BRAZIL VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	191,094	6	59,373	+ 131,721
Coronary Heart Disease	2	139,124	1	165,788	- 26,664
Tuberculosis	3	116,908	40	4,895	+ 112,013
Stroke	4	91,271	2	123,207	- 31,936
Liver Disease	5	45,131	13	21,422	+ 23,709
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	44,100	3	94,705	- 50,604
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	42,923	35	5,659	+ 37,263
Asthma	8	41,930	48	2,595	+ 39,335
Road Traffic Accidents	9	32,910	8	33,871	- 961
Kidney Disease	10	30,291	7	37,690	- 7,400
Low Birth Weight	11	27,026	33	6,881	+ 20,146
Lung Cancers	12	25,355	9	31,659	- 6,304
Falls	13	23,482	16	18,847	+ 4,636
Diabetes Mellitus	14	20,711	5	59,608	- 38,897
Birth Trauma	15	18,918	45	3,777	+ 15,141
Suicide	16	18,179	20	14,540	+ 3,639
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	16,404	51	2,193	+ 14,211
Hypertension	18	14,789	11	28,822	- 14,034
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	14,296	10	30,717	- 16,420
Cervical Cancer	20	13,925	29	9,511	+ 4,415
Congenital Anomalies	21	13,778	23	12,317	+ 1,461
Other Injuries	22	11,699	21	13,807	- 2,108
Drownings	23	10,642	39	4,937	+ 5,705
Oral Cancer	24	9,818	28	9,951	- 133
Stomach Cancer	25	9,752	17	17,992	- 8,240
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	8,254	12	23,161	- 14,908
Breast Cancer	27	7,340	14	20,759	- 13,419
Maternal Conditions	28	6,907	53	1,507	+ 5,400
Encephalitis	29	6,236	72	65	+ 6,171
Epilepsy	30	6,179	46	3,263	+ 2,916
Malnutrition	31	5,974	34	6,695	- 721
Lymphomas	32	5,427	27	10,376	- 4,949
Parkinson's Disease	33	5,371	41	4,770	+ 601
HIV/AIDS	34	5,210	22	12,558	- 7,348
Violence	35	4,976	4	68,779	- 63,804
Leukemia	36	4,721	30	8,531	- 3,810
Ovary Cancer	37	4,133	43	4,355	- 222
Oesophagus Cancer	38	3,472	26	10,466	- 6,993
Poisonings	39	3,349	66	317	+ 3,032
Pertussis	40	3,200	75	30	+ 3,170
Pancreas Cancer	41	3,148	24	11,999	- 8,851
Skin Cancers	42	2,826	38	5,032	- 2,206
Meningitis	43	2,667	54	1,359	+ 1,309
Bladder Cancer	44	2,296	36	5,306	- 3,010
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,820	19	16,927	- 15,107
Liver Cancer	46	1,809	25	11,514	- 9,705
Appendicitis	47	1,559	57	1,067	+ 491
Inflammatory/Heart	48	1,536	18	17,508	- 15,972
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	1,352	44	4,258	- 2,906
Fires	50	1,298	58	1,028	+ 271
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,223	61	596	+ 626
Alcohol	52	1,185	32	7,121	- 5,936
Tetanus	53	950	71	88	+ 863
Syphilis	54	948	68	223	+ 725
Dengue	55	847	76	14	+ 833
Hepatitis B	56	825	59	775	+ 50
Drug Use	57	661	49	2,467	- 1,806
Prostate Cancer	58	604	15	19,001	- 18,397
Measles	59	426	81	4	+ 422
Uterin Cancer	60	399	47	2,780	- 2,381
Other Neoplasms	61	351	42	4,665	- 4,314
Leishmaniasis	62	275	63	432	- 158
Multiple Sclerosis	63	271	64	356	- 85
Hepatitis C	64	202	52	1,955	- 1,753
War	65	171	56	1,090	- 919
Upper Respiratory	66	168	67	260	- 92
Skin Disease	67	120	31	7,179	- 7,059
Chlamydia	68	36	80	5	+ 30
Ascariasis	69	30	78	7	+ 22
Otitis Media	70	27	70	94	- 67
Diphtheria	71	9	79	7	+ 2
Malaria	72	0	74	44	- 44
Schistosomiasis	73	0	62	593	- 593
Chagas disease	74	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	1	- 1
Leprosy	76	0	69	173	- 173
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	85	0	- 0
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
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	86	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Nepal

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.