BRAZIL VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	350,538	1	165,788	+ 184,750
Stroke	2	226,074	2	123,207	+ 102,867
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	149,593	10	30,717	+ 118,877
Lung Cancers	4	123,273	9	31,659	+ 91,614
Lung Disease	5	116,884	6	59,373	+ 57,511
Hypertension	6	108,036	11	28,822	+ 79,214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	76,714	12	23,161	+ 53,553
Diabetes Mellitus	8	71,598	5	59,608	+ 11,990
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	58,974	3	94,705	- 35,731
Breast Cancer	10	50,057	14	20,759	+ 29,298
Kidney Disease	11	45,933	7	37,690	+ 8,243
Other Injuries	12	43,719	21	13,807	+ 29,912
Pancreas Cancer	13	43,655	24	11,999	+ 31,656
Stomach Cancer	14	37,006	17	17,992	+ 19,014
Other Neoplasms	15	36,038	42	4,665	+ 31,373
Lymphomas	16	34,905	27	10,376	+ 24,529
Liver Cancer	17	34,724	25	11,514	+ 23,209
Endocrine Disorders	18	30,431	19	16,927	+ 13,504
Parkinson's Disease	19	30,420	41	4,770	+ 25,649
Prostate Cancer	20	30,353	15	19,001	+ 11,352
Leukemia	21	24,286	30	8,531	+ 15,755
Bladder Cancer	22	24,222	36	5,306	+ 18,916
Liver Disease	23	20,067	13	21,422	- 1,355
Inflammatory/Heart	24	19,964	18	17,508	+ 2,456
Falls	25	15,241	16	18,847	- 3,606
Suicide	26	14,589	20	14,540	+ 49
Oral Cancer	27	12,068	28	9,951	+ 2,116
Ovary Cancer	28	11,845	43	4,355	+ 7,489
Skin Cancers	29	11,691	38	5,032	+ 6,659
Road Traffic Accidents	30	11,625	8	33,871	- 22,245
Hepatitis C	31	8,845	52	1,955	+ 6,890
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	7,998	51	2,193	+ 5,805
Uterin Cancer	33	7,933	47	2,780	+ 5,153
Oesophagus Cancer	34	7,382	26	10,466	- 3,083
Anemia	35	6,037	50	2,417	+ 3,620
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	5,854	35	5,659	+ 195
Congenital Anomalies	37	5,209	23	12,317	- 7,108
Skin Disease	38	5,197	31	7,179	- 1,982
Epilepsy	39	4,824	46	3,263	+ 1,561
Cervical Cancer	40	4,164	29	9,511	- 5,347
Malnutrition	41	2,799	34	6,695	- 3,896
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	2,532	61	596	+ 1,935
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	2,490	44	4,258	- 1,768
Multiple Sclerosis	44	2,442	64	356	+ 2,087
Drug Use	45	2,361	49	2,467	- 106
HIV/AIDS	46	1,876	22	12,558	- 10,682
Asthma	47	1,781	48	2,595	- 813
Osteoarthritis	48	1,737	65	330	+ 1,406
Schizophrenia	49	1,531	60	661	+ 870
Violence	50	1,474	4	68,779	- 67,305
Low Birth Weight	51	1,290	33	6,881	- 5,591
Drownings	52	1,241	39	4,937	- 3,696
Tuberculosis	53	1,213	40	4,895	- 3,682
Hepatitis B	54	1,205	59	775	+ 430
Alcohol	55	1,000	32	7,121	- 6,121
Fires	56	978	58	1,028	- 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	869	55	1,097	- 227
Poisonings	58	556	66	317	+ 239
Birth Trauma	59	506	45	3,777	- 3,271
Meningitis	60	461	54	1,359	- 897
Appendicitis	61	175	57	1,067	- 892
Oral conditions	62	171	73	62	+ 109
Tetanus	63	78	71	88	- 10
Upper Respiratory	64	73	67	260	- 187
Otitis Media	65	57	70	94	- 36
War	66	22	56	1,090	- 1,068
Maternal Conditions	67	22	53	1,507	- 1,485
Encephalitis	68	17	72	65	- 48
Syphilis	69	15	68	223	- 208
Leishmaniasis	70	11	63	432	- 421
Measles	71	5	81	4	+ 2
Chagas disease	72	4	37	5,045	- 5,042
Pertussis	73	2	75	30	- 28
Leprosy	74	2	69	173	- 171
Iodine Deficiency	75	1	77	10	- 9
Diphtheria	76	0	79	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	79	0	74	44	- 44
Ascariasis	80	0	78	7	- 7
Dengue	81	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	85	0	- 0
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

Italy

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.