BRAZIL VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	280,733	1	165,788	+ 114,945
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	172,989	10	30,717	+ 142,273
Stroke	3	136,090	2	123,207	+ 12,883
Lung Cancers	4	124,503	9	31,659	+ 92,845
Lung Disease	5	118,278	6	59,373	+ 58,905
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	104,302	3	94,705	+ 9,598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	61,154	12	23,161	+ 37,993
Kidney Disease	8	54,229	7	37,690	+ 16,539
Breast Cancer	9	47,524	14	20,759	+ 26,765
Suicide	10	38,784	20	14,540	+ 24,244
Other Injuries	11	36,860	21	13,807	+ 23,053
Other Neoplasms	12	33,577	42	4,665	+ 28,912
Prostate Cancer	13	33,517	15	19,001	+ 14,517
Pancreas Cancer	14	33,242	24	11,999	+ 21,244
Falls	15	32,253	16	18,847	+ 13,406
Lymphomas	16	28,518	27	10,376	+ 18,142
Liver Disease	17	26,323	13	21,422	+ 4,901
Endocrine Disorders	18	26,303	19	16,927	+ 9,376
Parkinson's Disease	19	25,309	41	4,770	+ 20,538
Diabetes Mellitus	20	23,320	5	59,608	- 36,288
Leukemia	21	22,034	30	8,531	+ 13,503
Bladder Cancer	22	19,814	36	5,306	+ 14,508
Inflammatory/Heart	23	19,483	18	17,508	+ 1,975
Liver Cancer	24	17,925	25	11,514	+ 6,411
Oesophagus Cancer	25	16,501	26	10,466	+ 6,036
Stomach Cancer	26	15,857	17	17,992	- 2,135
Hypertension	27	13,587	11	28,822	- 15,235
Oral Cancer	28	12,395	28	9,951	+ 2,443
Road Traffic Accidents	29	12,236	8	33,871	- 21,635
Ovary Cancer	30	11,988	43	4,355	+ 7,633
Skin Cancers	31	9,594	38	5,032	+ 4,563
Alcohol	32	9,179	32	7,121	+ 2,058
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	7,673	35	5,659	+ 2,013
Uterin Cancer	34	7,057	47	2,780	+ 4,277
Skin Disease	35	6,973	31	7,179	- 206
Epilepsy	36	6,389	46	3,263	+ 3,126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	5,379	51	2,193	+ 3,186
Malnutrition	38	5,341	34	6,695	- 1,354
Drug Use	39	5,281	49	2,467	+ 2,814
Congenital Anomalies	40	5,178	23	12,317	- 7,138
Cervical Cancer	41	4,460	29	9,511	- 5,050
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	3,905	44	4,258	- 353
Anemia	43	3,654	50	2,417	+ 1,237
Violence	44	2,747	4	68,779	- 66,033
Multiple Sclerosis	45	2,700	64	356	+ 2,344
Asthma	46	2,345	48	2,595	- 249
Drownings	47	1,445	39	4,937	- 3,492
Fires	48	1,377	58	1,028	+ 349
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,333	61	596	+ 737
Low Birth Weight	50	1,280	33	6,881	- 5,601
Osteoarthritis	51	1,075	65	330	+ 745
Hepatitis C	52	974	52	1,955	- 981
Birth Trauma	53	862	45	3,777	- 2,915
Tuberculosis	54	838	40	4,895	- 4,057
Poisonings	55	755	66	317	+ 439
Schizophrenia	56	726	60	661	+ 65
HIV/AIDS	57	663	22	12,558	- 11,895
Meningitis	58	523	54	1,359	- 835
Upper Respiratory	59	404	67	260	+ 144
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	368	55	1,097	- 729
Oral conditions	61	348	73	62	+ 286
Appendicitis	62	307	57	1,067	- 761
Hepatitis B	63	304	59	775	- 471
Maternal Conditions	64	110	53	1,507	- 1,397
Otitis Media	65	33	70	94	- 61
Encephalitis	66	23	72	65	- 42
War	67	22	56	1,090	- 1,068
Pertussis	68	16	75	30	- 14
Diphtheria	69	0	79	7	- 6
Syphilis	70	0	68	223	- 223
Chlamydia	71	0	80	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	69	173	- 173
Leishmaniasis	73	0	63	432	- 432
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	74	44	- 44
Schistosomiasis	76	0	62	593	- 593
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Tetanus	78	0	71	88	- 88
Measles	79	0	81	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	80	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	7	- 7
Dengue	83	0	76	14	- 14
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

Belgium

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.