BRAZIL VS MALDIVES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALDIVES		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	157,986	1	165,788	- 7,802
Stroke	2	81,010	2	123,207	- 42,197
Lung Disease	3	51,555	6	59,373	- 7,818
Kidney Disease	4	45,497	7	37,690	+ 7,806
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	26,724	10	30,717	- 3,992
Diabetes Mellitus	6	26,502	5	59,608	- 33,105
Lung Cancers	7	20,570	9	31,659	- 11,089
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	18,690	3	94,705	- 76,015
Breast Cancer	9	15,831	14	20,759	- 4,928
Liver Cancer	10	15,179	25	11,514	+ 3,665
Liver Disease	11	13,800	13	21,422	- 7,622
Endocrine Disorders	12	12,237	19	16,927	- 4,690
Cervical Cancer	13	12,171	29	9,511	+ 2,661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	11,868	12	23,161	- 11,294
Congenital Anomalies	15	10,900	23	12,317	- 1,417
Falls	16	10,645	16	18,847	- 8,202
Hypertension	17	9,271	11	28,822	- 19,551
Other Injuries	18	8,869	21	13,807	- 4,937
Oral Cancer	19	8,731	28	9,951	- 1,220
Low Birth Weight	20	8,298	33	6,881	+ 1,417
Suicide	21	8,227	20	14,540	- 6,313
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	8,121	35	5,659	+ 2,462
Drownings	23	7,830	39	4,937	+ 2,893
Leukemia	24	7,236	30	8,531	- 1,295
Parkinson's Disease	25	6,555	41	4,770	+ 1,784
Prostate Cancer	26	6,503	15	19,001	- 12,498
Tuberculosis	27	6,393	40	4,895	+ 1,498
Violence	28	5,661	4	68,779	- 63,119
Asthma	29	5,567	48	2,595	+ 2,973
Ovary Cancer	30	5,248	43	4,355	+ 892
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,890	8	33,871	- 28,980
Skin Disease	32	4,786	31	7,179	- 2,393
Dengue	33	4,267	76	14	+ 4,254
Lymphomas	34	4,184	27	10,376	- 6,192
Maternal Conditions	35	3,078	53	1,507	+ 1,572
Inflammatory/Heart	36	3,026	18	17,508	- 14,482
Bladder Cancer	37	2,969	36	5,306	- 2,337
Epilepsy	38	2,769	46	3,263	- 494
Birth Trauma	39	2,725	45	3,777	- 1,052
Pancreas Cancer	40	2,488	24	11,999	- 9,511
Fires	41	2,222	58	1,028	+ 1,194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,035	44	4,258	- 2,223
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,923	51	2,193	- 269
Encephalitis	44	1,534	72	65	+ 1,469
Malnutrition	45	1,527	34	6,695	- 5,168
Other Neoplasms	46	1,152	42	4,665	- 3,513
Uterin Cancer	47	1,117	47	2,780	- 1,664
Drug Use	48	1,034	49	2,467	- 1,433
Stomach Cancer	49	690	17	17,992	- 17,302
Meningitis	50	611	54	1,359	- 748
Alcohol	51	377	32	7,121	- 6,743
Pertussis	52	209	75	30	+ 179
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	191	61	596	- 405
Tetanus	54	157	71	88	+ 70
Poisonings	55	142	66	317	- 174
Hepatitis B	56	129	59	775	- 646
Multiple Sclerosis	57	121	64	356	- 235
Syphilis	58	82	68	223	- 141
Oesophagus Cancer	59	81	26	10,466	- 10,385
Measles	60	73	81	4	+ 69
Appendicitis	61	63	57	1,067	- 1,005
War	62	43	56	1,090	- 1,047
Skin Cancers	63	29	38	5,032	- 5,003
Hepatitis C	64	29	52	1,955	- 1,926
Ascariasis	65	21	78	7	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	66	19	67	260	- 241
Chlamydia	67	6	80	5	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	3	79	7	- 4
Otitis Media	69	2	70	94	- 92
Leprosy	70	0	69	173	- 173
Schistosomiasis	71	0	62	593	- 593
Leishmaniasis	72	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	73	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	74	44	- 44
Hookworm Disease	76	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	78	0	22	12,558	- 12,558
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Maldives

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.