BRAZIL VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	189,457	1	165,788	+ 23,669
Violence	2	127,677	4	68,779	+ 58,898
Stroke	3	85,436	2	123,207	- 37,771
Diabetes Mellitus	4	78,700	5	59,608	+ 19,092
Road Traffic Accidents	5	78,352	8	33,871	+ 44,482
HIV/AIDS	6	52,743	22	12,558	+ 40,184
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	50,616	3	94,705	- 44,089
Kidney Disease	8	41,769	7	37,690	+ 4,078
Hypertension	9	36,580	11	28,822	+ 7,758
Lung Disease	10	36,261	6	59,373	- 23,112
Lung Cancers	11	27,461	9	31,659	- 4,198
Low Birth Weight	12	21,744	33	6,881	+ 14,863
Prostate Cancer	13	20,058	15	19,001	+ 1,057
Congenital Anomalies	14	20,038	23	12,317	+ 7,721
Breast Cancer	15	18,049	14	20,759	- 2,710
Liver Disease	16	16,480	13	21,422	- 4,942
Stomach Cancer	17	15,316	17	17,992	- 2,676
Other Neoplasms	18	15,262	42	4,665	+ 10,597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	14,346	12	23,161	- 8,815
Cervical Cancer	20	13,987	29	9,511	+ 4,476
Other Injuries	21	11,923	21	13,807	- 1,884
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	9,570	35	5,659	+ 3,910
Lymphomas	23	8,786	27	10,376	- 1,590
Birth Trauma	24	7,655	45	3,777	+ 3,878
Pancreas Cancer	25	7,620	24	11,999	- 4,379
Liver Cancer	26	7,248	25	11,514	- 4,266
Leukemia	27	7,094	30	8,531	- 1,437
Falls	28	6,093	16	18,847	- 12,754
Chagas disease	29	5,817	37	5,045	+ 771
Endocrine Disorders	30	5,351	19	16,927	- 11,576
Tuberculosis	31	5,264	40	4,895	+ 369
Malnutrition	32	4,429	34	6,695	- 2,266
Inflammatory/Heart	33	4,218	18	17,508	- 13,290
Suicide	34	4,120	20	14,540	- 10,420
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	4,028	10	30,717	- 26,689
Ovary Cancer	36	3,962	43	4,355	- 393
Skin Cancers	37	3,895	38	5,032	- 1,137
Oral Cancer	38	3,832	28	9,951	- 6,120
Maternal Conditions	39	2,973	53	1,507	+ 1,466
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,940	44	4,258	- 1,318
Epilepsy	41	2,891	46	3,263	- 372
Malaria	42	2,830	74	44	+ 2,786
Drownings	43	2,735	39	4,937	- 2,203
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,604	26	10,466	- 7,861
Bladder Cancer	45	2,567	36	5,306	- 2,739
Asthma	46	2,191	48	2,595	- 404
Uterin Cancer	47	2,178	47	2,780	- 602
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,772	41	4,770	- 2,998
Meningitis	49	1,765	54	1,359	+ 407
Drug Use	50	1,586	49	2,467	- 881
War	51	1,302	56	1,090	+ 212
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	1,267	61	596	+ 671
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1,061	55	1,097	- 35
Fires	54	1,017	58	1,028	- 11
Anemia	55	885	50	2,417	- 1,532
Appendicitis	56	687	57	1,067	- 380
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	564	51	2,193	- 1,629
Poisonings	58	475	66	317	+ 159
Dengue	59	457	76	14	+ 443
Multiple Sclerosis	60	357	64	356	+ 1
Encephalitis	61	260	72	65	+ 196
Alcohol	62	242	32	7,121	- 6,879
Hepatitis B	63	209	59	775	- 566
Pertussis	64	180	75	30	+ 150
Hepatitis C	65	149	52	1,955	- 1,805
Skin Disease	66	124	31	7,179	- 7,055
Syphilis	67	107	68	223	- 116
Tetanus	68	53	71	88	- 34
Schizophrenia	69	41	60	661	- 620
Ascariasis	70	34	78	7	+ 27
Leprosy	71	30	69	173	- 143
Osteoarthritis	72	21	65	330	- 310
Leishmaniasis	73	19	63	432	- 413
Upper Respiratory	74	10	67	260	- 250
Otitis Media	75	9	70	94	- 85
Schistosomiasis	76	6	62	593	- 587
Iodine Deficiency	77	3	77	10	- 7
Diphtheria	78	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	79	0	81	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	80	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	80	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	83	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Venezuela

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.