THAILAND VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,679	1	51,305	+ 1,373
Stroke	2	39,149	2	50,273	- 11,124
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	30,092	3	31,289	- 1,197
Violence	4	21,854	31	2,965	+ 18,889
Diabetes Mellitus	5	18,940	10	18,776	+ 164
Lung Disease	6	18,866	9	19,474	- 609
Kidney Disease	7	11,976	4	26,822	- 14,846
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,762	7	22,428	- 11,666
Lung Cancers	9	10,060	8	22,296	- 12,237
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	9,760	6	22,851	- 13,091
Hypertension	11	9,158	34	2,179	+ 6,979
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	7,359	13	9,908	- 2,549
Liver Disease	13	6,807	11	17,596	- 10,789
Breast Cancer	14	6,596	17	6,053	+ 543
Prostate Cancer	15	6,037	30	3,013	+ 3,025
Falls	16	5,989	18	5,409	+ 579
Stomach Cancer	17	5,717	27	3,451	+ 2,266
Inflammatory/Heart	18	5,563	32	2,879	+ 2,684
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,379	37	1,888	+ 3,491
Suicide	20	4,620	16	6,147	- 1,527
Other Injuries	21	4,387	21	4,869	- 482
HIV/AIDS	22	3,990	12	13,922	- 9,932
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,914	35	2,107	+ 1,806
Pancreas Cancer	24	3,813	33	2,383	+ 1,430
Liver Cancer	25	3,659	5	23,883	- 20,224
Oesophagus Cancer	26	3,325	29	3,156	+ 170
Lymphomas	27	3,297	22	4,539	- 1,242
Oral Cancer	28	3,162	20	4,961	- 1,799
Cervical Cancer	29	3,022	19	5,110	- 2,088
Leukemia	30	2,711	26	3,902	- 1,191
Skin Disease	31	2,281	28	3,375	- 1,094
Alcohol	32	2,263	49	548	+ 1,715
Low Birth Weight	33	2,186	40	1,548	+ 639
Malnutrition	34	2,127	42	962	+ 1,166
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,798	15	6,863	- 5,065
Bladder Cancer	36	1,686	38	1,798	- 113
Chagas disease	37	1,603	73	0	+ 1,603
Skin Cancers	38	1,599	41	1,133	+ 466
Drownings	39	1,569	25	3,956	- 2,387
Tuberculosis	40	1,555	14	9,551	- 7,996
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,516	23	4,292	- 2,777
Other Neoplasms	42	1,482	54	192	+ 1,291
Ovary Cancer	43	1,384	36	2,003	- 619
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,353	39	1,679	- 326
Birth Trauma	45	1,200	50	533	+ 667
Epilepsy	46	1,037	47	689	+ 348
Uterin Cancer	47	883	44	864	+ 19
Asthma	48	824	24	4,182	- 3,357
Drug Use	49	784	45	794	- 10
Anemia	50	768	85	0	+ 768
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	697	51	436	+ 261
Hepatitis C	52	621	67	7	+ 614
Maternal Conditions	53	479	52	227	+ 252
Meningitis	54	432	43	931	- 499
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	348	81	0	+ 348
War	56	346	60	87	+ 259
Appendicitis	57	339	59	114	+ 225
Fires	58	327	48	617	- 291
Hepatitis B	59	246	56	153	+ 93
Schizophrenia	60	210	84	0	+ 210
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	190	53	194	- 5
Schistosomiasis	62	188	75	0	+ 188
Leishmaniasis	63	137	72	1	+ 136
Multiple Sclerosis	64	113	61	86	+ 27
Osteoarthritis	65	105	82	0	+ 105
Poisonings	66	101	57	132	- 31
Upper Respiratory	67	83	65	18	+ 65
Syphilis	68	71	64	36	+ 35
Leprosy	69	55	79	0	+ 55
Otitis Media	70	30	68	7	+ 23
Tetanus	71	28	58	116	- 89
Encephalitis	72	21	46	722	- 701
Oral conditions	73	20	80	0	+ 20
Malaria	74	14	66	13	+ 1
Pertussis	75	10	62	77	- 68
Dengue	76	4	55	172	- 168
Iodine Deficiency	77	3	76	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	78	2	69	4	- 1
Diphtheria	79	2	71	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	80	2	70	3	- 2
Measles	81	1	63	56	- 55
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

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.