PORTUGAL VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,726	1	12,878	+ 12,849
Hypertension	2	23,088	14	1,880	+ 21,208
Stroke	3	9,542	2	12,339	- 2,798
Lung Cancers	4	5,619	5	4,406	+ 1,213
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,505	6	4,389	+ 116
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,982	4	6,851	- 3,869
Liver Disease	7	2,809	22	1,126	+ 1,683
Prostate Cancer	8	2,552	11	2,124	+ 428
Stomach Cancer	9	2,478	10	2,532	- 54
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,295	15	1,669	+ 626
Breast Cancer	11	2,222	12	1,997	+ 226
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,962	3	7,191	- 5,229
Lung Disease	13	1,956	7	4,286	- 2,330
Inflammatory/Heart	14	1,855	26	909	+ 947
Lymphomas	15	1,820	16	1,608	+ 213
Suicide	16	1,688	19	1,172	+ 516
Kidney Disease	17	1,509	9	2,803	- 1,295
Alcohol	18	1,269	45	111	+ 1,158
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,249	8	3,601	- 2,352
Other Injuries	20	1,208	13	1,937	- 729
Bladder Cancer	21	1,075	20	1,171	- 95
Leukemia	22	1,074	24	1,015	+ 59
Other Neoplasms	23	1,055	28	652	+ 402
Falls	24	1,014	23	1,033	- 19
Oral Cancer	25	944	25	912	+ 32
Liver Cancer	26	917	18	1,270	- 354
Oesophagus Cancer	27	842	29	623	+ 220
Ovary Cancer	28	746	33	397	+ 348
Parkinson's Disease	29	701	21	1,139	- 439
Skin Cancers	30	674	30	523	+ 151
Drug Use	31	641	44	128	+ 513
Cervical Cancer	32	578	34	329	+ 249
Endocrine Disorders	33	564	17	1,547	- 983
Uterin Cancer	34	514	32	406	+ 108
Road Traffic Accidents	35	506	27	838	- 332
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	470	37	229	+ 242
Epilepsy	37	381	31	415	- 35
Fires	38	350	46	108	+ 241
HIV/AIDS	39	344	35	320	+ 25
Drownings	40	256	51	79	+ 177
Skin Disease	41	244	39	202	+ 41
Violence	42	244	48	96	+ 147
Congenital Anomalies	43	214	40	196	+ 18
Asthma	44	206	43	146	+ 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	184	41	169	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	147	47	99	+ 48
Tuberculosis	47	141	38	213	- 72
Multiple Sclerosis	48	139	54	56	+ 83
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	104	50	82	+ 21
Osteoarthritis	50	87	58	29	+ 58
Anemia	51	78	42	151	- 72
Poisonings	52	71	57	29	+ 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	71	36	231	- 160
Meningitis	54	63	56	43	+ 21
Low Birth Weight	55	58	52	79	- 21
Schizophrenia	56	52	55	49	+ 3
Birth Trauma	57	43	60	24	+ 19
Hepatitis C	58	35	49	87	- 52
Appendicitis	59	17	61	21	- 3
Oral conditions	60	17	65	3	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	61	10	63	7	+ 3
Syphilis	62	9	64	3	+ 5
Encephalitis	63	2	67	1	+ 0
War	64	1	69	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	59	26	- 26
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	15	- 15
Otitis Media	67	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	68	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	53	79	- 79
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Estonia

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.