ETHIOPIA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	89,316	4	36,530	+ 52,787
Stroke	2	66,376	3	39,362	+ 27,015
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	51,021	1	59,931	- 8,909
Violence	4	37,054	22	8,076	+ 28,978
Diabetes Mellitus	5	32,113	10	16,258	+ 15,855
Lung Disease	6	31,987	15	11,870	+ 20,116
Kidney Disease	7	20,305	13	12,103	+ 8,202
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,247	5	31,564	- 13,317
Lung Cancers	9	17,056	38	2,202	+ 14,854
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	16,548	21	8,258	+ 8,291
Hypertension	11	15,528	12	13,470	+ 2,058
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	12,478	31	3,755	+ 8,723
Liver Disease	13	11,541	8	27,270	- 15,729
Breast Cancer	14	11,184	20	8,485	+ 2,698
Prostate Cancer	15	10,236	50	1,244	+ 8,992
Falls	16	10,153	28	4,510	+ 5,643
Stomach Cancer	17	9,693	47	1,519	+ 8,174
Inflammatory/Heart	18	9,432	39	2,168	+ 7,264
Endocrine Disorders	19	9,119	45	1,623	+ 7,496
Suicide	20	7,833	25	6,030	+ 1,803
Other Injuries	21	7,438	16	11,735	- 4,296
HIV/AIDS	22	6,766	17	11,471	- 4,706
Congenital Anomalies	23	6,636	11	15,638	- 9,002
Pancreas Cancer	24	6,464	61	488	+ 5,977
Liver Cancer	25	6,203	42	1,730	+ 4,473
Oesophagus Cancer	26	5,638	40	1,839	+ 3,800
Lymphomas	27	5,590	33	3,590	+ 2,000
Oral Cancer	28	5,361	48	1,477	+ 3,885
Cervical Cancer	29	5,124	27	5,019	+ 105
Leukemia	30	4,596	30	4,222	+ 374
Skin Disease	31	3,868	53	904	+ 2,964
Alcohol	32	3,836	55	750	+ 3,087
Low Birth Weight	33	3,707	7	28,020	- 24,314
Malnutrition	34	3,607	19	8,643	- 5,036
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	3,049	2	44,361	- 41,312
Bladder Cancer	36	2,858	51	1,080	+ 1,779
Chagas disease	37	2,718	78	0	+ 2,718
Skin Cancers	38	2,711	52	1,006	+ 1,704
Drownings	39	2,660	35	3,133	- 473
Tuberculosis	40	2,637	9	21,455	- 18,818
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,570	46	1,578	+ 992
Other Neoplasms	42	2,513	66	148	+ 2,365
Ovary Cancer	43	2,346	36	2,424	- 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2,294	41	1,758	+ 536
Birth Trauma	45	2,035	6	31,107	- 29,072
Epilepsy	46	1,758	44	1,625	+ 133
Uterin Cancer	47	1,498	62	421	+ 1,077
Asthma	48	1,398	29	4,484	- 3,086
Drug Use	49	1,329	60	513	+ 816
Anemia	50	1,302	83	0	+ 1,302
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,181	49	1,339	- 158
Hepatitis C	52	1,053	69	115	+ 939
Maternal Conditions	53	812	18	8,887	- 8,075
Meningitis	54	732	14	12,019	- 11,287
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	591	81	0	+ 591
War	56	587	64	281	+ 307
Appendicitis	57	575	58	677	- 102
Fires	58	554	34	3,255	- 2,701
Hepatitis B	59	418	56	742	- 324
Schizophrenia	60	356	86	0	+ 356
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	321	65	221	+ 101
Schistosomiasis	62	320	54	839	- 520
Leishmaniasis	63	233	59	579	- 346
Multiple Sclerosis	64	192	70	61	+ 131
Osteoarthritis	65	178	80	0	+ 178
Poisonings	66	171	32	3,668	- 3,498
Upper Respiratory	67	140	57	709	- 569
Syphilis	68	120	43	1,699	- 1,579
Leprosy	69	93	79	0	+ 93
Otitis Media	70	51	71	39	+ 12
Tetanus	71	47	37	2,203	- 2,155
Encephalitis	72	35	63	386	- 351
Oral conditions	73	33	82	0	+ 33
Malaria	74	24	26	5,626	- 5,602
Pertussis	75	16	23	6,896	- 6,880
Dengue	76	7	73	20	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	77	6	76	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	78	4	68	130	- 126
Diphtheria	79	4	67	146	- 142
Chlamydia	80	3	72	21	- 18
Measles	81	2	24	6,324	- 6,322
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	1	84	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.