PORTUGAL VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,844	1	12,878	+ 4,966
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,209	3	7,191	- 982
Stroke	3	6,042	2	12,339	- 6,297
Lung Cancers	4	5,650	5	4,406	+ 1,244
Lung Disease	5	5,193	7	4,286	+ 907
Hypertension	6	3,251	14	1,880	+ 1,372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,158	6	4,389	- 1,231
Kidney Disease	8	2,763	9	2,803	- 40
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,513	4	6,851	- 4,338
Breast Cancer	10	2,286	12	1,997	+ 289
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,181	15	1,669	+ 512
Prostate Cancer	12	2,001	11	2,124	- 123
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,888	8	3,601	- 1,713
Falls	14	1,860	23	1,033	+ 827
Liver Disease	15	1,844	22	1,126	+ 718
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,528	21	1,139	+ 389
Lymphomas	17	1,486	16	1,608	- 121
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,296	17	1,547	- 251
Suicide	19	1,248	19	1,172	+ 76
Stomach Cancer	20	1,172	10	2,532	- 1,360
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,079	26	909	+ 170
Leukemia	22	1,060	24	1,015	+ 45
Other Injuries	23	1,001	13	1,937	- 936
Other Neoplasms	24	990	28	652	+ 338
Liver Cancer	25	978	18	1,270	- 293
Alcohol	26	759	45	111	+ 648
Oesophagus Cancer	27	754	29	623	+ 131
Bladder Cancer	28	751	20	1,171	- 419
Oral Cancer	29	731	25	912	- 181
Ovary Cancer	30	630	33	397	+ 233
Skin Cancers	31	492	30	523	- 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	465	36	231	+ 234
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	439	41	169	+ 270
Road Traffic Accidents	34	383	27	838	- 455
Epilepsy	35	375	31	415	- 40
Congenital Anomalies	36	278	40	196	+ 82
Uterin Cancer	37	271	32	406	- 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	263	37	229	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	39	259	34	329	- 70
Drug Use	40	234	44	128	+ 106
Multiple Sclerosis	41	191	54	56	+ 134
Skin Disease	42	187	39	202	- 15
Anemia	43	121	42	151	- 30
Asthma	44	112	43	146	- 34
Low Birth Weight	45	93	52	79	+ 15
Violence	46	93	48	96	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	66	47	99	- 33
Hepatitis C	48	61	49	87	- 25
Drownings	49	56	51	79	- 24
Malnutrition	50	55	53	79	- 24
Schizophrenia	51	47	55	49	- 2
Osteoarthritis	52	44	58	29	+ 15
Fires	53	44	46	108	- 65
HIV/AIDS	54	42	35	320	- 278
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	35	50	82	- 47
Tuberculosis	56	34	38	213	- 179
Birth Trauma	57	29	60	24	+ 5
Poisonings	58	26	57	29	- 3
Hepatitis B	59	22	59	26	- 4
Meningitis	60	20	56	43	- 22
Upper Respiratory	61	17	62	15	+ 2
Appendicitis	62	16	61	21	- 5
Oral conditions	63	8	65	3	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	5	63	7	- 3
Otitis Media	65	2	66	2	- 1
War	66	1	69	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	1	67	1	- 0
Syphilis	68	1	64	3	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	68	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Germany

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.