AUSTRALIA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,773	1	21,548	+ 12,224
Stroke	2	32,360	3	10,331	+ 22,029
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	18,859	2	15,588	+ 3,270
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,968	8	4,446	+ 13,522
Lung Cancers	5	11,555	4	8,769	+ 2,786
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,512	6	6,209	+ 5,303
Lung Disease	7	11,240	5	8,487	+ 2,753
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,445	7	4,471	+ 4,973
Kidney Disease	9	7,352	12	3,139	+ 4,213
Stomach Cancer	10	6,640	27	1,288	+ 5,353
Prostate Cancer	11	5,570	9	3,766	+ 1,804
Breast Cancer	12	5,237	10	3,405	+ 1,832
Other Injuries	13	5,080	22	1,642	+ 3,437
Hypertension	14	4,930	23	1,631	+ 3,299
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,377	13	3,118	+ 1,260
Lymphomas	16	4,216	15	3,039	+ 1,177
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,056	16	2,328	+ 1,728
Liver Cancer	18	3,332	20	2,036	+ 1,296
Suicide	19	3,073	11	3,150	- 76
Bladder Cancer	20	3,070	30	1,187	+ 1,883
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,988	19	2,036	+ 952
Liver Disease	22	2,952	26	1,421	+ 1,531
Falls	23	2,708	14	3,116	- 408
Leukemia	24	2,663	18	2,126	+ 537
Oral Cancer	25	2,392	32	972	+ 1,420
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,383	24	1,571	+ 812
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,198	29	1,245	+ 953
Other Neoplasms	28	1,710	28	1,252	+ 458
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,633	25	1,494	+ 139
Skin Cancers	30	1,373	17	2,319	- 946
Epilepsy	31	1,089	41	285	+ 804
Uterin Cancer	32	1,065	35	524	+ 540
Ovary Cancer	33	1,042	31	1,003	+ 39
Cervical Cancer	34	862	39	342	+ 521
HIV/AIDS	35	838	57	50	+ 788
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	605	40	296	+ 309
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	599	42	276	+ 323
Tuberculosis	38	558	56	53	+ 506
Skin Disease	39	531	34	594	- 64
Congenital Anomalies	40	515	33	711	- 196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	443	38	379	+ 64
Anemia	42	395	49	157	+ 238
Asthma	43	384	36	455	- 71
Drug Use	44	337	21	1,783	- 1,446
Alcohol	45	291	37	380	- 89
Fires	46	284	55	55	+ 229
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	259	45	229	+ 31
Violence	48	253	44	243	+ 9
Hepatitis C	49	228	48	173	+ 55
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	216	53	71	+ 145
Drownings	51	208	47	177	+ 31
Low Birth Weight	52	207	43	248	- 41
Malnutrition	53	206	51	117	+ 89
Multiple Sclerosis	54	147	46	188	- 40
Schizophrenia	55	129	54	64	+ 65
Meningitis	56	112	60	37	+ 75
Poisonings	57	77	61	35	+ 42
Osteoarthritis	58	75	52	114	- 39
Hepatitis B	59	68	58	41	+ 27
Birth Trauma	60	62	50	140	- 78
Appendicitis	61	55	62	26	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	62	39	64	17	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	63	19	63	20	- 2
Syphilis	64	8	67	3	+ 5
Oral conditions	65	8	59	40	- 32
Otitis Media	66	7	66	6	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	3	68	3	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	3	81	0	+ 3
War	69	3	65	8	- 5
Leprosy	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	69	1	- 1
Tetanus	73	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Portugal

Australia

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.