BRAZIL VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	203,708	3	94,705	+ 109,003
Tuberculosis	2	183,165	40	4,895	+ 178,270
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	182,391	35	5,659	+ 176,732
HIV/AIDS	4	146,130	22	12,558	+ 133,571
Stroke	5	127,873	2	123,207	+ 4,666
Malaria	6	127,702	74	44	+ 127,658
Coronary Heart Disease	7	112,925	1	165,788	- 52,862
Low Birth Weight	8	86,751	33	6,881	+ 79,870
Birth Trauma	9	85,343	45	3,777	+ 81,566
Road Traffic Accidents	10	69,697	8	33,871	+ 35,827
Measles	11	63,283	81	4	+ 63,279
Hypertension	12	48,762	11	28,822	+ 19,940
Maternal Conditions	13	45,730	53	1,507	+ 44,223
Liver Disease	14	44,910	13	21,422	+ 23,488
Diabetes Mellitus	15	44,443	5	59,608	- 15,165
Meningitis	16	39,513	54	1,359	+ 38,154
Violence	17	39,274	4	68,779	- 29,506
Lung Disease	18	37,231	6	59,373	- 22,142
Congenital Anomalies	19	30,200	23	12,317	+ 17,883
Asthma	20	29,625	48	2,595	+ 27,031
Kidney Disease	21	27,654	7	37,690	- 10,036
Malnutrition	22	26,896	34	6,695	+ 20,200
Other Injuries	23	24,165	21	13,807	+ 10,358
Suicide	24	22,778	20	14,540	+ 8,238
Endocrine Disorders	25	16,471	19	16,927	- 456
Breast Cancer	26	13,404	14	20,759	- 7,355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	12,351	44	4,258	+ 8,092
War	28	12,209	56	1,090	+ 11,119
Tetanus	29	10,915	71	88	+ 10,828
Inflammatory/Heart	30	10,508	18	17,508	- 7,000
Pertussis	31	10,326	75	30	+ 10,296
Cervical Cancer	32	8,960	29	9,511	- 551
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	7,939	10	30,717	- 22,777
Drownings	34	7,876	39	4,937	+ 2,939
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	7,550	51	2,193	+ 5,357
Falls	36	7,059	16	18,847	- 11,787
Schistosomiasis	37	6,590	62	593	+ 5,997
Prostate Cancer	38	6,088	15	19,001	- 12,913
Fires	39	5,522	58	1,028	+ 4,494
Poisonings	40	5,218	66	317	+ 4,901
Syphilis	41	4,676	68	223	+ 4,453
Lymphomas	42	4,634	27	10,376	- 5,742
Epilepsy	43	4,626	46	3,263	+ 1,363
Liver Cancer	44	4,542	25	11,514	- 6,972
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	4,535	12	23,161	- 18,626
Oral Cancer	46	3,545	28	9,951	- 6,406
Leukemia	47	3,432	30	8,531	- 5,099
Parkinson's Disease	48	2,618	41	4,770	- 2,153
Stomach Cancer	49	2,550	17	17,992	- 15,442
Ovary Cancer	50	2,492	43	4,355	- 1,863
Appendicitis	51	2,407	57	1,067	+ 1,340
Alcohol	52	2,404	32	7,121	- 4,717
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,876	26	10,466	- 8,590
Skin Disease	54	1,875	31	7,179	- 5,304
Lung Cancers	55	1,823	9	31,659	- 29,836
Leishmaniasis	56	1,772	63	432	+ 1,340
Drug Use	57	1,707	49	2,467	- 760
Skin Cancers	58	1,668	38	5,032	- 3,364
Trypanosomiasis	59	1,543	83	1	+ 1,543
Pancreas Cancer	60	1,425	24	11,999	- 10,574
Hepatitis B	61	1,285	59	775	+ 510
Encephalitis	62	1,090	72	65	+ 1,025
Upper Respiratory	63	950	67	260	+ 690
Bladder Cancer	64	907	36	5,306	- 4,399
Uterin Cancer	65	761	47	2,780	- 2,019
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	585	61	596	- 12
Diphtheria	67	414	79	7	+ 407
Otitis Media	68	241	70	94	+ 147
Hepatitis C	69	218	52	1,955	- 1,736
Other Neoplasms	70	187	42	4,665	- 4,478
Ascariasis	71	186	78	7	+ 179
Multiple Sclerosis	72	148	64	356	- 208
Chlamydia	73	73	80	5	+ 67
Dengue	74	1	76	14	- 13
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	10	- 10
Leprosy	78	0	69	173	- 173
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Central Africa

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.