PORTUGAL VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,579	1	12,878	+ 701
Stroke	2	10,093	2	12,339	- 2,247
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,939	4	6,851	+ 2,088
Lung Cancers	4	6,602	5	4,406	+ 2,196
Lung Disease	5	6,476	7	4,286	+ 2,190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,751	6	4,389	+ 361
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,717	3	7,191	- 2,474
Stomach Cancer	8	4,178	10	2,532	+ 1,646
Kidney Disease	9	3,710	9	2,803	+ 907
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,068	15	1,669	+ 1,398
Liver Cancer	11	2,434	18	1,270	+ 1,164
Other Injuries	12	1,828	13	1,937	- 109
Suicide	13	1,613	19	1,172	+ 441
Lymphomas	14	1,597	16	1,608	- 11
Breast Cancer	15	1,309	12	1,997	- 688
Other Neoplasms	16	1,253	28	652	+ 601
Liver Disease	17	1,176	22	1,126	+ 50
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,161	21	1,139	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	19	1,120	11	2,124	- 1,004
Oesophagus Cancer	20	1,020	29	623	+ 398
Endocrine Disorders	21	952	17	1,547	- 595
Bladder Cancer	22	823	20	1,171	- 347
Falls	23	807	23	1,033	- 226
Leukemia	24	796	24	1,015	- 219
Drownings	25	697	51	79	+ 617
Oral Cancer	26	690	25	912	- 222
Inflammatory/Heart	27	682	26	909	- 227
Hypertension	28	553	14	1,880	- 1,327
Diabetes Mellitus	29	450	8	3,601	- 3,151
Ovary Cancer	30	419	33	397	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	31	378	27	838	- 460
Cervical Cancer	32	315	34	329	- 14
Uterin Cancer	33	287	32	406	- 119
Tuberculosis	34	287	38	213	+ 74
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	242	37	229	+ 14
Skin Disease	36	232	39	202	+ 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	226	36	231	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	217	47	99	+ 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	212	41	169	+ 43
Congenital Anomalies	40	205	40	196	+ 8
Hepatitis C	41	184	49	87	+ 97
Asthma	42	159	43	146	+ 13
Malnutrition	43	158	53	79	+ 80
Skin Cancers	44	153	30	523	- 371
Epilepsy	45	129	31	415	- 286
Hepatitis B	46	118	59	26	+ 92
Schizophrenia	47	87	55	49	+ 38
Fires	48	83	46	108	- 25
Anemia	49	73	42	151	- 78
Drug Use	50	61	44	128	- 68
Alcohol	51	48	45	111	- 63
Meningitis	52	26	56	43	- 17
Violence	53	22	48	96	- 74
Poisonings	54	21	57	29	- 8
Low Birth Weight	55	17	52	79	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	14	50	82	- 68
Upper Respiratory	57	13	62	15	- 2
Appendicitis	58	10	61	21	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	59	9	54	56	- 47
Oral conditions	60	9	65	3	+ 6
Birth Trauma	61	9	60	24	- 15
Osteoarthritis	62	7	58	29	- 22
HIV/AIDS	63	4	35	320	- 316
Maternal Conditions	64	3	63	7	- 4
Syphilis	65	1	64	3	- 2
War	66	1	69	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	66	2	- 2
Encephalitis	69	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Japan

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.