PORTUGAL VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,612	1	12,878	+ 7,734
Stroke	2	13,736	2	12,339	+ 1,396
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,081	4	6,851	+ 1,230
Lung Cancers	4	7,177	5	4,406	+ 2,771
Lung Disease	5	5,392	7	4,286	+ 1,106
Kidney Disease	6	4,643	9	2,803	+ 1,840
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,844	3	7,191	- 3,347
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,184	6	4,389	- 1,205
Hypertension	9	2,851	14	1,880	+ 972
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,582	21	1,139	+ 1,442
Breast Cancer	11	2,459	12	1,997	+ 462
Prostate Cancer	12	1,974	11	2,124	- 150
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,858	15	1,669	+ 189
Liver Cancer	14	1,528	18	1,270	+ 257
Bladder Cancer	15	1,513	20	1,171	+ 342
Stomach Cancer	16	1,498	10	2,532	- 1,034
Other Injuries	17	1,418	13	1,937	- 519
Leukemia	18	1,321	24	1,015	+ 306
Lymphomas	19	1,238	16	1,608	- 370
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,235	8	3,601	- 2,367
Falls	21	1,215	23	1,033	+ 182
Road Traffic Accidents	22	849	27	838	+ 11
Liver Disease	23	790	22	1,126	- 336
Inflammatory/Heart	24	707	26	909	- 201
Other Neoplasms	25	662	28	652	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	596	37	229	+ 367
Ovary Cancer	27	544	33	397	+ 146
Suicide	28	520	19	1,172	- 652
Endocrine Disorders	29	513	17	1,547	- 1,034
Oral Cancer	30	429	25	912	- 483
Skin Cancers	31	428	30	523	- 96
Drownings	32	425	51	79	+ 345
Uterin Cancer	33	363	32	406	- 42
Epilepsy	34	243	31	415	- 172
Oesophagus Cancer	35	240	29	623	- 383
Cervical Cancer	36	237	34	329	- 91
Drug Use	37	189	44	128	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	38	170	40	196	- 27
Fires	39	143	46	108	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	40	132	54	56	+ 76
Low Birth Weight	41	124	52	79	+ 45
Violence	42	101	48	96	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	98	41	169	- 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	93	36	231	- 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	65	47	99	- 34
Tuberculosis	46	65	38	213	- 148
Skin Disease	47	55	39	202	- 147
Hepatitis B	48	55	59	26	+ 29
Alcohol	49	49	45	111	- 62
HIV/AIDS	50	46	35	320	- 274
Anemia	51	46	42	151	- 105
Hepatitis C	52	38	49	87	- 49
Meningitis	53	32	56	43	- 10
Schizophrenia	54	27	55	49	- 22
Asthma	55	27	43	146	- 120
Poisonings	56	19	57	29	- 10
Birth Trauma	57	16	60	24	- 7
Appendicitis	58	9	61	21	- 12
Upper Respiratory	59	8	62	15	- 7
Leishmaniasis	60	4	68	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	61	2	63	7	- 5
Tetanus	62	2	73	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	2	65	3	- 1
War	64	1	69	1	+ 0
Syphilis	65	1	64	3	- 2
Malnutrition	66	1	53	79	- 78
Encephalitis	67	1	67	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	50	82	- 82
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Greece

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.