PORTUGAL VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,432	1	12,878	- 3,446
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,936	3	7,191	+ 745
Stroke	3	5,427	2	12,339	- 6,912
Lung Cancers	4	5,323	5	4,406	+ 917
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,262	6	4,389	- 1,127
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,951	4	6,851	- 3,900
Lung Disease	7	2,722	7	4,286	- 1,564
Breast Cancer	8	2,319	12	1,997	+ 322
Other Injuries	9	2,257	13	1,937	+ 320
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,845	15	1,669	+ 176
Kidney Disease	11	1,713	9	2,803	- 1,090
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,629	8	3,601	- 1,972
Prostate Cancer	13	1,623	11	2,124	- 501
Lymphomas	14	1,503	16	1,608	- 105
Liver Cancer	15	1,429	18	1,270	+ 159
Suicide	16	1,338	19	1,172	+ 166
Other Neoplasms	17	1,309	28	652	+ 657
Falls	18	1,237	23	1,033	+ 204
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,207	17	1,547	- 340
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,130	21	1,139	- 9
Leukemia	21	1,113	24	1,015	+ 98
Liver Disease	22	1,102	22	1,126	- 24
Hypertension	23	1,061	14	1,880	- 819
Bladder Cancer	24	980	20	1,171	- 190
Inflammatory/Heart	25	905	26	909	- 3
Stomach Cancer	26	826	10	2,532	- 1,706
Oral Cancer	27	698	25	912	- 214
Oesophagus Cancer	28	698	29	623	+ 75
Malnutrition	29	629	53	79	+ 550
Ovary Cancer	30	592	33	397	+ 194
Road Traffic Accidents	31	498	27	838	- 340
Skin Cancers	32	486	30	523	- 37
Alcohol	33	476	45	111	+ 365
Uterin Cancer	34	406	32	406	+ 0
Congenital Anomalies	35	300	40	196	+ 104
Drug Use	36	281	44	128	+ 152
Epilepsy	37	278	31	415	- 137
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	270	36	231	+ 39
Skin Disease	39	239	39	202	+ 36
Cervical Cancer	40	235	34	329	- 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	207	41	169	+ 38
Asthma	42	155	43	146	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	147	37	229	- 81
Anemia	44	145	42	151	- 6
Drownings	45	130	51	79	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	46	112	54	56	+ 56
Low Birth Weight	47	97	52	79	+ 18
Schizophrenia	48	97	55	49	+ 48
Violence	49	80	48	96	- 16
Tuberculosis	50	65	38	213	- 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	64	47	99	- 35
Hepatitis C	52	62	49	87	- 25
Fires	53	60	46	108	- 48
HIV/AIDS	54	54	35	320	- 266
Birth Trauma	55	46	60	24	+ 22
Osteoarthritis	56	37	58	29	+ 8
Poisonings	57	34	57	29	+ 5
Meningitis	58	24	56	43	- 18
Hepatitis B	59	20	59	26	- 6
Oral conditions	60	18	65	3	+ 15
Appendicitis	61	13	61	21	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	11	50	82	- 71
Upper Respiratory	63	8	62	15	- 7
Maternal Conditions	64	8	63	7	+ 1
Otitis Media	65	2	66	2	- 0
Encephalitis	66	1	67	1	- 0
War	67	1	69	1	- 0
Syphilis	68	1	64	3	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	84	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

France

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.