AUSTRALIA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,168	1	21,548	- 1,381
Stroke	2	14,988	3	10,331	+ 4,657
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,521	8	4,446	+ 7,074
Violence	4	8,367	44	243	+ 8,123
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,251	7	4,471	+ 2,780
Lung Disease	6	7,223	5	8,487	- 1,265
Kidney Disease	7	4,585	12	3,139	+ 1,446
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,120	29	1,245	+ 2,875
Lung Cancers	9	3,851	4	8,769	- 4,917
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,737	2	15,588	- 11,852
Hypertension	11	3,506	23	1,631	+ 1,875
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,818	6	6,209	- 3,391
Liver Disease	13	2,606	26	1,421	+ 1,184
Breast Cancer	14	2,525	10	3,405	- 880
Prostate Cancer	15	2,311	9	3,766	- 1,455
Falls	16	2,293	14	3,116	- 823
Stomach Cancer	17	2,189	27	1,288	+ 901
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,130	24	1,571	+ 559
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,059	16	2,328	- 269
Suicide	20	1,769	11	3,150	- 1,381
Other Injuries	21	1,680	22	1,642	+ 37
HIV/AIDS	22	1,528	57	50	+ 1,478
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,498	33	711	+ 788
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,460	13	3,118	- 1,658
Liver Cancer	25	1,401	20	2,036	- 635
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,273	25	1,494	- 220
Lymphomas	27	1,262	15	3,039	- 1,776
Oral Cancer	28	1,211	32	972	+ 238
Cervical Cancer	29	1,157	39	342	+ 815
Leukemia	30	1,038	18	2,126	- 1,088
Skin Disease	31	873	34	594	+ 279
Alcohol	32	866	37	380	+ 486
Low Birth Weight	33	837	43	248	+ 589
Malnutrition	34	814	51	117	+ 698
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	688	40	296	+ 393
Bladder Cancer	36	645	30	1,187	- 542
Chagas disease	37	614	80	0	+ 614
Skin Cancers	38	612	17	2,319	- 1,706
Drownings	39	601	47	177	+ 423
Tuberculosis	40	595	56	53	+ 543
Parkinson's Disease	41	580	19	2,036	- 1,456
Other Neoplasms	42	567	28	1,252	- 685
Ovary Cancer	43	530	31	1,003	- 473
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	518	42	276	+ 242
Birth Trauma	45	459	50	140	+ 319
Epilepsy	46	397	41	285	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	47	338	35	524	- 186
Asthma	48	316	36	455	- 140
Drug Use	49	300	21	1,783	- 1,483
Anemia	50	294	49	157	+ 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	267	38	379	- 112
Hepatitis C	52	238	48	173	+ 65
Maternal Conditions	53	183	63	20	+ 163
Meningitis	54	165	60	37	+ 128
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	133	53	71	+ 62
War	56	133	65	8	+ 125
Appendicitis	57	130	62	26	+ 103
Fires	58	125	55	55	+ 70
Hepatitis B	59	94	58	41	+ 53
Schizophrenia	60	80	54	64	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	73	45	229	- 156
Schistosomiasis	62	72	79	0	+ 72
Leishmaniasis	63	53	81	0	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	64	43	46	188	- 144
Osteoarthritis	65	40	52	114	- 74
Poisonings	66	39	61	35	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	67	32	64	17	+ 15
Syphilis	68	27	67	3	+ 24
Leprosy	69	21	76	0	+ 21
Otitis Media	70	11	66	6	+ 5
Tetanus	71	11	70	1	+ 9
Encephalitis	72	8	68	3	+ 5
Oral conditions	73	8	59	40	- 32
Malaria	74	5	82	0	+ 5
Pertussis	75	4	69	1	+ 2
Dengue	76	2	72	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	78	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	79	1	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	80	1	77	0	+ 1
Measles	81	0	78	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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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.