PORTUGAL VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,690	1	12,878	- 5,188
Stroke	2	5,715	2	12,339	- 6,624
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,393	4	6,851	- 2,459
Violence	4	3,190	48	96	+ 3,094
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,765	8	3,601	- 836
Lung Disease	6	2,754	7	4,286	- 1,532
Kidney Disease	7	1,748	9	2,803	- 1,055
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,571	27	838	+ 733
Lung Cancers	9	1,469	5	4,406	- 2,938
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,425	3	7,191	- 5,766
Hypertension	11	1,337	14	1,880	- 543
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,074	6	4,389	- 3,315
Liver Disease	13	994	22	1,126	- 132
Breast Cancer	14	963	12	1,997	- 1,034
Prostate Cancer	15	881	11	2,124	- 1,242
Falls	16	874	23	1,033	- 158
Stomach Cancer	17	835	10	2,532	- 1,698
Inflammatory/Heart	18	812	26	909	- 97
Endocrine Disorders	19	785	17	1,547	- 762
Suicide	20	674	19	1,172	- 497
Other Injuries	21	640	13	1,937	- 1,297
HIV/AIDS	22	583	35	320	+ 263
Congenital Anomalies	23	571	40	196	+ 375
Pancreas Cancer	24	557	15	1,669	- 1,113
Liver Cancer	25	534	18	1,270	- 736
Oesophagus Cancer	26	485	29	623	- 137
Lymphomas	27	481	16	1,608	- 1,126
Oral Cancer	28	462	25	912	- 450
Cervical Cancer	29	441	34	329	+ 112
Leukemia	30	396	24	1,015	- 620
Skin Disease	31	333	39	202	+ 131
Alcohol	32	330	45	111	+ 219
Low Birth Weight	33	319	52	79	+ 240
Malnutrition	34	311	53	79	+ 232
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	263	36	231	+ 32
Bladder Cancer	36	246	20	1,171	- 924
Chagas disease	37	234	79	0	+ 234
Skin Cancers	38	233	30	523	- 290
Drownings	39	229	51	79	+ 150
Tuberculosis	40	227	38	213	+ 14
Parkinson's Disease	41	221	21	1,139	- 918
Other Neoplasms	42	216	28	652	- 436
Ovary Cancer	43	202	33	397	- 195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	198	37	229	- 31
Birth Trauma	45	175	60	24	+ 151
Epilepsy	46	151	31	415	- 264
Uterin Cancer	47	129	32	406	- 277
Asthma	48	120	43	146	- 26
Drug Use	49	114	44	128	- 14
Anemia	50	112	42	151	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	102	41	169	- 67
Hepatitis C	52	91	49	87	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	53	70	63	7	+ 63
Meningitis	54	63	56	43	+ 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	51	50	82	- 32
War	56	51	69	1	+ 50
Appendicitis	57	50	61	21	+ 29
Fires	58	48	46	108	- 61
Hepatitis B	59	36	59	26	+ 10
Schizophrenia	60	31	55	49	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	28	47	99	- 71
Schistosomiasis	62	28	77	0	+ 28
Leishmaniasis	63	20	68	1	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	64	17	54	56	- 40
Osteoarthritis	65	15	58	29	- 13
Poisonings	66	15	57	29	- 15
Upper Respiratory	67	12	62	15	- 3
Syphilis	68	10	64	3	+ 7
Leprosy	69	8	70	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	70	4	66	2	+ 2
Tetanus	71	4	73	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	72	3	67	1	+ 2
Oral conditions	73	3	65	3	- 0
Malaria	74	2	78	0	+ 2
Pertussis	75	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	76	1	84	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	80	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	81	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Brazil

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.