AFGHANISTAN VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,620	1	40,195	+ 10,425
Stroke	2	48,503	3	19,060	+ 29,443
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	28,266	23	1,765	+ 26,501
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	26,931	4	14,649	+ 12,282
Lung Cancers	5	17,319	32	1,076	+ 16,243
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,254	39	741	+ 16,513
Lung Disease	7	16,847	15	4,650	+ 12,197
Diabetes Mellitus	8	14,156	12	5,750	+ 8,406
Kidney Disease	9	11,019	10	6,590	+ 4,429
Stomach Cancer	10	9,953	26	1,501	+ 8,452
Prostate Cancer	11	8,348	55	258	+ 8,090
Breast Cancer	12	7,849	22	1,822	+ 6,027
Other Injuries	13	7,614	18	3,241	+ 4,372
Hypertension	14	7,389	8	7,995	- 606
Pancreas Cancer	15	6,561	56	229	+ 6,332
Lymphomas	16	6,319	36	946	+ 5,373
Endocrine Disorders	17	6,080	28	1,364	+ 4,716
Liver Cancer	18	4,994	40	657	+ 4,337
Suicide	19	4,607	24	1,573	+ 3,034
Bladder Cancer	20	4,601	54	272	+ 4,329
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,479	41	628	+ 3,851
Liver Disease	22	4,425	16	4,600	- 175
Falls	23	4,059	37	905	+ 3,154
Leukemia	24	3,991	42	610	+ 3,381
Oral Cancer	25	3,585	27	1,467	+ 2,118
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,572	45	527	+ 3,045
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,295	11	6,033	- 2,739
Other Neoplasms	28	2,563	63	29	+ 2,534
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,448	29	1,314	+ 1,133
Skin Cancers	30	2,058	59	145	+ 1,913
Epilepsy	31	1,632	35	993	+ 639
Uterin Cancer	32	1,596	53	289	+ 1,307
Ovary Cancer	33	1,562	48	369	+ 1,193
Cervical Cancer	34	1,292	44	541	+ 752
HIV/AIDS	35	1,256	46	464	+ 792
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	907	13	5,555	- 4,649
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	898	25	1,505	- 607
Tuberculosis	38	837	7	9,839	- 9,002
Skin Disease	39	795	61	94	+ 701
Congenital Anomalies	40	772	14	5,001	- 4,229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	663	33	1,041	- 377
Anemia	42	592	83	0	+ 592
Asthma	43	576	17	3,403	- 2,827
Drug Use	44	505	51	328	+ 177
Alcohol	45	437	58	150	+ 287
Fires	46	426	50	348	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	389	65	25	+ 363
Violence	48	379	19	3,217	- 2,838
Hepatitis C	49	341	64	28	+ 313
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	324	85	0	+ 324
Drownings	51	312	34	996	- 684
Low Birth Weight	52	310	5	12,631	- 12,321
Malnutrition	53	309	43	589	- 280
Multiple Sclerosis	54	221	62	84	+ 137
Schizophrenia	55	193	81	0	+ 193
Meningitis	56	168	20	2,626	- 2,458
Poisonings	57	115	47	384	- 268
Osteoarthritis	58	113	84	0	+ 113
Hepatitis B	59	102	38	863	- 761
Birth Trauma	60	94	6	10,723	- 10,629
Appendicitis	61	82	52	298	- 217
Upper Respiratory	62	58	68	9	+ 49
Maternal Conditions	63	28	9	7,807	- 7,779
Syphilis	64	12	60	94	- 82
Oral conditions	65	12	86	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	66	10	71	1	+ 9
Encephalitis	67	5	31	1,190	- 1,185
Leishmaniasis	68	5	70	1	+ 3
War	69	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Leprosy	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	49	350	- 349
Pertussis	72	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Tetanus	73	0	30	1,254	- 1,254
Diphtheria	74	0	67	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	66	17	- 17
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Portugal

Afghanistan

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.