BRAZIL VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	162,735	22	12,558	+ 150,177
Tuberculosis	2	100,361	40	4,895	+ 95,466
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	92,967	3	94,705	- 1,738
Coronary Heart Disease	4	90,015	1	165,788	- 75,773
Stroke	5	81,795	2	123,207	- 41,412
Malaria	6	71,346	74	44	+ 71,301
Road Traffic Accidents	7	57,678	8	33,871	+ 23,807
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	47,065	35	5,659	+ 41,405
Low Birth Weight	9	46,302	33	6,881	+ 39,421
Diabetes Mellitus	10	37,877	5	59,608	- 21,731
Birth Trauma	11	35,994	45	3,777	+ 32,217
Hypertension	12	33,653	11	28,822	+ 4,830
Liver Disease	13	33,580	13	21,422	+ 12,158
Congenital Anomalies	14	26,306	23	12,317	+ 13,989
Kidney Disease	15	22,118	7	37,690	- 15,572
Maternal Conditions	16	20,843	53	1,507	+ 19,337
Lung Disease	17	19,517	6	59,373	- 39,856
Violence	18	19,442	4	68,779	- 49,337
Suicide	19	12,583	20	14,540	- 1,957
Other Injuries	20	12,021	21	13,807	- 1,785
Pertussis	21	11,878	75	30	+ 11,847
Meningitis	22	10,795	54	1,359	+ 9,437
Asthma	23	10,493	48	2,595	+ 7,899
Malnutrition	24	9,807	34	6,695	+ 3,111
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	8,309	10	30,717	- 22,408
Inflammatory/Heart	26	7,923	18	17,508	- 9,585
Endocrine Disorders	27	7,500	19	16,927	- 9,427
Prostate Cancer	28	7,138	15	19,001	- 11,863
Cervical Cancer	29	7,078	29	9,511	- 2,433
Liver Cancer	30	6,117	25	11,514	- 5,398
Measles	31	5,750	81	4	+ 5,746
Breast Cancer	32	5,727	14	20,759	- 15,032
Falls	33	5,367	16	18,847	- 13,480
Syphilis	34	3,847	68	223	+ 3,624
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3,792	44	4,258	- 466
Drownings	36	3,748	39	4,937	- 1,189
Fires	37	3,258	58	1,028	+ 2,231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	3,204	12	23,161	- 19,958
Stomach Cancer	39	3,175	17	17,992	- 14,817
Epilepsy	40	2,741	46	3,263	- 522
Poisonings	41	2,544	66	317	+ 2,228
Parkinson's Disease	42	2,490	41	4,770	- 2,280
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,402	51	2,193	+ 209
Drug Use	44	2,361	49	2,467	- 106
Lymphomas	45	2,202	27	10,376	- 8,174
Leukemia	46	2,075	30	8,531	- 6,456
Lung Cancers	47	1,937	9	31,659	- 29,722
Ovary Cancer	48	1,784	43	4,355	- 2,572
Alcohol	49	1,661	32	7,121	- 5,460
Skin Disease	50	1,650	31	7,179	- 5,529
Schistosomiasis	51	1,616	62	593	+ 1,023
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,510	24	11,999	- 10,488
Skin Cancers	53	1,299	38	5,032	- 3,733
Oral Cancer	54	1,179	28	9,951	- 8,773
Tetanus	55	832	71	88	+ 745
Encephalitis	56	715	72	65	+ 651
Oesophagus Cancer	57	703	26	10,466	- 9,763
Appendicitis	58	667	57	1,067	- 401
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	539	61	596	- 58
Uterin Cancer	60	528	47	2,780	- 2,252
Bladder Cancer	61	526	36	5,306	- 4,780
Hepatitis B	62	523	59	775	- 252
Other Neoplasms	63	273	42	4,665	- 4,392
Upper Respiratory	64	243	67	260	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	65	241	83	1	+ 241
Multiple Sclerosis	66	137	64	356	- 219
Hepatitis C	67	90	52	1,955	- 1,865
Diphtheria	68	68	79	7	+ 61
Ascariasis	69	38	78	7	+ 31
Chlamydia	70	37	80	5	+ 31
Otitis Media	71	24	70	94	- 70
War	72	19	56	1,090	- 1,071
Dengue	73	1	76	14	- 13
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	10	- 10
Leprosy	77	0	69	173	- 173
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	82	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
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.