SAUDI ARABIA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,533	1	39,037	- 11,504
Stroke	2	20,461	2	16,793	+ 3,668
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,728	5	6,132	+ 9,596
Violence	4	11,422	30	646	+ 10,777
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,899	9	3,890	+ 6,009
Lung Disease	6	9,860	10	2,842	+ 7,018
Kidney Disease	7	6,259	4	9,051	- 2,792
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,625	3	12,317	- 6,692
Lung Cancers	9	5,258	26	775	+ 4,483
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,101	11	2,442	+ 2,659
Hypertension	11	4,787	22	834	+ 3,952
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,846	14	1,630	+ 2,216
Liver Disease	13	3,558	7	4,931	- 1,374
Breast Cancer	14	3,447	20	908	+ 2,540
Prostate Cancer	15	3,155	50	148	+ 3,007
Falls	16	3,130	6	5,340	- 2,210
Stomach Cancer	17	2,988	36	389	+ 2,599
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,908	16	1,342	+ 1,566
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,811	15	1,447	+ 1,364
Suicide	20	2,415	13	2,046	+ 369
Other Injuries	21	2,293	8	4,004	- 1,711
HIV/AIDS	22	2,086	47	192	+ 1,894
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,045	12	2,307	- 262
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,993	31	526	+ 1,467
Liver Cancer	25	1,912	21	845	+ 1,067
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,738	44	229	+ 1,509
Lymphomas	27	1,723	28	716	+ 1,007
Oral Cancer	28	1,653	34	465	+ 1,188
Cervical Cancer	29	1,579	49	157	+ 1,423
Leukemia	30	1,417	19	925	+ 492
Skin Disease	31	1,192	32	516	+ 676
Alcohol	32	1,183	51	128	+ 1,054
Low Birth Weight	33	1,143	18	989	+ 154
Malnutrition	34	1,112	52	79	+ 1,033
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	940	35	457	+ 483
Bladder Cancer	36	881	46	214	+ 667
Chagas disease	37	838	76	0	+ 838
Skin Cancers	38	836	55	55	+ 781
Drownings	39	820	24	821	- 1
Tuberculosis	40	813	27	752	+ 61
Parkinson's Disease	41	792	25	776	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	42	775	57	40	+ 735
Ovary Cancer	43	723	42	247	+ 476
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	707	41	275	+ 432
Birth Trauma	45	627	37	343	+ 284
Epilepsy	46	542	29	694	- 153
Uterin Cancer	47	462	38	323	+ 139
Asthma	48	431	17	1,168	- 737
Drug Use	49	410	33	491	- 81
Anemia	50	401	85	0	+ 401
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	364	39	280	+ 84
Hepatitis C	52	325	64	7	+ 317
Maternal Conditions	53	250	48	172	+ 78
Meningitis	54	226	45	227	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	182	81	0	+ 182
War	56	181	65	3	+ 178
Appendicitis	57	177	58	35	+ 143
Fires	58	171	23	825	- 655
Hepatitis B	59	129	53	57	+ 72
Schizophrenia	60	110	84	0	+ 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	99	62	9	+ 90
Schistosomiasis	62	98	60	25	+ 74
Leishmaniasis	63	72	67	1	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	64	59	56	49	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	65	55	80	0	+ 55
Poisonings	66	53	40	279	- 227
Upper Respiratory	67	43	70	1	+ 43
Syphilis	68	37	59	33	+ 5
Leprosy	69	29	73	0	+ 29
Otitis Media	70	16	72	0	+ 16
Tetanus	71	15	61	16	- 1
Encephalitis	72	11	43	234	- 224
Oral conditions	73	10	82	0	+ 10
Malaria	74	7	75	0	+ 7
Pertussis	75	5	54	56	- 51
Dengue	76	2	63	9	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	77	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	78	1	66	1	- 0
Diphtheria	79	1	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	80	1	71	0	+ 1
Measles	81	1	68	1	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

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.