BRAZIL VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	230,464	1	165,788	+ 64,676
Diabetes Mellitus	2	199,181	5	59,608	+ 139,573
Stroke	3	128,433	2	123,207	+ 5,226
Violence	4	85,791	4	68,779	+ 17,012
Kidney Disease	5	68,617	7	37,690	+ 30,926
Prostate Cancer	6	51,515	15	19,001	+ 32,515
Breast Cancer	7	40,338	14	20,759	+ 19,579
Lung Cancers	8	33,934	9	31,659	+ 2,275
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	33,549	10	30,717	+ 2,832
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	32,080	3	94,705	- 62,625
Hypertension	11	31,434	11	28,822	+ 2,612
HIV/AIDS	12	30,611	22	12,558	+ 18,053
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	30,557	12	23,161	+ 7,396
Liver Disease	14	21,232	13	21,422	- 190
Road Traffic Accidents	15	20,329	8	33,871	- 13,541
Lung Disease	16	20,183	6	59,373	- 39,190
Suicide	17	18,901	20	14,540	+ 4,361
Endocrine Disorders	18	18,643	19	16,927	+ 1,716
Pancreas Cancer	19	17,780	24	11,999	+ 5,781
Lymphomas	20	17,406	27	10,376	+ 7,030
Cervical Cancer	21	15,137	29	9,511	+ 5,626
Congenital Anomalies	22	14,571	23	12,317	+ 2,254
Low Birth Weight	23	12,945	33	6,881	+ 6,064
Ovary Cancer	24	12,519	43	4,355	+ 8,164
Inflammatory/Heart	25	11,260	18	17,508	- 6,248
Stomach Cancer	26	10,788	17	17,992	- 7,204
Uterin Cancer	27	10,576	47	2,780	+ 7,796
Liver Cancer	28	10,295	25	11,514	- 1,220
Leukemia	29	9,740	30	8,531	+ 1,208
Other Injuries	30	9,520	21	13,807	- 4,287
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	8,115	44	4,258	+ 3,857
Parkinson's Disease	32	8,014	41	4,770	+ 3,244
Falls	33	6,719	16	18,847	- 12,128
Bladder Cancer	34	6,332	36	5,306	+ 1,026
Asthma	35	6,299	48	2,595	+ 3,704
Skin Disease	36	6,065	31	7,179	- 1,114
Epilepsy	37	5,011	46	3,263	+ 1,748
Oral Cancer	38	4,825	28	9,951	- 5,126
Drownings	39	4,818	39	4,937	- 119
Birth Trauma	40	3,942	45	3,777	+ 166
Oesophagus Cancer	41	3,803	26	10,466	- 6,663
Alcohol	42	3,613	32	7,121	- 3,508
Tuberculosis	43	3,364	40	4,895	- 1,531
Drug Use	44	2,926	49	2,467	+ 459
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	2,809	35	5,659	- 2,850
War	46	2,635	56	1,090	+ 1,545
Malnutrition	47	2,586	34	6,695	- 4,110
Fires	48	2,551	58	1,028	+ 1,523
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,743	51	2,193	- 450
Maternal Conditions	50	1,622	53	1,507	+ 115
Other Neoplasms	51	1,582	42	4,665	- 3,083
Meningitis	52	1,483	54	1,359	+ 124
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1,272	61	596	+ 675
Encephalitis	54	955	72	65	+ 890
Dengue	55	818	76	14	+ 804
Appendicitis	56	687	57	1,067	- 381
Skin Cancers	57	668	38	5,032	- 4,363
Multiple Sclerosis	58	353	64	356	- 3
Poisonings	59	230	66	317	- 87
Hepatitis B	60	73	59	775	- 702
Syphilis	61	21	68	223	- 202
Hepatitis C	62	19	52	1,955	- 1,936
Chlamydia	63	16	80	5	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	64	10	67	260	- 249
Tetanus	65	8	71	88	- 80
Ascariasis	66	6	78	7	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	75	30	- 30
Diphtheria	68	0	79	7	- 7
Otitis Media	69	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	70	0	69	173	- 173
Schistosomiasis	71	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	72	0	74	44	- 44
Leishmaniasis	73	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	74	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	81	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	77	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Oral conditions	80	0	73	62	- 62
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Trinidad/Tob.

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.