PORTUGAL VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,541	1	12,878	- 2,337
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,148	3	7,191	+ 957
Lung Cancers	3	5,509	5	4,406	+ 1,103
Lung Disease	4	3,739	7	4,286	- 547
Stroke	5	3,725	2	12,339	- 8,614
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,539	6	4,389	- 1,850
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,955	4	6,851	- 4,896
Breast Cancer	8	1,555	12	1,997	- 442
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,504	8	3,601	- 2,097
Lymphomas	10	1,354	16	1,608	- 254
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,331	15	1,669	- 339
Falls	12	1,271	23	1,033	+ 238
Prostate Cancer	13	1,239	11	2,124	- 884
Kidney Disease	14	1,204	9	2,803	- 1,599
Suicide	15	1,162	19	1,172	- 10
Drug Use	16	970	44	128	+ 841
Liver Disease	17	953	22	1,126	- 172
Parkinson's Disease	18	884	21	1,139	- 256
Endocrine Disorders	19	851	17	1,547	- 696
Liver Cancer	20	819	18	1,270	- 451
Leukemia	21	815	24	1,015	- 200
Hypertension	22	674	14	1,880	- 1,206
Bladder Cancer	23	663	20	1,171	- 507
Other Injuries	24	629	13	1,937	- 1,308
Oesophagus Cancer	25	587	29	623	- 36
Stomach Cancer	26	573	10	2,532	- 1,959
Inflammatory/Heart	27	542	26	909	- 367
Road Traffic Accidents	28	526	27	838	- 313
Ovary Cancer	29	500	33	397	+ 103
Skin Cancers	30	462	30	523	- 61
Other Neoplasms	31	442	28	652	- 210
Oral Cancer	32	419	25	912	- 493
Alcohol	33	392	45	111	+ 281
Uterin Cancer	34	311	32	406	- 95
Congenital Anomalies	35	284	40	196	+ 88
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	221	36	231	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	37	182	54	56	+ 126
Skin Disease	38	179	39	202	- 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	167	41	169	- 2
Violence	40	159	48	96	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	41	152	34	329	- 177
Low Birth Weight	42	146	52	79	+ 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	116	37	229	- 112
Epilepsy	44	101	31	415	- 314
Hepatitis C	45	96	49	87	+ 9
Anemia	46	90	42	151	- 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	85	47	99	- 14
Drownings	48	74	51	79	- 5
Asthma	49	69	43	146	- 77
Birth Trauma	50	51	60	24	+ 27
Malnutrition	51	51	53	79	- 28
Fires	52	51	46	108	- 58
HIV/AIDS	53	43	35	320	- 277
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	38	50	82	- 45
Osteoarthritis	55	36	58	29	+ 8
Poisonings	56	32	57	29	+ 3
Schizophrenia	57	31	55	49	- 18
Tuberculosis	58	26	38	213	- 187
Meningitis	59	18	56	43	- 25
Hepatitis B	60	17	59	26	- 9
Oral conditions	61	13	65	3	+ 10
Appendicitis	62	13	61	21	- 8
Upper Respiratory	63	12	62	15	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	12	63	7	+ 5
War	65	6	69	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	2	66	2	- 0
Syphilis	67	1	64	3	- 2
Encephalitis	68	1	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Canada

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.