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BRAZIL VS CHINA
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Compare Brazil and China health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    79
    79
    78
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    56.8
    61.1
    58.9
    86
    86
    85
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    93
    85
    89
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    62.9
    70.4
    66.6
    106
    90
    98
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    66.6
    74.3
    70.4
    94
    74
    84
    		  
    69.9
    73.0
    71.4
    58
    84
    67
    2010
    70.2
    77.5
    73.8
    84
    60
    71
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2015
    71.4
    78.7
    75.0
    79
    56
    68
    		  
    74.6
    77.6
    76.1
    44
    80
    55
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    78.7
    79
    56
    		  
    74.6
    77.6
    44
    80
    Age 5
    72.7
    79.9
    81
    51
    		  
    75.5
    78.4
    45
    80
    Age 10
    72.8
    79.9
    81
    52
    		  
    75.6
    78.5
    45
    80
    Age 15
    72.9
    80.0
    81
    52
    		  
    75.7
    78.6
    45
    80
    Age 20
    73.5
    80.2
    78
    52
    		  
    75.8
    78.7
    46
    80
    Age 25
    74.2
    80.3
    73
    50
    		  
    75.9
    78.8
    48
    80
    Age 30
    74.8
    80.5
    68
    50
    		  
    76.1
    78.9
    48
    80
    Age 35
    75.4
    80.8
    61
    50
    		  
    76.3
    79.1
    49
    80
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.0
    62
    50
    		  
    76.6
    79.3
    53
    82
    Age 45
    76.7
    81.4
    62
    50
    		  
    76.9
    79.6
    55
    83
    Age 50
    77.5
    81.9
    58
    48
    		  
    77.3
    79.9
    61
    84
    Age 55
    78.5
    82.5
    58
    48
    		  
    77.8
    80.3
    69
    84
    Age 60
    79.8
    83.3
    53
    49
    		  
    78.6
    80.9
    74
    90
    Age 65
    81.2
    84.3
    52
    48
    		  
    79.8
    81.9
    78
    91
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.7
    51
    49
    		  
    81.5
    83.3
    81
    91
    Age 75
    85.2
    87.3
    54
    48
    		  
    83.8
    85.1
    81
    89
    Age 80
    87.6
    89.3
    56
    48
    		  
    86.7
    87.6
    76
    87
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.8
    60
    41
    		  
    90.0
    90.6
    78
    86
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.8
    65
    37
    		  
    93.8
    94.2
    72
    76
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.5
    70
    37
    		  
    97.9
    98.3
    49
    48
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.5
    72
    31
    		  
    102.4
    102.8
    38
    17
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.74
    117
    		  
    99.44
    70
    2. Stroke
    66.71
    113
    		  
    153.61
    20
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    43.59
    73
    		  
    15.11
    136
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    39.74
    51
    		  
    14.80
    121
    5. Hypertension
    33.67
    18
    		  
    16.46
    90
    6. Violence
    30.53
    13
    		  
    0.84
    157
    7. Lung Disease
    24.52
    51
    		  
    67.56
    6
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.13
    42
    		  
    18.49
    77
    9. Prostate Cancer
    22.82
    47
    		  
    3.19
    160
    10. Breast Cancer
    16.91
    81
    		  
    6.10
    165
    11. Lung Cancers
    14.98
    73
    		  
    38.84
    8
    12. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12.56
    26
    		  
    4.71
    53
    13. Liver Disease
    12.19
    104
    		  
    5.90
    149
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.95
    67
    		  
    9.11
    73
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.81
    58
    		  
    3.43
    141
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.48
    121
    		  
    5.32
    152
    17. Stomach Cancer
    9.10
    50
    		  
    21.11
    3
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.62
    78
    		  
    3.76
    128
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8.45
    63
    		  
    1.37
    163
    20. Falls
    8.09
    55
    		  
    7.74
    58
    21. Other Injuries
    7.94
    117
    		  
    7.29
    124
    22. HIV/AIDS
    7.54
    75
    		  
    2.46
    103
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    6.58
    116
    		  
    4.53
    135
    24. Suicide
    5.85
    112
    		  
    7.87
    95
    25. Low Birth Weight
    5.63
    106
    		  
    4.06
    127
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.42
    34
    		  
    12.81
    10
    27. Liver Cancer
    5.30
    88
    		  
    24.47
    4
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    5.20
    58
    		  
    4.13
    70
    29. Lymphomas
    4.82
    79
    		  
    2.32
    144
    30. Oral Cancer
    4.70
    47
    		  
    2.31
    108
    31. Alcohol
    4.33
    22
    		  
    0.30
    116
    32. Malnutrition
    4.21
    70
    		  
    0.36
    130
    33. Leukemia
    4.17
    68
    		  
    3.82
    87
    34. Ovary Cancer
    3.84
    94
    		  
    1.87
    159
    35. Drownings
    3.28
    92
    		  
    4.68
    75
    36. Tuberculosis
    3.08
    101
    		  
    2.83
    105
    37. Chagas disease
    3.05
    2
    		  
    0.02
    16
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.82
    99
    		  
    1.05
    136
    39. Birth Trauma
    2.80
    99
    		  
    3.93
    82
    40. Other Neoplasms
    2.63
    86
    		  
    2.40
    100
    41. Skin Disease
    2.45
    68
    		  
    0.28
    152
    42. Bladder Cancer
    2.35
    75
    		  
    1.78
    96
    43. Skin Cancers
    2.25
    45
    		  
    0.78
    139
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.94
    87
    		  
    2.18
    77
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.91
    109
    		  
    1.97
    107
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1.88
    83
    		  
    0.74
    137
    47. Asthma
    1.62
    121
    		  
    1.65
    119
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.50
    122
    		  
    4.15
    85
    49. Anemia
    1.47
    63
    		  
    0.68
    84
    50. Epilepsy
    1.36
    116
    		  
    0.99
    134
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   China CHINA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    138,983
    12.85
    		  
    1,505,339
    16.52
    2. Stroke
    123,092
    11.38
    		  
    2,331,274
    25.59
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    80,275
    7.42
    		  
    207,898
    2.28
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    73,345
    6.78
    		  
    226,568
    2.49
    5. Violence
    62,759
    5.80
    		  
    12,099
    0.13
    6. Hypertension
    61,993
    5.73
    		  
    248,234
    2.72
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    48,653
    4.50
    		  
    279,167
    3.06
    8. Lung Disease
    44,754
    4.14
    		  
    1,012,869
    11.12
    9. Lung Cancers
    27,924
    2.58
    		  
    595,800
    6.54
    10. Liver Disease
    23,932
    2.21
    		  
    92,266
    1.01
    11. Alzheimers/Dementia
    22,668
    2.10
    		  
    69,986
    0.77
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,624
    1.72
    		  
    139,000
    1.53
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    18,446
    1.70
    		  
    51,854
    0.57
    14. Prostate Cancer
    17,831
    1.65
    		  
    22,503
    0.25
    15. Kidney Disease
    17,627
    1.63
    		  
    81,722
    0.90
    16. Breast Cancer
    17,516
    1.62
    		  
    47,964
    0.53
    17. Stomach Cancer
    17,035
    1.57
    		  
    324,439
    3.56
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    15,959
    1.47
    		  
    20,344
    0.22
    19. HIV/AIDS
    15,429
    1.43
    		  
    38,420
    0.42
    20. Other Injuries
    15,411
    1.42
    		  
    102,349
    1.12
    21. Falls
    15,107
    1.40
    		  
    116,128
    1.27
    22. Suicide
    11,821
    1.09
    		  
    120,730
    1.32
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    11,421
    1.06
    		  
    48,977
    0.54
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    10,263
    0.95
    		  
    197,144
    2.16
    25. Liver Cancer
    9,938
    0.92
    		  
    380,733
    4.18
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    9,683
    0.89
    		  
    63,499
    0.70
    27. Low Birth Weight
    9,438
    0.87
    		  
    40,828
    0.45
    28. Lymphomas
    9,087
    0.84
    		  
    35,538
    0.39
    29. Oral Cancer
    8,981
    0.83
    		  
    36,029
    0.40
    30. Cervical Cancer
    8,950
    0.83
    		  
    29,506
    0.32
    31. Alcohol
    8,697
    0.80
    		  
    4,688
    0.05
    32. Leukemia
    7,933
    0.73
    		  
    54,955
    0.60
    33. Malnutrition
    7,703
    0.71
    		  
    5,098
    0.06
    34. Drownings
    6,537
    0.60
    		  
    59,865
    0.66
    35. Tuberculosis
    6,008
    0.56
    		  
    44,060
    0.48
    36. Chagas disease
    5,709
    0.53
    		  
    245
    0.00
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,120
    0.47
    		  
    10,859
    0.12
    38. Other Neoplasms
    4,940
    0.46
    		  
    36,980
    0.41
    39. Birth Trauma
    4,696
    0.43
    		  
    39,569
    0.43
    40. Skin Disease
    4,540
    0.42
    		  
    4,253
    0.05
    41. Bladder Cancer
    4,307
    0.40
    		  
    26,719
    0.29
    42. Skin Cancers
    4,226
    0.39
    		  
    11,939
    0.13
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3,954
    0.37
    		  
    14,668
    0.16
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,573
    0.33
    		  
    29,969
    0.33
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3,399
    0.31
    		  
    11,138
    0.12
    46. Asthma
    3,024
    0.28
    		  
    24,902
    0.27
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,887
    0.27
    		  
    63,919
    0.70
    48. Anemia
    2,729
    0.25
    		  
    10,070
    0.11
    49. Epilepsy
    2,674
    0.25
    		  
    13,816
    0.15
    50. Hepatitis C
    2,611
    0.24
    		  
    1,586
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    22.82
    47
    		  
    3.19
    160
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.91
    81
    		  
    6.10
    165
    3. Lung Cancers
    14.98
    73
    		  
    38.84
    8
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.95
    67
    		  
    9.11
    73
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.10
    50
    		  
    21.11
    3
    6. Cervical Cancer
    8.62
    78
    		  
    3.76
    128
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.42
    34
    		  
    12.81
    10
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.30
    88
    		  
    24.47
    4
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    5.20
    58
    		  
    4.13
    70
    10. Lymphomas
    4.82
    79
    		  
    2.32
    144
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.70
    47
    		  
    2.31
    108
    12. Leukemia
    4.17
    68
    		  
    3.82
    87
    13. Ovary Cancer
    3.84
    94
    		  
    1.87
    159
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.35
    75
    		  
    1.78
    96
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.25
    45
    		  
    0.78
    139
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.94
    87
    		  
    2.18
    77
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.