BELGIUM VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,024	1	15,281	- 6,257
Stroke	2	6,706	3	7,408	- 701
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,155	6	5,677	- 522
Violence	4	3,744	44	149	+ 3,594
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,245	20	1,269	+ 1,975
Lung Disease	6	3,232	5	6,438	- 3,206
Kidney Disease	7	2,052	8	2,952	- 900
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,844	29	666	+ 1,178
Lung Cancers	9	1,723	4	6,777	- 5,054
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,672	2	9,416	- 7,744
Hypertension	11	1,569	27	740	+ 829
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,261	7	3,329	- 2,068
Liver Disease	13	1,166	17	1,433	- 267
Breast Cancer	14	1,130	9	2,587	- 1,457
Prostate Cancer	15	1,034	13	1,824	- 790
Falls	16	1,026	15	1,756	- 730
Stomach Cancer	17	979	26	863	+ 116
Inflammatory/Heart	18	953	23	1,060	- 108
Endocrine Disorders	19	921	18	1,432	- 510
Suicide	20	791	10	2,111	- 1,320
Other Injuries	21	752	11	2,006	- 1,255
HIV/AIDS	22	684	57	36	+ 647
Congenital Anomalies	23	670	40	282	+ 389
Pancreas Cancer	24	653	14	1,809	- 1,156
Liver Cancer	25	627	24	976	- 349
Oesophagus Cancer	26	570	25	898	- 329
Lymphomas	27	565	16	1,552	- 988
Oral Cancer	28	542	28	675	- 133
Cervical Cancer	29	518	41	243	+ 275
Leukemia	30	464	21	1,199	- 735
Skin Disease	31	391	35	380	+ 11
Alcohol	32	388	32	500	- 112
Low Birth Weight	33	375	50	70	+ 305
Malnutrition	34	364	38	291	+ 74
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	308	33	418	- 110
Bladder Cancer	36	289	22	1,078	- 790
Chagas disease	37	275	77	0	+ 275
Skin Cancers	38	274	31	522	- 248
Drownings	39	269	47	79	+ 190
Tuberculosis	40	266	54	46	+ 221
Parkinson's Disease	41	260	19	1,378	- 1,118
Other Neoplasms	42	254	12	1,828	- 1,574
Ovary Cancer	43	237	30	653	- 415
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	232	42	213	+ 19
Birth Trauma	45	206	53	47	+ 159
Epilepsy	46	178	36	348	- 170
Uterin Cancer	47	151	34	384	- 233
Asthma	48	141	46	128	+ 14
Drug Use	49	134	39	287	- 153
Anemia	50	132	43	199	- 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	119	37	293	- 173
Hepatitis C	52	106	52	53	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	53	82	64	6	+ 76
Meningitis	54	74	58	28	+ 45
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	60	60	20	+ 40
War	56	59	67	1	+ 58
Appendicitis	57	58	62	17	+ 41
Fires	58	56	48	75	- 19
Hepatitis B	59	42	63	17	+ 26
Schizophrenia	60	36	56	40	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	32	49	73	- 40
Schistosomiasis	62	32	76	0	+ 32
Leishmaniasis	63	24	73	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	64	19	45	147	- 128
Osteoarthritis	65	18	51	59	- 41
Poisonings	66	17	55	41	- 24
Upper Respiratory	67	14	59	22	- 8
Syphilis	68	12	70	0	+ 12
Leprosy	69	9	72	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	70	5	65	2	+ 3
Tetanus	71	5	78	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	72	4	66	1	+ 2
Oral conditions	73	3	61	19	- 16
Malaria	74	2	75	0	+ 2
Pertussis	75	2	68	1	+ 1
Dengue	76	1	83	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	78	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	81	0	79	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Brazil

Belgium

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.