PORTUGAL VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,523	1	12,878	- 4,355
Stroke	2	7,252	2	12,339	- 5,087
Diabetes Mellitus	3	5,486	8	3,601	+ 1,885
Hypertension	4	2,601	14	1,880	+ 722
Prostate Cancer	5	2,572	11	2,124	+ 448
Breast Cancer	6	2,567	12	1,997	+ 570
Kidney Disease	7	2,500	9	2,803	- 303
Endocrine Disorders	8	2,390	17	1,547	+ 843
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,325	4	6,851	- 4,526
Other Injuries	10	2,005	13	1,937	+ 68
Lung Disease	11	1,683	7	4,286	- 2,603
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,545	6	4,389	- 2,845
Skin Disease	13	884	39	202	+ 682
Cervical Cancer	14	874	34	329	+ 546
Stomach Cancer	15	709	10	2,532	- 1,823
Lung Cancers	16	661	5	4,406	- 3,745
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	659	3	7,191	- 6,532
HIV/AIDS	18	606	35	320	+ 287
Lymphomas	19	600	16	1,608	- 1,007
Uterin Cancer	20	573	32	406	+ 167
Inflammatory/Heart	21	560	26	909	- 349
Anemia	22	514	42	151	+ 363
Pancreas Cancer	23	504	15	1,669	- 1,165
Leukemia	24	479	24	1,015	- 536
Liver Cancer	25	450	18	1,270	- 820
Congenital Anomalies	26	423	40	196	+ 227
Epilepsy	27	351	31	415	- 64
Liver Disease	28	348	22	1,126	- 777
Alcohol	29	342	45	111	+ 231
Ovary Cancer	30	331	33	397	- 66
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	321	50	82	+ 239
Other Neoplasms	32	297	28	652	- 355
Oral Cancer	33	253	25	912	- 659
Violence	34	234	48	96	+ 137
Drownings	35	233	51	79	+ 154
Asthma	36	191	43	146	+ 45
Low Birth Weight	37	168	52	79	+ 89
Malnutrition	38	132	53	79	+ 54
Appendicitis	39	128	61	21	+ 107
Drug Use	40	123	44	128	- 5
Bladder Cancer	41	110	20	1,171	- 1,060
Parkinson's Disease	42	101	21	1,139	- 1,039
Skin Cancers	43	100	30	523	- 423
Birth Trauma	44	96	60	24	+ 72
Schizophrenia	45	92	55	49	+ 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	83	36	231	- 148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	81	37	229	- 147
Poisonings	48	71	57	29	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	59	41	169	- 110
Tuberculosis	50	54	38	213	- 159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	44	47	99	- 55
Maternal Conditions	52	43	63	7	+ 36
Meningitis	53	41	56	43	- 2
Suicide	54	38	19	1,172	- 1,134
Otitis Media	55	29	66	2	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	56	27	54	56	- 29
Fires	57	17	46	108	- 91
Oesophagus Cancer	58	11	29	623	- 611
War	59	2	69	1	+ 1
Syphilis	60	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	61	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	62	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	73	0	- 0
Pertussis	64	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	67	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	68	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	75	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	62	15	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	67	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	74	0	59	26	- 26
Hepatitis C	75	0	49	87	- 87
Leishmaniasis	76	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	27	838	- 838
Falls	82	0	23	1,033	- 1,033
Oral conditions	83	0	65	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	29	- 29
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Antigua/Bar.

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.