BRAZIL VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	243,863	1	165,788	+ 78,075
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	178,598	10	30,717	+ 147,881
Stroke	3	84,982	2	123,207	- 38,225
Lung Cancers	4	81,115	9	31,659	+ 49,456
Lung Disease	5	77,796	6	59,373	+ 18,423
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	49,760	3	94,705	- 44,945
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	44,395	12	23,161	+ 21,234
Prostate Cancer	8	36,777	15	19,001	+ 17,776
Breast Cancer	9	32,250	14	20,759	+ 11,491
Parkinson's Disease	10	32,022	41	4,770	+ 27,252
Other Injuries	11	30,232	21	13,807	+ 16,426
Pancreas Cancer	12	26,179	24	11,999	+ 14,180
Suicide	13	24,324	20	14,540	+ 9,784
Lymphomas	14	22,221	27	10,376	+ 11,845
Kidney Disease	15	20,095	7	37,690	- 17,596
Diabetes Mellitus	16	17,927	5	59,608	- 41,681
Hypertension	17	14,634	11	28,822	- 14,188
Falls	18	14,317	16	18,847	- 4,530
Oesophagus Cancer	19	13,616	26	10,466	+ 3,151
Liver Cancer	20	13,523	25	11,514	+ 2,008
Bladder Cancer	21	12,302	36	5,306	+ 6,996
Leukemia	22	11,422	30	8,531	+ 2,891
Stomach Cancer	23	10,613	17	17,992	- 7,379
Drug Use	24	10,159	49	2,467	+ 7,692
Ovary Cancer	25	9,934	43	4,355	+ 5,579
Inflammatory/Heart	26	9,443	18	17,508	- 8,065
Endocrine Disorders	27	9,423	19	16,927	- 7,504
Alcohol	28	8,549	32	7,121	+ 1,428
Skin Cancers	29	7,850	38	5,032	+ 2,818
Other Neoplasms	30	5,881	42	4,665	+ 1,216
Liver Disease	31	5,719	13	21,422	- 15,703
Cervical Cancer	32	5,555	29	9,511	- 3,956
Oral Cancer	33	5,163	28	9,951	- 4,789
Congenital Anomalies	34	4,505	23	12,317	- 7,812
Road Traffic Accidents	35	4,199	8	33,871	- 29,671
Uterin Cancer	36	4,178	47	2,780	+ 1,398
Epilepsy	37	3,277	46	3,263	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	2,558	61	596	+ 1,962
Violence	39	2,423	4	68,779	- 66,356
Anemia	40	2,215	50	2,417	- 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,968	44	4,258	- 2,290
Poisonings	42	1,952	66	317	+ 1,635
Low Birth Weight	43	1,821	33	6,881	- 5,060
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,669	64	356	+ 1,313
Skin Disease	45	1,592	31	7,179	- 5,587
Birth Trauma	46	1,503	45	3,777	- 2,274
Osteoarthritis	47	1,252	65	330	+ 922
Asthma	48	1,005	48	2,595	- 1,589
Schizophrenia	49	880	60	661	+ 219
Meningitis	50	773	54	1,359	- 585
Upper Respiratory	51	669	67	260	+ 409
Hepatitis C	52	669	52	1,955	- 1,286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	643	55	1,097	- 454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	630	51	2,193	- 1,563
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	587	35	5,659	- 5,072
Drownings	56	551	39	4,937	- 4,386
Malnutrition	57	330	34	6,695	- 6,365
Fires	58	325	58	1,028	- 702
HIV/AIDS	59	282	22	12,558	- 12,277
Maternal Conditions	60	216	53	1,507	- 1,291
War	61	24	56	1,090	- 1,066
Pertussis	62	7	75	30	- 23
Hepatitis B	63	2	59	775	- 773
Otitis Media	64	1	70	94	- 93
Leprosy	65	0	69	173	- 173
Diphtheria	66	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	67	0	81	4	- 4
Tetanus	68	0	71	88	- 88
Ascariasis	69	0	78	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	70	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	14	- 14
Malaria	73	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	74	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	593	- 593
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	432	- 432
Encephalitis	78	0	72	65	- 65
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Syphilis	80	0	68	223	- 223
Chlamydia	81	0	80	5	- 5
Tuberculosis	82	0	40	4,895	- 4,895
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	73	62	- 62
Appendicitis	86	0	57	1,067	- 1,067
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.