LIBERIA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,096	7	1,885	+ 2,212
Stroke	2	3,044	11	1,578	+ 1,466
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,340	2	2,693	- 353
Violence	4	1,699	18	477	+ 1,223
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,473	15	650	+ 823
Lung Disease	6	1,467	26	294	+ 1,173
Kidney Disease	7	931	16	609	+ 323
Road Traffic Accidents	8	837	5	1,920	- 1,083
Lung Cancers	9	782	44	66	+ 716
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	759	29	235	+ 524
Hypertension	11	712	23	371	+ 342
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	572	40	90	+ 483
Liver Disease	13	529	13	858	- 329
Breast Cancer	14	513	27	246	+ 267
Prostate Cancer	15	469	25	297	+ 172
Falls	16	466	33	155	+ 310
Stomach Cancer	17	445	37	122	+ 323
Inflammatory/Heart	18	433	38	115	+ 317
Endocrine Disorders	19	418	28	245	+ 173
Suicide	20	359	30	220	+ 140
Other Injuries	21	341	22	380	- 39
HIV/AIDS	22	310	6	1,919	- 1,609
Congenital Anomalies	23	304	14	833	- 529
Pancreas Cancer	24	296	53	38	+ 259
Liver Cancer	25	285	20	439	- 155
Oesophagus Cancer	26	259	60	16	+ 243
Lymphomas	27	256	39	93	+ 163
Oral Cancer	28	246	48	50	+ 196
Cervical Cancer	29	235	19	474	- 239
Leukemia	30	211	58	23	+ 188
Skin Disease	31	177	51	41	+ 136
Alcohol	32	176	57	25	+ 151
Low Birth Weight	33	170	8	1,652	- 1,482
Malnutrition	34	165	24	353	- 188
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	140	10	1,592	- 1,452
Bladder Cancer	36	131	59	19	+ 112
Chagas disease	37	125	78	0	+ 125
Skin Cancers	38	124	46	51	+ 73
Drownings	39	122	35	127	- 5
Tuberculosis	40	121	1	2,766	- 2,645
Parkinson's Disease	41	118	43	72	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	42	115	62	6	+ 110
Ovary Cancer	43	108	47	50	+ 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	105	36	126	- 21
Birth Trauma	45	93	9	1,601	- 1,508
Epilepsy	46	81	42	81	- 0
Uterin Cancer	47	69	55	28	+ 40
Asthma	48	64	31	200	- 135
Drug Use	49	61	50	42	+ 19
Anemia	50	60	83	0	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	54	49	50	+ 4
Hepatitis C	52	48	65	4	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	53	37	12	870	- 832
Meningitis	54	34	17	552	- 518
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	27	84	0	+ 27
War	56	27	70	1	+ 26
Appendicitis	57	26	61	12	+ 14
Fires	58	25	34	153	- 128
Hepatitis B	59	19	52	39	- 20
Schizophrenia	60	16	80	0	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	15	64	4	+ 11
Schistosomiasis	62	15	45	51	- 37
Leishmaniasis	63	11	77	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	64	9	63	4	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	65	8	85	0	+ 8
Poisonings	66	8	41	82	- 74
Upper Respiratory	67	6	67	3	+ 4
Syphilis	68	6	21	394	- 389
Leprosy	69	4	75	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	2	54	31	- 29
Encephalitis	72	2	56	27	- 26
Oral conditions	73	2	86	0	+ 2
Malaria	74	1	4	2,428	- 2,427
Pertussis	75	1	32	197	- 197
Dengue	76	0	72	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	66	4	- 4
Diphtheria	79	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 0
Measles	81	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

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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.