BRAZIL VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	256,464	22	12,558	+ 243,906
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	138,308	3	94,705	+ 43,603
Coronary Heart Disease	3	108,970	1	165,788	- 56,818
Road Traffic Accidents	4	77,464	8	33,871	+ 43,593
Stroke	5	65,770	2	123,207	- 57,437
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	58,952	35	5,659	+ 53,293
Low Birth Weight	7	51,805	33	6,881	+ 44,925
Birth Trauma	8	43,695	45	3,777	+ 39,918
Diabetes Mellitus	9	42,903	5	59,608	- 16,704
Malnutrition	10	30,743	34	6,695	+ 24,048
Congenital Anomalies	11	28,450	23	12,317	+ 16,133
Kidney Disease	12	28,402	7	37,690	- 9,289
Suicide	13	26,540	20	14,540	+ 12,000
Cervical Cancer	14	25,955	29	9,511	+ 16,445
Malaria	15	25,700	74	44	+ 25,656
Tuberculosis	16	25,649	40	4,895	+ 20,754
Liver Disease	17	24,908	13	21,422	+ 3,486
Violence	18	24,586	4	68,779	- 44,194
Maternal Conditions	19	22,442	53	1,507	+ 20,935
Other Injuries	20	21,242	21	13,807	+ 7,436
Asthma	21	19,639	48	2,595	+ 17,044
Meningitis	22	17,002	54	1,359	+ 15,644
Lung Disease	23	14,926	6	59,373	- 44,447
Hypertension	24	14,701	11	28,822	- 14,121
Inflammatory/Heart	25	13,438	18	17,508	- 4,070
Lymphomas	26	12,314	27	10,376	+ 1,938
Drownings	27	12,263	39	4,937	+ 7,326
Breast Cancer	28	10,766	14	20,759	- 9,993
Oesophagus Cancer	29	10,284	26	10,466	- 182
Fires	30	10,169	58	1,028	+ 9,142
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	9,848	10	30,717	- 20,868
Prostate Cancer	32	8,057	15	19,001	- 10,944
Stomach Cancer	33	7,170	17	17,992	- 10,822
Endocrine Disorders	34	7,101	19	16,927	- 9,826
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	7,032	44	4,258	+ 2,774
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	6,954	51	2,193	+ 4,761
Poisonings	37	6,610	66	317	+ 6,294
Liver Cancer	38	6,540	25	11,514	- 4,975
Epilepsy	39	6,515	46	3,263	+ 3,252
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	6,480	12	23,161	- 16,681
Falls	41	5,964	16	18,847	- 12,883
Pertussis	42	5,373	75	30	+ 5,342
Lung Cancers	43	3,667	9	31,659	- 27,992
Skin Cancers	44	3,387	38	5,032	- 1,644
Leukemia	45	3,125	30	8,531	- 5,406
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,895	41	4,770	- 1,875
Pancreas Cancer	47	2,781	24	11,999	- 9,218
Drug Use	48	2,728	49	2,467	+ 260
Oral Cancer	49	2,664	28	9,951	- 7,287
Uterin Cancer	50	2,335	47	2,780	- 445
Ovary Cancer	51	2,225	43	4,355	- 2,130
Skin Disease	52	2,220	31	7,179	- 4,959
Schistosomiasis	53	2,207	62	593	+ 1,614
Bladder Cancer	54	1,601	36	5,306	- 3,705
Syphilis	55	1,597	68	223	+ 1,374
Encephalitis	56	1,507	72	65	+ 1,442
Tetanus	57	1,305	71	88	+ 1,217
Appendicitis	58	849	57	1,067	- 218
Upper Respiratory	59	835	67	260	+ 575
Hepatitis B	60	729	59	775	- 46
Alcohol	61	619	32	7,121	- 6,502
Other Neoplasms	62	477	42	4,665	- 4,188
Measles	63	390	81	4	+ 387
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	337	61	596	- 260
War	65	335	56	1,090	- 755
Hepatitis C	66	183	52	1,955	- 1,772
Multiple Sclerosis	67	181	64	356	- 175
Otitis Media	68	42	70	94	- 51
Chlamydia	69	40	80	5	+ 35
Ascariasis	70	28	78	7	+ 21
Trypanosomiasis	71	27	83	1	+ 26
Diphtheria	72	25	79	7	+ 18
Dengue	73	2	76	14	- 11
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	85	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	432	- 432
Leprosy	78	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.