PORTUGAL VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,561	1	12,878	- 7,317
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,252	3	7,191	- 3,939
Kidney Disease	3	2,645	9	2,803	- 158
Stroke	4	2,639	2	12,339	- 9,700
Lung Cancers	5	2,199	5	4,406	- 2,207
Diabetes Mellitus	6	2,077	8	3,601	- 1,525
Lung Disease	7	1,679	7	4,286	- 2,607
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,649	4	6,851	- 5,202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,640	6	4,389	- 2,750
Breast Cancer	10	1,343	12	1,997	- 654
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,110	15	1,669	- 559
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,088	17	1,547	- 459
Lymphomas	13	1,004	16	1,608	- 603
Other Injuries	14	899	13	1,937	- 1,038
Leukemia	15	664	24	1,015	- 351
Stomach Cancer	16	614	10	2,532	- 1,919
Prostate Cancer	17	566	11	2,124	- 1,558
Bladder Cancer	18	539	20	1,171	- 632
Suicide	19	492	19	1,172	- 680
Other Neoplasms	20	456	28	652	- 196
Hypertension	21	435	14	1,880	- 1,445
Parkinson's Disease	22	432	21	1,139	- 707
Skin Cancers	23	412	30	523	- 112
Skin Disease	24	399	39	202	+ 197
Liver Cancer	25	375	18	1,270	- 896
Road Traffic Accidents	26	361	27	838	- 477
Ovary Cancer	27	350	33	397	- 47
Liver Disease	28	317	22	1,126	- 808
Congenital Anomalies	29	316	40	196	+ 120
Inflammatory/Heart	30	233	26	909	- 676
Uterin Cancer	31	219	32	406	- 187
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	180	36	231	- 50
Oral Cancer	33	163	25	912	- 749
Anemia	34	162	42	151	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	156	41	169	- 12
Asthma	36	154	43	146	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	37	150	29	623	- 473
Cervical Cancer	38	144	34	329	- 184
Falls	39	134	23	1,033	- 899
Epilepsy	40	118	31	415	- 297
Violence	41	113	48	96	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	42	102	52	79	+ 23
Drug Use	43	73	44	128	- 55
Schizophrenia	44	72	55	49	+ 23
Drownings	45	42	51	79	- 37
Hepatitis C	46	42	49	87	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	47	42	54	56	- 14
Malnutrition	48	42	53	79	- 37
Alcohol	49	42	45	111	- 69
Birth Trauma	50	38	60	24	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	36	37	229	- 193
HIV/AIDS	52	28	35	320	- 292
Fires	53	26	46	108	- 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	25	47	99	- 74
Meningitis	55	22	56	43	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	19	50	82	- 64
Tuberculosis	57	18	38	213	- 195
Hepatitis B	58	17	59	26	- 9
Osteoarthritis	59	9	58	29	- 20
War	60	8	69	1	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	61	6	63	7	- 1
Upper Respiratory	62	6	62	15	- 9
Poisonings	63	4	57	29	- 25
Appendicitis	64	4	61	21	- 17
Oral conditions	65	4	65	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	4	67	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	1	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	68	1	- 1
Syphilis	71	0	64	3	- 3
Diphtheria	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	73	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Israel

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.