PORTUGAL VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,436	1	12,878	- 8,442
Stroke	2	2,657	2	12,339	- 9,683
Road Traffic Accidents	3	1,568	27	838	+ 730
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,538	8	3,601	- 2,063
Hypertension	5	1,399	14	1,880	- 481
Kidney Disease	6	1,365	9	2,803	- 1,439
Lung Cancers	7	967	5	4,406	- 3,439
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	856	4	6,851	- 5,995
Congenital Anomalies	9	853	40	196	+ 657
Low Birth Weight	10	783	52	79	+ 704
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	645	3	7,191	- 6,546
Breast Cancer	12	627	12	1,997	- 1,370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	563	6	4,389	- 3,826
Liver Disease	14	451	22	1,126	- 675
Lung Disease	15	406	7	4,286	- 3,880
Leukemia	16	338	24	1,015	- 678
Stomach Cancer	17	334	10	2,532	- 2,199
Lymphomas	18	295	16	1,608	- 1,312
Other Injuries	19	268	13	1,937	- 1,669
Birth Trauma	20	247	60	24	+ 224
Violence	21	246	48	96	+ 149
Pancreas Cancer	22	224	15	1,669	- 1,445
Bladder Cancer	23	194	20	1,171	- 976
Falls	24	174	23	1,033	- 859
Liver Cancer	25	170	18	1,270	- 1,101
Endocrine Disorders	26	165	17	1,547	- 1,382
Parkinson's Disease	27	154	21	1,139	- 985
Suicide	28	151	19	1,172	- 1,021
Fires	29	140	46	108	+ 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	139	36	231	- 92
Oral Cancer	31	130	25	912	- 782
Ovary Cancer	32	127	33	397	- 270
Prostate Cancer	33	120	11	2,124	- 2,004
Drug Use	34	105	44	128	- 24
Asthma	35	105	43	146	- 42
Drownings	36	98	51	79	+ 18
Meningitis	37	72	56	43	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	38	68	26	909	- 841
Uterin Cancer	39	68	32	406	- 338
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	61	37	229	- 168
Cervical Cancer	41	58	34	329	- 271
Oesophagus Cancer	42	58	29	623	- 565
Pertussis	43	50	72	0	+ 50
Maternal Conditions	44	48	63	7	+ 41
Syphilis	45	47	64	3	+ 44
Epilepsy	46	45	31	415	- 370
Poisonings	47	43	57	29	+ 13
Skin Disease	48	39	39	202	- 164
Skin Cancers	49	35	30	523	- 489
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	20	41	169	- 148
Malnutrition	51	14	53	79	- 65
Encephalitis	52	12	67	1	+ 11
Tuberculosis	53	11	38	213	- 202
Multiple Sclerosis	54	11	54	56	- 45
Alcohol	55	10	45	111	- 101
Tetanus	56	10	73	0	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	57	8	28	652	- 644
Appendicitis	58	7	61	21	- 14
War	59	6	69	1	+ 5
Hepatitis B	60	4	59	26	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	4	47	99	- 95
Schistosomiasis	62	2	77	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	63	2	35	320	- 318
Hepatitis C	64	1	49	87	- 86
Measles	65	1	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	62	15	- 15
Chlamydia	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	49	- 49
Anemia	82	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Jordan

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.