FINLAND VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,239	2	9,831	- 5,592
Stroke	2	3,150	3	4,115	- 965
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,421	21	436	+ 1,985
Violence	4	1,759	43	64	+ 1,694
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,524	22	418	+ 1,106
Lung Disease	6	1,518	8	1,289	+ 229
Kidney Disease	7	964	26	342	+ 622
Road Traffic Accidents	8	866	33	215	+ 651
Lung Cancers	9	809	4	2,312	- 1,503
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	785	1	11,120	- 10,335
Hypertension	11	737	5	2,030	- 1,293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	592	6	1,433	- 841
Liver Disease	13	548	10	1,068	- 520
Breast Cancer	14	531	12	948	- 417
Prostate Cancer	15	486	11	970	- 484
Falls	16	482	7	1,325	- 843
Stomach Cancer	17	460	19	447	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	18	448	17	518	- 70
Endocrine Disorders	19	433	31	257	+ 176
Suicide	20	372	15	846	- 474
Other Injuries	21	353	20	437	- 84
HIV/AIDS	22	321	59	6	+ 316
Congenital Anomalies	23	315	35	192	+ 123
Pancreas Cancer	24	307	9	1,247	- 940
Liver Cancer	25	294	16	545	- 251
Oesophagus Cancer	26	268	27	320	- 52
Lymphomas	27	265	14	851	- 586
Oral Cancer	28	254	34	207	+ 47
Cervical Cancer	29	243	44	62	+ 181
Leukemia	30	218	24	371	- 153
Skin Disease	31	184	47	27	+ 156
Alcohol	32	182	18	464	- 282
Low Birth Weight	33	176	48	26	+ 150
Malnutrition	34	171	57	7	+ 165
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	145	52	15	+ 129
Bladder Cancer	36	136	28	308	- 173
Chagas disease	37	129	76	0	+ 129
Skin Cancers	38	129	29	297	- 168
Drownings	39	126	37	106	+ 20
Tuberculosis	40	125	46	32	+ 93
Parkinson's Disease	41	122	13	853	- 731
Other Neoplasms	42	119	23	377	- 258
Ovary Cancer	43	111	25	344	- 233
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	109	36	151	- 43
Birth Trauma	45	97	56	8	+ 89
Epilepsy	46	83	38	104	- 21
Uterin Cancer	47	71	32	225	- 154
Asthma	48	66	40	85	- 18
Drug Use	49	63	30	269	- 206
Anemia	50	62	58	6	+ 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	56	50	19	+ 37
Hepatitis C	52	50	60	5	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	53	39	64	2	+ 37
Meningitis	54	35	55	9	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	28	53	11	+ 17
War	56	28	65	1	+ 27
Appendicitis	57	27	54	10	+ 18
Fires	58	26	45	62	- 35
Hepatitis B	59	20	63	2	+ 18
Schizophrenia	60	17	39	93	- 76
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	15	41	83	- 68
Schistosomiasis	62	15	77	0	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	63	11	75	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	64	9	42	80	- 71
Osteoarthritis	65	8	51	17	- 8
Poisonings	66	8	49	25	- 17
Upper Respiratory	67	7	62	2	+ 5
Syphilis	68	6	67	0	+ 5
Leprosy	69	4	83	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	2	68	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	2	70	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	72	2	66	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	73	2	61	4	- 2
Malaria	74	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	75	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	+ 0
Measles	81	0	72	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Brazil

Finland

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.