BRAZIL VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	177,138	1	165,788	+ 11,350
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	128,145	10	30,717	+ 97,429
Stroke	3	84,927	2	123,207	- 38,280
Lung Cancers	4	72,082	9	31,659	+ 40,423
Lung Disease	5	69,771	6	59,373	+ 10,398
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	51,040	12	23,161	+ 27,878
Diabetes Mellitus	7	36,755	5	59,608	- 22,852
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	36,550	3	94,705	- 58,155
Prostate Cancer	9	30,960	15	19,001	+ 11,960
Breast Cancer	10	27,994	14	20,759	+ 7,235
Suicide	11	25,893	20	14,540	+ 11,353
Kidney Disease	12	25,806	7	37,690	- 11,884
Pancreas Cancer	13	25,628	24	11,999	+ 13,629
Falls	14	25,613	16	18,847	+ 6,767
Lymphomas	15	24,979	27	10,376	+ 14,604
Endocrine Disorders	16	19,140	19	16,927	+ 2,213
Skin Cancers	17	19,060	38	5,032	+ 14,028
Leukemia	18	17,478	30	8,531	+ 8,947
Parkinson's Disease	19	16,738	41	4,770	+ 11,968
Liver Cancer	20	16,738	25	11,514	+ 5,224
Drug Use	21	14,655	49	2,467	+ 12,188
Other Injuries	22	13,502	21	13,807	- 305
Hypertension	23	13,411	11	28,822	- 15,411
Inflammatory/Heart	24	12,914	18	17,508	- 4,594
Oesophagus Cancer	25	12,278	26	10,466	+ 1,812
Liver Disease	26	11,685	13	21,422	- 9,737
Stomach Cancer	27	10,587	17	17,992	- 7,405
Other Neoplasms	28	10,294	42	4,665	+ 5,629
Road Traffic Accidents	29	10,233	8	33,871	- 23,638
Bladder Cancer	30	9,761	36	5,306	+ 4,455
Ovary Cancer	31	8,241	43	4,355	+ 3,886
Oral Cancer	32	7,992	28	9,951	- 1,960
Congenital Anomalies	33	5,842	23	12,317	- 6,475
Skin Disease	34	4,885	31	7,179	- 2,294
Uterin Cancer	35	4,308	47	2,780	+ 1,528
Asthma	36	3,743	48	2,595	+ 1,149
Alcohol	37	3,122	32	7,121	- 3,998
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	3,114	51	2,193	+ 922
Cervical Cancer	39	2,808	29	9,511	- 6,703
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,430	35	5,659	- 3,229
Epilepsy	41	2,340	46	3,263	- 923
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,268	44	4,258	- 1,990
Low Birth Weight	43	2,039	33	6,881	- 4,841
Violence	44	2,001	4	68,779	- 66,778
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1,882	61	596	+ 1,285
Multiple Sclerosis	46	1,543	64	356	+ 1,187
Drownings	47	1,456	39	4,937	- 3,481
Hepatitis C	48	1,422	52	1,955	- 533
Anemia	49	1,293	50	2,417	- 1,124
Birth Trauma	50	1,152	45	3,777	- 2,625
Malnutrition	51	960	34	6,695	- 5,735
Osteoarthritis	52	937	65	330	+ 607
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	585	55	1,097	- 511
Schizophrenia	54	525	60	661	- 136
Fires	55	449	58	1,028	- 579
Tuberculosis	56	432	40	4,895	- 4,463
HIV/AIDS	57	411	22	12,558	- 12,147
Hepatitis B	58	338	59	775	- 437
Oral conditions	59	328	73	62	+ 266
Meningitis	60	305	54	1,359	- 1,053
Poisonings	61	285	66	317	- 31
Appendicitis	62	217	57	1,067	- 851
Maternal Conditions	63	167	53	1,507	- 1,340
Upper Respiratory	64	140	67	260	- 120
War	65	65	56	1,090	- 1,025
Otitis Media	66	50	70	94	- 44
Syphilis	67	24	68	223	- 199
Encephalitis	68	22	72	65	- 43
Pertussis	69	12	75	30	- 18
Tetanus	70	11	71	88	- 76
Diphtheria	71	3	79	7	- 4
Dengue	72	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	78	7	- 7
Leprosy	76	0	69	173	- 173
Chlamydia	77	0	80	5	- 5
Measles	78	0	81	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	79	0	62	593	- 593
Chagas disease	80	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leishmaniasis	81	0	63	432	- 432
Malaria	82	0	74	44	- 44
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	83	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	10	- 10
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Australia

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.