BRAZIL VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	192,582	1	165,788	+ 26,794
Kidney Disease	2	116,433	7	37,690	+ 78,742
Stroke	3	73,315	2	123,207	- 49,892
Diabetes Mellitus	4	68,140	5	59,608	+ 8,532
Lung Disease	5	51,727	6	59,373	- 7,646
Liver Disease	6	39,654	13	21,422	+ 18,232
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	37,952	3	94,705	- 56,753
Road Traffic Accidents	8	36,536	8	33,871	+ 2,666
Hypertension	9	36,356	11	28,822	+ 7,534
Violence	10	20,384	4	68,779	- 48,395
Congenital Anomalies	11	18,810	23	12,317	+ 6,493
Liver Cancer	12	16,763	25	11,514	+ 5,248
Low Birth Weight	13	16,137	33	6,881	+ 9,257
Stomach Cancer	14	15,740	17	17,992	- 2,252
Prostate Cancer	15	12,721	15	19,001	- 6,280
Cervical Cancer	16	12,330	29	9,511	+ 2,819
Other Injuries	17	11,783	21	13,807	- 2,023
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	10,393	12	23,161	- 12,768
Suicide	19	9,380	20	14,540	- 5,160
Breast Cancer	20	9,328	14	20,759	- 11,431
Alcohol	21	9,183	32	7,121	+ 2,062
Falls	22	9,099	16	18,847	- 9,747
Lung Cancers	23	9,025	9	31,659	- 22,633
Leukemia	24	7,479	30	8,531	- 1,052
Birth Trauma	25	6,523	45	3,777	+ 2,746
Other Neoplasms	26	6,336	42	4,665	+ 1,671
Pancreas Cancer	27	5,859	24	11,999	- 6,140
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,392	19	16,927	- 11,535
Lymphomas	29	5,392	27	10,376	- 4,984
Malnutrition	30	5,375	34	6,695	- 1,320
Skin Disease	31	5,332	31	7,179	- 1,847
Drownings	32	5,170	39	4,937	+ 233
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,911	10	30,717	- 25,805
Inflammatory/Heart	34	4,595	18	17,508	- 12,913
HIV/AIDS	35	4,588	22	12,558	- 7,970
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	4,033	35	5,659	- 1,626
Tuberculosis	37	3,780	40	4,895	- 1,115
Asthma	38	3,458	48	2,595	+ 864
Maternal Conditions	39	2,902	53	1,507	+ 1,395
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,818	44	4,258	- 1,440
Epilepsy	41	2,443	46	3,263	- 820
Parkinson's Disease	42	2,199	41	4,770	- 2,572
Oral Cancer	43	2,118	28	9,951	- 7,833
Ovary Cancer	44	2,019	43	4,355	- 2,337
Skin Cancers	45	1,941	38	5,032	- 3,091
Drug Use	46	1,659	49	2,467	- 808
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,379	26	10,466	- 9,087
Uterin Cancer	48	1,283	47	2,780	- 1,497
Appendicitis	49	1,045	57	1,067	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,009	61	596	+ 413
Meningitis	51	954	54	1,359	- 404
Bladder Cancer	52	922	36	5,306	- 4,384
Anemia	53	921	50	2,417	- 1,497
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	657	51	2,193	- 1,535
Poisonings	55	580	66	317	+ 264
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	557	55	1,097	- 540
Fires	57	539	58	1,028	- 489
Encephalitis	58	337	72	65	+ 272
Osteoarthritis	59	322	65	330	- 8
Syphilis	60	309	68	223	+ 86
Multiple Sclerosis	61	223	64	356	- 133
Hepatitis B	62	170	59	775	- 605
Oral conditions	63	151	73	62	+ 90
Dengue	64	145	76	14	+ 131
Chagas disease	65	130	37	5,045	- 4,915
Schizophrenia	66	110	60	661	- 551
Pertussis	67	99	75	30	+ 69
Hepatitis C	68	40	52	1,955	- 1,915
Ascariasis	69	28	78	7	+ 20
War	70	23	56	1,090	- 1,067
Leprosy	71	19	69	173	- 153
Upper Respiratory	72	17	67	260	- 243
Iodine Deficiency	73	14	77	10	+ 4
Chlamydia	74	11	80	5	+ 5
Otitis Media	75	6	70	94	- 88
Leishmaniasis	76	3	63	432	- 429
Diphtheria	77	1	79	7	- 5
Measles	78	0	81	4	- 4
Tetanus	79	0	71	88	- 88
Hookworm Disease	80	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	74	44	- 44
Schistosomiasis	84	0	62	593	- 593
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Nicaragua

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.