BRAZIL VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	225,266	22	12,558	+ 212,708
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	111,831	3	94,705	+ 17,127
Malaria	3	81,794	74	44	+ 81,749
Low Birth Weight	4	55,983	33	6,881	+ 49,102
Birth Trauma	5	54,019	45	3,777	+ 50,242
Stroke	6	53,561	2	123,207	- 69,646
Coronary Heart Disease	7	51,325	1	165,788	- 114,463
Road Traffic Accidents	8	45,151	8	33,871	+ 11,281
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	42,745	35	5,659	+ 37,085
Tuberculosis	10	39,317	40	4,895	+ 34,421
Diabetes Mellitus	11	36,658	5	59,608	- 22,950
Congenital Anomalies	12	30,545	23	12,317	+ 18,228
Liver Disease	13	24,418	13	21,422	+ 2,996
Kidney Disease	14	24,310	7	37,690	- 13,380
Measles	15	22,181	81	4	+ 22,177
Hypertension	16	20,233	11	28,822	- 8,590
Maternal Conditions	17	16,995	53	1,507	+ 15,488
Syphilis	18	16,402	68	223	+ 16,179
Meningitis	19	15,566	54	1,359	+ 14,207
Lung Disease	20	14,761	6	59,373	- 44,612
Pertussis	21	13,359	75	30	+ 13,329
Suicide	22	13,128	20	14,540	- 1,412
Other Injuries	23	12,878	21	13,807	- 929
Breast Cancer	24	10,328	14	20,759	- 10,431
Endocrine Disorders	25	8,957	19	16,927	- 7,970
Asthma	26	7,989	48	2,595	+ 5,394
Inflammatory/Heart	27	7,731	18	17,508	- 9,777
Cervical Cancer	28	6,870	29	9,511	- 2,641
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	6,798	10	30,717	- 23,918
Drug Use	30	6,163	49	2,467	+ 3,696
Malnutrition	31	5,892	34	6,695	- 804
Falls	32	5,595	16	18,847	- 13,252
Violence	33	5,479	4	68,779	- 63,300
Liver Cancer	34	5,272	25	11,514	- 6,242
Prostate Cancer	35	5,247	15	19,001	- 13,754
Drownings	36	4,838	39	4,937	- 99
Oral Cancer	37	4,228	28	9,951	- 5,724
Epilepsy	38	3,956	46	3,263	+ 693
Fires	39	3,695	58	1,028	+ 2,668
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	3,505	12	23,161	- 19,656
Lung Cancers	41	3,276	9	31,659	- 28,383
Tetanus	42	2,853	71	88	+ 2,766
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	2,680	44	4,258	- 1,578
Poisonings	44	2,578	66	317	+ 2,262
Lymphomas	45	2,372	27	10,376	- 8,004
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,157	41	4,770	- 2,613
Trypanosomiasis	47	2,020	83	1	+ 2,020
Skin Cancers	48	1,982	38	5,032	- 3,050
Stomach Cancer	49	1,910	17	17,992	- 16,082
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,740	51	2,193	- 452
Skin Disease	51	1,593	31	7,179	- 5,586
Ovary Cancer	52	1,570	43	4,355	- 2,785
Alcohol	53	1,458	32	7,121	- 5,663
Oesophagus Cancer	54	1,450	26	10,466	- 9,015
Pancreas Cancer	55	1,394	24	11,999	- 10,605
Bladder Cancer	56	1,042	36	5,306	- 4,264
Encephalitis	57	950	72	65	+ 885
Uterin Cancer	58	943	47	2,780	- 1,837
Appendicitis	59	681	57	1,067	- 387
Schistosomiasis	60	524	62	593	- 70
Leukemia	61	459	30	8,531	- 8,072
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	449	61	596	- 147
Other Neoplasms	63	384	42	4,665	- 4,281
Diphtheria	64	379	79	7	+ 372
Hepatitis B	65	371	59	775	- 404
Upper Respiratory	66	205	67	260	- 55
Multiple Sclerosis	67	175	64	356	- 180
Chlamydia	68	53	80	5	+ 48
Hepatitis C	69	35	52	1,955	- 1,920
Ascariasis	70	32	78	7	+ 25
War	71	20	56	1,090	- 1,069
Otitis Media	72	18	70	94	- 76
Dengue	73	2	76	14	- 12
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	173	- 173
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	432	- 432
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Oral conditions	80	0	73	62	- 62
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Equ. Guinea

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.