NEPAL VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,448	2	19,677	+ 3,771
Stroke	2	17,425	4	12,909	+ 4,517
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,394	6	6,237	+ 7,157
Violence	4	9,728	35	704	+ 9,024
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,430	14	2,929	+ 5,501
Lung Disease	6	8,397	1	27,027	- 18,630
Kidney Disease	7	5,331	10	4,284	+ 1,047
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,790	9	4,654	+ 136
Lung Cancers	9	4,478	12	3,586	+ 892
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,344	19	2,022	+ 2,322
Hypertension	11	4,076	18	2,092	+ 1,985
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,276	26	1,167	+ 2,108
Liver Disease	13	3,030	5	6,383	- 3,353
Breast Cancer	14	2,936	27	1,038	+ 1,898
Prostate Cancer	15	2,687	58	85	+ 2,602
Falls	16	2,666	13	3,321	- 656
Stomach Cancer	17	2,545	25	1,379	+ 1,165
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,476	48	217	+ 2,259
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,394	45	257	+ 2,137
Suicide	20	2,056	16	2,571	- 515
Other Injuries	21	1,953	22	1,655	+ 298
HIV/AIDS	22	1,776	34	737	+ 1,039
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,742	21	1,949	- 207
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,697	41	445	+ 1,252
Liver Cancer	25	1,628	46	256	+ 1,373
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,480	38	491	+ 989
Lymphomas	27	1,467	32	768	+ 700
Oral Cancer	28	1,407	24	1,389	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	29	1,345	20	1,969	- 624
Leukemia	30	1,207	36	668	+ 539
Skin Disease	31	1,015	67	17	+ 998
Alcohol	32	1,007	52	168	+ 840
Low Birth Weight	33	973	11	3,822	- 2,849
Malnutrition	34	947	31	845	+ 102
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	800	7	6,071	- 5,270
Bladder Cancer	36	750	44	325	+ 426
Chagas disease	37	714	74	0	+ 714
Skin Cancers	38	712	42	400	+ 312
Drownings	39	698	23	1,505	- 807
Tuberculosis	40	692	3	16,535	- 15,842
Parkinson's Disease	41	675	33	760	- 85
Other Neoplasms	42	660	61	50	+ 610
Ovary Cancer	43	616	37	585	+ 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	602	49	191	+ 411
Birth Trauma	45	534	15	2,676	- 2,141
Epilepsy	46	461	30	874	- 412
Uterin Cancer	47	393	60	56	+ 337
Asthma	48	367	8	5,930	- 5,563
Drug Use	49	349	57	93	+ 255
Anemia	50	342	86	0	+ 342
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	310	17	2,320	- 2,010
Hepatitis C	52	276	64	29	+ 248
Maternal Conditions	53	213	28	977	- 764
Meningitis	54	192	43	377	- 185
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	155	80	0	+ 155
War	56	154	65	24	+ 130
Appendicitis	57	151	47	220	- 69
Fires	58	145	50	184	- 38
Hepatitis B	59	110	56	117	- 7
Schizophrenia	60	93	84	0	+ 93
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	84	51	173	- 89
Schistosomiasis	62	84	73	0	+ 84
Leishmaniasis	63	61	62	39	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	64	50	63	38	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	65	47	81	0	+ 47
Poisonings	66	45	39	474	- 429
Upper Respiratory	67	37	66	24	+ 13
Syphilis	68	32	54	134	- 103
Leprosy	69	24	76	0	+ 24
Otitis Media	70	13	70	4	+ 10
Tetanus	71	12	53	134	- 122
Encephalitis	72	9	29	882	- 873
Oral conditions	73	9	82	0	+ 9
Malaria	74	6	72	0	+ 6
Pertussis	75	4	40	453	- 448
Dengue	76	2	55	120	- 118
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	78	1	69	4	- 3
Diphtheria	79	1	71	1	- 0
Chlamydia	80	1	68	5	- 4
Measles	81	1	59	60	- 60
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.