BRAZIL VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	195,643	1	165,788	+ 29,855
Diabetes Mellitus	2	144,933	5	59,608	+ 85,325
Kidney Disease	3	75,105	7	37,690	+ 37,414
Stroke	4	66,971	2	123,207	- 56,235
Violence	5	54,618	4	68,779	- 14,162
Liver Disease	6	50,221	13	21,422	+ 28,799
Lung Disease	7	49,018	6	59,373	- 10,355
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	41,768	3	94,705	- 52,937
Hypertension	9	29,970	11	28,822	+ 1,148
Road Traffic Accidents	10	27,440	8	33,871	- 6,431
Other Injuries	11	20,492	21	13,807	+ 6,685
Endocrine Disorders	12	19,037	19	16,927	+ 2,110
Congenital Anomalies	13	17,600	23	12,317	+ 5,283
Malnutrition	14	12,710	34	6,695	+ 6,015
Prostate Cancer	15	12,613	15	19,001	- 6,387
Breast Cancer	16	12,421	14	20,759	- 8,338
Lung Cancers	17	12,370	9	31,659	- 19,289
Low Birth Weight	18	12,055	33	6,881	+ 5,175
Stomach Cancer	19	11,678	17	17,992	- 6,314
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	11,565	12	23,161	- 11,597
Liver Cancer	21	11,474	25	11,514	- 40
Suicide	22	11,398	20	14,540	- 3,142
Other Neoplasms	23	10,443	42	4,665	+ 5,778
Lymphomas	24	8,350	27	10,376	- 2,025
Leukemia	25	8,130	30	8,531	- 402
Cervical Cancer	26	8,057	29	9,511	- 1,453
Pancreas Cancer	27	7,591	24	11,999	- 4,408
HIV/AIDS	28	6,948	22	12,558	- 5,611
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	5,850	35	5,659	+ 191
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	5,801	10	30,717	- 24,915
Skin Disease	31	5,097	31	7,179	- 2,082
Alcohol	32	4,958	32	7,121	- 2,163
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	4,602	44	4,258	+ 344
Ovary Cancer	34	4,459	43	4,355	+ 104
Falls	35	4,423	16	18,847	- 14,423
Birth Trauma	36	4,295	45	3,777	+ 518
Anemia	37	3,673	50	2,417	+ 1,256
Tuberculosis	38	3,270	40	4,895	- 1,625
Epilepsy	39	3,218	46	3,263	- 45
Skin Cancers	40	3,213	38	5,032	- 1,819
Inflammatory/Heart	41	3,141	18	17,508	- 14,367
Drownings	42	3,027	39	4,937	- 1,910
Parkinson's Disease	43	2,638	41	4,770	- 2,132
Drug Use	44	2,474	49	2,467	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	2,382	61	596	+ 1,786
Oral Cancer	46	2,281	28	9,951	- 7,671
Asthma	47	2,259	48	2,595	- 335
Bladder Cancer	48	2,142	36	5,306	- 3,164
Oesophagus Cancer	49	2,107	26	10,466	- 8,359
Uterin Cancer	50	1,518	47	2,780	- 1,262
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	1,505	55	1,097	+ 408
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,446	51	2,193	- 747
Appendicitis	53	1,303	57	1,067	+ 235
Maternal Conditions	54	1,262	53	1,507	- 245
Hepatitis C	55	1,053	52	1,955	- 902
Fires	56	1,016	58	1,028	- 11
Poisonings	57	893	66	317	+ 577
Meningitis	58	601	54	1,359	- 757
Osteoarthritis	59	513	65	330	+ 182
Multiple Sclerosis	60	497	64	356	+ 141
Hepatitis B	61	353	59	775	- 422
Encephalitis	62	236	72	65	+ 171
Schizophrenia	63	214	60	661	- 447
Upper Respiratory	64	213	67	260	- 47
Oral conditions	65	210	73	62	+ 148
War	66	188	56	1,090	- 902
Dengue	67	51	76	14	+ 37
Otitis Media	68	49	70	94	- 45
Chagas disease	69	41	37	5,045	- 5,004
Pertussis	70	36	75	30	+ 6
Tetanus	71	16	71	88	- 72
Ascariasis	72	8	78	7	+ 1
Syphilis	73	8	68	223	- 215
Iodine Deficiency	74	4	77	10	- 6
Leprosy	75	2	69	173	- 170
Leishmaniasis	76	2	63	432	- 431
Chlamydia	77	1	80	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	78	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	79	7	- 7
Measles	80	0	81	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	83	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	84	0	74	44	- 44
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
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.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.