VENEZUELA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,544	1	26,905	- 3,361
Stroke	2	17,497	3	12,133	+ 5,364
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,449	7	7,188	+ 6,261
Violence	4	9,768	2	18,132	- 8,364
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,465	4	11,176	- 2,711
Lung Disease	6	8,432	10	5,150	+ 3,282
Kidney Disease	7	5,353	8	5,932	- 579
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,810	5	11,127	- 6,317
Lung Cancers	9	4,496	11	3,900	+ 596
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,362	35	572	+ 3,790
Hypertension	11	4,093	9	5,195	- 1,102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,289	19	2,037	+ 1,252
Liver Disease	13	3,042	16	2,340	+ 702
Breast Cancer	14	2,948	15	2,563	+ 385
Prostate Cancer	15	2,698	13	2,848	- 150
Falls	16	2,676	28	865	+ 1,811
Stomach Cancer	17	2,555	17	2,175	+ 380
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,486	33	599	+ 1,887
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,404	30	760	+ 1,644
Suicide	20	2,065	34	585	+ 1,480
Other Injuries	21	1,961	21	1,693	+ 268
HIV/AIDS	22	1,783	6	7,490	- 5,707
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,749	14	2,846	- 1,097
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,704	25	1,082	+ 622
Liver Cancer	25	1,635	26	1,029	+ 606
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,486	44	370	+ 1,116
Lymphomas	27	1,474	23	1,248	+ 226
Oral Cancer	28	1,413	38	544	+ 869
Cervical Cancer	29	1,351	20	1,986	- 636
Leukemia	30	1,212	27	1,007	+ 204
Skin Disease	31	1,020	66	18	+ 1,002
Alcohol	32	1,011	62	34	+ 977
Low Birth Weight	33	977	12	3,088	- 2,111
Malnutrition	34	951	32	629	+ 322
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	804	22	1,359	- 555
Bladder Cancer	36	754	45	365	+ 389
Chagas disease	37	716	29	826	- 110
Skin Cancers	38	715	37	553	+ 161
Drownings	39	701	43	388	+ 313
Tuberculosis	40	695	31	748	- 52
Parkinson's Disease	41	677	48	252	+ 426
Other Neoplasms	42	662	18	2,167	- 1,505
Ovary Cancer	43	619	36	563	+ 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	605	40	418	+ 187
Birth Trauma	45	536	24	1,087	- 551
Epilepsy	46	463	41	411	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	47	395	47	309	+ 85
Asthma	48	368	46	311	+ 57
Drug Use	49	350	50	225	+ 125
Anemia	50	343	55	126	+ 218
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	311	57	80	+ 231
Hepatitis C	52	278	65	21	+ 256
Maternal Conditions	53	214	39	422	- 208
Meningitis	54	193	49	251	- 58
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	156	53	151	+ 5
War	56	155	51	185	- 30
Appendicitis	57	152	56	98	+ 54
Fires	58	146	54	144	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	110	63	30	+ 80
Schizophrenia	60	94	69	6	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	85	52	180	- 95
Schistosomiasis	62	84	76	1	+ 83
Leishmaniasis	63	61	73	3	+ 59
Multiple Sclerosis	64	51	60	51	- 0
Osteoarthritis	65	47	72	3	+ 44
Poisonings	66	45	58	68	- 23
Upper Respiratory	67	37	74	1	+ 36
Syphilis	68	32	67	15	+ 16
Leprosy	69	25	71	4	+ 20
Otitis Media	70	13	75	1	+ 12
Tetanus	71	12	68	8	+ 5
Encephalitis	72	9	61	37	- 28
Oral conditions	73	9	86	0	+ 9
Malaria	74	6	42	402	- 396
Pertussis	75	4	64	26	- 21
Dengue	76	2	59	65	- 63
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	77	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	78	1	70	5	- 4
Diphtheria	79	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	80	1	82	0	+ 1
Measles	81	1	79	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Brazil

Venezuela

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.