CENTRAL AFRICA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,130	7	2,900	+ 4,230
Stroke	2	6,831	5	3,284	+ 3,548
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,981	33	204	+ 3,777
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,793	1	5,231	- 1,438
Lung Cancers	5	2,439	55	47	+ 2,392
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,430	45	116	+ 2,314
Lung Disease	7	2,373	18	956	+ 1,417
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,994	15	1,141	+ 852
Kidney Disease	9	1,552	21	710	+ 842
Stomach Cancer	10	1,402	49	65	+ 1,336
Prostate Cancer	11	1,176	38	156	+ 1,019
Breast Cancer	12	1,106	26	344	+ 761
Other Injuries	13	1,072	23	621	+ 452
Hypertension	14	1,041	12	1,252	- 211
Pancreas Cancer	15	924	60	37	+ 888
Lymphomas	16	890	42	119	+ 771
Endocrine Disorders	17	856	25	423	+ 433
Liver Cancer	18	703	44	117	+ 587
Suicide	19	649	24	585	+ 64
Bladder Cancer	20	648	64	23	+ 625
Parkinson's Disease	21	631	48	67	+ 564
Liver Disease	22	623	14	1,153	- 530
Falls	23	572	36	181	+ 390
Leukemia	24	562	47	88	+ 474
Oral Cancer	25	505	46	91	+ 414
Inflammatory/Heart	26	503	30	270	+ 233
Road Traffic Accidents	27	464	10	1,790	- 1,326
Other Neoplasms	28	361	70	5	+ 356
Oesophagus Cancer	29	345	53	48	+ 297
Skin Cancers	30	290	58	43	+ 247
Epilepsy	31	230	43	119	+ 111
Uterin Cancer	32	225	65	20	+ 205
Ovary Cancer	33	220	50	64	+ 156
Cervical Cancer	34	182	32	230	- 48
HIV/AIDS	35	177	4	3,753	- 3,576
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	128	3	4,684	- 4,556
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	127	27	317	- 191
Tuberculosis	38	118	2	4,704	- 4,586
Skin Disease	39	112	54	48	+ 64
Congenital Anomalies	40	109	19	776	- 667
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	93	35	194	- 100
Anemia	42	83	84	0	+ 83
Asthma	43	81	20	761	- 680
Drug Use	44	71	57	44	+ 27
Alcohol	45	62	52	62	- 0
Fires	46	60	39	142	- 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	55	66	15	+ 40
Violence	48	53	17	1,009	- 955
Hepatitis C	49	48	69	6	+ 42
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	46	80	0	+ 46
Drownings	51	44	34	202	- 158
Low Birth Weight	52	44	8	2,228	- 2,184
Malnutrition	53	44	22	691	- 647
Multiple Sclerosis	54	31	72	4	+ 27
Schizophrenia	55	27	86	0	+ 27
Meningitis	56	24	16	1,015	- 991
Poisonings	57	16	40	134	- 118
Osteoarthritis	58	16	81	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	59	14	61	33	- 19
Birth Trauma	60	13	9	2,192	- 2,178
Appendicitis	61	12	51	62	- 50
Upper Respiratory	62	8	63	24	- 16
Maternal Conditions	63	4	13	1,174	- 1,170
Syphilis	64	2	41	120	- 118
Oral conditions	65	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	1	68	6	- 5
Encephalitis	67	1	62	28	- 27
Leishmaniasis	68	1	56	46	- 45
War	69	1	28	314	- 313
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Pertussis	72	0	31	265	- 265
Tetanus	73	0	29	280	- 280
Diphtheria	74	0	67	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	73	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	37	169	- 169
Malaria	78	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	59	40	- 40
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	71	5	- 5
Dengue	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Portugal

Central Africa

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.