SOUTH AFRICA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,538	3	32,739	+ 12,799
Stroke	2	33,842	4	30,693	+ 3,148
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	26,013	2	39,341	- 13,328
Violence	4	18,892	7	21,000	- 2,108
Diabetes Mellitus	5	16,373	5	30,188	- 13,815
Lung Disease	6	16,308	13	11,895	+ 4,414
Kidney Disease	7	10,353	9	15,302	- 4,949
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,303	11	13,014	- 3,711
Lung Cancers	9	8,696	15	7,705	+ 991
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	8,437	22	4,676	+ 3,761
Hypertension	11	7,917	12	12,789	- 4,872
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	6,362	28	3,587	+ 2,775
Liver Disease	13	5,884	14	9,013	- 3,129
Breast Cancer	14	5,702	23	4,533	+ 1,169
Prostate Cancer	15	5,219	24	4,374	+ 845
Falls	16	5,177	42	1,399	+ 3,778
Stomach Cancer	17	4,942	39	1,535	+ 3,407
Inflammatory/Heart	18	4,809	21	5,408	- 599
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,649	19	5,890	- 1,241
Suicide	20	3,994	10	13,774	- 9,780
Other Injuries	21	3,792	17	6,014	- 2,221
HIV/AIDS	22	3,449	1	71,996	- 68,546
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,383	25	4,351	- 967
Pancreas Cancer	24	3,296	35	2,007	+ 1,289
Liver Cancer	25	3,163	33	2,383	+ 779
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,875	29	3,486	- 611
Lymphomas	27	2,850	31	2,818	+ 32
Oral Cancer	28	2,733	41	1,406	+ 1,328
Cervical Cancer	29	2,612	20	5,555	- 2,943
Leukemia	30	2,343	40	1,464	+ 880
Skin Disease	31	1,972	45	1,101	+ 870
Alcohol	32	1,956	49	987	+ 969
Low Birth Weight	33	1,890	16	6,250	- 4,360
Malnutrition	34	1,839	34	2,381	- 542
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,554	8	15,843	- 14,289
Bladder Cancer	36	1,457	52	829	+ 628
Chagas disease	37	1,386	78	0	+ 1,386
Skin Cancers	38	1,382	48	993	+ 389
Drownings	39	1,356	32	2,403	- 1,047
Tuberculosis	40	1,345	6	21,965	- 20,621
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,310	46	1,077	+ 233
Other Neoplasms	42	1,281	58	267	+ 1,015
Ovary Cancer	43	1,196	51	951	+ 246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,170	36	1,894	- 724
Birth Trauma	45	1,037	30	3,004	- 1,966
Epilepsy	46	896	37	1,870	- 974
Uterin Cancer	47	764	54	512	+ 251
Asthma	48	713	18	5,966	- 5,253
Drug Use	49	678	53	770	- 92
Anemia	50	664	82	0	+ 664
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	602	47	1,015	- 412
Hepatitis C	52	537	70	8	+ 529
Maternal Conditions	53	414	38	1,700	- 1,286
Meningitis	54	373	26	3,660	- 3,287
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	301	86	0	+ 301
War	56	299	64	66	+ 234
Appendicitis	57	293	56	274	+ 19
Fires	58	282	27	3,618	- 3,335
Hepatitis B	59	213	61	139	+ 73
Schizophrenia	60	182	80	0	+ 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	164	55	376	- 212
Schistosomiasis	62	163	66	35	+ 128
Leishmaniasis	63	119	77	0	+ 119
Multiple Sclerosis	64	98	62	113	- 15
Osteoarthritis	65	91	85	0	+ 91
Poisonings	66	87	50	975	- 889
Upper Respiratory	67	71	60	223	- 152
Syphilis	68	61	44	1,130	- 1,068
Leprosy	69	47	75	0	+ 47
Otitis Media	70	26	67	19	+ 7
Tetanus	71	24	65	38	- 14
Encephalitis	72	18	59	234	- 216
Oral conditions	73	17	84	0	+ 17
Malaria	74	12	63	83	- 70
Pertussis	75	8	43	1,142	- 1,134
Dengue	76	4	73	0	+ 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	3	79	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	78	2	71	3	- 1
Diphtheria	79	2	69	16	- 14
Chlamydia	80	1	68	18	- 17
Measles	81	1	57	270	- 269
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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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.