BRAZIL VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	554,625	1	165,788	+ 388,837
Hypertension	2	497,735	11	28,822	+ 468,913
Stroke	3	205,708	2	123,207	+ 82,502
Lung Cancers	4	121,136	9	31,659	+ 89,477
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	97,126	12	23,161	+ 73,964
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	64,286	3	94,705	- 30,419
Liver Disease	7	60,547	13	21,422	+ 39,125
Prostate Cancer	8	55,018	15	19,001	+ 36,017
Stomach Cancer	9	53,418	17	17,992	+ 35,426
Pancreas Cancer	10	49,476	24	11,999	+ 37,477
Breast Cancer	11	47,913	14	20,759	+ 27,154
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	42,290	10	30,717	+ 11,573
Lung Disease	13	42,162	6	59,373	- 17,211
Inflammatory/Heart	14	39,999	18	17,508	+ 22,491
Lymphomas	15	39,241	27	10,376	+ 28,865
Suicide	16	36,387	20	14,540	+ 21,847
Kidney Disease	17	32,524	7	37,690	- 5,167
Alcohol	18	27,352	32	7,121	+ 20,231
Diabetes Mellitus	19	26,925	5	59,608	- 32,682
Other Injuries	20	26,033	21	13,807	+ 12,226
Bladder Cancer	21	23,184	36	5,306	+ 17,878
Leukemia	22	23,154	30	8,531	+ 14,623
Other Neoplasms	23	22,735	42	4,665	+ 18,070
Falls	24	21,855	16	18,847	+ 3,009
Oral Cancer	25	20,355	28	9,951	+ 10,404
Liver Cancer	26	19,763	25	11,514	+ 8,249
Oesophagus Cancer	27	18,157	26	10,466	+ 7,691
Ovary Cancer	28	16,074	43	4,355	+ 11,719
Parkinson's Disease	29	15,108	41	4,770	+ 10,337
Skin Cancers	30	14,539	38	5,032	+ 9,507
Drug Use	31	13,824	49	2,467	+ 11,357
Cervical Cancer	32	12,454	29	9,511	+ 2,943
Endocrine Disorders	33	12,153	19	16,927	- 4,775
Uterin Cancer	34	11,081	47	2,780	+ 8,301
Road Traffic Accidents	35	10,908	8	33,871	- 22,962
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	10,141	44	4,258	+ 5,883
Epilepsy	37	8,203	46	3,263	+ 4,940
Fires	38	7,539	58	1,028	+ 6,511
HIV/AIDS	39	7,426	22	12,558	- 5,132
Drownings	40	5,524	39	4,937	+ 587
Skin Disease	41	5,257	31	7,179	- 1,922
Violence	42	5,253	4	68,779	- 63,526
Congenital Anomalies	43	4,615	23	12,317	- 7,702
Asthma	44	4,439	48	2,595	+ 1,844
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	3,970	51	2,193	+ 1,778
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	3,174	61	596	+ 2,578
Tuberculosis	47	3,033	40	4,895	- 1,862
Multiple Sclerosis	48	2,996	64	356	+ 2,640
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	2,238	55	1,097	+ 1,141
Osteoarthritis	50	1,872	65	330	+ 1,541
Anemia	51	1,687	50	2,417	- 730
Poisonings	52	1,534	66	317	+ 1,217
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	1,522	35	5,659	- 4,137
Meningitis	54	1,366	54	1,359	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	55	1,248	33	6,881	- 5,633
Schizophrenia	56	1,124	60	661	+ 463
Birth Trauma	57	924	45	3,777	- 2,853
Hepatitis C	58	746	52	1,955	- 1,209
Appendicitis	59	374	57	1,067	- 694
Oral conditions	60	372	73	62	+ 310
Maternal Conditions	61	213	53	1,507	- 1,294
Syphilis	62	184	68	223	- 39
Encephalitis	63	36	72	65	- 29
War	64	24	56	1,090	- 1,066
Hepatitis B	65	0	59	775	- 775
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	260	- 260
Otitis Media	67	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	68	0	69	173	- 173
Leishmaniasis	69	0	63	432	- 432
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	71	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	73	0	74	44	- 44
Ascariasis	74	0	78	7	- 7
Dengue	75	0	76	14	- 14
Hookworm Disease	76	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	80	5	- 5
Malnutrition	79	0	34	6,695	- 6,695
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	10	- 10
Tetanus	81	0	71	88	- 88
Diphtheria	82	0	79	7	- 7
Pertussis	83	0	75	30	- 30
Measles	84	0	81	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Estonia

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.