BRAZIL VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	870,720	1	165,788	+ 704,932
Stroke	2	602,715	2	123,207	+ 479,508
Hypertension	3	133,466	11	28,822	+ 104,644
Lung Cancers	4	122,628	9	31,659	+ 90,969
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	113,456	3	94,705	+ 18,751
Liver Disease	6	108,155	13	21,422	+ 86,733
Lung Disease	7	89,231	6	59,373	+ 29,858
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	82,879	12	23,161	+ 59,718
Kidney Disease	9	62,745	7	37,690	+ 25,054
Inflammatory/Heart	10	53,751	18	17,508	+ 36,243
Breast Cancer	11	46,689	14	20,759	+ 25,930
Stomach Cancer	12	41,917	17	17,992	+ 23,925
Liver Cancer	13	37,753	25	11,514	+ 26,238
Pancreas Cancer	14	35,586	24	11,999	+ 23,587
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	34,425	10	30,717	+ 3,708
Prostate Cancer	16	29,694	15	19,001	+ 10,693
Oral Cancer	17	27,764	28	9,951	+ 17,813
Diabetes Mellitus	18	27,045	5	59,608	- 32,563
Other Injuries	19	25,938	21	13,807	+ 12,132
Road Traffic Accidents	20	24,156	8	33,871	- 9,715
Suicide	21	22,873	20	14,540	+ 8,333
Cervical Cancer	22	22,675	29	9,511	+ 13,165
Bladder Cancer	23	20,795	36	5,306	+ 15,489
Falls	24	18,237	16	18,847	- 609
Lymphomas	25	16,790	27	10,376	+ 6,414
Leukemia	26	16,276	30	8,531	+ 7,745
Ovary Cancer	27	13,446	43	4,355	+ 9,090
Tuberculosis	28	12,313	40	4,895	+ 7,418
Skin Cancers	29	12,165	38	5,032	+ 7,133
Oesophagus Cancer	30	9,152	26	10,466	- 1,314
Parkinson's Disease	31	8,982	41	4,770	+ 4,212
Drownings	32	7,228	39	4,937	+ 2,291
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	6,441	44	4,258	+ 2,183
Uterin Cancer	34	6,333	47	2,780	+ 3,552
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	5,340	51	2,193	+ 3,147
Fires	36	5,108	58	1,028	+ 4,080
Alcohol	37	4,961	32	7,121	- 2,160
Congenital Anomalies	38	4,447	23	12,317	- 7,870
Poisonings	39	4,442	66	317	+ 4,126
Drug Use	40	4,195	49	2,467	+ 1,728
Low Birth Weight	41	3,841	33	6,881	- 3,040
Epilepsy	42	3,810	46	3,263	+ 546
Other Neoplasms	43	3,499	42	4,665	- 1,165
Violence	44	3,096	4	68,779	- 65,684
Asthma	45	2,729	48	2,595	+ 134
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	2,709	35	5,659	- 2,950
HIV/AIDS	47	2,654	22	12,558	- 9,904
Endocrine Disorders	48	2,334	19	16,927	- 14,593
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	1,739	55	1,097	+ 642
Malnutrition	50	1,717	34	6,695	- 4,978
Schizophrenia	51	1,246	60	661	+ 585
Hepatitis C	52	1,194	52	1,955	- 761
Skin Disease	53	1,181	31	7,179	- 5,998
Meningitis	54	927	54	1,359	- 431
Multiple Sclerosis	55	803	64	356	+ 447
Anemia	56	713	50	2,417	- 1,704
Birth Trauma	57	464	45	3,777	- 3,313
Maternal Conditions	58	429	53	1,507	- 1,078
Hepatitis B	59	369	59	775	- 406
Appendicitis	60	254	57	1,067	- 814
Measles	61	90	81	4	+ 86
Encephalitis	62	72	72	65	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	63	33	67	260	- 227
Oral conditions	64	29	73	62	- 33
War	65	27	56	1,090	- 1,063
Syphilis	66	18	68	223	- 205
Tetanus	67	17	71	88	- 71
Otitis Media	68	13	70	94	- 81
Pertussis	69	2	75	30	- 28
Leishmaniasis	70	1	63	432	- 431
Diphtheria	71	0	79	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	75	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Chlamydia	78	0	80	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	79	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	14	- 14
Ascariasis	82	0	78	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	61	596	- 596
Osteoarthritis	86	0	65	330	- 330
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Romania

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.