BRAZIL VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	240,546	1	165,788	+ 74,759
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	197,051	10	30,717	+ 166,334
Stroke	3	134,987	2	123,207	+ 11,781
Lung Cancers	4	102,999	9	31,659	+ 71,340
Lung Disease	5	88,087	6	59,373	+ 28,714
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	78,923	12	23,161	+ 55,762
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	63,840	3	94,705	- 30,865
Kidney Disease	8	45,260	7	37,690	+ 7,570
Hypertension	9	42,421	11	28,822	+ 13,598
Diabetes Mellitus	10	36,179	5	59,608	- 23,429
Breast Cancer	11	32,893	14	20,759	+ 12,134
Pancreas Cancer	12	31,426	24	11,999	+ 19,427
Prostate Cancer	13	29,878	15	19,001	+ 10,877
Stomach Cancer	14	26,977	17	17,992	+ 8,985
Other Injuries	15	25,766	21	13,807	+ 11,959
Lymphomas	16	24,828	27	10,376	+ 14,452
Bladder Cancer	17	24,305	36	5,306	+ 18,999
Liver Cancer	18	23,729	25	11,514	+ 12,215
Inflammatory/Heart	19	23,196	18	17,508	+ 5,688
Parkinson's Disease	20	23,005	41	4,770	+ 18,235
Endocrine Disorders	21	22,634	19	16,927	+ 5,707
Other Neoplasms	22	22,098	42	4,665	+ 17,433
Liver Disease	23	19,693	13	21,422	- 1,729
Leukemia	24	17,557	30	8,531	+ 9,026
Suicide	25	16,799	20	14,540	+ 2,259
Falls	26	15,110	16	18,847	- 3,737
Oral Cancer	27	12,021	28	9,951	+ 2,070
Ovary Cancer	28	9,428	43	4,355	+ 5,073
Oesophagus Cancer	29	9,361	26	10,466	- 1,105
Skin Disease	30	8,566	31	7,179	+ 1,387
Road Traffic Accidents	31	8,514	8	33,871	- 25,357
Skin Cancers	32	8,391	38	5,032	+ 3,360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	7,503	51	2,193	+ 5,310
Uterin Cancer	34	7,502	47	2,780	+ 4,722
Asthma	35	5,273	48	2,595	+ 2,679
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	4,950	35	5,659	- 709
Anemia	37	4,256	50	2,417	+ 1,839
Congenital Anomalies	38	4,017	23	12,317	- 8,300
Cervical Cancer	39	3,979	29	9,511	- 5,531
Epilepsy	40	3,835	46	3,263	+ 572
Drug Use	41	3,613	49	2,467	+ 1,146
Hepatitis C	42	3,035	52	1,955	+ 1,081
HIV/AIDS	43	2,505	22	12,558	- 10,053
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2,212	44	4,258	- 2,046
Drownings	45	2,075	39	4,937	- 2,862
Alcohol	46	1,552	32	7,121	- 5,569
Malnutrition	47	1,407	34	6,695	- 5,288
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,367	61	596	+ 771
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,336	64	356	+ 980
Tuberculosis	50	1,258	40	4,895	- 3,637
Violence	51	1,217	4	68,779	- 67,562
Low Birth Weight	52	1,176	33	6,881	- 5,705
Osteoarthritis	53	988	65	330	+ 657
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	951	55	1,097	- 145
Fires	55	859	58	1,028	- 168
Schizophrenia	56	840	60	661	+ 179
Poisonings	57	793	66	317	+ 477
Hepatitis B	58	754	59	775	- 21
Meningitis	59	599	54	1,359	- 760
Birth Trauma	60	525	45	3,777	- 3,252
Appendicitis	61	369	57	1,067	- 699
Upper Respiratory	62	217	67	260	- 43
Oral conditions	63	204	73	62	+ 142
Maternal Conditions	64	63	53	1,507	- 1,444
Leishmaniasis	65	50	63	432	- 382
Otitis Media	66	42	70	94	- 52
Syphilis	67	42	68	223	- 181
War	68	26	56	1,090	- 1,064
Iodine Deficiency	69	18	77	10	+ 7
Encephalitis	70	17	72	65	- 48
Chagas disease	71	16	37	5,045	- 5,030
Tetanus	72	8	71	88	- 80
Pertussis	73	8	75	30	- 22
Schistosomiasis	74	2	62	593	- 592
Leprosy	75	1	69	173	- 171
Diphtheria	76	1	79	7	- 5
Dengue	77	0	76	14	- 14
Ascariasis	78	0	78	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	79	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	81	4	- 4
Chlamydia	82	0	80	5	- 5
Malaria	83	0	74	44	- 44
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Spain

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.