BRAZIL VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	315,440	10	30,717	+ 284,723
Coronary Heart Disease	2	230,559	1	165,788	+ 64,771
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	130,310	3	94,705	+ 35,606
Stroke	4	120,944	2	123,207	- 2,262
Lung Cancers	5	114,800	9	31,659	+ 83,141
Lung Disease	6	105,739	6	59,373	+ 46,366
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	59,292	12	23,161	+ 36,131
Prostate Cancer	8	42,717	15	19,001	+ 23,716
Breast Cancer	9	40,881	14	20,759	+ 20,122
Lymphomas	10	30,055	27	10,376	+ 19,680
Pancreas Cancer	11	28,914	24	11,999	+ 16,915
Oesophagus Cancer	12	28,051	26	10,466	+ 17,585
Parkinson's Disease	13	27,556	41	4,770	+ 22,785
Liver Disease	14	24,640	13	21,422	+ 3,218
Falls	15	24,488	16	18,847	+ 5,641
Bladder Cancer	16	19,715	36	5,306	+ 14,409
Diabetes Mellitus	17	18,779	5	59,608	- 40,829
Kidney Disease	18	17,585	7	37,690	- 20,105
Other Injuries	19	17,563	21	13,807	+ 3,757
Suicide	20	17,116	20	14,540	+ 2,576
Liver Cancer	21	16,832	25	11,514	+ 5,318
Leukemia	22	16,750	30	8,531	+ 8,219
Hypertension	23	16,741	11	28,822	- 12,082
Stomach Cancer	24	16,068	17	17,992	- 1,924
Ovary Cancer	25	12,918	43	4,355	+ 8,562
Other Neoplasms	26	12,812	42	4,665	+ 8,147
Skin Cancers	27	11,980	38	5,032	+ 6,949
Endocrine Disorders	28	10,597	19	16,927	- 6,330
Inflammatory/Heart	29	10,049	18	17,508	- 7,459
Oral Cancer	30	9,993	28	9,951	+ 41
Drug Use	31	9,078	49	2,467	+ 6,611
Uterin Cancer	32	7,542	47	2,780	+ 4,762
Road Traffic Accidents	33	6,972	8	33,871	- 26,899
Skin Disease	34	6,859	31	7,179	- 320
Congenital Anomalies	35	6,836	23	12,317	- 5,481
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	6,718	44	4,258	+ 2,460
Multiple Sclerosis	37	5,965	64	356	+ 5,609
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	5,139	35	5,659	- 520
Alcohol	39	4,997	32	7,121	- 2,124
Low Birth Weight	40	4,222	33	6,881	- 2,659
Asthma	41	4,186	48	2,595	+ 1,591
Epilepsy	42	3,836	46	3,263	+ 573
Cervical Cancer	43	3,532	29	9,511	- 5,978
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	3,259	61	596	+ 2,662
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2,816	51	2,193	+ 623
Violence	46	2,789	4	68,779	- 65,990
Tuberculosis	47	1,129	40	4,895	- 3,766
Fires	48	1,075	58	1,028	+ 47
Drownings	49	967	39	4,937	- 3,970
Anemia	50	889	50	2,417	- 1,528
Hepatitis C	51	859	52	1,955	- 1,096
Meningitis	52	747	54	1,359	- 612
Poisonings	53	709	66	317	+ 392
Birth Trauma	54	610	45	3,777	- 3,167
HIV/AIDS	55	604	22	12,558	- 11,954
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	591	55	1,097	- 506
Osteoarthritis	57	537	65	330	+ 206
Malnutrition	58	372	34	6,695	- 6,324
Appendicitis	59	338	57	1,067	- 729
Schizophrenia	60	326	60	661	- 335
Oral conditions	61	173	73	62	+ 111
Syphilis	62	157	68	223	- 66
Upper Respiratory	63	155	67	260	- 105
Maternal Conditions	64	150	53	1,507	- 1,357
Hepatitis B	65	128	59	775	- 647
Otitis Media	66	50	70	94	- 43
War	67	31	56	1,090	- 1,059
Encephalitis	68	18	72	65	- 46
Pertussis	69	9	75	30	- 21
Leishmaniasis	70	1	63	432	- 431
Chagas disease	71	1	37	5,045	- 5,044
Tetanus	72	1	71	88	- 87
Dengue	73	1	76	14	- 13
Diphtheria	74	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	75	0	81	4	- 4
Malaria	76	0	74	44	- 44
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	593	- 593
Chlamydia	79	0	80	5	- 5
Ascariasis	80	0	78	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	81	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

United Kingdom

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.