BRAZIL VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	434,918	10	30,717	+ 404,201
Coronary Heart Disease	2	384,495	1	165,788	+ 218,707
Stroke	3	160,939	2	123,207	+ 37,732
Lung Cancers	4	90,427	9	31,659	+ 58,768
Hypertension	5	79,396	11	28,822	+ 50,573
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	56,055	12	23,161	+ 32,894
Falls	7	51,828	16	18,847	+ 32,981
Lung Disease	8	50,426	6	59,373	- 8,947
Pancreas Cancer	9	48,773	24	11,999	+ 36,775
Liver Disease	10	41,771	13	21,422	+ 20,349
Prostate Cancer	11	37,944	15	19,001	+ 18,944
Breast Cancer	12	37,085	14	20,759	+ 16,326
Parkinson's Disease	13	33,356	41	4,770	+ 28,585
Lymphomas	14	33,275	27	10,376	+ 22,900
Suicide	15	33,092	20	14,540	+ 18,552
Liver Cancer	16	21,319	25	11,514	+ 9,805
Inflammatory/Heart	17	20,260	18	17,508	+ 2,752
Alcohol	18	18,161	32	7,121	+ 11,041
Stomach Cancer	19	17,475	17	17,992	- 517
Other Injuries	20	17,081	21	13,807	+ 3,275
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	17,061	3	94,705	- 77,644
Diabetes Mellitus	22	16,340	5	59,608	- 43,268
Other Neoplasms	23	14,740	42	4,665	+ 10,075
Leukemia	24	14,516	30	8,531	+ 5,985
Ovary Cancer	25	13,468	43	4,355	+ 9,113
Kidney Disease	26	13,369	7	37,690	- 24,321
Oesophagus Cancer	27	12,507	26	10,466	+ 2,042
Bladder Cancer	28	12,061	36	5,306	+ 6,756
Skin Cancers	29	11,621	38	5,032	+ 6,590
Drug Use	30	10,527	49	2,467	+ 8,060
Endocrine Disorders	31	10,037	19	16,927	- 6,890
Uterin Cancer	32	8,803	47	2,780	+ 6,022
Road Traffic Accidents	33	8,409	8	33,871	- 25,462
Oral Cancer	34	8,101	28	9,951	- 1,851
Congenital Anomalies	35	7,507	23	12,317	- 4,810
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,924	44	4,258	+ 1,666
Drownings	37	4,144	39	4,937	- 793
Epilepsy	38	4,073	46	3,263	+ 810
Schizophrenia	39	3,636	60	661	+ 2,975
Asthma	40	3,313	48	2,595	+ 718
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	3,247	61	596	+ 2,651
Multiple Sclerosis	42	3,136	64	356	+ 2,780
Violence	43	2,514	4	68,779	- 66,265
Cervical Cancer	44	2,428	29	9,511	- 7,082
Fires	45	2,409	58	1,028	+ 1,381
Tuberculosis	46	1,252	40	4,895	- 3,643
Skin Disease	47	1,061	31	7,179	- 6,118
Low Birth Weight	48	1,024	33	6,881	- 5,857
Poisonings	49	969	66	317	+ 653
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	743	51	2,193	- 1,450
Osteoarthritis	51	654	65	330	+ 324
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	598	35	5,659	- 5,061
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	424	55	1,097	- 673
Appendicitis	54	372	57	1,067	- 696
Meningitis	55	368	54	1,359	- 990
Birth Trauma	56	304	45	3,777	- 3,473
Malnutrition	57	258	34	6,695	- 6,437
Anemia	58	220	50	2,417	- 2,197
HIV/AIDS	59	218	22	12,558	- 12,341
Hepatitis C	60	179	52	1,955	- 1,776
Oral conditions	61	147	73	62	+ 85
Upper Respiratory	62	77	67	260	- 182
Hepatitis B	63	65	59	775	- 710
Maternal Conditions	64	59	53	1,507	- 1,447
War	65	22	56	1,090	- 1,068
Encephalitis	66	19	72	65	- 46
Syphilis	67	14	68	223	- 209
Otitis Media	68	13	70	94	- 81
Pertussis	69	1	75	30	- 29
Tetanus	70	0	71	88	- 88
Diphtheria	71	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	72	0	81	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	10	- 10
Malaria	74	0	74	44	- 44
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	593	- 593
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	78	7	- 7
Dengue	82	0	76	14	- 14
Leprosy	83	0	69	173	- 173
Chlamydia	84	0	80	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Finland

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.