PORTUGAL VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,226	1	12,878	- 2,652
War	2	6,518	69	1	+ 6,517
Stroke	3	4,849	2	12,339	- 7,490
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,727	4	6,851	- 3,125
Low Birth Weight	5	3,213	52	79	+ 3,135
Birth Trauma	6	2,728	60	24	+ 2,704
Tuberculosis	7	2,503	38	213	+ 2,290
Hypertension	8	2,034	14	1,880	+ 154
Maternal Conditions	9	1,986	63	7	+ 1,979
Kidney Disease	10	1,677	9	2,803	- 1,127
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,535	27	838	+ 697
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,463	8	3,601	- 2,139
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	1,413	36	231	+ 1,183
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,272	40	196	+ 1,076
Lung Disease	15	1,183	7	4,286	- 3,103
Liver Disease	16	1,170	22	1,126	+ 45
Asthma	17	866	43	146	+ 719
Other Injuries	18	825	13	1,937	- 1,112
Violence	19	818	48	96	+ 722
Meningitis	20	668	56	43	+ 625
Pertussis	21	536	72	0	+ 536
Breast Cancer	22	464	12	1,997	- 1,533
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	449	3	7,191	- 6,742
Suicide	24	400	19	1,172	- 772
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	383	37	229	+ 154
Stomach Cancer	26	382	10	2,532	- 2,150
Oral Cancer	27	373	25	912	- 539
Endocrine Disorders	28	347	17	1,547	- 1,200
Oesophagus Cancer	29	334	29	623	- 288
Tetanus	30	319	73	0	+ 319
Encephalitis	31	303	67	1	+ 301
Lung Cancers	32	274	5	4,406	- 4,132
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	265	41	169	+ 96
Drownings	34	253	51	79	+ 174
Epilepsy	35	253	31	415	- 163
Lymphomas	36	241	16	1,608	- 1,367
Falls	37	230	23	1,033	- 802
Hepatitis B	38	220	59	26	+ 194
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	189	6	4,389	- 4,201
Liver Cancer	40	167	18	1,270	- 1,103
Parkinson's Disease	41	160	21	1,139	- 980
Leukemia	42	155	24	1,015	- 860
Malnutrition	43	150	53	79	+ 71
Cervical Cancer	44	138	34	329	- 191
Inflammatory/Heart	45	134	26	909	- 775
HIV/AIDS	46	118	35	320	- 202
Poisonings	47	98	57	29	+ 68
Ovary Cancer	48	94	33	397	- 303
Measles	49	89	71	0	+ 89
Fires	50	89	46	108	- 20
Drug Use	51	83	44	128	- 45
Appendicitis	52	76	61	21	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	53	73	32	406	- 333
Bladder Cancer	54	69	20	1,171	- 1,101
Prostate Cancer	55	66	11	2,124	- 2,058
Pancreas Cancer	56	58	15	1,669	- 1,611
Malaria	57	47	78	0	+ 47
Alcohol	58	38	45	111	- 73
Skin Cancers	59	37	30	523	- 487
Syphilis	60	24	64	3	+ 21
Skin Disease	61	24	39	202	- 178
Multiple Sclerosis	62	21	54	56	- 35
Other Neoplasms	63	7	28	652	- 645
Hepatitis C	64	7	49	87	- 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	6	47	99	- 92
Ascariasis	66	4	83	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	4	74	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	2	62	15	- 12
Chlamydia	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Afghanistan

Portugal

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.