PORTUGAL VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,840	1	12,878	- 1,037
Stroke	2	5,078	2	12,339	- 7,262
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,953	27	838	+ 1,115
Hypertension	4	1,817	14	1,880	- 63
Kidney Disease	5	1,634	9	2,803	- 1,169
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,582	4	6,851	- 5,269
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,223	3	7,191	- 5,968
Low Birth Weight	8	1,181	52	79	+ 1,102
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,016	8	3,601	- 2,586
Lung Disease	10	1,013	7	4,286	- 3,273
Congenital Anomalies	11	946	40	196	+ 749
Lung Cancers	12	853	5	4,406	- 3,553
Birth Trauma	13	825	60	24	+ 801
Breast Cancer	14	752	12	1,997	- 1,245
Liver Disease	15	752	22	1,126	- 374
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	681	6	4,389	- 3,708
Tuberculosis	17	617	38	213	+ 404
Asthma	18	443	43	146	+ 296
Stomach Cancer	19	441	10	2,532	- 2,091
Lymphomas	20	398	16	1,608	- 1,210
Bladder Cancer	21	309	20	1,171	- 862
Other Injuries	22	304	13	1,937	- 1,633
Falls	23	285	23	1,033	- 747
Parkinson's Disease	24	271	21	1,139	- 868
Leukemia	25	251	24	1,015	- 764
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	241	36	231	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	27	236	34	329	- 93
Suicide	28	233	19	1,172	- 939
Prostate Cancer	29	232	11	2,124	- 1,892
Drug Use	30	213	44	128	+ 85
Pancreas Cancer	31	211	15	1,669	- 1,458
Endocrine Disorders	32	201	17	1,547	- 1,346
Maternal Conditions	33	199	63	7	+ 192
Inflammatory/Heart	34	179	26	909	- 730
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	157	37	229	- 72
Violence	36	155	48	96	+ 58
Skin Cancers	37	154	30	523	- 369
Oral Cancer	38	151	25	912	- 761
Fires	39	138	46	108	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	40	133	33	397	- 265
Liver Cancer	41	120	18	1,270	- 1,151
Drownings	42	98	51	79	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	78	41	169	- 90
Epilepsy	44	77	31	415	- 338
Meningitis	45	69	56	43	+ 27
Oesophagus Cancer	46	68	29	623	- 555
Poisonings	47	62	57	29	+ 33
HIV/AIDS	48	42	35	320	- 278
Pertussis	49	37	72	0	+ 37
Hepatitis B	50	36	59	26	+ 10
Encephalitis	51	31	67	1	+ 30
Skin Disease	52	24	39	202	- 178
Malnutrition	53	18	53	79	- 61
Alcohol	54	18	45	111	- 93
Appendicitis	55	17	61	21	- 3
Uterin Cancer	56	16	32	406	- 390
Multiple Sclerosis	57	16	54	56	- 40
Other Neoplasms	58	13	28	652	- 640
Measles	59	12	71	0	+ 12
Tetanus	60	11	73	0	+ 11
Syphilis	61	9	64	3	+ 6
War	62	9	69	1	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	63	5	77	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	47	99	- 94
Hepatitis C	65	1	49	87	- 86
Leishmaniasis	66	1	68	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	62	15	- 14
Chlamydia	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	2	- 2
Malaria	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	49	- 49
Anemia	82	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Algeria

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.