MALAYSIA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,041	1	36,729	- 10,688
Stroke	2	19,353	3	21,592	- 2,239
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,876	2	23,477	- 8,602
Violence	4	10,804	34	869	+ 9,935
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,363	9	4,107	+ 5,256
Lung Disease	6	9,326	5	6,633	+ 2,694
Kidney Disease	7	5,920	6	6,629	- 709
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,320	4	7,181	- 1,861
Lung Cancers	9	4,973	8	4,319	+ 654
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,825	10	3,996	+ 829
Hypertension	11	4,527	38	649	+ 3,878
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,638	11	3,832	- 194
Liver Disease	13	3,365	7	5,125	- 1,761
Breast Cancer	14	3,261	12	3,071	+ 189
Prostate Cancer	15	2,985	33	903	+ 2,081
Falls	16	2,960	18	1,855	+ 1,105
Stomach Cancer	17	2,826	21	1,441	+ 1,385
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,750	27	1,214	+ 1,536
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,659	37	809	+ 1,849
Suicide	20	2,284	19	1,823	+ 461
Other Injuries	21	2,169	14	2,222	- 53
HIV/AIDS	22	1,973	13	2,679	- 706
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,935	24	1,403	+ 532
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,885	32	994	+ 891
Liver Cancer	25	1,809	16	1,984	- 175
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,644	41	435	+ 1,209
Lymphomas	27	1,630	25	1,321	+ 309
Oral Cancer	28	1,563	17	1,865	- 302
Cervical Cancer	29	1,494	31	1,010	+ 484
Leukemia	30	1,340	23	1,412	- 72
Skin Disease	31	1,128	15	2,066	- 938
Alcohol	32	1,119	55	181	+ 938
Low Birth Weight	33	1,081	29	1,020	+ 60
Malnutrition	34	1,052	49	249	+ 803
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	889	20	1,773	- 884
Bladder Cancer	36	833	39	467	+ 366
Chagas disease	37	792	78	0	+ 792
Skin Cancers	38	790	50	247	+ 543
Drownings	39	776	36	820	- 44
Tuberculosis	40	769	26	1,227	- 458
Parkinson's Disease	41	749	28	1,106	- 357
Other Neoplasms	42	733	48	265	+ 468
Ovary Cancer	43	684	35	827	- 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	669	22	1,424	- 755
Birth Trauma	45	593	42	359	+ 235
Epilepsy	46	513	52	226	+ 287
Uterin Cancer	47	437	43	352	+ 85
Asthma	48	408	30	1,013	- 606
Drug Use	49	388	45	322	+ 66
Anemia	50	380	86	0	+ 380
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	344	51	246	+ 98
Hepatitis C	52	307	64	6	+ 302
Maternal Conditions	53	237	56	167	+ 70
Meningitis	54	213	46	301	- 88
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	172	81	0	+ 172
War	56	171	63	11	+ 161
Appendicitis	57	168	58	71	+ 96
Fires	58	161	44	336	- 174
Hepatitis B	59	122	54	206	- 84
Schizophrenia	60	104	83	0	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	94	60	27	+ 66
Schistosomiasis	62	93	75	0	+ 93
Leishmaniasis	63	68	77	0	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	64	56	59	30	+ 26
Osteoarthritis	65	52	80	0	+ 52
Poisonings	66	50	53	211	- 161
Upper Respiratory	67	41	65	5	+ 36
Syphilis	68	35	62	19	+ 16
Leprosy	69	27	71	0	+ 27
Otitis Media	70	15	66	3	+ 12
Tetanus	71	14	61	21	- 8
Encephalitis	72	10	40	452	- 442
Oral conditions	73	10	82	0	+ 10
Malaria	74	7	76	0	+ 7
Pertussis	75	5	57	80	- 75
Dengue	76	2	47	280	- 278
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	72	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	78	1	67	2	- 1
Diphtheria	79	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	80	1	68	2	- 1
Measles	81	1	70	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Brazil

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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.