BRAZIL VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	229,845	22	12,558	+ 217,287
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	114,939	3	94,705	+ 20,234
Tuberculosis	3	111,159	40	4,895	+ 106,264
Stroke	4	104,618	2	123,207	- 18,589
Coronary Heart Disease	5	95,804	1	165,788	- 69,983
Road Traffic Accidents	6	68,150	8	33,871	+ 34,279
Diabetes Mellitus	7	56,854	5	59,608	- 2,753
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	50,611	35	5,659	+ 44,952
Low Birth Weight	9	40,496	33	6,881	+ 33,615
Lung Disease	10	36,197	6	59,373	- 23,176
Violence	11	35,296	4	68,779	- 33,483
Hypertension	12	33,586	11	28,822	+ 4,764
Birth Trauma	13	27,043	45	3,777	+ 23,266
Liver Disease	14	26,340	13	21,422	+ 4,918
Kidney Disease	15	25,242	7	37,690	- 12,448
Congenital Anomalies	16	22,224	23	12,317	+ 9,907
Suicide	17	19,051	20	14,540	+ 4,511
Malnutrition	18	17,546	34	6,695	+ 10,850
Other Injuries	19	16,223	21	13,807	+ 2,417
Asthma	20	15,736	48	2,595	+ 13,142
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	13,784	10	30,717	- 16,933
Inflammatory/Heart	22	12,699	18	17,508	- 4,808
Cervical Cancer	23	10,420	29	9,511	+ 909
Breast Cancer	24	9,507	14	20,759	- 11,252
Maternal Conditions	25	8,642	53	1,507	+ 7,135
Drownings	26	8,603	39	4,937	+ 3,666
Meningitis	27	8,535	54	1,359	+ 7,176
Fires	28	8,535	58	1,028	+ 7,507
Skin Cancers	29	8,457	38	5,032	+ 3,426
Oral Cancer	30	7,828	28	9,951	- 2,124
Prostate Cancer	31	7,399	15	19,001	- 11,602
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	5,945	44	4,258	+ 1,687
Endocrine Disorders	33	5,720	19	16,927	- 11,207
Falls	34	4,875	16	18,847	- 13,972
Lung Cancers	35	4,614	9	31,659	- 27,044
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	4,270	12	23,161	- 18,891
Pertussis	37	4,251	75	30	+ 4,220
Epilepsy	38	3,860	46	3,263	+ 597
Poisonings	39	3,636	66	317	+ 3,319
Lymphomas	40	3,597	27	10,376	- 6,779
Liver Cancer	41	3,528	25	11,514	- 7,987
Parkinson's Disease	42	3,405	41	4,770	- 1,365
Syphilis	43	2,729	68	223	+ 2,506
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2,596	51	2,193	+ 403
Stomach Cancer	45	2,555	17	17,992	- 15,437
Drug Use	46	2,488	49	2,467	+ 21
Skin Disease	47	2,427	31	7,179	- 4,752
Alcohol	48	2,206	32	7,121	- 4,915
Leukemia	49	1,858	30	8,531	- 6,673
Ovary Cancer	50	1,825	43	4,355	- 2,530
Malaria	51	1,690	74	44	+ 1,646
Oesophagus Cancer	52	1,644	26	10,466	- 8,822
Pancreas Cancer	53	1,374	24	11,999	- 10,625
Bladder Cancer	54	1,230	36	5,306	- 4,076
Schistosomiasis	55	1,071	62	593	+ 478
Uterin Cancer	56	893	47	2,780	- 1,887
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	742	61	596	+ 146
Appendicitis	58	690	57	1,067	- 378
Encephalitis	59	633	72	65	+ 568
Other Neoplasms	60	605	42	4,665	- 4,060
Upper Respiratory	61	499	67	260	+ 239
Tetanus	62	471	71	88	+ 383
Hepatitis B	63	351	59	775	- 424
Multiple Sclerosis	64	178	64	356	- 178
Measles	65	160	81	4	+ 156
Hepatitis C	66	44	52	1,955	- 1,911
War	67	38	56	1,090	- 1,052
Chlamydia	68	25	80	5	+ 20
Ascariasis	69	23	78	7	+ 15
Otitis Media	70	22	70	94	- 72
Diphtheria	71	15	79	7	+ 9
Leprosy	72	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	10	- 10
Dengue	74	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	85	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	432	- 432
Oral conditions	80	0	73	62	- 62
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Namibia

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.