EGYPT VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,814	1	173,871	- 90,057
Stroke	2	62,287	3	43,839	+ 18,448
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	47,878	7	20,695	+ 27,184
Violence	4	34,771	20	4,165	+ 30,606
Diabetes Mellitus	5	30,135	8	19,131	+ 11,004
Lung Disease	6	30,016	9	13,393	+ 16,623
Kidney Disease	7	19,054	6	21,087	- 2,033
Road Traffic Accidents	8	17,123	12	10,141	+ 6,983
Lung Cancers	9	16,005	18	5,677	+ 10,328
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	15,529	16	6,975	+ 8,554
Hypertension	11	14,571	5	21,094	- 6,523
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	11,709	24	3,083	+ 8,626
Liver Disease	13	10,830	2	60,122	- 49,292
Breast Cancer	14	10,495	13	9,180	+ 1,315
Prostate Cancer	15	9,606	35	1,282	+ 8,324
Falls	16	9,528	30	2,019	+ 7,509
Stomach Cancer	17	9,096	32	1,844	+ 7,252
Inflammatory/Heart	18	8,851	27	2,489	+ 6,362
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,557	29	2,372	+ 6,185
Suicide	20	7,351	25	3,022	+ 4,329
Other Injuries	21	6,980	21	3,819	+ 3,161
HIV/AIDS	22	6,349	53	397	+ 5,952
Congenital Anomalies	23	6,227	10	12,163	- 5,936
Pancreas Cancer	24	6,066	26	2,906	+ 3,160
Liver Cancer	25	5,821	4	24,512	- 18,691
Oesophagus Cancer	26	5,291	41	951	+ 4,340
Lymphomas	27	5,245	14	7,539	- 2,293
Oral Cancer	28	5,031	45	793	+ 4,238
Cervical Cancer	29	4,808	48	625	+ 4,183
Leukemia	30	4,313	22	3,763	+ 550
Skin Disease	31	3,629	55	219	+ 3,410
Alcohol	32	3,600	60	141	+ 3,459
Low Birth Weight	33	3,479	11	11,391	- 7,913
Malnutrition	34	3,385	46	759	+ 2,626
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,861	23	3,692	- 831
Bladder Cancer	36	2,682	19	5,133	- 2,450
Chagas disease	37	2,551	75	0	+ 2,551
Skin Cancers	38	2,544	39	1,013	+ 1,531
Drownings	39	2,496	37	1,122	+ 1,374
Tuberculosis	40	2,475	51	432	+ 2,043
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,412	28	2,391	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	42	2,358	61	116	+ 2,242
Ovary Cancer	43	2,202	31	1,944	+ 258
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2,153	34	1,339	+ 814
Birth Trauma	45	1,909	17	6,109	- 4,200
Epilepsy	46	1,650	50	451	+ 1,199
Uterin Cancer	47	1,406	52	422	+ 983
Asthma	48	1,312	15	7,104	- 5,792
Drug Use	49	1,247	62	116	+ 1,131
Anemia	50	1,222	82	0	+ 1,222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,109	36	1,248	- 139
Hepatitis C	52	988	63	97	+ 892
Maternal Conditions	53	762	44	795	- 33
Meningitis	54	687	43	827	- 140
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	554	84	0	+ 554
War	56	551	47	714	- 163
Appendicitis	57	540	59	142	+ 397
Fires	58	519	33	1,568	- 1,049
Hepatitis B	59	392	40	988	- 597
Schizophrenia	60	334	80	0	+ 334
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	302	65	26	+ 276
Schistosomiasis	62	300	54	220	+ 80
Leishmaniasis	63	219	66	13	+ 205
Multiple Sclerosis	64	180	56	213	- 33
Osteoarthritis	65	167	85	0	+ 167
Poisonings	66	160	57	195	- 35
Upper Respiratory	67	131	68	5	+ 126
Syphilis	68	113	58	159	- 47
Leprosy	69	87	73	0	+ 87
Otitis Media	70	47	72	0	+ 47
Tetanus	71	44	49	540	- 496
Encephalitis	72	33	38	1,046	- 1,013
Oral conditions	73	31	86	0	+ 31
Malaria	74	22	77	0	+ 22
Pertussis	75	15	42	906	- 891
Dengue	76	7	69	5	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	5	74	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	78	4	67	6	- 2
Diphtheria	79	3	70	3	+ 0
Chlamydia	80	3	71	1	+ 2
Measles	81	2	64	43	- 41
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	1	81	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

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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.