BRAZIL VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	212,508	1	165,788	+ 46,720
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	178,296	10	30,717	+ 147,580
Lung Disease	3	108,750	6	59,373	+ 49,377
Stroke	4	98,865	2	123,207	- 24,342
Lung Cancers	5	92,653	9	31,659	+ 60,994
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	71,754	3	94,705	- 22,951
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	71,355	12	23,161	+ 48,193
Prostate Cancer	8	46,816	15	19,001	+ 27,816
Falls	9	31,050	16	18,847	+ 12,203
Pancreas Cancer	10	30,755	24	11,999	+ 18,756
Breast Cancer	11	27,878	14	20,759	+ 7,119
Lymphomas	12	25,787	27	10,376	+ 15,412
Suicide	13	25,297	20	14,540	+ 10,757
Kidney Disease	14	24,393	7	37,690	- 13,297
Other Injuries	15	23,282	21	13,807	+ 9,476
Diabetes Mellitus	16	22,347	5	59,608	- 37,261
Parkinson's Disease	17	22,132	41	4,770	+ 17,362
Skin Cancers	18	16,272	38	5,032	+ 11,240
Endocrine Disorders	19	14,333	19	16,927	- 2,594
Bladder Cancer	20	14,222	36	5,306	+ 8,917
Leukemia	21	14,128	30	8,531	+ 5,597
Stomach Cancer	22	13,714	17	17,992	- 4,278
Other Neoplasms	23	12,954	42	4,665	+ 8,290
Ovary Cancer	24	12,338	43	4,355	+ 7,983
Drug Use	25	10,527	49	2,467	+ 8,060
Liver Cancer	26	10,352	25	11,514	- 1,163
Oesophagus Cancer	27	9,899	26	10,466	- 567
Hypertension	28	9,180	11	28,822	- 19,642
Inflammatory/Heart	29	8,825	18	17,508	- 8,683
Liver Disease	30	8,531	13	21,422	- 12,891
Alcohol	31	8,171	32	7,121	+ 1,050
Oral Cancer	32	6,697	28	9,951	- 3,254
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	6,377	44	4,258	+ 2,119
Congenital Anomalies	34	5,443	23	12,317	- 6,874
Malnutrition	35	5,396	34	6,695	- 1,299
Uterin Cancer	36	5,356	47	2,780	+ 2,576
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	5,105	35	5,659	- 555
Skin Disease	38	5,098	31	7,179	- 2,081
Cervical Cancer	39	4,991	29	9,511	- 4,519
Epilepsy	40	4,764	46	3,263	+ 1,501
Multiple Sclerosis	41	4,756	64	356	+ 4,400
Road Traffic Accidents	42	4,561	8	33,871	- 29,310
Asthma	43	3,376	48	2,595	+ 782
Anemia	44	2,979	50	2,417	+ 562
Drownings	45	2,582	39	4,937	- 2,355
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2,450	51	2,193	+ 258
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	2,413	61	596	+ 1,817
Fires	48	1,781	58	1,028	+ 753
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	1,294	55	1,097	+ 197
Violence	50	1,275	4	68,779	- 67,504
Osteoarthritis	51	1,090	65	330	+ 760
Low Birth Weight	52	935	33	6,881	- 5,946
Schizophrenia	53	911	60	661	+ 250
Birth Trauma	54	697	45	3,777	- 3,080
Hepatitis C	55	673	52	1,955	- 1,282
Tuberculosis	56	597	40	4,895	- 4,298
Poisonings	57	574	66	317	+ 257
Meningitis	58	544	54	1,359	- 815
Appendicitis	59	482	57	1,067	- 586
Upper Respiratory	60	464	67	260	+ 204
HIV/AIDS	61	414	22	12,558	- 12,145
Oral conditions	62	345	73	62	+ 283
Hepatitis B	63	135	59	775	- 640
Pertussis	64	50	75	30	+ 20
Otitis Media	65	46	70	94	- 47
Maternal Conditions	66	46	53	1,507	- 1,461
Syphilis	67	33	68	223	- 190
War	68	21	56	1,090	- 1,068
Tetanus	69	15	71	88	- 73
Encephalitis	70	7	72	65	- 58
Diphtheria	71	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	72	0	81	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	14	- 14
Ascariasis	76	0	78	7	- 7
Chlamydia	77	0	80	5	- 5
Leprosy	78	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Chagas disease	80	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leishmaniasis	81	0	63	432	- 432
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	83	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	84	0	74	44	- 44
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.