SPAIN VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,621	1	51,684	- 16,063
Stroke	2	26,472	3	29,004	- 2,531
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,348	7	13,717	+ 6,632
Violence	4	14,778	51	262	+ 14,516
Diabetes Mellitus	5	12,807	10	7,773	+ 5,034
Lung Disease	6	12,757	5	18,926	- 6,169
Kidney Disease	7	8,098	8	9,725	- 1,626
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,277	31	1,829	+ 5,448
Lung Cancers	9	6,802	4	22,131	- 15,328
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	6,600	2	42,339	- 35,739
Hypertension	11	6,193	9	9,115	- 2,922
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,976	6	16,957	- 11,981
Liver Disease	13	4,603	23	4,231	+ 372
Breast Cancer	14	4,460	11	7,067	- 2,607
Prostate Cancer	15	4,083	13	6,420	- 2,337
Falls	16	4,049	26	3,246	+ 803
Stomach Cancer	17	3,866	14	5,796	- 1,930
Inflammatory/Heart	18	3,762	19	4,984	- 1,222
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,637	21	4,863	- 1,226
Suicide	20	3,124	25	3,609	- 485
Other Injuries	21	2,967	15	5,536	- 2,570
HIV/AIDS	22	2,698	43	538	+ 2,160
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,646	38	863	+ 1,783
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,578	12	6,752	- 4,174
Liver Cancer	25	2,474	18	5,098	- 2,624
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,249	29	2,011	+ 237
Lymphomas	27	2,229	16	5,335	- 3,105
Oral Cancer	28	2,138	27	2,583	- 445
Cervical Cancer	29	2,043	39	855	+ 1,188
Leukemia	30	1,833	24	3,772	- 1,939
Skin Disease	31	1,542	30	1,840	- 298
Alcohol	32	1,530	46	333	+ 1,197
Low Birth Weight	33	1,478	52	253	+ 1,226
Malnutrition	34	1,439	47	302	+ 1,136
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,216	36	1,064	+ 152
Bladder Cancer	36	1,140	17	5,222	- 4,082
Chagas disease	37	1,084	71	3	+ 1,081
Skin Cancers	38	1,081	32	1,803	- 722
Drownings	39	1,061	45	446	+ 615
Tuberculosis	40	1,052	50	270	+ 781
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,025	20	4,943	- 3,918
Other Neoplasms	42	1,002	22	4,748	- 3,746
Ovary Cancer	43	936	28	2,026	- 1,090
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	915	44	475	+ 440
Birth Trauma	45	812	60	113	+ 699
Epilepsy	46	701	40	824	- 123
Uterin Cancer	47	597	34	1,612	- 1,015
Asthma	48	557	35	1,133	- 576
Drug Use	49	530	41	776	- 246
Anemia	50	519	37	914	- 395
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	471	33	1,612	- 1,141
Hepatitis C	52	420	42	652	- 232
Maternal Conditions	53	324	64	14	+ 310
Meningitis	54	292	59	129	+ 163
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	236	54	204	+ 31
War	56	234	68	6	+ 229
Appendicitis	57	229	61	79	+ 150
Fires	58	221	55	185	+ 36
Hepatitis B	59	167	58	162	+ 4
Schizophrenia	60	142	56	181	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	128	48	294	- 166
Schistosomiasis	62	127	74	0	+ 127
Leishmaniasis	63	93	65	11	+ 82
Multiple Sclerosis	64	76	49	287	- 211
Osteoarthritis	65	71	53	212	- 141
Poisonings	66	68	57	170	- 102
Upper Respiratory	67	56	62	47	+ 9
Syphilis	68	48	67	9	+ 39
Leprosy	69	37	75	0	+ 37
Otitis Media	70	20	66	9	+ 11
Tetanus	71	19	72	2	+ 17
Encephalitis	72	14	70	4	+ 10
Oral conditions	73	13	63	44	- 30
Malaria	74	10	83	0	+ 10
Pertussis	75	6	73	2	+ 5
Dengue	76	3	77	0	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	69	4	- 2
Ascariasis	78	2	78	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	79	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	80	1	82	0	+ 1
Measles	81	1	81	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.