PORTUGAL VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,956	1	12,878	- 2,922
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,530	3	7,191	- 2,661
Lung Cancers	3	3,950	5	4,406	- 456
Stroke	4	3,908	2	12,339	- 8,432
Lung Disease	5	3,686	7	4,286	- 600
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,993	6	4,389	- 2,396
Breast Cancer	7	1,722	12	1,997	- 275
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,690	4	6,851	- 5,161
Kidney Disease	9	1,382	9	2,803	- 1,421
Other Injuries	10	1,343	13	1,937	- 594
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,243	15	1,669	- 426
Liver Disease	12	1,141	22	1,126	+ 15
Suicide	13	1,055	19	1,172	- 117
Lymphomas	14	980	16	1,608	- 628
Prostate Cancer	15	967	11	2,124	- 1,157
Parkinson's Disease	16	941	21	1,139	- 198
Diabetes Mellitus	17	929	8	3,601	- 2,672
Falls	18	921	23	1,033	- 111
Hypertension	19	815	14	1,880	- 1,064
Leukemia	20	805	24	1,015	- 210
Endocrine Disorders	21	802	17	1,547	- 744
Stomach Cancer	22	778	10	2,532	- 1,754
Inflammatory/Heart	23	746	26	909	- 163
Other Neoplasms	24	742	28	652	+ 90
Liver Cancer	25	738	18	1,270	- 533
Bladder Cancer	26	666	20	1,171	- 505
Ovary Cancer	27	536	33	397	+ 139
Oesophagus Cancer	28	483	29	623	- 139
Alcohol	29	385	45	111	+ 274
Road Traffic Accidents	30	382	27	838	- 457
Skin Cancers	31	328	30	523	- 195
Malnutrition	32	296	53	79	+ 217
Oral Cancer	33	289	25	912	- 623
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	287	41	169	+ 119
Epilepsy	35	256	31	415	- 159
Uterin Cancer	36	238	32	406	- 168
Congenital Anomalies	37	158	40	196	- 38
Cervical Cancer	38	146	34	329	- 183
Drug Use	39	141	44	128	+ 13
Anemia	40	128	42	151	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	103	37	229	- 126
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	94	36	231	- 137
Schizophrenia	43	88	55	49	+ 39
Skin Disease	44	82	39	202	- 121
Asthma	45	70	43	146	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	46	62	54	56	+ 6
Hepatitis C	47	56	49	87	- 30
Violence	48	47	48	96	- 49
Low Birth Weight	49	46	52	79	- 32
Osteoarthritis	50	40	58	29	+ 11
Fires	51	38	46	108	- 70
HIV/AIDS	52	38	35	320	- 282
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	35	47	99	- 64
Drownings	54	30	51	79	- 50
Tuberculosis	55	28	38	213	- 185
Poisonings	56	22	57	29	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	18	50	82	- 64
Meningitis	58	10	56	43	- 32
Birth Trauma	59	9	60	24	- 15
Hepatitis B	60	8	59	26	- 18
Upper Respiratory	61	6	62	15	- 9
Appendicitis	62	5	61	21	- 16
Maternal Conditions	63	5	63	7	- 2
Oral conditions	64	5	65	3	+ 2
Encephalitis	65	2	67	1	+ 1
Syphilis	66	2	64	3	- 1
War	67	1	69	1	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Luxembourg

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.