BRAZIL VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	879,312	1	165,788	+ 713,524
Stroke	2	511,293	2	123,207	+ 388,086
Lung Cancers	3	84,947	9	31,659	+ 53,288
Inflammatory/Heart	4	84,476	18	17,508	+ 66,968
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	75,822	10	30,717	+ 45,105
Liver Disease	6	71,041	13	21,422	+ 49,619
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	66,619	12	23,161	+ 43,458
Suicide	8	57,232	20	14,540	+ 42,692
Lung Disease	9	57,193	6	59,373	- 2,180
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	50,636	3	94,705	- 44,069
Stomach Cancer	11	45,919	17	17,992	+ 27,927
Alcohol	12	43,729	32	7,121	+ 36,608
Breast Cancer	13	36,318	14	20,759	+ 15,559
Other Injuries	14	35,185	21	13,807	+ 21,379
HIV/AIDS	15	33,224	22	12,558	+ 20,666
Pancreas Cancer	16	31,693	24	11,999	+ 19,694
Hypertension	17	28,671	11	28,822	- 152
Diabetes Mellitus	18	28,666	5	59,608	- 30,942
Road Traffic Accidents	19	27,357	8	33,871	- 6,514
Prostate Cancer	20	22,044	15	19,001	+ 3,044
Falls	21	18,290	16	18,847	- 557
Kidney Disease	22	18,097	7	37,690	- 19,594
Violence	23	17,892	4	68,779	- 50,887
Liver Cancer	24	17,446	25	11,514	+ 5,932
Oral Cancer	25	17,001	28	9,951	+ 7,050
Parkinson's Disease	26	14,643	41	4,770	+ 9,872
Drug Use	27	14,240	49	2,467	+ 11,773
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	13,967	44	4,258	+ 9,709
Lymphomas	29	13,938	27	10,376	+ 3,562
Tuberculosis	30	13,160	40	4,895	+ 8,265
Leukemia	31	12,872	30	8,531	+ 4,341
Ovary Cancer	32	12,693	43	4,355	+ 8,338
Oesophagus Cancer	33	11,612	26	10,466	+ 1,147
Cervical Cancer	34	11,599	29	9,511	+ 2,089
Uterin Cancer	35	10,731	47	2,780	+ 7,951
Drownings	36	10,358	39	4,937	+ 5,421
Fires	37	9,981	58	1,028	+ 8,953
Bladder Cancer	38	9,856	36	5,306	+ 4,550
Skin Cancers	39	8,769	38	5,032	+ 3,738
Poisonings	40	8,696	66	317	+ 8,380
Congenital Anomalies	41	6,565	23	12,317	- 5,752
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	4,329	51	2,193	+ 2,136
Skin Disease	43	4,275	31	7,179	- 2,904
Low Birth Weight	44	3,364	33	6,881	- 3,517
Endocrine Disorders	45	3,131	19	16,927	- 13,796
Asthma	46	2,757	48	2,595	+ 162
Encephalitis	47	1,682	72	65	+ 1,617
Meningitis	48	1,621	54	1,359	+ 263
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,292	64	356	+ 936
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,172	61	596	+ 576
Other Neoplasms	51	1,139	42	4,665	- 3,526
Epilepsy	52	1,122	46	3,263	- 2,141
Birth Trauma	53	1,116	45	3,777	- 2,661
Appendicitis	54	638	57	1,067	- 429
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	630	35	5,659	- 5,029
Maternal Conditions	56	418	53	1,507	- 1,089
Malnutrition	57	379	34	6,695	- 6,317
Upper Respiratory	58	247	67	260	- 13
War	59	192	56	1,090	- 898
Hepatitis B	60	68	59	775	- 707
Chlamydia	61	39	80	5	+ 34
Syphilis	62	29	68	223	- 194
Tetanus	63	5	71	88	- 82
Otitis Media	64	5	70	94	- 89
Pertussis	65	3	75	30	- 27
Hepatitis C	66	3	52	1,955	- 1,952
Diphtheria	67	1	79	7	- 6
Measles	68	0	81	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	77	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	71	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	593	- 593
Leishmaniasis	73	0	63	432	- 432
Malaria	74	0	74	44	- 44
Leprosy	75	0	69	173	- 173
Hookworm Disease	76	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	78	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	76	14	- 14
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
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.