BRAZIL VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	623,039	1	165,788	+ 457,251
Stroke	2	622,547	2	123,207	+ 499,340
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	129,398	10	30,717	+ 98,681
Lung Cancers	4	72,685	9	31,659	+ 41,026
Lung Disease	5	62,069	6	59,373	+ 2,696
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	44,884	3	94,705	- 49,821
Stomach Cancer	7	34,929	17	17,992	+ 16,937
Inflammatory/Heart	8	32,921	18	17,508	+ 15,413
Liver Cancer	9	30,720	25	11,514	+ 19,205
Hypertension	10	30,115	11	28,822	+ 1,293
Kidney Disease	11	28,225	7	37,690	- 9,466
Liver Disease	12	26,634	13	21,422	+ 5,212
Parkinson's Disease	13	26,101	41	4,770	+ 21,330
Road Traffic Accidents	14	23,871	8	33,871	- 9,999
Bladder Cancer	15	23,355	36	5,306	+ 18,050
Prostate Cancer	16	22,006	15	19,001	+ 3,006
Breast Cancer	17	16,248	14	20,759	- 4,511
Pancreas Cancer	18	15,909	24	11,999	+ 3,910
Diabetes Mellitus	19	14,766	5	59,608	- 44,842
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	13,953	12	23,161	- 9,209
Asthma	21	13,641	48	2,595	+ 11,047
Leukemia	22	9,304	30	8,531	+ 773
Falls	23	8,851	16	18,847	- 9,995
Suicide	24	8,851	20	14,540	- 5,690
Low Birth Weight	25	7,534	33	6,881	+ 653
Other Injuries	26	7,470	21	13,807	- 6,337
Violence	27	7,264	4	68,779	- 61,515
Congenital Anomalies	28	7,255	23	12,317	- 5,062
Endocrine Disorders	29	6,428	19	16,927	- 10,499
Oral Cancer	30	6,341	28	9,951	- 3,610
Lymphomas	31	4,870	27	10,376	- 5,505
Skin Cancers	32	4,508	38	5,032	- 524
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	4,028	44	4,258	- 230
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,651	26	10,466	- 6,815
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	3,559	51	2,193	+ 1,366
Cervical Cancer	36	3,385	29	9,511	- 6,125
Epilepsy	37	3,123	46	3,263	- 140
Uterin Cancer	38	2,969	47	2,780	+ 189
Ovary Cancer	39	2,795	43	4,355	- 1,560
Multiple Sclerosis	40	2,744	64	356	+ 2,388
Birth Trauma	41	2,289	45	3,777	- 1,487
HIV/AIDS	42	1,813	22	12,558	- 10,745
Drownings	43	1,799	39	4,937	- 3,138
Drug Use	44	1,780	49	2,467	- 687
Fires	45	1,392	58	1,028	+ 365
Encephalitis	46	1,388	72	65	+ 1,323
Other Neoplasms	47	1,375	42	4,665	- 3,290
Alcohol	48	1,303	32	7,121	- 5,818
Meningitis	49	975	54	1,359	- 383
Upper Respiratory	50	862	67	260	+ 602
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	784	61	596	+ 187
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	658	35	5,659	- 5,002
Poisonings	53	634	66	317	+ 317
Tuberculosis	54	597	40	4,895	- 4,298
Skin Disease	55	423	31	7,179	- 6,756
Appendicitis	56	375	57	1,067	- 693
Tetanus	57	194	71	88	+ 106
Malnutrition	58	184	34	6,695	- 6,511
Maternal Conditions	59	140	53	1,507	- 1,367
Pertussis	60	98	75	30	+ 67
Leishmaniasis	61	58	63	432	- 374
Syphilis	62	58	68	223	- 165
Hepatitis B	63	35	59	775	- 740
War	64	24	56	1,090	- 1,066
Measles	65	13	81	4	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	9	52	1,955	- 1,945
Chlamydia	67	8	80	5	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	4	70	94	- 90
Diphtheria	69	1	79	7	- 5
Malaria	70	0	74	44	- 44
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	593	- 593
Chagas disease	73	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	78	7	- 7
Dengue	76	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	86	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Albania

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.