BRAZIL VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	217,234	1	165,788	+ 51,446
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	129,258	10	30,717	+ 98,541
Stroke	3	101,399	2	123,207	- 21,808
Lung Cancers	4	79,874	9	31,659	+ 48,215
Lung Disease	5	77,377	6	59,373	+ 18,004
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	63,728	12	23,161	+ 40,566
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	39,227	3	94,705	- 55,478
Diabetes Mellitus	8	32,769	5	59,608	- 26,839
Prostate Cancer	9	31,501	15	19,001	+ 12,500
Breast Cancer	10	31,413	14	20,759	+ 10,654
Falls	11	26,718	16	18,847	+ 7,871
Skin Cancers	12	26,073	38	5,032	+ 21,042
Lymphomas	13	25,929	27	10,376	+ 15,553
Pancreas Cancer	14	23,144	24	11,999	+ 11,146
Suicide	15	22,527	20	14,540	+ 7,987
Road Traffic Accidents	16	19,525	8	33,871	- 14,346
Kidney Disease	17	18,418	7	37,690	- 19,272
Leukemia	18	16,671	30	8,531	+ 8,140
Parkinson's Disease	19	15,052	41	4,770	+ 10,281
Hypertension	20	13,934	11	28,822	- 14,888
Endocrine Disorders	21	13,837	19	16,927	- 3,090
Stomach Cancer	22	13,762	17	17,992	- 4,230
Inflammatory/Heart	23	13,342	18	17,508	- 4,166
Liver Cancer	24	12,273	25	11,514	+ 759
Oesophagus Cancer	25	11,895	26	10,466	+ 1,430
Bladder Cancer	26	11,375	36	5,306	+ 6,069
Other Neoplasms	27	10,444	42	4,665	+ 5,779
Other Injuries	28	9,298	21	13,807	- 4,508
Ovary Cancer	29	8,819	43	4,355	+ 4,464
Congenital Anomalies	30	7,483	23	12,317	- 4,834
Oral Cancer	31	6,977	28	9,951	- 2,974
Liver Disease	32	6,720	13	21,422	- 14,702
Uterin Cancer	33	6,161	47	2,780	+ 3,381
Skin Disease	34	5,027	31	7,179	- 2,152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	4,800	51	2,193	+ 2,608
Asthma	36	3,864	48	2,595	+ 1,270
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3,447	35	5,659	- 2,213
Low Birth Weight	38	3,343	33	6,881	- 3,538
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	2,994	44	4,258	- 1,264
Drug Use	40	2,947	49	2,467	+ 480
Cervical Cancer	41	2,590	29	9,511	- 6,920
Violence	42	2,443	4	68,779	- 66,336
Epilepsy	43	2,344	46	3,263	- 919
Drownings	44	2,317	39	4,937	- 2,620
Alcohol	45	2,191	32	7,121	- 4,930
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	2,005	61	596	+ 1,409
Multiple Sclerosis	47	1,850	64	356	+ 1,494
Hepatitis C	48	1,262	52	1,955	- 693
Osteoarthritis	49	1,023	65	330	+ 693
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	943	55	1,097	- 154
Anemia	51	745	50	2,417	- 1,672
Tuberculosis	52	731	40	4,895	- 4,165
Fires	53	720	58	1,028	- 308
Birth Trauma	54	621	45	3,777	- 3,156
Malnutrition	55	600	34	6,695	- 6,096
Hepatitis B	56	591	59	775	- 184
HIV/AIDS	57	443	22	12,558	- 12,115
Poisonings	58	396	66	317	+ 79
Meningitis	59	383	54	1,359	- 975
Schizophrenia	60	343	60	661	- 318
Oral conditions	61	332	73	62	+ 270
Appendicitis	62	249	57	1,067	- 818
Maternal Conditions	63	204	53	1,507	- 1,302
Upper Respiratory	64	156	67	260	- 104
Pertussis	65	32	75	30	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	30	72	65	- 35
Otitis Media	67	29	70	94	- 65
War	68	25	56	1,090	- 1,065
Tetanus	69	16	71	88	- 72
Syphilis	70	15	68	223	- 208
Chlamydia	71	0	80	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	69	173	- 173
Hookworm Disease	73	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	14	- 14
Ascariasis	76	0	78	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	78	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leishmaniasis	80	0	63	432	- 432
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	83	1	- 1
Measles	82	0	81	4	- 4
Diphtheria	83	0	79	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

New Zealand

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.