BRAZIL VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	182,338	22	12,558	+ 169,780
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	100,687	3	94,705	+ 5,982
Stroke	3	84,088	2	123,207	- 39,119
Malaria	4	83,390	74	44	+ 83,346
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	66,392	35	5,659	+ 60,732
Tuberculosis	6	62,856	40	4,895	+ 57,961
Birth Trauma	7	53,551	45	3,777	+ 49,774
Low Birth Weight	8	51,386	33	6,881	+ 44,505
Liver Disease	9	47,617	13	21,422	+ 26,195
Coronary Heart Disease	10	46,888	1	165,788	- 118,900
Road Traffic Accidents	11	38,658	8	33,871	+ 4,787
Congenital Anomalies	12	33,282	23	12,317	+ 20,965
Hypertension	13	27,680	11	28,822	- 1,142
Diabetes Mellitus	14	25,339	5	59,608	- 34,269
Malnutrition	15	24,361	34	6,695	+ 17,666
Meningitis	16	20,905	54	1,359	+ 19,546
Cervical Cancer	17	19,029	29	9,511	+ 9,518
Kidney Disease	18	18,624	7	37,690	- 19,066
Other Injuries	19	18,288	21	13,807	+ 4,482
Suicide	20	13,780	20	14,540	- 760
Lung Disease	21	13,463	6	59,373	- 45,910
Maternal Conditions	22	12,568	53	1,507	+ 11,061
Violence	23	12,201	4	68,779	- 56,578
Syphilis	24	9,360	68	223	+ 9,138
Pertussis	25	7,858	75	30	+ 7,827
Asthma	26	7,838	48	2,595	+ 5,243
Drownings	27	7,288	39	4,937	+ 2,351
Falls	28	6,309	16	18,847	- 12,538
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	6,239	10	30,717	- 24,478
Prostate Cancer	30	5,941	15	19,001	- 13,060
Lymphomas	31	5,796	27	10,376	- 4,580
Fires	32	5,779	58	1,028	+ 4,752
Inflammatory/Heart	33	5,303	18	17,508	- 12,205
Poisonings	34	4,826	66	317	+ 4,510
Breast Cancer	35	3,870	14	20,759	- 16,889
Oesophagus Cancer	36	3,794	26	10,466	- 6,671
Endocrine Disorders	37	3,741	19	16,927	- 13,186
Epilepsy	38	3,512	46	3,263	+ 249
Leukemia	39	2,763	30	8,531	- 5,768
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,598	44	4,258	- 1,660
Lung Cancers	41	2,389	9	31,659	- 29,270
Stomach Cancer	42	2,184	17	17,992	- 15,808
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,144	12	23,161	- 21,017
Tetanus	44	2,008	71	88	+ 1,920
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2,007	51	2,193	- 186
Liver Cancer	46	1,870	25	11,514	- 9,644
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,735	41	4,770	- 3,036
Oral Cancer	48	1,642	28	9,951	- 8,310
Alcohol	49	1,480	32	7,121	- 5,640
Bladder Cancer	50	1,393	36	5,306	- 3,913
Schistosomiasis	51	1,356	62	593	+ 763
Skin Disease	52	1,331	31	7,179	- 5,848
Drug Use	53	1,296	49	2,467	- 1,172
Skin Cancers	54	1,143	38	5,032	- 3,889
Hepatitis B	55	1,102	59	775	+ 327
Appendicitis	56	887	57	1,067	- 180
Ovary Cancer	57	873	43	4,355	- 3,482
Leishmaniasis	58	766	63	432	+ 334
Encephalitis	59	741	72	65	+ 677
Upper Respiratory	60	716	67	260	+ 456
Measles	61	511	81	4	+ 507
Pancreas Cancer	62	448	24	11,999	- 11,551
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	316	61	596	- 280
Uterin Cancer	64	315	47	2,780	- 2,465
Other Neoplasms	65	210	42	4,665	- 4,455
Hepatitis C	66	187	52	1,955	- 1,768
Multiple Sclerosis	67	142	64	356	- 214
Ascariasis	68	91	78	7	+ 84
War	69	68	56	1,090	- 1,021
Otitis Media	70	53	70	94	- 41
Chlamydia	71	36	80	5	+ 31
Trypanosomiasis	72	33	83	1	+ 32
Diphtheria	73	29	79	7	+ 22
Dengue	74	11	76	14	- 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	10	- 10
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Zambia

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.