BRAZIL VS SAUDI ARABIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAUDI ARABIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	235,059	1	165,788	+ 69,272
Stroke	2	101,118	2	123,207	- 22,089
Road Traffic Accidents	3	74,168	8	33,871	+ 40,297
Kidney Disease	4	54,500	7	37,690	+ 16,810
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	36,923	3	94,705	- 57,782
Falls	6	32,156	16	18,847	+ 13,309
Liver Disease	7	29,693	13	21,422	+ 8,271
Other Injuries	8	24,111	21	13,807	+ 10,304
Diabetes Mellitus	9	23,423	5	59,608	- 36,185
Lung Disease	10	17,114	6	59,373	- 42,259
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	14,705	10	30,717	- 16,012
Congenital Anomalies	12	13,893	23	12,317	+ 1,576
Suicide	13	12,319	20	14,540	- 2,221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	9,816	12	23,161	- 13,345
Endocrine Disorders	15	8,714	19	16,927	- 8,213
Inflammatory/Heart	16	8,078	18	17,508	- 9,430
Asthma	17	7,031	48	2,595	+ 4,436
Low Birth Weight	18	5,954	33	6,881	- 926
Leukemia	19	5,568	30	8,531	- 2,963
Breast Cancer	20	5,466	14	20,759	- 15,293
Liver Cancer	21	5,088	25	11,514	- 6,426
Hypertension	22	5,023	11	28,822	- 23,800
Fires	23	4,970	58	1,028	+ 3,943
Drownings	24	4,946	39	4,937	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	25	4,675	41	4,770	- 95
Lung Cancers	26	4,667	9	31,659	- 26,992
Tuberculosis	27	4,527	40	4,895	- 368
Lymphomas	28	4,310	27	10,376	- 6,065
Epilepsy	29	4,181	46	3,263	+ 918
Violence	30	3,888	4	68,779	- 64,891
Pancreas Cancer	31	3,167	24	11,999	- 8,832
Skin Disease	32	3,109	31	7,179	- 4,070
Drug Use	33	2,956	49	2,467	+ 489
Oral Cancer	34	2,798	28	9,951	- 7,154
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,749	35	5,659	- 2,910
Stomach Cancer	36	2,341	17	17,992	- 15,651
Birth Trauma	37	2,066	45	3,777	- 1,711
Uterin Cancer	38	1,945	47	2,780	- 836
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,686	51	2,193	- 507
Poisonings	40	1,683	66	317	+ 1,366
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,658	44	4,258	- 2,600
Ovary Cancer	42	1,490	43	4,355	- 2,865
Encephalitis	43	1,411	72	65	+ 1,346
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,380	26	10,466	- 9,085
Meningitis	45	1,364	54	1,359	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	46	1,289	36	5,306	- 4,017
HIV/AIDS	47	1,156	22	12,558	- 11,402
Maternal Conditions	48	1,038	53	1,507	- 469
Cervical Cancer	49	944	29	9,511	- 8,567
Prostate Cancer	50	893	15	19,001	- 18,108
Alcohol	51	773	32	7,121	- 6,348
Malnutrition	52	478	34	6,695	- 6,217
Hepatitis B	53	343	59	775	- 432
Pertussis	54	338	75	30	+ 308
Skin Cancers	55	329	38	5,032	- 4,703
Multiple Sclerosis	56	293	64	356	- 62
Other Neoplasms	57	241	42	4,665	- 4,423
Appendicitis	58	208	57	1,067	- 860
Syphilis	59	196	68	223	- 27
Schistosomiasis	60	150	62	593	- 443
Tetanus	61	94	71	88	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	54	61	596	- 542
Dengue	63	53	76	14	+ 40
Hepatitis C	64	45	52	1,955	- 1,910
War	65	19	56	1,090	- 1,071
Ascariasis	66	8	78	7	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	67	6	63	432	- 426
Measles	68	6	81	4	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	79	7	- 3
Upper Respiratory	70	3	67	260	- 257
Chlamydia	71	2	80	5	- 3
Otitis Media	72	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	73	0	69	173	- 173
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	85	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
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.