BRAZIL VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	176,201	3	94,705	+ 81,496
Malaria	2	142,191	74	44	+ 142,147
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	133,908	35	5,659	+ 128,249
Low Birth Weight	4	79,856	33	6,881	+ 72,975
Stroke	5	72,817	2	123,207	- 50,390
Coronary Heart Disease	6	68,743	1	165,788	- 97,044
Birth Trauma	7	67,081	45	3,777	+ 63,304
Road Traffic Accidents	8	49,670	8	33,871	+ 15,799
Meningitis	9	43,748	54	1,359	+ 42,390
Congenital Anomalies	10	36,301	23	12,317	+ 23,984
Liver Disease	11	34,386	13	21,422	+ 12,964
Other Injuries	12	31,957	21	13,807	+ 18,150
Tuberculosis	13	30,933	40	4,895	+ 26,037
Maternal Conditions	14	27,711	53	1,507	+ 26,204
Pertussis	15	23,870	75	30	+ 23,840
Kidney Disease	16	22,826	7	37,690	- 14,865
Diabetes Mellitus	17	21,971	5	59,608	- 37,637
Measles	18	20,162	81	4	+ 20,158
Violence	19	18,742	4	68,779	- 50,037
Lung Disease	20	18,144	6	59,373	- 41,229
Malnutrition	21	18,126	34	6,695	+ 11,431
Asthma	22	15,889	48	2,595	+ 13,294
Endocrine Disorders	23	15,088	19	16,927	- 1,840
Drownings	24	13,205	39	4,937	+ 8,268
Hypertension	25	11,324	11	28,822	- 17,498
Falls	26	10,838	16	18,847	- 8,008
Suicide	27	10,249	20	14,540	- 4,291
Fires	28	9,360	58	1,028	+ 8,332
Breast Cancer	29	8,983	14	20,759	- 11,776
HIV/AIDS	30	8,754	22	12,558	- 3,804
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	8,724	44	4,258	+ 4,466
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	7,167	10	30,717	- 23,550
Poisonings	33	6,444	66	317	+ 6,127
Inflammatory/Heart	34	6,420	18	17,508	- 11,088
Liver Cancer	35	6,225	25	11,514	- 5,290
Epilepsy	36	5,650	46	3,263	+ 2,386
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	4,358	12	23,161	- 18,803
Cervical Cancer	38	4,066	29	9,511	- 5,444
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	3,900	51	2,193	+ 1,707
Ovary Cancer	40	3,549	43	4,355	- 806
War	41	3,420	56	1,090	+ 2,330
Tetanus	42	3,111	71	88	+ 3,023
Lymphomas	43	2,925	27	10,376	- 7,450
Stomach Cancer	44	2,510	17	17,992	- 15,482
Skin Cancers	45	2,396	38	5,032	- 2,636
Hepatitis B	46	2,330	59	775	+ 1,555
Parkinson's Disease	47	2,300	41	4,770	- 2,470
Leukemia	48	2,151	30	8,531	- 6,380
Oral Cancer	49	2,021	28	9,951	- 7,930
Schistosomiasis	50	1,982	62	593	+ 1,389
Leishmaniasis	51	1,981	63	432	+ 1,549
Skin Disease	52	1,777	31	7,179	- 5,402
Bladder Cancer	53	1,347	36	5,306	- 3,959
Pancreas Cancer	54	1,152	24	11,999	- 10,847
Oesophagus Cancer	55	1,099	26	10,466	- 9,367
Appendicitis	56	1,069	57	1,067	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	57	1,066	15	19,001	- 17,934
Drug Use	58	1,056	49	2,467	- 1,411
Ascariasis	59	1,042	78	7	+ 1,035
Alcohol	60	1,005	32	7,121	- 6,116
Encephalitis	61	937	72	65	+ 872
Syphilis	62	916	68	223	+ 693
Upper Respiratory	63	782	67	260	+ 523
Uterin Cancer	64	720	47	2,780	- 2,060
Diphtheria	65	505	79	7	+ 498
Hepatitis C	66	381	52	1,955	- 1,574
Lung Cancers	67	350	9	31,659	- 31,309
Other Neoplasms	68	200	42	4,665	- 4,465
Multiple Sclerosis	69	186	64	356	- 170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	148	61	596	- 448
Chlamydia	71	23	80	5	+ 18
Otitis Media	72	7	70	94	- 87
Dengue	73	2	76	14	- 12
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Niger

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.