PORTUGAL VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	14,728	2	12,339	+ 2,389
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,770	1	12,878	- 108
Lung Disease	3	6,982	7	4,286	+ 2,696
Lung Cancers	4	5,149	5	4,406	+ 743
Stomach Cancer	5	2,872	10	2,532	+ 340
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,195	3	7,191	- 4,996
Hypertension	7	2,171	14	1,880	+ 291
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,804	27	838	+ 966
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,790	6	4,389	- 2,599
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,751	29	623	+ 1,128
Kidney Disease	11	1,386	9	2,803	- 1,417
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,322	4	6,851	- 5,530
Liver Cancer	13	1,304	18	1,270	+ 34
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,165	8	3,601	- 2,436
Liver Disease	15	1,050	22	1,126	- 76
Falls	16	1,001	23	1,033	- 32
Suicide	17	838	19	1,172	- 333
Pancreas Cancer	18	804	15	1,669	- 865
Breast Cancer	19	669	12	1,997	- 1,328
Parkinson's Disease	20	510	21	1,139	- 630
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	471	41	169	+ 302
Leukemia	22	419	24	1,015	- 596
Lymphomas	23	417	16	1,608	- 1,191
Oral Cancer	24	394	25	912	- 518
Other Injuries	25	390	13	1,937	- 1,547
Drownings	26	381	51	79	+ 301
Cervical Cancer	27	372	34	329	+ 43
Prostate Cancer	28	368	11	2,124	- 1,756
Bladder Cancer	29	273	20	1,171	- 898
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	272	37	229	+ 43
Congenital Anomalies	31	264	40	196	+ 68
Tuberculosis	32	251	38	213	+ 38
Inflammatory/Heart	33	216	26	909	- 693
HIV/AIDS	34	207	35	320	- 112
Ovary Cancer	35	202	33	397	- 195
Poisonings	36	186	57	29	+ 156
Endocrine Disorders	37	185	17	1,547	- 1,362
Drug Use	38	175	44	128	+ 46
Asthma	39	167	43	146	+ 20
Low Birth Weight	40	156	52	79	+ 77
Skin Cancers	41	142	30	523	- 382
Alcohol	42	137	45	111	+ 26
Birth Trauma	43	127	60	24	+ 103
Malnutrition	44	94	53	79	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	45	85	32	406	- 321
Epilepsy	46	82	31	415	- 333
Violence	47	80	48	96	- 16
Fires	48	76	46	108	- 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	73	47	99	- 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	63	36	231	- 168
Meningitis	51	41	56	43	- 2
Skin Disease	52	38	39	202	- 165
Other Neoplasms	53	32	28	652	- 621
Maternal Conditions	54	26	63	7	+ 19
Encephalitis	55	20	67	1	+ 19
Hepatitis B	56	20	59	26	- 6
Upper Respiratory	57	19	62	15	+ 4
Syphilis	58	13	64	3	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	59	13	54	56	- 44
Appendicitis	60	11	61	21	- 10
War	61	6	69	1	+ 5
Measles	62	4	71	0	+ 4
Tetanus	63	4	73	0	+ 4
Pertussis	64	3	72	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	65	3	77	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	1	49	87	- 86
Chlamydia	67	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	65	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	29	- 29
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

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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.