BRAZIL VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	317,513	2	123,207	+ 194,306
Coronary Heart Disease	2	275,293	1	165,788	+ 109,505
Lung Disease	3	150,520	6	59,373	+ 91,147
Lung Cancers	4	111,003	9	31,659	+ 79,344
Stomach Cancer	5	61,917	17	17,992	+ 43,925
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	47,312	10	30,717	+ 16,595
Hypertension	7	46,803	11	28,822	+ 17,981
Road Traffic Accidents	8	38,892	8	33,871	+ 5,021
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	38,599	12	23,161	+ 15,438
Oesophagus Cancer	10	37,745	26	10,466	+ 27,279
Kidney Disease	11	29,884	7	37,690	- 7,807
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	28,491	3	94,705	- 66,214
Liver Cancer	13	28,120	25	11,514	+ 16,605
Diabetes Mellitus	14	25,124	5	59,608	- 34,484
Liver Disease	15	22,627	13	21,422	+ 1,205
Falls	16	21,581	16	18,847	+ 2,735
Suicide	17	18,077	20	14,540	+ 3,536
Pancreas Cancer	18	17,333	24	11,999	+ 5,334
Breast Cancer	19	14,414	14	20,759	- 6,345
Parkinson's Disease	20	10,987	41	4,770	+ 6,216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	10,155	51	2,193	+ 7,963
Leukemia	22	9,036	30	8,531	+ 505
Lymphomas	23	8,988	27	10,376	- 1,388
Oral Cancer	24	8,500	28	9,951	- 1,452
Other Injuries	25	8,405	21	13,807	- 5,402
Drownings	26	8,206	39	4,937	+ 3,269
Cervical Cancer	27	8,026	29	9,511	- 1,484
Prostate Cancer	28	7,934	15	19,001	- 11,067
Bladder Cancer	29	5,885	36	5,306	+ 580
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	5,862	44	4,258	+ 1,604
Congenital Anomalies	31	5,690	23	12,317	- 6,627
Tuberculosis	32	5,408	40	4,895	+ 513
Inflammatory/Heart	33	4,655	18	17,508	- 12,853
HIV/AIDS	34	4,467	22	12,558	- 8,091
Ovary Cancer	35	4,363	43	4,355	+ 8
Poisonings	36	4,003	66	317	+ 3,687
Endocrine Disorders	37	3,980	19	16,927	- 12,947
Drug Use	38	3,763	49	2,467	+ 1,296
Asthma	39	3,597	48	2,595	+ 1,002
Low Birth Weight	40	3,362	33	6,881	- 3,519
Skin Cancers	41	3,057	38	5,032	- 1,975
Alcohol	42	2,964	32	7,121	- 4,157
Birth Trauma	43	2,742	45	3,777	- 1,035
Malnutrition	44	2,019	34	6,695	- 4,676
Uterin Cancer	45	1,826	47	2,780	- 954
Epilepsy	46	1,766	46	3,263	- 1,497
Violence	47	1,727	4	68,779	- 67,052
Fires	48	1,631	58	1,028	+ 604
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,571	61	596	+ 974
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	1,355	35	5,659	- 4,304
Meningitis	51	886	54	1,359	- 472
Skin Disease	52	812	31	7,179	- 6,367
Other Neoplasms	53	680	42	4,665	- 3,985
Maternal Conditions	54	559	53	1,507	- 948
Encephalitis	55	435	72	65	+ 370
Hepatitis B	56	429	59	775	- 346
Upper Respiratory	57	414	67	260	+ 154
Syphilis	58	283	68	223	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	59	270	64	356	- 86
Appendicitis	60	228	57	1,067	- 839
War	61	140	56	1,090	- 950
Measles	62	87	81	4	+ 83
Tetanus	63	76	71	88	- 11
Pertussis	64	75	75	30	+ 45
Schistosomiasis	65	62	62	593	- 531
Hepatitis C	66	13	52	1,955	- 1,942
Chlamydia	67	9	80	5	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	5	78	7	- 2
Otitis Media	69	2	70	94	- 91
Dengue	70	2	76	14	- 12
Diphtheria	71	2	79	7	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	69	173	- 173
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	432	- 432
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Oral conditions	80	0	73	62	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	82	0	65	330	- 330
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.