BRAZIL VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	227,247	1	165,788	+ 61,459
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	175,665	10	30,717	+ 144,949
Lung Cancers	3	118,758	9	31,659	+ 87,099
Lung Disease	4	80,614	6	59,373	+ 21,241
Stroke	5	80,311	2	123,207	- 42,895
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	54,741	12	23,161	+ 31,580
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	42,153	3	94,705	- 52,552
Breast Cancer	8	33,523	14	20,759	+ 12,764
Diabetes Mellitus	9	32,432	5	59,608	- 27,176
Lymphomas	10	29,190	27	10,376	+ 18,815
Pancreas Cancer	11	28,687	24	11,999	+ 16,688
Falls	12	27,392	16	18,847	+ 8,545
Prostate Cancer	13	26,721	15	19,001	+ 7,720
Kidney Disease	14	25,966	7	37,690	- 11,725
Suicide	15	25,052	20	14,540	+ 10,512
Drug Use	16	20,908	49	2,467	+ 18,441
Liver Disease	17	20,554	13	21,422	- 869
Parkinson's Disease	18	19,052	41	4,770	+ 14,282
Endocrine Disorders	19	18,336	19	16,927	+ 1,409
Liver Cancer	20	17,656	25	11,514	+ 6,142
Leukemia	21	17,573	30	8,531	+ 9,042
Hypertension	22	14,536	11	28,822	- 14,286
Bladder Cancer	23	14,297	36	5,306	+ 8,991
Other Injuries	24	13,570	21	13,807	- 236
Oesophagus Cancer	25	12,648	26	10,466	+ 2,182
Stomach Cancer	26	12,351	17	17,992	- 5,641
Inflammatory/Heart	27	11,684	18	17,508	- 5,824
Road Traffic Accidents	28	11,332	8	33,871	- 22,539
Ovary Cancer	29	10,789	43	4,355	+ 6,434
Skin Cancers	30	9,962	38	5,032	+ 4,930
Other Neoplasms	31	9,521	42	4,665	+ 4,856
Oral Cancer	32	9,030	28	9,951	- 921
Alcohol	33	8,457	32	7,121	+ 1,336
Uterin Cancer	34	6,709	47	2,780	+ 3,929
Congenital Anomalies	35	6,132	23	12,317	- 6,185
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	4,767	35	5,659	- 893
Multiple Sclerosis	37	3,926	64	356	+ 3,571
Skin Disease	38	3,851	31	7,179	- 3,328
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	3,606	51	2,193	+ 1,413
Violence	40	3,432	4	68,779	- 65,347
Cervical Cancer	41	3,279	29	9,511	- 6,232
Low Birth Weight	42	3,139	33	6,881	- 3,741
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	2,508	44	4,258	- 1,750
Epilepsy	44	2,178	46	3,263	- 1,085
Hepatitis C	45	2,059	52	1,955	+ 104
Anemia	46	1,944	50	2,417	- 473
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,829	61	596	+ 1,232
Drownings	48	1,606	39	4,937	- 3,331
Asthma	49	1,487	48	2,595	- 1,108
Birth Trauma	50	1,094	45	3,777	- 2,683
Malnutrition	51	1,091	34	6,695	- 5,604
Fires	52	1,091	58	1,028	+ 63
HIV/AIDS	53	924	22	12,558	- 11,634
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	809	55	1,097	- 288
Osteoarthritis	55	786	65	330	+ 456
Poisonings	56	689	66	317	+ 372
Schizophrenia	57	672	60	661	+ 11
Tuberculosis	58	553	40	4,895	- 4,343
Meningitis	59	388	54	1,359	- 970
Hepatitis B	60	374	59	775	- 401
Oral conditions	61	288	73	62	+ 226
Appendicitis	62	280	57	1,067	- 788
Upper Respiratory	63	265	67	260	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	256	53	1,507	- 1,251
War	65	119	56	1,090	- 971
Otitis Media	66	43	70	94	- 51
Syphilis	67	29	68	223	- 193
Encephalitis	68	17	72	65	- 48
Pertussis	69	4	75	30	- 26
Chagas disease	70	4	37	5,045	- 5,041
Tetanus	71	2	71	88	- 86
Dengue	72	2	76	14	- 12
Diphtheria	73	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	74	0	81	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	74	44	- 44
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	432	- 432
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	593	- 593
Leprosy	79	0	69	173	- 173
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	7	- 7
Chlamydia	83	0	80	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Canada

Brazil

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.