PORTUGAL VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,449	4	6,851	+ 2,598
Tuberculosis	2	8,496	38	213	+ 8,283
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,460	36	231	+ 8,230
HIV/AIDS	4	6,778	35	320	+ 6,459
Stroke	5	5,931	2	12,339	- 6,408
Malaria	6	5,924	78	0	+ 5,924
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,238	1	12,878	- 7,640
Low Birth Weight	8	4,024	52	79	+ 3,945
Birth Trauma	9	3,959	60	24	+ 3,935
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,233	27	838	+ 2,395
Measles	11	2,935	71	0	+ 2,935
Hypertension	12	2,262	14	1,880	+ 382
Maternal Conditions	13	2,121	63	7	+ 2,114
Liver Disease	14	2,083	22	1,126	+ 958
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,062	8	3,601	- 1,540
Meningitis	16	1,833	56	43	+ 1,790
Violence	17	1,822	48	96	+ 1,725
Lung Disease	18	1,727	7	4,286	- 2,559
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,401	40	196	+ 1,204
Asthma	20	1,374	43	146	+ 1,228
Kidney Disease	21	1,283	9	2,803	- 1,521
Malnutrition	22	1,248	53	79	+ 1,169
Other Injuries	23	1,121	13	1,937	- 816
Suicide	24	1,057	19	1,172	- 115
Endocrine Disorders	25	764	17	1,547	- 783
Breast Cancer	26	622	12	1,997	- 1,375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	573	37	229	+ 344
War	28	566	69	1	+ 565
Tetanus	29	506	73	0	+ 506
Inflammatory/Heart	30	487	26	909	- 421
Pertussis	31	479	72	0	+ 479
Cervical Cancer	32	416	34	329	+ 87
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	368	3	7,191	- 6,823
Drownings	34	365	51	79	+ 286
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	350	41	169	+ 181
Falls	36	327	23	1,033	- 705
Schistosomiasis	37	306	77	0	+ 306
Prostate Cancer	38	282	11	2,124	- 1,841
Fires	39	256	46	108	+ 148
Poisonings	40	242	57	29	+ 213
Syphilis	41	217	64	3	+ 214
Lymphomas	42	215	16	1,608	- 1,393
Epilepsy	43	215	31	415	- 201
Liver Cancer	44	211	18	1,270	- 1,060
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	210	6	4,389	- 4,179
Oral Cancer	46	164	25	912	- 748
Leukemia	47	159	24	1,015	- 856
Parkinson's Disease	48	121	21	1,139	- 1,018
Stomach Cancer	49	118	10	2,532	- 2,414
Ovary Cancer	50	116	33	397	- 282
Appendicitis	51	112	61	21	+ 91
Alcohol	52	112	45	111	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	53	87	29	623	- 536
Skin Disease	54	87	39	202	- 115
Lung Cancers	55	85	5	4,406	- 4,322
Leishmaniasis	56	82	68	1	+ 81
Drug Use	57	79	44	128	- 49
Skin Cancers	58	77	30	523	- 446
Trypanosomiasis	59	72	80	0	+ 72
Pancreas Cancer	60	66	15	1,669	- 1,603
Hepatitis B	61	60	59	26	+ 34
Encephalitis	62	51	67	1	+ 49
Upper Respiratory	63	44	62	15	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	64	42	20	1,171	- 1,128
Uterin Cancer	65	35	32	406	- 371
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	27	47	99	- 72
Diphtheria	67	19	74	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	68	11	66	2	+ 9
Hepatitis C	69	10	49	87	- 77
Other Neoplasms	70	9	28	652	- 643
Ascariasis	71	9	83	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	72	7	54	56	- 49
Chlamydia	73	3	76	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Central Africa

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.