BRAZIL VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	262,112	22	12,558	+ 249,554
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	143,227	3	94,705	+ 48,522
Coronary Heart Disease	3	119,191	1	165,788	- 46,597
Stroke	4	111,745	2	123,207	- 11,462
Diabetes Mellitus	5	109,903	5	59,608	+ 50,295
Tuberculosis	6	79,969	40	4,895	+ 75,074
Violence	7	76,452	4	68,779	+ 7,673
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	57,680	35	5,659	+ 52,020
Kidney Disease	9	55,709	7	37,690	+ 18,018
Suicide	10	50,147	20	14,540	+ 35,606
Road Traffic Accidents	11	47,380	8	33,871	+ 13,509
Hypertension	12	46,559	11	28,822	+ 17,737
Lung Disease	13	43,305	6	59,373	- 16,068
Liver Disease	14	32,815	13	21,422	+ 11,393
Lung Cancers	15	28,052	9	31,659	- 3,606
Low Birth Weight	16	22,755	33	6,881	+ 15,874
Other Injuries	17	21,894	21	13,807	+ 8,087
Asthma	18	21,720	48	2,595	+ 19,125
Endocrine Disorders	19	21,444	19	16,927	+ 4,517
Cervical Cancer	20	20,225	29	9,511	+ 10,715
Inflammatory/Heart	21	19,689	18	17,508	+ 2,181
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	17,024	10	30,717	- 13,693
Breast Cancer	23	16,505	14	20,759	- 4,254
Prostate Cancer	24	15,923	15	19,001	- 3,078
Congenital Anomalies	25	15,839	23	12,317	+ 3,522
Meningitis	26	13,326	54	1,359	+ 11,968
Fires	27	13,170	58	1,028	+ 12,143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	13,058	12	23,161	- 10,103
Oesophagus Cancer	29	12,690	26	10,466	+ 2,224
Birth Trauma	30	10,935	45	3,777	+ 7,158
Lymphomas	31	10,258	27	10,376	- 117
Drownings	32	8,749	39	4,937	+ 3,812
Liver Cancer	33	8,677	25	11,514	- 2,837
Malnutrition	34	8,667	34	6,695	+ 1,972
Pancreas Cancer	35	7,307	24	11,999	- 4,692
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	6,896	44	4,258	+ 2,638
Epilepsy	37	6,807	46	3,263	+ 3,544
Maternal Conditions	38	6,188	53	1,507	+ 4,681
Stomach Cancer	39	5,587	17	17,992	- 12,405
Leukemia	40	5,328	30	8,531	- 3,203
Oral Cancer	41	5,118	28	9,951	- 4,834
Falls	42	5,094	16	18,847	- 13,753
Pertussis	43	4,159	75	30	+ 4,128
Syphilis	44	4,112	68	223	+ 3,890
Skin Disease	45	4,010	31	7,179	- 3,169
Parkinson's Disease	46	3,921	41	4,770	- 849
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3,694	51	2,193	+ 1,501
Skin Cancers	48	3,614	38	5,032	- 1,417
Alcohol	49	3,593	32	7,121	- 3,528
Poisonings	50	3,551	66	317	+ 3,235
Ovary Cancer	51	3,461	43	4,355	- 894
Bladder Cancer	52	3,019	36	5,306	- 2,287
Drug Use	53	2,803	49	2,467	+ 335
Uterin Cancer	54	1,865	47	2,780	- 915
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1,368	61	596	+ 771
Appendicitis	56	997	57	1,067	- 71
Measles	57	985	81	4	+ 981
Other Neoplasms	58	971	42	4,665	- 3,694
Encephalitis	59	852	72	65	+ 787
Upper Respiratory	60	812	67	260	+ 552
Hepatitis B	61	508	59	775	- 267
Multiple Sclerosis	62	411	64	356	+ 55
Malaria	63	301	74	44	+ 257
War	64	239	56	1,090	- 851
Tetanus	65	138	71	88	+ 50
Schistosomiasis	66	127	62	593	- 466
Otitis Media	67	70	70	94	- 24
Chlamydia	68	66	80	5	+ 61
Diphtheria	69	59	79	7	+ 52
Hepatitis C	70	29	52	1,955	- 1,926
Ascariasis	71	10	78	7	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	72	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	173	- 173
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	82	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	73	62	- 62
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
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.