ARGENTINA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,406	1	48,765	- 13,359
Stroke	2	26,312	4	22,878	+ 3,435
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,225	2	40,986	- 20,761
Violence	4	14,689	23	2,712	+ 11,977
Diabetes Mellitus	5	12,730	9	6,838	+ 5,892
Lung Disease	6	12,680	3	23,234	- 10,554
Kidney Disease	7	8,049	5	13,588	- 5,539
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,233	10	6,298	+ 936
Lung Cancers	9	6,761	6	10,014	- 3,252
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	6,560	19	3,737	+ 2,823
Hypertension	11	6,155	11	5,799	+ 356
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,946	7	8,931	- 3,984
Liver Disease	13	4,575	16	4,029	+ 546
Breast Cancer	14	4,433	8	7,063	- 2,629
Prostate Cancer	15	4,058	15	4,507	- 450
Falls	16	4,025	43	506	+ 3,519
Stomach Cancer	17	3,842	20	3,523	+ 319
Inflammatory/Heart	18	3,739	13	5,495	- 1,756
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,615	17	3,987	- 372
Suicide	20	3,105	18	3,747	- 642
Other Injuries	21	2,949	12	5,642	- 2,693
HIV/AIDS	22	2,682	32	1,481	+ 1,201
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,630	26	2,419	+ 211
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,563	14	4,607	- 2,044
Liver Cancer	25	2,459	30	2,045	+ 414
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,235	29	2,054	+ 181
Lymphomas	27	2,216	24	2,708	- 492
Oral Cancer	28	2,125	35	1,073	+ 1,052
Cervical Cancer	29	2,031	25	2,480	- 449
Leukemia	30	1,822	27	2,189	- 367
Skin Disease	31	1,533	22	3,171	- 1,637
Alcohol	32	1,521	46	442	+ 1,079
Low Birth Weight	33	1,469	28	2,183	- 713
Malnutrition	34	1,430	38	929	+ 500
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,209	42	578	+ 630
Bladder Cancer	36	1,133	31	1,675	- 542
Chagas disease	37	1,077	45	451	+ 627
Skin Cancers	38	1,075	34	1,073	+ 2
Drownings	39	1,054	48	380	+ 674
Tuberculosis	40	1,045	41	655	+ 390
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,019	36	965	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	42	996	21	3,224	- 2,228
Ovary Cancer	43	930	33	1,307	- 377
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	909	44	488	+ 421
Birth Trauma	45	807	49	373	+ 433
Epilepsy	46	697	50	332	+ 365
Uterin Cancer	47	594	37	944	- 350
Asthma	48	554	47	403	+ 151
Drug Use	49	527	39	826	- 299
Anemia	50	516	40	691	- 175
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	468	56	139	+ 329
Hepatitis C	52	417	57	113	+ 305
Maternal Conditions	53	322	53	279	+ 43
Meningitis	54	290	51	316	- 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	234	63	48	+ 186
War	56	233	70	5	+ 228
Appendicitis	57	228	60	71	+ 157
Fires	58	219	52	280	- 60
Hepatitis B	59	166	62	56	+ 110
Schizophrenia	60	141	61	59	+ 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	127	54	243	- 116
Schistosomiasis	62	127	84	0	+ 127
Leishmaniasis	63	92	72	2	+ 90
Multiple Sclerosis	64	76	58	101	- 25
Osteoarthritis	65	71	59	73	- 3
Poisonings	66	68	55	193	- 126
Upper Respiratory	67	56	67	12	+ 43
Syphilis	68	48	65	15	+ 33
Leprosy	69	37	69	5	+ 32
Otitis Media	70	20	73	2	+ 18
Tetanus	71	19	71	3	+ 16
Encephalitis	72	14	64	17	- 3
Oral conditions	73	13	66	14	- 1
Malaria	74	9	83	0	+ 9
Pertussis	75	6	68	10	- 4
Dengue	76	3	80	0	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	74	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	78	2	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	79	1	78	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	80	1	82	0	+ 1
Measles	81	1	79	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.