BRAZIL VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	126,582	1	165,788	- 39,206
Stroke	2	87,972	2	123,207	- 35,235
Diabetes Mellitus	3	69,075	5	59,608	+ 9,468
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	48,601	3	94,705	- 46,103
Kidney Disease	5	46,577	7	37,690	+ 8,886
Road Traffic Accidents	6	45,390	8	33,871	+ 11,519
Lung Disease	7	34,537	6	59,373	- 24,836
Hypertension	8	26,190	11	28,822	- 2,633
Other Injuries	9	24,674	21	13,807	+ 10,868
Lung Cancers	10	21,578	9	31,659	- 10,081
Congenital Anomalies	11	19,354	23	12,317	+ 7,037
Low Birth Weight	12	18,851	33	6,881	+ 11,970
Violence	13	16,543	4	68,779	- 52,236
Endocrine Disorders	14	16,441	19	16,927	- 486
Prostate Cancer	15	15,984	15	19,001	- 3,017
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	15,880	12	23,161	- 7,281
Liver Disease	17	15,323	13	21,422	- 6,099
Cervical Cancer	18	15,080	29	9,511	+ 5,570
Other Neoplasms	19	14,237	42	4,665	+ 9,572
Breast Cancer	20	14,061	14	20,759	- 6,698
HIV/AIDS	21	13,106	22	12,558	+ 548
Suicide	22	12,436	20	14,540	- 2,105
Alcohol	23	11,982	32	7,121	+ 4,861
Stomach Cancer	24	10,387	17	17,992	- 7,605
Malnutrition	25	9,650	34	6,695	+ 2,954
Tuberculosis	26	7,972	40	4,895	+ 3,077
Leukemia	27	7,968	30	8,531	- 563
Pancreas Cancer	28	7,551	24	11,999	- 4,448
Lymphomas	29	7,159	27	10,376	- 3,216
Birth Trauma	30	6,219	45	3,777	+ 2,442
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	5,621	35	5,659	- 39
Drownings	32	5,212	39	4,937	+ 274
Oesophagus Cancer	33	5,070	26	10,466	- 5,396
Inflammatory/Heart	34	4,505	18	17,508	- 13,002
Liver Cancer	35	4,452	25	11,514	- 7,062
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	4,209	10	30,717	- 26,508
Skin Disease	37	4,204	31	7,179	- 2,975
Oral Cancer	38	3,905	28	9,951	- 6,046
Asthma	39	3,697	48	2,595	+ 1,103
Skin Cancers	40	3,651	38	5,032	- 1,381
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,560	41	4,770	- 1,211
Syphilis	42	3,473	68	223	+ 3,250
Falls	43	2,936	16	18,847	- 15,911
Epilepsy	44	2,879	46	3,263	- 384
Ovary Cancer	45	2,490	43	4,355	- 1,866
Anemia	46	2,387	50	2,417	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	2,004	44	4,258	- 2,254
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,920	61	596	+ 1,323
Maternal Conditions	49	1,880	53	1,507	+ 374
Fires	50	1,856	58	1,028	+ 828
Bladder Cancer	51	1,654	36	5,306	- 3,651
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	1,533	55	1,097	+ 437
Meningitis	53	1,529	54	1,359	+ 171
Uterin Cancer	54	1,330	47	2,780	- 1,450
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	1,265	51	2,193	- 928
Drug Use	56	1,101	49	2,467	- 1,366
Appendicitis	57	1,090	57	1,067	+ 23
Osteoarthritis	58	888	65	330	+ 558
Pertussis	59	874	75	30	+ 844
Chagas disease	60	563	37	5,045	- 4,482
Leishmaniasis	61	492	63	432	+ 60
Dengue	62	477	76	14	+ 464
Poisonings	63	401	66	317	+ 84
Tetanus	64	359	71	88	+ 271
Leprosy	65	345	69	173	+ 172
Encephalitis	66	319	72	65	+ 254
Hepatitis B	67	280	59	775	- 495
Multiple Sclerosis	68	247	64	356	- 109
Schizophrenia	69	227	60	661	- 435
Upper Respiratory	70	125	67	260	- 135
War	71	83	56	1,090	- 1,007
Hepatitis C	72	83	52	1,955	- 1,872
Oral conditions	73	65	73	62	+ 3
Otitis Media	74	42	70	94	- 52
Iodine Deficiency	75	34	77	10	+ 24
Ascariasis	76	12	78	7	+ 5
Diphtheria	77	1	79	7	- 6
Measles	78	0	81	4	- 4
Chlamydia	79	0	80	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	80	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	81	0	74	44	- 44
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Paraguay

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.