PORTUGAL VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,022	1	12,878	+ 144
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,024	3	7,191	+ 833
Stroke	3	6,313	2	12,339	- 6,027
Lung Cancers	4	5,775	5	4,406	+ 1,369
Lung Disease	5	5,486	7	4,286	+ 1,200
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,838	4	6,851	- 2,013
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,837	6	4,389	- 1,553
Kidney Disease	8	2,515	9	2,803	- 288
Breast Cancer	9	2,204	12	1,997	+ 207
Suicide	10	1,799	19	1,172	+ 627
Other Injuries	11	1,710	13	1,937	- 227
Other Neoplasms	12	1,557	28	652	+ 905
Prostate Cancer	13	1,555	11	2,124	- 569
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,542	15	1,669	- 127
Falls	15	1,496	23	1,033	+ 463
Lymphomas	16	1,323	16	1,608	- 285
Liver Disease	17	1,221	22	1,126	+ 95
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,220	17	1,547	- 327
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,174	21	1,139	+ 35
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,082	8	3,601	- 2,520
Leukemia	21	1,022	24	1,015	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	22	919	20	1,171	- 251
Inflammatory/Heart	23	904	26	909	- 5
Liver Cancer	24	831	18	1,270	- 439
Oesophagus Cancer	25	765	29	623	+ 143
Stomach Cancer	26	736	10	2,532	- 1,797
Hypertension	27	630	14	1,880	- 1,250
Oral Cancer	28	575	25	912	- 337
Road Traffic Accidents	29	568	27	838	- 271
Ovary Cancer	30	556	33	397	+ 159
Skin Cancers	31	445	30	523	- 78
Alcohol	32	426	45	111	+ 315
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	356	36	231	+ 125
Uterin Cancer	34	327	32	406	- 79
Skin Disease	35	323	39	202	+ 121
Epilepsy	36	296	31	415	- 119
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	249	41	169	+ 81
Malnutrition	38	248	53	79	+ 169
Drug Use	39	245	44	128	+ 117
Congenital Anomalies	40	240	40	196	+ 44
Cervical Cancer	41	207	34	329	- 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	181	37	229	- 47
Anemia	43	169	42	151	+ 19
Violence	44	127	48	96	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	45	125	54	56	+ 69
Asthma	46	109	43	146	- 38
Drownings	47	67	51	79	- 12
Fires	48	64	46	108	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	62	47	99	- 37
Low Birth Weight	50	59	52	79	- 19
Osteoarthritis	51	50	58	29	+ 21
Hepatitis C	52	45	49	87	- 42
Birth Trauma	53	40	60	24	+ 16
Tuberculosis	54	39	38	213	- 174
Poisonings	55	35	57	29	+ 6
Schizophrenia	56	34	55	49	- 15
HIV/AIDS	57	31	35	320	- 289
Meningitis	58	24	56	43	- 18
Upper Respiratory	59	19	62	15	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	17	50	82	- 65
Oral conditions	61	16	65	3	+ 13
Appendicitis	62	14	61	21	- 7
Hepatitis B	63	14	59	26	- 12
Maternal Conditions	64	5	63	7	- 2
Otitis Media	65	2	66	2	- 1
Encephalitis	66	1	67	1	- 0
War	67	1	69	1	- 0
Pertussis	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Belgium

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.