BRAZIL VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	444,356	1	165,788	+ 278,568
Stroke	2	296,123	2	123,207	+ 172,916
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	174,220	3	94,705	+ 79,515
Lung Cancers	4	154,724	9	31,659	+ 123,065
Lung Disease	5	116,244	6	59,373	+ 56,871
Kidney Disease	6	100,097	7	37,690	+ 62,406
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	82,871	10	30,717	+ 52,154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	68,651	12	23,161	+ 45,489
Hypertension	9	61,472	11	28,822	+ 32,649
Parkinson's Disease	10	55,656	41	4,770	+ 50,885
Breast Cancer	11	53,015	14	20,759	+ 32,256
Prostate Cancer	12	42,558	15	19,001	+ 23,557
Pancreas Cancer	13	40,055	24	11,999	+ 28,056
Liver Cancer	14	32,931	25	11,514	+ 21,417
Bladder Cancer	15	32,619	36	5,306	+ 27,313
Stomach Cancer	16	32,297	17	17,992	+ 14,305
Other Injuries	17	30,571	21	13,807	+ 16,764
Leukemia	18	28,480	30	8,531	+ 19,949
Lymphomas	19	26,682	27	10,376	+ 16,306
Diabetes Mellitus	20	26,620	5	59,608	- 32,987
Falls	21	26,190	16	18,847	+ 7,343
Road Traffic Accidents	22	18,307	8	33,871	- 15,564
Liver Disease	23	17,023	13	21,422	- 4,399
Inflammatory/Heart	24	15,249	18	17,508	- 2,259
Other Neoplasms	25	14,273	42	4,665	+ 9,608
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	12,845	44	4,258	+ 8,587
Ovary Cancer	27	11,721	43	4,355	+ 7,366
Suicide	28	11,204	20	14,540	- 3,336
Endocrine Disorders	29	11,063	19	16,927	- 5,864
Oral Cancer	30	9,259	28	9,951	- 692
Skin Cancers	31	9,217	38	5,032	+ 4,185
Drownings	32	9,157	39	4,937	+ 4,220
Uterin Cancer	33	7,836	47	2,780	+ 5,055
Epilepsy	34	5,240	46	3,263	+ 1,977
Oesophagus Cancer	35	5,166	26	10,466	- 5,300
Cervical Cancer	36	5,118	29	9,511	- 4,392
Drug Use	37	4,065	49	2,467	+ 1,597
Congenital Anomalies	38	3,662	23	12,317	- 8,655
Fires	39	3,079	58	1,028	+ 2,051
Multiple Sclerosis	40	2,843	64	356	+ 2,487
Low Birth Weight	41	2,675	33	6,881	- 4,205
Violence	42	2,187	4	68,779	- 66,592
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,104	51	2,193	- 89
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	1,996	35	5,659	- 3,663
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1,404	61	596	+ 807
Tuberculosis	46	1,399	40	4,895	- 3,497
Skin Disease	47	1,183	31	7,179	- 5,996
Hepatitis B	48	1,176	59	775	+ 401
Alcohol	49	1,061	32	7,121	- 6,060
HIV/AIDS	50	993	22	12,558	- 11,565
Anemia	51	985	50	2,417	- 1,432
Hepatitis C	52	809	52	1,955	- 1,145
Meningitis	53	700	54	1,359	- 658
Schizophrenia	54	578	60	661	- 83
Asthma	55	578	48	2,595	- 2,017
Poisonings	56	408	66	317	+ 92
Birth Trauma	57	355	45	3,777	- 3,422
Appendicitis	58	199	57	1,067	- 868
Upper Respiratory	59	167	67	260	- 93
Leishmaniasis	60	77	63	432	- 356
Maternal Conditions	61	46	53	1,507	- 1,461
Tetanus	62	37	71	88	- 51
Oral conditions	63	34	73	62	- 28
War	64	23	56	1,090	- 1,067
Syphilis	65	22	68	223	- 201
Malnutrition	66	18	34	6,695	- 6,678
Encephalitis	67	13	72	65	- 51
Measles	68	6	81	4	+ 3
Pertussis	69	1	75	30	- 29
Diphtheria	70	0	79	7	- 7
Dengue	71	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	78	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	593	- 593
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	78	0	74	44	- 44
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Chlamydia	80	0	80	5	- 5
Leprosy	81	0	69	173	- 173
Otitis Media	82	0	70	94	- 94
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Greece

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.