UNITED KINGDOM VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,577	2	71,728	- 20,151
Stroke	2	38,330	4	37,626	+ 704
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	29,463	3	40,540	- 11,077
Violence	4	21,398	46	868	+ 20,530
Diabetes Mellitus	5	18,544	17	5,842	+ 12,702
Lung Disease	6	18,471	6	32,896	- 14,425
Kidney Disease	7	11,726	18	5,471	+ 6,255
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,537	33	2,169	+ 8,368
Lung Cancers	9	9,849	5	35,715	- 25,866
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	9,556	1	98,135	- 88,579
Hypertension	11	8,967	23	5,208	+ 3,759
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	7,206	7	18,446	- 11,240
Liver Disease	13	6,664	14	7,666	- 1,001
Breast Cancer	14	6,458	9	12,718	- 6,260
Prostate Cancer	15	5,911	8	13,289	- 7,378
Falls	16	5,863	15	7,618	- 1,755
Stomach Cancer	17	5,597	24	4,999	+ 598
Inflammatory/Heart	18	5,447	29	3,126	+ 2,320
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,266	28	3,297	+ 1,969
Suicide	20	4,524	20	5,325	- 802
Other Injuries	21	4,295	19	5,464	- 1,169
HIV/AIDS	22	3,907	55	188	+ 3,719
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,832	35	2,127	+ 1,705
Pancreas Cancer	24	3,733	11	8,995	- 5,262
Liver Cancer	25	3,582	21	5,237	- 1,654
Oesophagus Cancer	26	3,256	12	8,727	- 5,471
Lymphomas	27	3,228	10	9,350	- 6,122
Oral Cancer	28	3,096	30	3,109	- 13
Cervical Cancer	29	2,959	43	1,099	+ 1,860
Leukemia	30	2,654	22	5,211	- 2,557
Skin Disease	31	2,233	34	2,134	+ 100
Alcohol	32	2,215	39	1,555	+ 661
Low Birth Weight	33	2,141	40	1,313	+ 827
Malnutrition	34	2,083	58	116	+ 1,967
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,761	38	1,599	+ 162
Bladder Cancer	36	1,651	16	6,133	- 4,483
Chagas disease	37	1,570	71	0	+ 1,569
Skin Cancers	38	1,565	27	3,727	- 2,162
Drownings	39	1,536	49	301	+ 1,235
Tuberculosis	40	1,523	47	351	+ 1,172
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,484	13	8,573	- 7,089
Other Neoplasms	42	1,451	26	3,986	- 2,535
Ovary Cancer	43	1,355	25	4,019	- 2,664
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,325	36	2,090	- 765
Birth Trauma	45	1,175	54	190	+ 985
Epilepsy	46	1,015	42	1,193	- 178
Uterin Cancer	47	865	32	2,346	- 1,481
Asthma	48	807	41	1,302	- 495
Drug Use	49	768	31	2,824	- 2,057
Anemia	50	752	50	277	+ 475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	682	45	876	- 194
Hepatitis C	52	608	51	267	+ 341
Maternal Conditions	53	469	64	47	+ 422
Meningitis	54	423	52	232	+ 190
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	341	56	184	+ 157
War	56	339	67	10	+ 329
Appendicitis	57	332	59	105	+ 227
Fires	58	320	48	334	- 15
Hepatitis B	59	241	65	40	+ 201
Schizophrenia	60	206	60	101	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	186	44	1,014	- 828
Schistosomiasis	62	185	78	0	+ 185
Leishmaniasis	63	134	70	0	+ 134
Multiple Sclerosis	64	111	37	1,856	- 1,745
Osteoarthritis	65	103	57	167	- 64
Poisonings	66	98	53	221	- 122
Upper Respiratory	67	81	63	48	+ 33
Syphilis	68	69	62	49	+ 21
Leprosy	69	54	83	0	+ 54
Otitis Media	70	29	66	16	+ 13
Tetanus	71	27	72	0	+ 27
Encephalitis	72	20	68	6	+ 14
Oral conditions	73	19	61	54	- 34
Malaria	74	14	76	0	+ 14
Pertussis	75	9	69	3	+ 7
Dengue	76	4	73	0	+ 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	3	84	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	78	2	80	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	79	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	80	2	79	0	+ 2
Measles	81	1	75	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.