PORTUGAL VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	10,423	3	7,191	+ 3,232
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,109	1	12,878	- 2,769
Lung Cancers	3	6,306	5	4,406	+ 1,900
Stroke	4	5,575	2	12,339	- 6,764
Lung Disease	5	5,495	7	4,286	+ 1,209
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,348	6	4,389	- 1,042
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,841	4	6,851	- 4,011
Falls	8	2,372	23	1,033	+ 1,340
Breast Cancer	9	2,030	12	1,997	+ 33
Prostate Cancer	10	1,875	11	2,124	- 249
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,720	15	1,669	+ 51
Kidney Disease	12	1,453	9	2,803	- 1,350
Lymphomas	13	1,442	16	1,608	- 165
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,370	8	3,601	- 2,231
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,232	29	623	+ 609
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,217	21	1,139	+ 78
Suicide	17	1,163	19	1,172	- 9
Other Neoplasms	18	1,052	28	652	+ 400
Other Injuries	19	947	13	1,937	- 990
Leukemia	20	907	24	1,015	- 109
Bladder Cancer	21	845	20	1,171	- 326
Stomach Cancer	22	782	10	2,532	- 1,751
Inflammatory/Heart	23	690	26	909	- 219
Liver Cancer	24	668	18	1,270	- 602
Ovary Cancer	25	613	33	397	+ 215
Endocrine Disorders	26	606	17	1,547	- 941
Skin Cancers	27	588	30	523	+ 65
Liver Disease	28	537	22	1,126	- 588
Hypertension	29	470	14	1,880	- 1,410
Oral Cancer	30	441	25	912	- 471
Road Traffic Accidents	31	391	27	838	- 447
Alcohol	32	352	45	111	+ 241
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	335	36	231	+ 105
Uterin Cancer	34	325	32	406	- 81
Congenital Anomalies	35	312	40	196	+ 116
Skin Disease	36	170	39	202	- 33
Multiple Sclerosis	37	169	54	56	+ 113
Epilepsy	38	166	31	415	- 249
Cervical Cancer	39	153	34	329	- 176
Anemia	40	143	42	151	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	136	41	169	- 32
Drug Use	42	133	44	128	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	43	126	58	29	+ 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	123	47	99	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	45	96	52	79	+ 17
Asthma	46	95	43	146	- 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	75	37	229	- 154
Violence	48	62	48	96	- 35
Drownings	49	56	51	79	- 23
Schizophrenia	50	55	55	49	+ 6
Meningitis	51	45	56	43	+ 2
Birth Trauma	52	42	60	24	+ 19
Fires	53	28	46	108	- 80
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	24	50	82	- 58
HIV/AIDS	55	19	35	320	- 301
Tuberculosis	56	16	38	213	- 196
Upper Respiratory	57	16	62	15	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	15	61	21	- 6
Oral conditions	59	12	65	3	+ 9
Hepatitis C	60	12	49	87	- 75
Poisonings	61	10	57	29	- 19
Hepatitis B	62	8	59	26	- 18
Malnutrition	63	7	53	79	- 72
Otitis Media	64	6	66	2	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	65	5	63	7	- 2
War	66	1	69	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	1	72	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	67	1	- 1
Syphilis	69	0	64	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	70	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Netherlands

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.