BRAZIL VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	410,294	1	165,788	+ 244,506
Stroke	2	136,545	2	123,207	+ 13,338
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	99,615	3	94,705	+ 4,910
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	97,073	10	30,717	+ 66,356
Lung Cancers	5	92,248	9	31,659	+ 60,589
Diabetes Mellitus	6	76,161	5	59,608	+ 16,553
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	68,916	12	23,161	+ 45,754
Lung Disease	8	59,307	6	59,373	- 66
Pancreas Cancer	9	42,351	24	11,999	+ 30,352
Breast Cancer	10	39,707	14	20,759	+ 18,948
Kidney Disease	11	37,040	7	37,690	- 650
Lymphomas	12	24,816	27	10,376	+ 14,440
Prostate Cancer	13	24,782	15	19,001	+ 5,782
Falls	14	24,202	16	18,847	+ 5,355
Stomach Cancer	15	23,305	17	17,992	+ 5,313
Parkinson's Disease	16	23,225	41	4,770	+ 18,454
Ovary Cancer	17	15,949	43	4,355	+ 11,594
Liver Cancer	18	15,803	25	11,514	+ 4,288
Bladder Cancer	19	15,529	36	5,306	+ 10,223
Hypertension	20	15,527	11	28,822	- 13,296
Leukemia	21	12,952	30	8,531	+ 4,421
Suicide	22	12,494	20	14,540	- 2,046
Oral Cancer	23	11,706	28	9,951	+ 1,755
Liver Disease	24	10,799	13	21,422	- 10,623
Skin Disease	25	10,725	31	7,179	+ 3,546
Other Neoplasms	26	10,325	42	4,665	+ 5,661
Inflammatory/Heart	27	10,267	18	17,508	- 7,241
Uterin Cancer	28	9,691	47	2,780	+ 6,910
Oesophagus Cancer	29	9,477	26	10,466	- 989
Endocrine Disorders	30	8,936	19	16,927	- 7,991
Road Traffic Accidents	31	8,473	8	33,871	- 25,398
Congenital Anomalies	32	8,092	23	12,317	- 4,225
Other Injuries	33	7,655	21	13,807	- 6,151
Skin Cancers	34	6,551	38	5,032	+ 1,519
Low Birth Weight	35	5,284	33	6,881	- 1,597
Asthma	36	3,894	48	2,595	+ 1,300
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,373	44	4,258	- 885
Drug Use	38	3,210	49	2,467	+ 743
Cervical Cancer	39	2,084	29	9,511	- 7,426
Violence	40	2,068	4	68,779	- 66,711
HIV/AIDS	41	1,718	22	12,558	- 10,840
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	1,596	55	1,097	+ 500
Epilepsy	43	1,592	46	3,263	- 1,671
Birth Trauma	44	1,375	45	3,777	- 2,402
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,366	64	356	+ 1,010
Anemia	46	1,330	50	2,417	- 1,087
Alcohol	47	1,263	32	7,121	- 5,857
Drownings	48	1,059	39	4,937	- 3,878
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,023	51	2,193	- 1,170
Osteoarthritis	50	1,000	65	330	+ 670
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	898	61	596	+ 301
Tuberculosis	52	735	40	4,895	- 4,160
Hepatitis C	53	606	52	1,955	- 1,349
War	54	536	56	1,090	- 553
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	488	35	5,659	- 5,172
Meningitis	56	370	54	1,359	- 989
Schizophrenia	57	315	60	661	- 346
Poisonings	58	241	66	317	- 76
Upper Respiratory	59	172	67	260	- 88
Malnutrition	60	164	34	6,695	- 6,531
Hepatitis B	61	163	59	775	- 611
Fires	62	145	58	1,028	- 882
Appendicitis	63	141	57	1,067	- 926
Maternal Conditions	64	140	53	1,507	- 1,367
Encephalitis	65	51	72	65	- 14
Leishmaniasis	66	3	63	432	- 429
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	68	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	69	0	74	44	- 44
Schistosomiasis	70	0	62	593	- 593
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	10	- 10
Pertussis	72	0	75	30	- 30
Measles	73	0	81	4	- 4
Tetanus	74	0	71	88	- 88
Diphtheria	75	0	79	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	76	14	- 14
Ascariasis	79	0	78	7	- 7
Chlamydia	80	0	80	5	- 5
Syphilis	81	0	68	223	- 223
Otitis Media	82	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	83	0	69	173	- 173
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Malta

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.