USA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	257,637	1	504,904	- 247,267
Stroke	2	191,465	4	158,520	+ 32,945
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	147,173	11	60,317	+ 86,855
Violence	4	106,884	27	18,976	+ 87,908
Diabetes Mellitus	5	92,631	10	61,418	+ 31,213
Lung Disease	6	92,267	3	195,387	- 103,120
Kidney Disease	7	58,572	6	85,861	- 27,289
Road Traffic Accidents	8	52,636	17	41,694	+ 10,941
Lung Cancers	9	49,198	5	155,533	- 106,334
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	47,734	2	287,198	- 239,464
Hypertension	11	44,790	8	65,960	- 21,170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	35,993	9	61,827	- 25,834
Liver Disease	13	33,290	16	43,402	- 10,112
Breast Cancer	14	32,260	13	48,671	- 16,411
Prostate Cancer	15	29,527	20	35,612	- 6,085
Falls	16	29,288	18	40,418	- 11,130
Stomach Cancer	17	27,960	33	13,077	+ 14,883
Inflammatory/Heart	18	27,208	22	32,529	- 5,322
Endocrine Disorders	19	26,305	14	46,985	- 20,680
Suicide	20	22,596	12	53,099	- 30,503
Other Injuries	21	21,456	25	25,997	- 4,542
HIV/AIDS	22	19,516	42	5,660	+ 13,855
Congenital Anomalies	23	19,141	34	11,762	+ 7,379
Pancreas Cancer	24	18,647	15	44,293	- 25,646
Liver Cancer	25	17,893	23	27,064	- 9,171
Oesophagus Cancer	26	16,264	28	17,829	- 1,566
Lymphomas	27	16,124	19	40,281	- 24,157
Oral Cancer	28	15,465	35	11,555	+ 3,910
Cervical Cancer	29	14,780	38	6,984	+ 7,795
Leukemia	30	13,257	24	26,966	- 13,708
Skin Disease	31	11,156	43	5,409	+ 5,747
Alcohol	32	11,066	30	14,659	- 3,594
Low Birth Weight	33	10,693	39	6,924	+ 3,769
Malnutrition	34	10,405	40	6,762	+ 3,643
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	8,795	37	9,955	- 1,160
Bladder Cancer	36	8,245	26	19,622	- 11,377
Chagas disease	37	7,840	70	4	+ 7,836
Skin Cancers	38	7,819	32	14,311	- 6,492
Drownings	39	7,672	45	4,070	+ 3,602
Tuberculosis	40	7,607	62	546	+ 7,061
Parkinson's Disease	41	7,413	21	34,491	- 27,078
Other Neoplasms	42	7,249	29	17,743	- 10,494
Ovary Cancer	43	6,768	31	14,591	- 7,823
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	6,617	48	3,461	+ 3,156
Birth Trauma	45	5,869	54	1,233	+ 4,636
Epilepsy	46	5,071	50	3,162	+ 1,908
Uterin Cancer	47	4,320	36	10,063	- 5,742
Asthma	48	4,032	46	3,818	+ 214
Drug Use	49	3,834	7	74,435	- 70,601
Anemia	50	3,756	51	3,115	+ 641
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	3,408	47	3,646	- 238
Hepatitis C	52	3,038	41	5,684	- 2,646
Maternal Conditions	53	2,342	56	779	+ 1,563
Meningitis	54	2,111	60	606	+ 1,505
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	1,704	58	678	+ 1,026
War	56	1,694	55	1,198	+ 496
Appendicitis	57	1,659	63	424	+ 1,234
Fires	58	1,597	49	3,183	- 1,586
Hepatitis B	59	1,204	59	608	+ 597
Schizophrenia	60	1,027	57	723	+ 305
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	927	52	2,461	- 1,534
Schistosomiasis	62	922	72	1	+ 921
Leishmaniasis	63	672	79	0	+ 672
Multiple Sclerosis	64	553	44	5,059	- 4,506
Osteoarthritis	65	513	61	579	- 65
Poisonings	66	492	53	1,674	- 1,182
Upper Respiratory	67	404	65	229	+ 175
Syphilis	68	346	66	49	+ 297
Leprosy	69	268	74	0	+ 268
Otitis Media	70	146	67	34	+ 112
Tetanus	71	136	71	2	+ 134
Encephalitis	72	101	68	25	+ 75
Oral conditions	73	96	64	286	- 189
Malaria	74	69	77	0	+ 69
Pertussis	75	47	69	16	+ 31
Dengue	76	21	76	0	+ 21
Iodine Deficiency	77	16	73	1	+ 15
Ascariasis	78	11	82	0	+ 11
Diphtheria	79	10	75	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	80	8	84	0	+ 8
Measles	81	6	80	0	+ 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	2	85	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	83	1	78	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.