SINGAPORE VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,542	1	5,292	- 750
Stroke	2	3,375	3	1,559	+ 1,817
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,595	2	5,189	- 2,595
Violence	4	1,884	46	15	+ 1,870
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,633	28	108	+ 1,525
Lung Disease	6	1,627	14	383	+ 1,244
Kidney Disease	7	1,033	6	1,028	+ 4
Road Traffic Accidents	8	928	26	121	+ 807
Lung Cancers	9	867	4	1,540	- 673
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	842	36	32	+ 809
Hypertension	11	790	8	732	+ 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	635	5	1,203	- 568
Liver Disease	13	587	20	209	+ 378
Breast Cancer	14	569	10	605	- 37
Prostate Cancer	15	521	16	303	+ 218
Falls	16	516	18	218	+ 299
Stomach Cancer	17	493	12	405	+ 88
Inflammatory/Heart	18	480	19	215	+ 264
Endocrine Disorders	19	464	37	30	+ 433
Suicide	20	398	9	650	- 252
Other Injuries	21	378	32	79	+ 299
HIV/AIDS	22	344	45	18	+ 326
Congenital Anomalies	23	337	31	80	+ 258
Pancreas Cancer	24	329	11	537	- 208
Liver Cancer	25	315	7	746	- 430
Oesophagus Cancer	26	287	24	137	+ 150
Lymphomas	27	284	13	397	- 113
Oral Cancer	28	273	15	317	- 44
Cervical Cancer	29	261	30	85	+ 176
Leukemia	30	234	17	249	- 16
Skin Disease	31	197	25	136	+ 61
Alcohol	32	195	47	10	+ 185
Low Birth Weight	33	189	41	25	+ 163
Malnutrition	34	183	63	0	+ 183
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	155	39	28	+ 127
Bladder Cancer	36	145	27	120	+ 25
Chagas disease	37	138	74	0	+ 138
Skin Cancers	38	138	34	56	+ 82
Drownings	39	135	38	29	+ 106
Tuberculosis	40	134	40	26	+ 109
Parkinson's Disease	41	131	29	90	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	42	128	22	195	- 67
Ovary Cancer	43	119	21	204	- 84
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	117	33	69	+ 47
Birth Trauma	45	103	55	3	+ 100
Epilepsy	46	89	42	25	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	47	76	23	147	- 71
Asthma	48	71	35	37	+ 34
Drug Use	49	68	44	19	+ 49
Anemia	50	66	85	0	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	60	43	22	+ 38
Hepatitis C	52	54	56	3	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	53	41	53	3	+ 38
Meningitis	54	37	48	8	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	30	51	6	+ 24
War	56	30	59	2	+ 28
Appendicitis	57	29	50	6	+ 23
Fires	58	28	49	7	+ 21
Hepatitis B	59	21	52	4	+ 17
Schizophrenia	60	18	84	0	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	16	58	2	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	62	16	78	0	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	63	12	76	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	64	10	57	3	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	65	9	82	0	+ 9
Poisonings	66	9	60	1	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	67	7	54	3	+ 4
Syphilis	68	6	65	0	+ 6
Leprosy	69	5	80	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	70	3	79	0	+ 3
Tetanus	71	2	73	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	72	2	61	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	73	2	81	0	+ 2
Malaria	74	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	75	1	62	0	+ 1
Dengue	76	0	66	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	81	0	72	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

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.