PORTUGAL VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,106	1	12,878	- 4,772
Lung Disease	2	6,052	7	4,286	+ 1,766
Stroke	3	4,157	2	12,339	- 8,182
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,043	4	6,851	- 4,808
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,954	36	231	+ 1,724
Liver Disease	6	1,910	22	1,126	+ 785
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,892	8	3,601	- 1,710
Kidney Disease	8	1,715	9	2,803	- 1,088
Tuberculosis	9	1,590	38	213	+ 1,377
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,425	27	838	+ 587
Stomach Cancer	11	1,363	10	2,532	- 1,169
Falls	12	1,280	23	1,033	+ 247
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,206	3	7,191	- 5,985
Low Birth Weight	14	914	52	79	+ 835
Asthma	15	897	43	146	+ 751
Hypertension	16	883	14	1,880	- 997
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	780	41	169	+ 611
HIV/AIDS	18	669	35	320	+ 350
Birth Trauma	19	592	60	24	+ 568
Congenital Anomalies	20	580	40	196	+ 384
Lung Cancers	21	508	5	4,406	- 3,898
Oesophagus Cancer	22	505	29	623	- 118
Oral Cancer	23	497	25	912	- 415
Other Injuries	24	492	13	1,937	- 1,445
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	446	37	229	+ 217
Suicide	26	405	19	1,172	- 766
Liver Cancer	27	403	18	1,270	- 867
Parkinson's Disease	28	362	21	1,139	- 777
Cervical Cancer	29	352	34	329	+ 23
Encephalitis	30	323	67	1	+ 322
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	279	6	4,389	- 4,111
Drownings	32	234	51	79	+ 155
Pancreas Cancer	33	230	15	1,669	- 1,439
Leukemia	34	214	24	1,015	- 801
Violence	35	211	48	96	+ 115
Meningitis	36	199	56	43	+ 156
Ovary Cancer	37	164	33	397	- 233
Epilepsy	38	159	31	415	- 256
Endocrine Disorders	39	127	17	1,547	- 1,420
Syphilis	40	123	64	3	+ 120
Skin Cancers	41	107	30	523	- 417
Maternal Conditions	42	106	63	7	+ 98
Breast Cancer	43	91	12	1,997	- 1,906
Fires	44	91	46	108	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	45	88	26	909	- 820
Skin Disease	46	84	39	202	- 118
Drug Use	47	79	44	128	- 49
Bladder Cancer	48	75	20	1,171	- 1,096
Alcohol	49	69	45	111	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	61	47	99	- 38
Appendicitis	51	58	61	21	+ 37
Lymphomas	52	56	16	1,608	- 1,552
Hepatitis B	53	47	59	26	+ 21
Malnutrition	54	40	53	79	- 39
Prostate Cancer	55	39	11	2,124	- 2,085
Dengue	56	38	84	0	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	57	25	28	652	- 627
Measles	58	24	71	0	+ 23
Poisonings	59	22	57	29	- 7
Tetanus	60	16	73	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	61	12	62	15	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	54	56	- 45
Pertussis	63	11	72	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	11	49	87	- 76
Leishmaniasis	65	11	68	1	+ 9
Ascariasis	66	2	83	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	1	76	0	+ 1
War	68	1	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	1	66	2	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	71	0	32	406	- 406
Anemia	72	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	55	49	- 49
Oral conditions	76	0	65	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	78	0	58	29	- 29
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	75	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Bhutan

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.