ARGENTINA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,291	1	48,765	+ 10,526
Stroke	2	56,811	4	22,878	+ 33,934
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	33,108	19	3,737	+ 29,371
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	31,544	2	40,986	- 9,442
Lung Cancers	5	20,286	6	10,014	+ 10,272
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	20,209	7	8,931	+ 11,279
Lung Disease	7	19,733	3	23,234	- 3,501
Diabetes Mellitus	8	16,581	9	6,838	+ 9,743
Kidney Disease	9	12,907	5	13,588	- 681
Stomach Cancer	10	11,658	20	3,523	+ 8,134
Prostate Cancer	11	9,778	15	4,507	+ 5,271
Breast Cancer	12	9,194	8	7,063	+ 2,132
Other Injuries	13	8,918	12	5,642	+ 3,276
Hypertension	14	8,655	11	5,799	+ 2,856
Pancreas Cancer	15	7,685	14	4,607	+ 3,078
Lymphomas	16	7,401	24	2,708	+ 4,693
Endocrine Disorders	17	7,121	17	3,987	+ 3,134
Liver Cancer	18	5,849	30	2,045	+ 3,804
Suicide	19	5,396	18	3,747	+ 1,649
Bladder Cancer	20	5,389	31	1,675	+ 3,714
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,246	36	965	+ 4,281
Liver Disease	22	5,183	16	4,029	+ 1,153
Falls	23	4,754	43	506	+ 4,248
Leukemia	24	4,675	27	2,189	+ 2,486
Oral Cancer	25	4,199	35	1,073	+ 3,126
Inflammatory/Heart	26	4,184	13	5,495	- 1,311
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,859	10	6,298	- 2,439
Other Neoplasms	28	3,002	21	3,224	- 222
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,867	29	2,054	+ 813
Skin Cancers	30	2,410	34	1,073	+ 1,337
Epilepsy	31	1,911	50	332	+ 1,579
Uterin Cancer	32	1,869	37	944	+ 925
Ovary Cancer	33	1,829	33	1,307	+ 522
Cervical Cancer	34	1,514	25	2,480	- 966
HIV/AIDS	35	1,472	32	1,481	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,062	42	578	+ 484
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,052	44	488	+ 564
Tuberculosis	38	980	41	655	+ 325
Skin Disease	39	932	22	3,171	- 2,239
Congenital Anomalies	40	904	26	2,419	- 1,515
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	777	56	139	+ 638
Anemia	42	694	40	691	+ 3
Asthma	43	674	47	403	+ 271
Drug Use	44	591	39	826	- 234
Alcohol	45	511	46	442	+ 70
Fires	46	499	52	280	+ 219
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	455	54	243	+ 212
Violence	48	444	23	2,712	- 2,268
Hepatitis C	49	400	57	113	+ 287
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	379	63	48	+ 332
Drownings	51	365	48	380	- 15
Low Birth Weight	52	363	28	2,183	- 1,820
Malnutrition	53	362	38	929	- 567
Multiple Sclerosis	54	259	58	101	+ 157
Schizophrenia	55	226	61	59	+ 167
Meningitis	56	196	51	316	- 120
Poisonings	57	135	55	193	- 58
Osteoarthritis	58	132	59	73	+ 59
Hepatitis B	59	120	62	56	+ 64
Birth Trauma	60	110	49	373	- 264
Appendicitis	61	96	60	71	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	62	68	67	12	+ 56
Maternal Conditions	63	33	53	279	- 246
Syphilis	64	14	65	15	- 1
Oral conditions	65	13	66	14	- 0
Otitis Media	66	11	73	2	+ 10
Encephalitis	67	6	64	17	- 11
Leishmaniasis	68	5	72	2	+ 3
War	69	5	70	5	- 0
Leprosy	70	2	69	5	- 4
Measles	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	68	10	- 10
Tetanus	73	0	71	3	- 3
Diphtheria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	1	- 1
Chlamydia	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	45	451	- 451
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	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 ARGENTINA

Portugal

Argentina

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.