PORTUGAL VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,872	1	12,878	- 7,006
Stroke	2	4,081	2	12,339	- 8,259
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,204	8	3,601	- 397
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,254	4	6,851	- 4,597
Kidney Disease	5	2,160	9	2,803	- 643
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,105	27	838	+ 1,267
Lung Disease	7	1,602	7	4,286	- 2,684
Hypertension	8	1,215	14	1,880	- 665
Other Injuries	9	1,145	13	1,937	- 792
Lung Cancers	10	1,001	5	4,406	- 3,405
Congenital Anomalies	11	898	40	196	+ 701
Low Birth Weight	12	874	52	79	+ 796
Violence	13	767	48	96	+ 671
Endocrine Disorders	14	763	17	1,547	- 784
Prostate Cancer	15	741	11	2,124	- 1,382
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	737	6	4,389	- 3,653
Liver Disease	17	711	22	1,126	- 415
Cervical Cancer	18	700	34	329	+ 371
Other Neoplasms	19	660	28	652	+ 8
Breast Cancer	20	652	12	1,997	- 1,345
HIV/AIDS	21	608	35	320	+ 288
Suicide	22	577	19	1,172	- 595
Alcohol	23	556	45	111	+ 445
Stomach Cancer	24	482	10	2,532	- 2,050
Malnutrition	25	448	53	79	+ 369
Tuberculosis	26	370	38	213	+ 157
Leukemia	27	370	24	1,015	- 646
Pancreas Cancer	28	350	15	1,669	- 1,319
Lymphomas	29	332	16	1,608	- 1,275
Birth Trauma	30	288	60	24	+ 265
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	261	36	231	+ 30
Drownings	32	242	51	79	+ 162
Oesophagus Cancer	33	235	29	623	- 388
Inflammatory/Heart	34	209	26	909	- 700
Liver Cancer	35	207	18	1,270	- 1,064
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	195	3	7,191	- 6,996
Skin Disease	37	195	39	202	- 7
Oral Cancer	38	181	25	912	- 731
Asthma	39	172	43	146	+ 25
Skin Cancers	40	169	30	523	- 354
Parkinson's Disease	41	165	21	1,139	- 974
Syphilis	42	161	64	3	+ 158
Falls	43	136	23	1,033	- 897
Epilepsy	44	134	31	415	- 282
Ovary Cancer	45	115	33	397	- 282
Anemia	46	111	42	151	- 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	93	37	229	- 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	89	47	99	- 10
Maternal Conditions	49	87	63	7	+ 80
Fires	50	86	46	108	- 22
Bladder Cancer	51	77	20	1,171	- 1,094
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	71	50	82	- 11
Meningitis	53	71	56	43	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	54	62	32	406	- 344
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	59	41	169	- 110
Drug Use	56	51	44	128	- 77
Appendicitis	57	51	61	21	+ 30
Osteoarthritis	58	41	58	29	+ 13
Pertussis	59	41	72	0	+ 40
Chagas disease	60	26	79	0	+ 26
Leishmaniasis	61	23	68	1	+ 22
Dengue	62	22	84	0	+ 22
Poisonings	63	19	57	29	- 11
Tetanus	64	17	73	0	+ 17
Leprosy	65	16	70	0	+ 16
Encephalitis	66	15	67	1	+ 14
Hepatitis B	67	13	59	26	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	68	11	54	56	- 45
Schizophrenia	69	11	55	49	- 39
Upper Respiratory	70	6	62	15	- 9
War	71	4	69	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	72	4	49	87	- 83
Oral conditions	73	3	65	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	2	66	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	2	75	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	76	1	83	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Paraguay

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.