Brazil vs United States: Total disease burden
Brazil
78.07 million DALYs
in 2021
United States
127.54 million DALYs
in 2021
Brazil rank
7th
United States rank
4th
Total disease burden over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 127.54 million DALYs against 78.07 million DALYs in Brazil, a difference of 49.47 million DALYs.
That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 194 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.68 million DALYs | 91.31 million DALYs | 33.63 million DALYs | United States |
| 2010s | 61.50 million DALYs | 101.74 million DALYs | 40.24 million DALYs | United States |
| 2020s | 73.85 million DALYs | 124.75 million DALYs | 50.90 million DALYs | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total disease burden, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 127.54 million DALYs against 78.07 million DALYs in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total disease burden between Brazil and United States?
- 49.47 million DALYs, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for total disease burden?
- Brazil ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total disease burden. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.