ITALY VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,931	1	97,116	- 51,185
Stroke	2	34,134	2	62,633	- 28,499
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	26,238	9	16,339	+ 9,899
Violence	4	19,055	50	409	+ 18,647
Diabetes Mellitus	5	16,514	8	19,836	- 3,322
Lung Disease	6	16,449	5	32,382	- 15,933
Kidney Disease	7	10,442	11	12,726	- 2,284
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,384	30	3,221	+ 6,163
Lung Cancers	9	8,771	4	34,152	- 25,381
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	8,510	3	41,445	- 32,935
Hypertension	11	7,985	6	29,931	- 21,946
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	6,417	7	21,254	- 14,837
Liver Disease	13	5,935	23	5,559	+ 376
Breast Cancer	14	5,751	10	13,868	- 8,117
Prostate Cancer	15	5,264	20	8,409	- 3,145
Falls	16	5,221	25	4,222	+ 999
Stomach Cancer	17	4,985	14	10,252	- 5,268
Inflammatory/Heart	18	4,851	24	5,531	- 680
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,690	18	8,431	- 3,741
Suicide	20	4,028	26	4,042	- 14
Other Injuries	21	3,825	12	12,112	- 8,287
HIV/AIDS	22	3,479	46	520	+ 2,959
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,412	37	1,443	+ 1,969
Pancreas Cancer	24	3,324	13	12,095	- 8,770
Liver Cancer	25	3,190	17	9,620	- 6,430
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,899	34	2,045	+ 854
Lymphomas	27	2,875	16	9,670	- 6,796
Oral Cancer	28	2,757	27	3,343	- 586
Cervical Cancer	29	2,635	40	1,154	+ 1,481
Leukemia	30	2,364	21	6,728	- 4,365
Skin Disease	31	1,989	38	1,440	+ 549
Alcohol	32	1,973	55	277	+ 1,696
Low Birth Weight	33	1,906	51	357	+ 1,549
Malnutrition	34	1,855	41	775	+ 1,079
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,568	36	1,622	- 54
Bladder Cancer	36	1,470	22	6,711	- 5,241
Chagas disease	37	1,398	72	1	+ 1,397
Skin Cancers	38	1,394	29	3,239	- 1,845
Drownings	39	1,368	52	344	+ 1,024
Tuberculosis	40	1,356	53	336	+ 1,020
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,322	19	8,428	- 7,106
Other Neoplasms	42	1,292	15	9,984	- 8,692
Ovary Cancer	43	1,207	28	3,282	- 2,075
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,180	43	690	+ 490
Birth Trauma	45	1,046	59	140	+ 906
Epilepsy	46	904	39	1,337	- 433
Uterin Cancer	47	770	33	2,198	- 1,428
Asthma	48	719	47	494	+ 225
Drug Use	49	683	45	654	+ 29
Anemia	50	670	35	1,672	- 1,003
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	608	32	2,216	- 1,608
Hepatitis C	52	542	31	2,451	- 1,909
Maternal Conditions	53	417	67	6	+ 411
Meningitis	54	376	60	128	+ 249
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	304	57	241	+ 63
War	56	302	66	6	+ 296
Appendicitis	57	296	61	49	+ 247
Fires	58	285	56	271	+ 14
Hepatitis B	59	215	54	334	- 119
Schizophrenia	60	183	49	424	- 241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	165	42	701	- 536
Schistosomiasis	62	164	78	0	+ 164
Leishmaniasis	63	120	70	3	+ 117
Multiple Sclerosis	64	99	44	677	- 578
Osteoarthritis	65	92	48	481	- 390
Poisonings	66	88	58	154	- 66
Upper Respiratory	67	72	64	20	+ 52
Syphilis	68	62	69	4	+ 57
Leprosy	69	48	74	0	+ 47
Otitis Media	70	26	65	16	+ 10
Tetanus	71	24	63	22	+ 3
Encephalitis	72	18	68	5	+ 13
Oral conditions	73	17	62	47	- 30
Malaria	74	12	79	0	+ 12
Pertussis	75	8	73	1	+ 8
Dengue	76	4	81	0	+ 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	3	75	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	78	2	80	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	79	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	80	2	84	0	+ 2
Measles	81	1	71	1	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.