CHINA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,066,853	2	1,771,525	- 704,672
Stroke	2	792,842	1	2,043,210	- 1,250,368
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	609,431	12	183,342	+ 426,089
Violence	4	442,597	47	11,115	+ 431,483
Diabetes Mellitus	5	383,579	14	161,672	+ 221,907
Lung Disease	6	382,068	3	968,607	- 586,538
Kidney Disease	7	242,540	11	192,302	+ 50,238
Road Traffic Accidents	8	217,960	8	250,272	- 32,312
Lung Cancers	9	203,726	4	714,311	- 510,585
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	197,663	6	304,455	- 106,792
Hypertension	11	185,473	7	301,183	- 115,710
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	149,045	9	248,388	- 99,344
Liver Disease	13	137,852	15	145,603	- 7,751
Breast Cancer	14	133,585	19	92,757	+ 40,828
Prostate Cancer	15	122,270	28	51,056	+ 71,214
Falls	16	121,280	16	138,878	- 17,598
Stomach Cancer	17	115,780	5	398,439	- 282,659
Inflammatory/Heart	18	112,665	33	29,954	+ 82,711
Endocrine Disorders	19	108,927	37	25,613	+ 83,314
Suicide	20	93,567	17	116,324	- 22,757
Other Injuries	21	88,847	25	54,087	+ 34,759
HIV/AIDS	22	80,813	34	28,746	+ 52,067
Congenital Anomalies	23	79,260	31	36,613	+ 42,647
Pancreas Cancer	24	77,214	18	111,537	- 34,323
Liver Cancer	25	74,095	13	180,952	- 106,857
Oesophagus Cancer	26	67,347	10	242,891	- 175,544
Lymphomas	27	66,769	23	57,838	+ 8,931
Oral Cancer	28	64,038	24	54,695	+ 9,343
Cervical Cancer	29	61,201	27	51,650	+ 9,552
Leukemia	30	54,898	22	58,145	- 3,247
Skin Disease	31	46,197	52	5,222	+ 40,975
Alcohol	32	45,823	42	19,071	+ 26,752
Low Birth Weight	33	44,278	40	21,631	+ 22,647
Malnutrition	34	43,085	44	12,995	+ 30,091
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	36,419	50	8,719	+ 27,700
Bladder Cancer	36	34,143	29	37,873	- 3,730
Chagas disease	37	32,466	76	0	+ 32,466
Skin Cancers	38	32,378	41	19,669	+ 12,709
Drownings	39	31,771	26	52,807	- 21,036
Tuberculosis	40	31,501	32	34,802	- 3,301
Parkinson's Disease	41	30,698	20	70,699	- 40,001
Other Neoplasms	42	30,018	53	4,374	+ 25,644
Ovary Cancer	43	28,026	35	28,078	- 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	27,401	30	37,723	- 10,322
Birth Trauma	45	24,304	43	17,644	+ 6,660
Epilepsy	46	20,998	46	11,365	+ 9,633
Uterin Cancer	47	17,891	45	11,751	+ 6,139
Asthma	48	16,697	39	23,147	- 6,451
Drug Use	49	15,876	38	24,214	- 8,338
Anemia	50	15,554	83	0	+ 15,554
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	14,111	21	65,350	- 51,240
Hepatitis C	52	12,580	66	86	+ 12,494
Maternal Conditions	53	9,696	54	3,596	+ 6,100
Meningitis	54	8,742	51	5,704	+ 3,039
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	7,056	81	0	+ 7,056
War	56	7,013	61	900	+ 6,113
Appendicitis	57	6,869	60	1,468	+ 5,402
Fires	58	6,613	48	10,498	- 3,886
Hepatitis B	59	4,987	56	2,757	+ 2,230
Schizophrenia	60	4,254	86	0	+ 4,254
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	3,838	49	10,108	- 6,270
Schistosomiasis	62	3,817	65	400	+ 3,417
Leishmaniasis	63	2,782	78	0	+ 2,782
Multiple Sclerosis	64	2,290	59	1,734	+ 556
Osteoarthritis	65	2,126	82	0	+ 2,126
Poisonings	66	2,037	36	25,762	- 23,725
Upper Respiratory	67	1,672	57	2,663	- 990
Syphilis	68	1,434	58	1,824	- 390
Leprosy	69	1,112	72	0	+ 1,112
Otitis Media	70	603	69	15	+ 588
Tetanus	71	564	63	491	+ 73
Encephalitis	72	417	55	2,796	- 2,379
Oral conditions	73	398	80	0	+ 398
Malaria	74	285	75	0	+ 285
Pertussis	75	194	64	484	- 289
Dengue	76	88	70	12	+ 77
Iodine Deficiency	77	66	79	0	+ 66
Ascariasis	78	48	68	34	+ 14
Diphtheria	79	43	71	11	+ 32
Chlamydia	80	35	67	55	- 20
Measles	81	23	62	558	- 535
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	10	84	0	+ 10
Trypanosomiasis	83	5	77	0	+ 5
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 CHINA

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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.