BRAZIL VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	384,689	1	165,788	+ 218,901
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	133,853	10	30,717	+ 103,137
Stroke	3	130,257	2	123,207	+ 7,051
Lung Cancers	4	121,799	9	31,659	+ 90,140
Lung Disease	5	111,955	6	59,373	+ 52,582
Hypertension	6	70,096	11	28,822	+ 41,274
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	68,082	12	23,161	+ 44,921
Kidney Disease	8	59,566	7	37,690	+ 21,876
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	54,183	3	94,705	- 40,522
Breast Cancer	10	49,290	14	20,759	+ 28,531
Pancreas Cancer	11	47,012	24	11,999	+ 35,013
Prostate Cancer	12	43,130	15	19,001	+ 24,129
Diabetes Mellitus	13	40,704	5	59,608	- 18,904
Falls	14	40,089	16	18,847	+ 21,243
Liver Disease	15	39,747	13	21,422	+ 18,324
Parkinson's Disease	16	32,945	41	4,770	+ 28,174
Lymphomas	17	32,042	27	10,376	+ 21,667
Endocrine Disorders	18	27,931	19	16,927	+ 11,004
Suicide	19	26,903	20	14,540	+ 12,363
Stomach Cancer	20	25,264	17	17,992	+ 7,272
Inflammatory/Heart	21	23,259	18	17,508	+ 5,751
Leukemia	22	22,855	30	8,531	+ 14,324
Other Injuries	23	21,577	21	13,807	+ 7,771
Other Neoplasms	24	21,349	42	4,665	+ 16,684
Liver Cancer	25	21,078	25	11,514	+ 9,563
Alcohol	26	16,369	32	7,121	+ 9,248
Oesophagus Cancer	27	16,252	26	10,466	+ 5,786
Bladder Cancer	28	16,200	36	5,306	+ 10,894
Oral Cancer	29	15,756	28	9,951	+ 5,804
Ovary Cancer	30	13,583	43	4,355	+ 9,228
Skin Cancers	31	10,609	38	5,032	+ 5,577
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	10,020	35	5,659	+ 4,360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	9,458	51	2,193	+ 7,265
Road Traffic Accidents	34	8,266	8	33,871	- 25,605
Epilepsy	35	8,086	46	3,263	+ 4,823
Congenital Anomalies	36	5,994	23	12,317	- 6,323
Uterin Cancer	37	5,836	47	2,780	+ 3,056
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	5,666	44	4,258	+ 1,408
Cervical Cancer	39	5,575	29	9,511	- 3,935
Drug Use	40	5,049	49	2,467	+ 2,582
Multiple Sclerosis	41	4,109	64	356	+ 3,753
Skin Disease	42	4,036	31	7,179	- 3,143
Anemia	43	2,599	50	2,417	+ 182
Asthma	44	2,418	48	2,595	- 176
Low Birth Weight	45	2,015	33	6,881	- 4,866
Violence	46	2,011	4	68,779	- 66,768
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,420	61	596	+ 823
Hepatitis C	48	1,326	52	1,955	- 629
Drownings	49	1,199	39	4,937	- 3,738
Malnutrition	50	1,177	34	6,695	- 5,518
Schizophrenia	51	1,022	60	661	+ 361
Osteoarthritis	52	951	65	330	+ 621
Fires	53	938	58	1,028	- 90
HIV/AIDS	54	903	22	12,558	- 11,655
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	763	55	1,097	- 333
Tuberculosis	56	735	40	4,895	- 4,161
Birth Trauma	57	626	45	3,777	- 3,151
Poisonings	58	566	66	317	+ 250
Hepatitis B	59	475	59	775	- 300
Meningitis	60	438	54	1,359	- 920
Upper Respiratory	61	362	67	260	+ 102
Appendicitis	62	337	57	1,067	- 730
Oral conditions	63	162	73	62	+ 101
Maternal Conditions	64	100	53	1,507	- 1,407
Otitis Media	65	41	70	94	- 52
War	66	27	56	1,090	- 1,063
Encephalitis	67	20	72	65	- 45
Syphilis	68	14	68	223	- 208
Pertussis	69	6	75	30	- 24
Measles	70	6	81	4	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	5	77	10	- 5
Leishmaniasis	72	2	63	432	- 430
Schistosomiasis	73	2	62	593	- 591
Chagas disease	74	2	37	5,045	- 5,043
Tetanus	75	1	71	88	- 86
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	1	82	1	- 0
Diphtheria	77	0	79	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	74	44	- 44
Hookworm Disease	80	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	78	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	14	- 14
Leprosy	84	0	69	173	- 173
Chlamydia	85	0	80	5	- 5
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Germany

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.