AFGHANISTAN VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,228	1	40,195	- 9,967
Stroke	2	22,464	3	19,060	+ 3,404
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,267	4	14,649	+ 2,618
Violence	4	12,540	19	3,217	+ 9,324
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,868	12	5,750	+ 5,119
Lung Disease	6	10,825	15	4,650	+ 6,175
Kidney Disease	7	6,872	10	6,590	+ 282
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,176	11	6,033	+ 142
Lung Cancers	9	5,772	32	1,076	+ 4,696
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,600	23	1,765	+ 3,836
Hypertension	11	5,255	8	7,995	- 2,740
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,223	39	741	+ 3,482
Liver Disease	13	3,906	16	4,600	- 694
Breast Cancer	14	3,785	22	1,822	+ 1,963
Prostate Cancer	15	3,464	55	258	+ 3,206
Falls	16	3,436	37	905	+ 2,531
Stomach Cancer	17	3,280	26	1,501	+ 1,780
Inflammatory/Heart	18	3,192	45	527	+ 2,665
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,086	28	1,364	+ 1,722
Suicide	20	2,651	24	1,573	+ 1,078
Other Injuries	21	2,517	18	3,241	- 724
HIV/AIDS	22	2,290	46	464	+ 1,826
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,246	14	5,001	- 2,755
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,188	56	229	+ 1,958
Liver Cancer	25	2,099	40	657	+ 1,442
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,908	29	1,314	+ 594
Lymphomas	27	1,892	36	946	+ 946
Oral Cancer	28	1,814	27	1,467	+ 347
Cervical Cancer	29	1,734	44	541	+ 1,193
Leukemia	30	1,555	42	610	+ 945
Skin Disease	31	1,309	61	94	+ 1,215
Alcohol	32	1,298	58	150	+ 1,148
Low Birth Weight	33	1,255	5	12,631	- 11,376
Malnutrition	34	1,221	43	589	+ 631
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,032	13	5,555	- 4,523
Bladder Cancer	36	967	54	272	+ 695
Chagas disease	37	920	77	0	+ 920
Skin Cancers	38	917	59	145	+ 773
Drownings	39	900	34	996	- 96
Tuberculosis	40	893	7	9,839	- 8,947
Parkinson's Disease	41	870	41	628	+ 242
Other Neoplasms	42	851	63	29	+ 822
Ovary Cancer	43	794	48	369	+ 425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	776	25	1,505	- 729
Birth Trauma	45	689	6	10,723	- 10,034
Epilepsy	46	595	35	993	- 398
Uterin Cancer	47	507	53	289	+ 218
Asthma	48	473	17	3,403	- 2,930
Drug Use	49	450	51	328	+ 122
Anemia	50	441	83	0	+ 441
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	400	33	1,041	- 641
Hepatitis C	52	356	64	28	+ 329
Maternal Conditions	53	275	9	7,807	- 7,532
Meningitis	54	248	20	2,626	- 2,378
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	200	85	0	+ 200
War	56	199	2	25,620	- 25,421
Appendicitis	57	195	52	298	- 104
Fires	58	187	50	348	- 161
Hepatitis B	59	141	38	863	- 722
Schizophrenia	60	121	81	0	+ 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	109	65	25	+ 83
Schistosomiasis	62	108	79	0	+ 108
Leishmaniasis	63	79	70	1	+ 77
Multiple Sclerosis	64	65	62	84	- 19
Osteoarthritis	65	60	84	0	+ 60
Poisonings	66	58	47	384	- 326
Upper Respiratory	67	47	68	9	+ 38
Syphilis	68	41	60	94	- 54
Leprosy	69	31	75	0	+ 31
Otitis Media	70	17	71	1	+ 17
Tetanus	71	16	30	1,254	- 1,238
Encephalitis	72	12	31	1,190	- 1,178
Oral conditions	73	11	86	0	+ 11
Malaria	74	8	57	185	- 177
Pertussis	75	6	21	2,107	- 2,102
Dengue	76	3	72	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	76	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	78	1	66	17	- 16
Diphtheria	79	1	67	16	- 15
Chlamydia	80	1	69	1	- 0
Measles	81	1	49	350	- 350
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Brazil

Afghanistan

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.