BRAZIL VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	196,774	1	165,788	+ 30,986
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	192,215	10	30,717	+ 161,499
Lung Disease	3	161,603	6	59,373	+ 102,230
Lung Cancers	4	137,091	9	31,659	+ 105,432
Stroke	5	134,920	2	123,207	+ 11,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	82,652	3	94,705	- 12,052
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	79,088	12	23,161	+ 55,926
Prostate Cancer	8	54,521	15	19,001	+ 35,521
Breast Cancer	9	47,852	14	20,759	+ 27,093
Diabetes Mellitus	10	47,297	5	59,608	- 12,311
Pancreas Cancer	11	40,373	24	11,999	+ 28,374
Kidney Disease	12	33,552	7	37,690	- 4,138
Lymphomas	13	26,881	27	10,376	+ 16,505
Liver Disease	14	25,497	13	21,422	+ 4,075
Hypertension	15	23,669	11	28,822	- 5,153
Suicide	16	22,743	20	14,540	+ 8,203
Parkinson's Disease	17	22,105	41	4,770	+ 17,335
Alcohol	18	22,045	32	7,121	+ 14,924
Endocrine Disorders	19	21,167	19	16,927	+ 4,240
Leukemia	20	20,571	30	8,531	+ 12,040
Bladder Cancer	21	20,093	36	5,306	+ 14,788
Falls	22	19,920	16	18,847	+ 1,073
Stomach Cancer	23	17,834	17	17,992	- 158
Oesophagus Cancer	24	17,556	26	10,466	+ 7,090
Liver Cancer	25	17,109	25	11,514	+ 5,595
Skin Cancers	26	14,312	38	5,032	+ 9,280
Other Neoplasms	27	13,924	42	4,665	+ 9,259
Oral Cancer	28	13,656	28	9,951	+ 3,704
Ovary Cancer	29	13,523	43	4,355	+ 9,168
Other Injuries	30	12,788	21	13,807	- 1,018
Inflammatory/Heart	31	10,478	18	17,508	- 7,030
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	7,966	44	4,258	+ 3,708
Road Traffic Accidents	33	7,864	8	33,871	- 26,007
Drug Use	34	7,250	49	2,467	+ 4,783
Uterin Cancer	35	5,733	47	2,780	+ 2,953
Congenital Anomalies	36	5,641	23	12,317	- 6,676
Cervical Cancer	37	5,626	29	9,511	- 3,885
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	5,326	35	5,659	- 334
Multiple Sclerosis	39	4,861	64	356	+ 4,506
Epilepsy	40	4,606	46	3,263	+ 1,343
Low Birth Weight	41	4,290	33	6,881	- 2,591
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	3,552	51	2,193	+ 1,359
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	3,112	61	596	+ 2,516
Asthma	44	3,033	48	2,595	+ 438
Skin Disease	45	2,906	31	7,179	- 4,273
Anemia	46	2,692	50	2,417	+ 275
Violence	47	2,321	4	68,779	- 66,458
Schizophrenia	48	2,091	60	661	+ 1,430
Fires	49	1,946	58	1,028	+ 918
Drownings	50	1,371	39	4,937	- 3,566
Osteoarthritis	51	936	65	330	+ 605
Meningitis	52	919	54	1,359	- 439
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	904	55	1,097	- 193
Appendicitis	54	846	57	1,067	- 222
HIV/AIDS	55	830	22	12,558	- 11,728
Birth Trauma	56	782	45	3,777	- 2,994
Tuberculosis	57	571	40	4,895	- 4,324
Upper Respiratory	58	564	67	260	+ 304
Malnutrition	59	516	34	6,695	- 6,179
Hepatitis C	60	316	52	1,955	- 1,639
Hepatitis B	61	223	59	775	- 552
Poisonings	62	205	66	317	- 112
Oral conditions	63	152	73	62	+ 90
Maternal Conditions	64	83	53	1,507	- 1,424
Otitis Media	65	65	70	94	- 29
War	66	22	56	1,090	- 1,068
Encephalitis	67	21	72	65	- 44
Tetanus	68	15	71	88	- 73
Chlamydia	69	13	80	5	+ 8
Syphilis	70	12	68	223	- 211
Measles	71	12	81	4	+ 8
Pertussis	72	0	75	30	- 30
Diphtheria	73	0	79	7	- 7
Leprosy	74	0	69	173	- 173
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	593	- 593
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	432	- 432
Malaria	79	0	74	44	- 44
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	78	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	82	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	10	- 10
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Denmark

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.