INDIA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,061,643	1	1,520,034	- 458,391
Stroke	2	788,971	3	697,038	+ 91,933
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	606,455	6	392,425	+ 214,030
Violence	4	440,436	27	51,767	+ 388,669
Diabetes Mellitus	5	381,706	7	271,495	+ 110,211
Lung Disease	6	380,203	2	879,732	- 499,530
Kidney Disease	7	241,356	11	222,903	+ 18,453
Road Traffic Accidents	8	216,896	12	212,596	+ 4,300
Lung Cancers	9	202,731	21	88,276	+ 114,456
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	196,697	17	126,593	+ 70,104
Hypertension	11	184,567	19	108,050	+ 76,517
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	148,317	25	77,368	+ 70,949
Liver Disease	13	137,179	8	268,580	- 131,401
Breast Cancer	14	132,933	22	82,821	+ 50,112
Prostate Cancer	15	121,673	38	30,945	+ 90,729
Falls	16	120,688	10	225,755	- 105,068
Stomach Cancer	17	115,214	24	81,058	+ 34,156
Inflammatory/Heart	18	112,114	49	12,651	+ 99,464
Endocrine Disorders	19	108,395	47	15,264	+ 93,130
Suicide	20	93,110	14	173,347	- 80,238
Other Injuries	21	88,413	15	149,570	- 61,157
HIV/AIDS	22	80,418	31	44,406	+ 36,012
Congenital Anomalies	23	78,873	23	82,769	- 3,896
Pancreas Cancer	24	76,837	37	32,812	+ 44,025
Liver Cancer	25	73,734	39	30,369	+ 43,365
Oesophagus Cancer	26	67,018	34	38,898	+ 28,120
Lymphomas	27	66,443	33	40,159	+ 26,284
Oral Cancer	28	63,725	16	134,187	- 70,461
Cervical Cancer	29	60,903	30	45,319	+ 15,583
Leukemia	30	54,630	35	33,383	+ 21,247
Skin Disease	31	45,972	45	17,857	+ 28,114
Alcohol	32	45,599	43	23,097	+ 22,502
Low Birth Weight	33	44,062	9	238,739	- 194,677
Malnutrition	34	42,875	55	8,626	+ 34,248
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	36,241	4	670,315	- 634,074
Bladder Cancer	36	33,977	48	14,081	+ 19,896
Chagas disease	37	32,307	77	0	+ 32,307
Skin Cancers	38	32,220	60	5,054	+ 27,166
Drownings	39	31,615	28	48,774	- 17,159
Tuberculosis	40	31,347	5	435,882	- 404,535
Parkinson's Disease	41	30,548	32	43,398	- 12,850
Other Neoplasms	42	29,872	62	2,968	+ 26,903
Ovary Cancer	43	27,889	44	21,947	+ 5,942
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	27,267	26	68,108	- 40,841
Birth Trauma	45	24,186	20	102,819	- 78,633
Epilepsy	46	20,895	40	30,307	- 9,412
Uterin Cancer	47	17,803	59	6,841	+ 10,963
Asthma	48	16,615	13	196,051	- 179,436
Drug Use	49	15,798	52	11,747	+ 4,051
Anemia	50	15,478	81	0	+ 15,478
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	14,042	18	126,079	- 112,037
Hepatitis C	52	12,518	65	1,364	+ 11,154
Maternal Conditions	53	9,649	41	25,917	- 16,269
Meningitis	54	8,700	36	33,337	- 24,637
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	7,022	86	0	+ 7,022
War	56	6,979	67	890	+ 6,089
Appendicitis	57	6,836	53	11,245	- 4,410
Fires	58	6,580	42	23,265	- 16,685
Hepatitis B	59	4,963	56	8,184	- 3,221
Schizophrenia	60	4,233	83	0	+ 4,233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	3,819	50	11,931	- 8,111
Schistosomiasis	62	3,798	76	0	+ 3,798
Leishmaniasis	63	2,768	66	973	+ 1,794
Multiple Sclerosis	64	2,279	63	2,328	- 50
Osteoarthritis	65	2,116	85	0	+ 2,116
Poisonings	66	2,027	61	3,540	- 1,513
Upper Respiratory	67	1,664	68	584	+ 1,081
Syphilis	68	1,427	64	2,007	- 580
Leprosy	69	1,106	73	0	+ 1,106
Otitis Media	70	600	71	68	+ 532
Tetanus	71	562	58	7,093	- 6,531
Encephalitis	72	415	29	48,080	- 47,665
Oral conditions	73	396	84	0	+ 396
Malaria	74	283	57	7,705	- 7,422
Pertussis	75	193	54	10,094	- 9,900
Dengue	76	88	46	17,546	- 17,458
Iodine Deficiency	77	66	79	0	+ 66
Ascariasis	78	47	70	126	- 79
Diphtheria	79	43	72	65	- 22
Chlamydia	80	35	69	379	- 344
Measles	81	23	51	11,923	- 11,900
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	10	80	0	+ 10
Trypanosomiasis	83	5	78	0	+ 5
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.