CANADA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,228	1	40,063	- 10,835
Stroke	2	21,721	5	14,159	+ 7,562
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,696	7	7,431	+ 9,265
Violence	4	12,126	40	605	+ 11,521
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,509	9	5,718	+ 4,791
Lung Disease	6	10,467	4	14,212	- 3,745
Kidney Disease	7	6,645	14	4,578	+ 2,067
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,971	28	1,998	+ 3,974
Lung Cancers	9	5,581	3	20,937	- 15,355
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,415	2	30,970	- 25,554
Hypertension	11	5,081	22	2,563	+ 2,519
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,083	6	9,651	- 5,567
Liver Disease	13	3,777	17	3,624	+ 153
Breast Cancer	14	3,660	8	5,910	- 2,250
Prostate Cancer	15	3,350	13	4,711	- 1,361
Falls	16	3,323	12	4,829	- 1,506
Stomach Cancer	17	3,172	26	2,177	+ 995
Inflammatory/Heart	18	3,087	27	2,060	+ 1,027
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,984	19	3,233	- 248
Suicide	20	2,563	15	4,417	- 1,853
Other Injuries	21	2,434	24	2,392	+ 42
HIV/AIDS	22	2,214	53	163	+ 2,051
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,171	35	1,081	+ 1,090
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,115	11	5,057	- 2,942
Liver Cancer	25	2,030	20	3,113	- 1,083
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,845	25	2,230	- 385
Lymphomas	27	1,829	10	5,146	- 3,317
Oral Cancer	28	1,754	32	1,592	+ 162
Cervical Cancer	29	1,677	41	578	+ 1,099
Leukemia	30	1,504	21	3,098	- 1,594
Skin Disease	31	1,266	38	679	+ 587
Alcohol	32	1,255	33	1,491	- 236
Low Birth Weight	33	1,213	42	553	+ 660
Malnutrition	34	1,180	51	192	+ 988
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	998	36	840	+ 157
Bladder Cancer	36	935	23	2,521	- 1,585
Chagas disease	37	889	70	1	+ 889
Skin Cancers	38	887	30	1,756	- 869
Drownings	39	870	48	283	+ 587
Tuberculosis	40	863	58	97	+ 766
Parkinson's Disease	41	841	18	3,359	- 2,518
Other Neoplasms	42	822	31	1,679	- 856
Ovary Cancer	43	768	29	1,902	- 1,134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	751	43	442	+ 309
Birth Trauma	45	666	50	193	+ 473
Epilepsy	46	575	44	384	+ 191
Uterin Cancer	47	490	34	1,183	- 693
Asthma	48	457	49	262	+ 195
Drug Use	49	435	16	3,686	- 3,251
Anemia	50	426	46	343	+ 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	387	39	636	- 249
Hepatitis C	52	345	45	363	- 18
Maternal Conditions	53	266	64	45	+ 221
Meningitis	54	240	59	68	+ 171
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	193	54	143	+ 51
War	56	192	65	21	+ 171
Appendicitis	57	188	62	49	+ 139
Fires	58	181	52	192	- 11
Hepatitis B	59	137	60	66	+ 71
Schizophrenia	60	117	57	118	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	105	47	322	- 217
Schistosomiasis	62	105	78	0	+ 105
Leishmaniasis	63	76	77	0	+ 76
Multiple Sclerosis	64	63	37	692	- 629
Osteoarthritis	65	58	55	139	- 80
Poisonings	66	56	56	121	- 66
Upper Respiratory	67	46	63	47	- 1
Syphilis	68	39	67	5	+ 34
Leprosy	69	30	79	0	+ 30
Otitis Media	70	17	66	8	+ 9
Tetanus	71	15	71	0	+ 15
Encephalitis	72	11	68	3	+ 8
Oral conditions	73	11	61	51	- 40
Malaria	74	8	76	0	+ 8
Pertussis	75	5	69	1	+ 5
Dengue	76	2	72	0	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	84	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	78	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	79	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	80	1	83	0	+ 1
Measles	81	1	74	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.