BRAZIL VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	224,705	10	30,717	+ 193,989
Coronary Heart Disease	2	217,926	1	165,788	+ 52,138
Lung Cancers	3	135,945	9	31,659	+ 104,286
Stroke	4	120,188	2	123,207	- 3,019
Lung Disease	5	118,460	6	59,373	+ 59,087
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	72,177	12	23,161	+ 49,016
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	61,242	3	94,705	- 33,463
Falls	8	51,146	16	18,847	+ 32,299
Breast Cancer	9	43,767	14	20,759	+ 23,008
Prostate Cancer	10	40,426	15	19,001	+ 21,425
Pancreas Cancer	11	37,084	24	11,999	+ 25,085
Kidney Disease	12	31,329	7	37,690	- 6,362
Lymphomas	13	31,091	27	10,376	+ 20,716
Diabetes Mellitus	14	29,543	5	59,608	- 30,065
Oesophagus Cancer	15	26,562	26	10,466	+ 16,096
Parkinson's Disease	16	26,244	41	4,770	+ 21,474
Suicide	17	25,072	20	14,540	+ 10,532
Other Neoplasms	18	22,672	42	4,665	+ 18,007
Other Injuries	19	20,408	21	13,807	+ 6,602
Leukemia	20	19,544	30	8,531	+ 11,013
Bladder Cancer	21	18,216	36	5,306	+ 12,910
Stomach Cancer	22	16,850	17	17,992	- 1,142
Inflammatory/Heart	23	14,868	18	17,508	- 2,640
Liver Cancer	24	14,400	25	11,514	+ 2,885
Ovary Cancer	25	13,209	43	4,355	+ 8,853
Endocrine Disorders	26	13,058	19	16,927	- 3,870
Skin Cancers	27	12,680	38	5,032	+ 7,649
Liver Disease	28	11,585	13	21,422	- 9,837
Hypertension	29	10,130	11	28,822	- 18,692
Oral Cancer	30	9,505	28	9,951	- 447
Road Traffic Accidents	31	8,432	8	33,871	- 25,439
Alcohol	32	7,583	32	7,121	+ 463
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	7,230	35	5,659	+ 1,571
Uterin Cancer	34	7,011	47	2,780	+ 4,231
Congenital Anomalies	35	6,734	23	12,317	- 5,583
Skin Disease	36	3,658	31	7,179	- 3,521
Multiple Sclerosis	37	3,649	64	356	+ 3,294
Epilepsy	38	3,578	46	3,263	+ 315
Cervical Cancer	39	3,296	29	9,511	- 6,215
Anemia	40	3,087	50	2,417	+ 670
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,941	51	2,193	+ 748
Drug Use	42	2,857	49	2,467	+ 390
Osteoarthritis	43	2,724	65	330	+ 2,393
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	2,652	61	596	+ 2,056
Low Birth Weight	45	2,073	33	6,881	- 4,808
Asthma	46	2,045	48	2,595	- 550
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	1,612	44	4,258	- 2,646
Violence	48	1,329	4	68,779	- 67,450
Drownings	49	1,211	39	4,937	- 3,726
Schizophrenia	50	1,185	60	661	+ 524
Meningitis	51	972	54	1,359	- 387
Birth Trauma	52	915	45	3,777	- 2,862
Fires	53	609	58	1,028	- 418
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	517	55	1,097	- 580
HIV/AIDS	55	405	22	12,558	- 12,153
Tuberculosis	56	354	40	4,895	- 4,541
Upper Respiratory	57	348	67	260	+ 88
Appendicitis	58	316	57	1,067	- 752
Oral conditions	59	261	73	62	+ 199
Hepatitis C	60	253	52	1,955	- 1,702
Poisonings	61	215	66	317	- 101
Hepatitis B	62	167	59	775	- 608
Malnutrition	63	150	34	6,695	- 6,546
Otitis Media	64	123	70	94	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	65	102	53	1,507	- 1,405
War	66	22	56	1,090	- 1,068
Pertussis	67	12	75	30	- 18
Encephalitis	68	11	72	65	- 54
Syphilis	69	9	68	223	- 214
Leishmaniasis	70	4	63	432	- 428
Diphtheria	71	0	79	7	- 7
Tetanus	72	0	71	88	- 88
Measles	73	0	81	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	593	- 593
Chagas disease	75	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	74	44	- 44
Chlamydia	78	0	80	5	- 5
Leprosy	79	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	10	- 10
Dengue	81	0	76	14	- 14
Ascariasis	82	0	78	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	83	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Netherlands

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.