NETHERLANDS VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,390	2	17,601	- 4,211
Stroke	2	9,951	4	9,707	+ 244
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,649	7	4,946	+ 2,703
Violence	4	5,555	48	107	+ 5,448
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,814	14	2,386	+ 2,428
Lung Disease	6	4,795	5	9,567	- 4,772
Kidney Disease	7	3,044	12	2,530	+ 514
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,736	31	681	+ 2,055
Lung Cancers	9	2,557	3	10,980	- 8,423
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,481	1	18,148	- 15,667
Hypertension	11	2,328	29	818	+ 1,510
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,871	6	5,829	- 3,959
Liver Disease	13	1,730	28	936	+ 794
Breast Cancer	14	1,677	9	3,535	- 1,858
Prostate Cancer	15	1,535	10	3,265	- 1,730
Falls	16	1,522	8	4,131	- 2,609
Stomach Cancer	17	1,453	22	1,361	+ 92
Inflammatory/Heart	18	1,414	23	1,201	+ 213
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,367	26	1,055	+ 313
Suicide	20	1,174	17	2,025	- 851
Other Injuries	21	1,115	19	1,648	- 533
HIV/AIDS	22	1,014	55	33	+ 982
Congenital Anomalies	23	995	35	544	+ 451
Pancreas Cancer	24	969	11	2,995	- 2,026
Liver Cancer	25	930	24	1,163	- 233
Oesophagus Cancer	26	845	15	2,145	- 1,300
Lymphomas	27	838	13	2,511	- 1,673
Oral Cancer	28	804	30	768	+ 36
Cervical Cancer	29	768	39	266	+ 502
Leukemia	30	689	20	1,578	- 889
Skin Disease	31	580	36	295	+ 284
Alcohol	32	575	32	612	- 37
Low Birth Weight	33	556	45	167	+ 388
Malnutrition	34	541	63	12	+ 529
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	457	33	584	- 127
Bladder Cancer	36	429	21	1,471	- 1,043
Chagas disease	37	407	75	0	+ 407
Skin Cancers	38	406	27	1,024	- 618
Drownings	39	399	49	98	+ 301
Tuberculosis	40	395	56	29	+ 367
Parkinson's Disease	41	385	16	2,120	- 1,734
Other Neoplasms	42	377	18	1,831	- 1,454
Ovary Cancer	43	352	25	1,067	- 715
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	344	47	130	+ 214
Birth Trauma	45	305	52	74	+ 231
Epilepsy	46	264	38	289	- 25
Uterin Cancer	47	225	34	566	- 342
Asthma	48	210	46	165	+ 44
Drug Use	49	199	42	231	- 31
Anemia	50	195	40	249	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	177	41	238	- 60
Hepatitis C	52	158	60	20	+ 137
Maternal Conditions	53	122	65	8	+ 113
Meningitis	54	110	51	78	+ 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	89	54	42	+ 47
War	56	88	66	2	+ 86
Appendicitis	57	86	58	26	+ 61
Fires	58	83	53	49	+ 34
Hepatitis B	59	63	62	14	+ 49
Schizophrenia	60	53	50	96	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	48	44	214	- 166
Schistosomiasis	62	48	74	0	+ 48
Leishmaniasis	63	35	70	0	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	64	29	37	295	- 266
Osteoarthritis	65	27	43	220	- 193
Poisonings	66	26	61	17	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	67	21	57	28	- 7
Syphilis	68	18	69	1	+ 17
Leprosy	69	14	79	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	70	8	64	10	- 2
Tetanus	71	7	72	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	72	5	68	1	+ 4
Oral conditions	73	5	59	21	- 16
Malaria	74	4	77	0	+ 4
Pertussis	75	2	67	1	+ 1
Dengue	76	1	81	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	80	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	78	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	79	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	80	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	81	0	73	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Brazil

Netherlands

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.