BRAZIL VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	174,747	1	165,788	+ 8,959
Lung Disease	2	130,465	6	59,373	+ 71,092
Stroke	3	89,621	2	123,207	- 33,586
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	44,055	3	94,705	- 50,650
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	42,133	35	5,659	+ 36,474
Liver Disease	6	41,184	13	21,422	+ 19,762
Diabetes Mellitus	7	40,783	5	59,608	- 18,825
Kidney Disease	8	36,973	7	37,690	- 717
Tuberculosis	9	34,271	40	4,895	+ 29,376
Road Traffic Accidents	10	30,716	8	33,871	- 3,154
Stomach Cancer	11	29,386	17	17,992	+ 11,394
Falls	12	27,596	16	18,847	+ 8,749
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	26,004	10	30,717	- 4,712
Low Birth Weight	14	19,710	33	6,881	+ 12,829
Asthma	15	19,342	48	2,595	+ 16,748
Hypertension	16	19,037	11	28,822	- 9,785
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	16,813	51	2,193	+ 14,620
HIV/AIDS	18	14,429	22	12,558	+ 1,871
Birth Trauma	19	12,752	45	3,777	+ 8,975
Congenital Anomalies	20	12,505	23	12,317	+ 188
Lung Cancers	21	10,956	9	31,659	- 20,703
Oesophagus Cancer	22	10,885	26	10,466	+ 419
Oral Cancer	23	10,708	28	9,951	+ 756
Other Injuries	24	10,602	21	13,807	- 3,205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	9,608	44	4,258	+ 5,350
Suicide	26	8,741	20	14,540	- 5,799
Liver Cancer	27	8,687	25	11,514	- 2,827
Parkinson's Disease	28	7,814	41	4,770	+ 3,044
Cervical Cancer	29	7,581	29	9,511	- 1,930
Encephalitis	30	6,972	72	65	+ 6,907
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	6,012	12	23,161	- 17,150
Drownings	32	5,052	39	4,937	+ 115
Pancreas Cancer	33	4,964	24	11,999	- 7,035
Leukemia	34	4,616	30	8,531	- 3,915
Violence	35	4,558	4	68,779	- 64,221
Meningitis	36	4,284	54	1,359	+ 2,925
Ovary Cancer	37	3,545	43	4,355	- 810
Epilepsy	38	3,434	46	3,263	+ 171
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,728	19	16,927	- 14,200
Syphilis	40	2,643	68	223	+ 2,420
Skin Cancers	41	2,297	38	5,032	- 2,735
Maternal Conditions	42	2,276	53	1,507	+ 769
Breast Cancer	43	1,970	14	20,759	- 18,789
Fires	44	1,958	58	1,028	+ 930
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,906	18	17,508	- 15,602
Skin Disease	46	1,809	31	7,179	- 5,370
Drug Use	47	1,705	49	2,467	- 762
Bladder Cancer	48	1,615	36	5,306	- 3,691
Alcohol	49	1,486	32	7,121	- 5,635
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,322	61	596	+ 726
Appendicitis	51	1,251	57	1,067	+ 183
Lymphomas	52	1,204	27	10,376	- 9,172
Hepatitis B	53	1,007	59	775	+ 232
Malnutrition	54	862	34	6,695	- 5,834
Prostate Cancer	55	842	15	19,001	- 18,159
Dengue	56	825	76	14	+ 811
Other Neoplasms	57	535	42	4,665	- 4,129
Measles	58	510	81	4	+ 506
Poisonings	59	473	66	317	+ 156
Tetanus	60	344	71	88	+ 256
Upper Respiratory	61	254	67	260	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	62	249	64	356	- 107
Pertussis	63	236	75	30	+ 206
Hepatitis C	64	229	52	1,955	- 1,725
Leishmaniasis	65	229	63	432	- 203
Ascariasis	66	44	78	7	+ 37
Chlamydia	67	24	80	5	+ 18
War	68	22	56	1,090	- 1,068
Otitis Media	69	12	70	94	- 82
Diphtheria	70	5	79	7	- 2
Uterin Cancer	71	0	47	2,780	- 2,780
Anemia	72	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	60	661	- 661
Oral conditions	76	0	73	62	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	78	0	65	330	- 330
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	85	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	74	44	- 44
Schistosomiasis	82	0	62	593	- 593
Chagas disease	83	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	1	- 1
Leprosy	85	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	77	10	- 10
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.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.