BRAZIL VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	113,657	3	94,705	+ 18,952
Stroke	2	88,938	2	123,207	- 34,269
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	79,505	35	5,659	+ 73,846
Coronary Heart Disease	4	74,706	1	165,788	- 91,082
Road Traffic Accidents	5	46,001	8	33,871	+ 12,130
Liver Disease	6	42,135	13	21,422	+ 20,713
Diabetes Mellitus	7	32,759	5	59,608	- 26,848
Hypertension	8	32,108	11	28,822	+ 3,286
Lung Disease	9	22,957	6	59,373	- 36,416
Malnutrition	10	22,881	34	6,695	+ 16,186
Birth Trauma	11	21,378	45	3,777	+ 17,602
Kidney Disease	12	20,038	7	37,690	- 17,653
Maternal Conditions	13	18,854	53	1,507	+ 17,348
Tuberculosis	14	18,850	40	4,895	+ 13,955
Other Injuries	15	18,731	21	13,807	+ 4,924
Low Birth Weight	16	18,421	33	6,881	+ 11,540
Malaria	17	15,158	74	44	+ 15,114
Congenital Anomalies	18	14,986	23	12,317	+ 2,669
Meningitis	19	14,029	54	1,359	+ 12,670
Violence	20	13,328	4	68,779	- 55,451
Suicide	21	13,240	20	14,540	- 1,300
Asthma	22	11,311	48	2,595	+ 8,716
Breast Cancer	23	10,803	14	20,759	- 9,956
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	10,745	10	30,717	- 19,972
HIV/AIDS	25	10,667	22	12,558	- 1,891
Falls	26	5,831	16	18,847	- 13,016
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	5,100	44	4,258	+ 842
Lymphomas	28	5,091	27	10,376	- 5,284
Leukemia	29	4,997	30	8,531	- 3,534
Cervical Cancer	30	4,595	29	9,511	- 4,916
Fires	31	4,574	58	1,028	+ 3,546
Inflammatory/Heart	32	4,262	18	17,508	- 13,246
Drownings	33	4,082	39	4,937	- 855
Poisonings	34	3,961	66	317	+ 3,644
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	3,922	12	23,161	- 19,239
Pertussis	36	3,107	75	30	+ 3,077
Parkinson's Disease	37	2,941	41	4,770	- 1,830
Epilepsy	38	2,826	46	3,263	- 437
Oesophagus Cancer	39	2,810	26	10,466	- 7,655
Ovary Cancer	40	2,757	43	4,355	- 1,598
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,661	51	2,193	+ 468
Schistosomiasis	42	2,524	62	593	+ 1,931
Endocrine Disorders	43	2,471	19	16,927	- 14,456
Oral Cancer	44	2,463	28	9,951	- 7,488
Liver Cancer	45	2,401	25	11,514	- 9,113
Lung Cancers	46	2,140	9	31,659	- 29,519
Prostate Cancer	47	1,878	15	19,001	- 17,123
Stomach Cancer	48	1,675	17	17,992	- 16,317
Alcohol	49	1,578	32	7,121	- 5,543
Skin Disease	50	1,549	31	7,179	- 5,630
Bladder Cancer	51	1,456	36	5,306	- 3,850
Tetanus	52	1,301	71	88	+ 1,213
Drug Use	53	1,255	49	2,467	- 1,212
Syphilis	54	1,207	68	223	+ 984
Appendicitis	55	1,087	57	1,067	+ 20
Skin Cancers	56	1,034	38	5,032	- 3,998
Hepatitis B	57	956	59	775	+ 181
Pancreas Cancer	58	678	24	11,999	- 11,321
Leishmaniasis	59	659	63	432	+ 227
Upper Respiratory	60	619	67	260	+ 359
Uterin Cancer	61	607	47	2,780	- 2,173
Encephalitis	62	539	72	65	+ 474
Measles	63	439	81	4	+ 435
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	413	61	596	- 183
Hepatitis C	65	222	52	1,955	- 1,733
Other Neoplasms	66	211	42	4,665	- 4,454
Multiple Sclerosis	67	131	64	356	- 225
Ascariasis	68	63	78	7	+ 56
Otitis Media	69	60	70	94	- 33
Chlamydia	70	36	80	5	+ 30
War	71	14	56	1,090	- 1,075
Diphtheria	72	11	79	7	+ 5
Dengue	73	2	76	14	- 11
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leprosy	78	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
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

Eritrea

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.