JAPAN VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,821	1	163,905	- 71,084
Stroke	2	68,981	2	121,823	- 52,842
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	53,023	3	107,899	- 54,875
Violence	4	38,508	53	266	+ 38,242
Diabetes Mellitus	5	33,373	29	5,433	+ 27,940
Lung Disease	6	33,242	5	78,169	- 44,928
Kidney Disease	7	21,102	9	44,779	- 23,677
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,963	31	4,566	+ 14,398
Lung Cancers	9	17,725	4	79,688	- 61,963
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	17,198	7	56,937	- 39,740
Hypertension	11	16,137	28	6,673	+ 9,464
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	12,968	6	57,340	- 44,373
Liver Disease	13	11,994	17	14,195	- 2,202
Breast Cancer	14	11,622	15	15,805	- 4,182
Prostate Cancer	15	10,638	19	13,515	- 2,877
Falls	16	10,552	23	9,736	+ 816
Stomach Cancer	17	10,073	8	50,433	- 40,360
Inflammatory/Heart	18	9,802	27	8,232	+ 1,570
Endocrine Disorders	19	9,477	21	11,486	- 2,009
Suicide	20	8,141	13	19,466	- 11,325
Other Injuries	21	7,730	12	22,068	- 14,338
HIV/AIDS	22	7,031	63	48	+ 6,983
Congenital Anomalies	23	6,896	40	2,473	+ 4,423
Pancreas Cancer	24	6,718	10	37,027	- 30,309
Liver Cancer	25	6,447	11	29,384	- 22,938
Oesophagus Cancer	26	5,859	20	12,316	- 6,456
Lymphomas	27	5,809	14	19,273	- 13,464
Oral Cancer	28	5,572	26	8,333	- 2,762
Cervical Cancer	29	5,325	32	3,799	+ 1,526
Leukemia	30	4,776	24	9,607	- 4,830
Skin Disease	31	4,019	36	2,806	+ 1,213
Alcohol	32	3,987	51	576	+ 3,411
Low Birth Weight	33	3,852	55	202	+ 3,650
Malnutrition	34	3,749	43	1,910	+ 1,839
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	3,169	37	2,731	+ 438
Bladder Cancer	36	2,971	22	9,936	- 6,966
Chagas disease	37	2,825	78	0	+ 2,825
Skin Cancers	38	2,817	44	1,843	+ 974
Drownings	39	2,764	25	8,409	- 5,645
Tuberculosis	40	2,741	34	3,459	- 718
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,671	18	14,007	- 11,337
Other Neoplasms	42	2,612	16	15,120	- 12,508
Ovary Cancer	43	2,438	30	5,061	- 2,623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2,384	35	2,922	- 538
Birth Trauma	45	2,115	61	104	+ 2,010
Epilepsy	46	1,827	45	1,558	+ 268
Uterin Cancer	47	1,557	33	3,461	- 1,904
Asthma	48	1,453	42	1,922	- 470
Drug Use	49	1,381	50	732	+ 649
Anemia	50	1,353	49	875	+ 478
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,228	39	2,555	- 1,327
Hepatitis C	52	1,094	41	2,220	- 1,125
Maternal Conditions	53	844	64	39	+ 805
Meningitis	54	761	52	308	+ 453
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	614	56	172	+ 442
War	56	610	66	15	+ 596
Appendicitis	57	598	58	126	+ 472
Fires	58	575	48	1,007	- 432
Hepatitis B	59	434	46	1,423	- 989
Schizophrenia	60	370	47	1,052	- 682
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	334	38	2,618	- 2,284
Schistosomiasis	62	332	72	0	+ 332
Leishmaniasis	63	242	77	0	+ 242
Multiple Sclerosis	64	199	59	108	+ 91
Osteoarthritis	65	185	62	86	+ 99
Poisonings	66	177	54	255	- 77
Upper Respiratory	67	146	57	159	- 14
Syphilis	68	125	65	16	+ 109
Leprosy	69	97	73	0	+ 96
Otitis Media	70	52	68	8	+ 45
Tetanus	71	49	67	9	+ 40
Encephalitis	72	36	69	5	+ 32
Oral conditions	73	35	60	106	- 71
Malaria	74	25	79	0	+ 25
Pertussis	75	17	71	1	+ 15
Dengue	76	8	83	0	+ 8
Iodine Deficiency	77	6	70	2	+ 4
Ascariasis	78	4	82	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	79	4	74	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	80	3	80	0	+ 3
Measles	81	2	75	0	+ 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	1	86	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.