MEXICO VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	98,500	1	116,238	- 17,738
Stroke	2	73,201	4	39,790	+ 33,411
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	56,267	8	24,816	+ 31,452
Violence	4	40,864	5	32,450	+ 8,414
Diabetes Mellitus	5	35,415	2	86,110	- 50,695
Lung Disease	6	35,275	7	29,123	+ 6,152
Kidney Disease	7	22,393	3	44,622	- 22,229
Road Traffic Accidents	8	20,124	10	16,303	+ 3,821
Lung Cancers	9	18,810	17	7,349	+ 11,460
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	18,250	30	3,447	+ 14,803
Hypertension	11	17,124	9	17,806	- 682
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	13,761	20	6,871	+ 6,890
Liver Disease	13	12,728	6	29,838	- 17,111
Breast Cancer	14	12,334	16	7,380	+ 4,954
Prostate Cancer	15	11,289	15	7,494	+ 3,795
Falls	16	11,197	35	2,628	+ 8,569
Stomach Cancer	17	10,690	19	6,939	+ 3,751
Inflammatory/Heart	18	10,402	41	1,866	+ 8,536
Endocrine Disorders	19	10,057	12	11,310	- 1,253
Suicide	20	8,639	22	6,772	+ 1,867
Other Injuries	21	8,203	11	12,175	- 3,972
HIV/AIDS	22	7,461	28	4,128	+ 3,333
Congenital Anomalies	23	7,318	13	10,457	- 3,139
Pancreas Cancer	24	7,129	27	4,510	+ 2,619
Liver Cancer	25	6,841	21	6,817	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	26	6,218	49	1,252	+ 4,966
Lymphomas	27	6,165	24	4,961	+ 1,203
Oral Cancer	28	5,912	46	1,355	+ 4,558
Cervical Cancer	29	5,651	26	4,787	+ 863
Leukemia	30	5,069	25	4,830	+ 239
Skin Disease	31	4,265	31	3,029	+ 1,237
Alcohol	32	4,231	32	2,945	+ 1,285
Low Birth Weight	33	4,088	18	7,163	- 3,074
Malnutrition	34	3,978	14	7,552	- 3,574
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	3,362	29	3,476	- 113
Bladder Cancer	36	3,152	48	1,272	+ 1,880
Chagas disease	37	2,997	69	24	+ 2,973
Skin Cancers	38	2,989	40	1,909	+ 1,081
Drownings	39	2,933	42	1,799	+ 1,135
Tuberculosis	40	2,908	38	1,943	+ 965
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,834	43	1,567	+ 1,267
Other Neoplasms	42	2,772	23	6,204	- 3,433
Ovary Cancer	43	2,588	34	2,649	- 62
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2,530	33	2,734	- 204
Birth Trauma	45	2,244	36	2,552	- 308
Epilepsy	46	1,939	39	1,912	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	47	1,652	50	902	+ 750
Asthma	48	1,542	47	1,342	+ 199
Drug Use	49	1,466	44	1,470	- 4
Anemia	50	1,436	37	2,182	- 746
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,303	52	859	+ 444
Hepatitis C	52	1,161	55	625	+ 536
Maternal Conditions	53	895	54	750	+ 146
Meningitis	54	807	58	357	+ 450
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	651	51	894	- 242
War	56	648	66	112	+ 536
Appendicitis	57	634	53	774	- 140
Fires	58	611	56	604	+ 7
Hepatitis B	59	460	61	210	+ 251
Schizophrenia	60	393	63	127	+ 266
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	354	45	1,415	- 1,061
Schistosomiasis	62	352	83	0	+ 352
Leishmaniasis	63	257	76	1	+ 256
Multiple Sclerosis	64	211	60	295	- 84
Osteoarthritis	65	196	59	305	- 108
Poisonings	66	188	57	531	- 343
Upper Respiratory	67	154	64	127	+ 28
Syphilis	68	132	73	5	+ 128
Leprosy	69	103	75	1	+ 101
Otitis Media	70	56	68	29	+ 27
Tetanus	71	52	71	10	+ 43
Encephalitis	72	39	62	140	- 102
Oral conditions	73	37	65	125	- 88
Malaria	74	26	84	0	+ 26
Pertussis	75	18	70	21	- 3
Dengue	76	8	67	30	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	77	6	74	2	+ 4
Ascariasis	78	4	72	5	- 0
Diphtheria	79	4	79	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	80	3	77	0	+ 3
Measles	81	2	80	0	+ 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	1	86	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.