17,508	+ 8,222
Pancreas Cancer	14	21,570	24	11,999	+ 9,571
Prostate Cancer	15	21,106	15	19,001	+ 2,106
Liver Disease	16	18,866	13	21,422	- 2,556
Endocrine Disorders	17	18,671	19	16,927	+ 1,744
Suicide	18	17,545	20	14,540	+ 3,005
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	17,499	10	30,717	- 13,217
Stomach Cancer	20	16,498	17	17,992	- 1,494
Other Neoplasms	21	15,097	42	4,665	+ 10,432
Skin Disease	22	14,846	31	7,179	+ 7,667
Violence	23	12,698	4	68,779	- 56,081
Lymphomas	24	12,680	27	10,376	+ 2,304
Cervical Cancer	25	11,611	29	9,511	+ 2,100
Congenital Anomalies	26	11,328	23	12,317	- 989
Leukemia	27	10,250	30	8,531	+ 1,719
Low Birth Weight	28	10,221	33	6,881	+ 3,340
Oesophagus Cancer	29	9,619	26	10,466	- 846
Liver Cancer	30	9,575	25	11,514	- 1,939
Bladder Cancer	31	7,845	36	5,306	+ 2,539
HIV/AIDS	32	6,936	22	12,558	- 5,622
Ovary Cancer	33	6,120	43	4,355	+ 1,765
Skin Cancers	34	5,024	38	5,032	- 8
Oral Cancer	35	5,023	28	9,951	- 4,928
Parkinson's Disease	36	4,516	41	4,770	- 254
Uterin Cancer	37	4,419	47	2,780	+ 1,639
Malnutrition	38	4,352	34	6,695	- 2,344
Drug Use	39	3,866	49	2,467	+ 1,399
Anemia	40	3,236	50	2,417	+ 818
Tuberculosis	41	3,068	40	4,895	- 1,827
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	2,707	35	5,659	- 2,952
Falls	43	2,371	16	18,847	- 16,476
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2,285	44	4,258	- 1,973
Chagas disease	45	2,111	37	5,045	- 2,935
Alcohol	46	2,067	32	7,121	- 5,053
Asthma	47	1,887	48	2,595	- 708
Drownings	48	1,780	39	4,937	- 3,157
Birth Trauma	49	1,749	45	3,777	- 2,028
Epilepsy	50	1,556	46	3,263	- 1,707
Meningitis	51	1,482	54	1,359	+ 123
Fires	52	1,310	58	1,028	+ 282
Maternal Conditions	53	1,305	53	1,507	- 201
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	1,139	61	596	+ 542
Poisonings	55	905	66	317	+ 588
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	651	51	2,193	- 1,542
Hepatitis C	57	527	52	1,955	- 1,428
Multiple Sclerosis	58	475	64	356	+ 119
Osteoarthritis	59	343	65	330	+ 12
Appendicitis	60	330	57	1,067	- 737
Schizophrenia	61	277	60	661	- 384
Hepatitis B	62	262	59	775	- 513
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	224	55	1,097	- 872
Encephalitis	64	80	72	65	+ 15
Syphilis	65	69	68	223	- 154
Oral conditions	66	64	73	62	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	56	67	260	- 203
Pertussis	68	48	75	30	+ 18
Leprosy	69	24	69	173	- 148
War	70	23	56	1,090	- 1,067
Tetanus	71	15	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.