BRAZIL VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	200,222	1	165,788	+ 34,434
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	134,938	10	30,717	+ 104,221
Lung Cancers	3	80,558	9	31,659	+ 48,899
Lung Disease	4	80,540	6	59,373	+ 21,167
Stroke	5	74,412	2	123,207	- 48,795
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	54,587	3	94,705	- 40,118
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	46,048	12	23,161	+ 22,887
Breast Cancer	8	31,942	14	20,759	+ 11,183
Prostate Cancer	9	24,596	15	19,001	+ 5,595
Kidney Disease	10	23,817	7	37,690	- 13,873
Pancreas Cancer	11	22,306	24	11,999	+ 10,307
Parkinson's Disease	12	22,269	41	4,770	+ 17,499
Lymphomas	13	21,562	27	10,376	+ 11,186
Suicide	14	19,759	20	14,540	+ 5,218
Oesophagus Cancer	15	17,598	26	10,466	+ 7,132
Diabetes Mellitus	16	17,388	5	59,608	- 42,220
Stomach Cancer	17	14,996	17	17,992	- 2,996
Liver Cancer	18	13,370	25	11,514	+ 1,855
Liver Disease	19	11,744	13	21,422	- 9,678
Leukemia	20	11,511	30	8,531	+ 2,980
Ovary Cancer	21	11,473	43	4,355	+ 7,118
Bladder Cancer	22	10,761	36	5,306	+ 5,455
Skin Cancers	23	10,583	38	5,032	+ 5,551
Endocrine Disorders	24	10,481	19	16,927	- 6,446
Falls	25	10,379	16	18,847	- 8,468
Inflammatory/Heart	26	10,083	18	17,508	- 7,425
Other Neoplasms	27	9,162	42	4,665	+ 4,497
Oral Cancer	28	7,682	28	9,951	- 2,269
Hypertension	29	7,348	11	28,822	- 21,474
Other Injuries	30	7,183	21	13,807	- 6,623
Drug Use	31	7,012	49	2,467	+ 4,545
Congenital Anomalies	32	6,433	23	12,317	- 5,883
Road Traffic Accidents	33	6,433	8	33,871	- 27,438
Uterin Cancer	34	5,305	47	2,780	+ 2,525
Cervical Cancer	35	4,329	29	9,511	- 5,182
Epilepsy	36	3,575	46	3,263	+ 312
Multiple Sclerosis	37	3,490	64	356	+ 3,134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,812	44	4,258	- 1,446
Alcohol	39	2,698	32	7,121	- 4,423
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	2,478	61	596	+ 1,882
Asthma	41	2,435	48	2,595	- 159
Skin Disease	42	2,426	31	7,179	- 4,753
Drownings	43	2,403	39	4,937	- 2,534
Low Birth Weight	44	2,345	33	6,881	- 4,535
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	2,211	35	5,659	- 3,448
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,094	51	2,193	- 99
Violence	47	1,605	4	68,779	- 67,174
Fires	48	1,261	58	1,028	+ 233
Anemia	49	1,210	50	2,417	- 1,207
Tuberculosis	50	969	40	4,895	- 3,926
Osteoarthritis	51	823	65	330	+ 493
Hepatitis C	52	808	52	1,955	- 1,147
Poisonings	53	591	66	317	+ 275
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	574	55	1,097	- 522
Schizophrenia	55	486	60	661	- 175
Birth Trauma	56	423	45	3,777	- 3,354
HIV/AIDS	57	362	22	12,558	- 12,197
Meningitis	58	308	54	1,359	- 1,051
Hepatitis B	59	247	59	775	- 528
Appendicitis	60	143	57	1,067	- 924
Maternal Conditions	61	130	53	1,507	- 1,377
Oral conditions	62	95	73	62	+ 33
Malnutrition	63	73	34	6,695	- 6,622
Upper Respiratory	64	42	67	260	- 218
War	65	21	56	1,090	- 1,069
Encephalitis	66	7	72	65	- 58
Pertussis	67	0	75	30	- 30
Syphilis	68	0	68	223	- 223
Chlamydia	69	0	80	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	69	173	- 173
Otitis Media	71	0	70	94	- 94
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	593	- 593
Chagas disease	73	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	74	44	- 44
Leishmaniasis	76	0	63	432	- 432
Ascariasis	77	0	78	7	- 7
Dengue	78	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	85	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	71	88	- 88
Diphtheria	82	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	83	0	81	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Ireland

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.