BRAZIL VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	314,510	1	165,788	+ 148,723
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	226,847	10	30,717	+ 196,130
Stroke	3	125,399	2	123,207	+ 2,192
Lung Disease	4	90,274	6	59,373	+ 30,901
Lung Cancers	5	77,345	9	31,659	+ 45,686
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	63,365	12	23,161	+ 40,204
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	55,248	3	94,705	- 39,457
Prostate Cancer	8	54,487	15	19,001	+ 35,486
Pancreas Cancer	9	38,413	24	11,999	+ 26,414
Hypertension	10	38,201	11	28,822	+ 9,379
Diabetes Mellitus	11	38,117	5	59,608	- 21,491
Kidney Disease	12	33,851	7	37,690	- 3,840
Breast Cancer	13	32,881	14	20,759	+ 12,122
Suicide	14	30,743	20	14,540	+ 16,202
Other Injuries	15	28,541	21	13,807	+ 14,734
Lymphomas	16	28,190	27	10,376	+ 17,815
Falls	17	23,045	16	18,847	+ 4,199
Other Neoplasms	18	21,529	42	4,665	+ 16,864
Parkinson's Disease	19	19,595	41	4,770	+ 14,825
Leukemia	20	17,153	30	8,531	+ 8,622
Bladder Cancer	21	15,796	36	5,306	+ 10,491
Liver Cancer	22	15,622	25	11,514	+ 4,108
Liver Disease	23	15,034	13	21,422	- 6,388
Endocrine Disorders	24	14,587	19	16,927	- 2,340
Skin Cancers	25	13,514	38	5,032	+ 8,482
Stomach Cancer	26	12,727	17	17,992	- 5,265
Ovary Cancer	27	11,485	43	4,355	+ 7,129
Inflammatory/Heart	28	11,365	18	17,508	- 6,143
Oesophagus Cancer	29	11,181	26	10,466	+ 716
Drug Use	30	8,798	49	2,467	+ 6,331
Oral Cancer	31	7,881	28	9,951	- 2,070
Alcohol	32	7,452	32	7,121	+ 331
Uterin Cancer	33	7,162	47	2,780	+ 4,382
Road Traffic Accidents	34	6,547	8	33,871	- 27,323
Congenital Anomalies	35	6,394	23	12,317	- 5,922
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	6,012	35	5,659	+ 353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	5,758	44	4,258	+ 1,500
Cervical Cancer	38	4,728	29	9,511	- 4,783
Skin Disease	39	4,570	31	7,179	- 2,609
Anemia	40	3,631	50	2,417	+ 1,214
Multiple Sclerosis	41	3,538	64	356	+ 3,182
Asthma	42	3,290	48	2,595	+ 695
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	2,677	61	596	+ 2,080
Epilepsy	44	2,505	46	3,263	- 758
Malnutrition	45	2,432	34	6,695	- 4,264
Drownings	46	2,379	39	4,937	- 2,558
Violence	47	2,346	4	68,779	- 66,433
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	2,292	51	2,193	+ 100
Fires	49	1,343	58	1,028	+ 315
Schizophrenia	50	1,318	60	661	+ 657
Low Birth Weight	51	1,045	33	6,881	- 5,836
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	953	55	1,097	- 144
Hepatitis C	53	916	52	1,955	- 1,039
Meningitis	54	729	54	1,359	- 629
Birth Trauma	55	698	45	3,777	- 3,079
Tuberculosis	56	498	40	4,895	- 4,397
Osteoarthritis	57	496	65	330	+ 166
Upper Respiratory	58	405	67	260	+ 145
Appendicitis	59	375	57	1,067	- 693
Poisonings	60	368	66	317	+ 52
HIV/AIDS	61	263	22	12,558	- 12,295
Hepatitis B	62	197	59	775	- 578
Oral conditions	63	173	73	62	+ 111
Maternal Conditions	64	103	53	1,507	- 1,404
War	65	35	56	1,090	- 1,055
Otitis Media	66	14	70	94	- 79
Pertussis	67	10	75	30	- 21
Tetanus	68	8	71	88	- 80
Schistosomiasis	69	7	62	593	- 586
Diphtheria	70	7	79	7	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	4	72	65	- 61
Syphilis	72	0	68	223	- 223
Chlamydia	73	0	80	5	- 5
Malaria	74	0	74	44	- 44
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	432	- 432
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	76	14	- 14
Ascariasis	81	0	78	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	10	- 10
Measles	83	0	81	4	- 4
Leprosy	84	0	69	173	- 173
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Sweden

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.