BRAZIL VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,231,776	1	165,788	+ 1,065,989
Stroke	2	379,662	2	123,207	+ 256,455
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	81,762	10	30,717	+ 51,046
Lung Cancers	4	68,316	9	31,659	+ 36,657
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	66,845	12	23,161	+ 43,684
Alcohol	6	63,943	32	7,121	+ 56,822
Lung Disease	7	51,137	6	59,373	- 8,236
Liver Disease	8	48,122	13	21,422	+ 26,700
Suicide	9	46,412	20	14,540	+ 31,871
Stomach Cancer	10	39,137	17	17,992	+ 21,145
Inflammatory/Heart	11	31,510	18	17,508	+ 14,002
Breast Cancer	12	28,497	14	20,759	+ 7,738
Pancreas Cancer	13	27,112	24	11,999	+ 15,113
Other Injuries	14	25,447	21	13,807	+ 11,640
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	25,162	3	94,705	- 69,543
Falls	16	22,042	16	18,847	+ 3,195
Prostate Cancer	17	21,671	15	19,001	+ 2,671
Oral Cancer	18	20,864	28	9,951	+ 10,913
Road Traffic Accidents	19	16,722	8	33,871	- 17,149
Lymphomas	20	15,554	27	10,376	+ 5,178
Parkinson's Disease	21	14,392	41	4,770	+ 9,622
Fires	22	14,366	58	1,028	+ 13,339
Leukemia	23	12,830	30	8,531	+ 4,299
Drownings	24	12,583	39	4,937	+ 7,646
Oesophagus Cancer	25	11,416	26	10,466	+ 951
Kidney Disease	26	11,114	7	37,690	- 26,576
Ovary Cancer	27	9,927	43	4,355	+ 5,572
Uterin Cancer	28	9,045	47	2,780	+ 6,264
Drug Use	29	9,004	49	2,467	+ 6,537
Diabetes Mellitus	30	8,630	5	59,608	- 50,978
Hypertension	31	8,507	11	28,822	- 20,315
Liver Cancer	32	8,408	25	11,514	- 3,106
Poisonings	33	7,210	66	317	+ 6,893
Cervical Cancer	34	7,024	29	9,511	- 2,487
Bladder Cancer	35	6,841	36	5,306	+ 1,535
Skin Cancers	36	6,292	38	5,032	+ 1,260
Tuberculosis	37	6,221	40	4,895	+ 1,326
Violence	38	5,909	4	68,779	- 62,870
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	5,541	51	2,193	+ 3,349
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	5,449	44	4,258	+ 1,191
Congenital Anomalies	41	4,679	23	12,317	- 7,638
HIV/AIDS	42	3,868	22	12,558	- 8,691
Endocrine Disorders	43	3,263	19	16,927	- 13,665
Asthma	44	2,819	48	2,595	+ 224
Epilepsy	45	2,684	46	3,263	- 579
Encephalitis	46	2,157	72	65	+ 2,092
Low Birth Weight	47	1,489	33	6,881	- 5,392
Other Neoplasms	48	1,209	42	4,665	- 3,456
Multiple Sclerosis	49	974	64	356	+ 618
Meningitis	50	843	54	1,359	- 515
Skin Disease	51	712	31	7,179	- 6,467
Birth Trauma	52	579	45	3,777	- 3,198
Malnutrition	53	505	34	6,695	- 6,190
Appendicitis	54	462	57	1,067	- 605
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	350	61	596	- 246
Hepatitis B	56	317	59	775	- 458
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	295	35	5,659	- 5,365
Upper Respiratory	58	115	67	260	- 145
War	59	77	56	1,090	- 1,013
Maternal Conditions	60	46	53	1,507	- 1,460
Chlamydia	61	25	80	5	+ 20
Hepatitis C	62	15	52	1,955	- 1,940
Syphilis	63	13	68	223	- 210
Tetanus	64	2	71	88	- 86
Pertussis	65	0	75	30	- 30
Otitis Media	66	0	70	94	- 94
Diphtheria	67	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	68	0	81	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	69	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	78	7	- 7
Dengue	71	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	69	173	- 173
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	593	- 593
Chagas disease	75	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	76	0	74	44	- 44
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	432	- 432
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Belarus

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.