CHINA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,786,557	2	1,771,525	+ 15,032
Stroke	2	1,711,850	1	2,043,210	- 331,360
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	997,606	6	304,455	+ 693,151
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	950,500	12	183,342	+ 767,158
Lung Cancers	5	611,251	4	714,311	- 103,059
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	608,955	9	248,388	+ 360,567
Lung Disease	7	594,595	3	968,607	- 374,011
Diabetes Mellitus	8	499,615	14	161,672	+ 337,943
Kidney Disease	9	388,905	11	192,302	+ 196,603
Stomach Cancer	10	351,275	5	398,439	- 47,163
Prostate Cancer	11	294,639	28	51,056	+ 243,583
Breast Cancer	12	277,036	19	92,757	+ 184,279
Other Injuries	13	268,723	25	54,087	+ 214,635
Hypertension	14	260,790	7	301,183	- 40,393
Pancreas Cancer	15	231,566	18	111,537	+ 120,029
Lymphomas	16	223,010	23	57,838	+ 165,172
Endocrine Disorders	17	214,574	37	25,613	+ 188,961
Liver Cancer	18	176,245	13	180,952	- 4,707
Suicide	19	162,581	17	116,324	+ 46,258
Bladder Cancer	20	162,393	29	37,873	+ 124,520
Parkinson's Disease	21	158,069	20	70,699	+ 87,370
Liver Disease	22	156,160	15	145,603	+ 10,557
Falls	23	143,262	16	138,878	+ 4,385
Leukemia	24	140,869	22	58,145	+ 82,724
Oral Cancer	25	126,524	24	54,695	+ 71,829
Inflammatory/Heart	26	126,073	33	29,954	+ 96,119
Road Traffic Accidents	27	116,281	8	250,272	- 133,991
Other Neoplasms	28	90,466	53	4,374	+ 86,092
Oesophagus Cancer	29	86,389	10	242,891	- 156,502
Skin Cancers	30	72,621	41	19,669	+ 52,952
Epilepsy	31	57,589	46	11,365	+ 46,224
Uterin Cancer	32	56,312	45	11,751	+ 44,561
Ovary Cancer	33	55,122	35	28,078	+ 27,044
Cervical Cancer	34	45,615	27	51,650	- 6,034
HIV/AIDS	35	44,342	34	28,746	+ 15,597
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	31,994	50	8,719	+ 23,275
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	31,707	30	37,723	- 6,016
Tuberculosis	38	29,540	32	34,802	- 5,262
Skin Disease	39	28,074	52	5,222	+ 22,852
Congenital Anomalies	40	27,246	31	36,613	- 9,366
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	23,416	21	65,350	- 41,934
Anemia	42	20,911	83	0	+ 20,911
Asthma	43	20,312	39	23,147	- 2,835
Drug Use	44	17,812	38	24,214	- 6,402
Alcohol	45	15,411	42	19,071	- 3,660
Fires	46	15,022	48	10,498	+ 4,523
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	13,723	49	10,108	+ 3,615
Violence	48	13,372	47	11,115	+ 2,258
Hepatitis C	49	12,045	66	86	+ 11,959
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	11,434	81	0	+ 11,434
Drownings	51	11,003	26	52,807	- 41,804
Low Birth Weight	52	10,931	40	21,631	- 10,700
Malnutrition	53	10,911	44	12,995	- 2,083
Multiple Sclerosis	54	7,799	59	1,734	+ 6,065
Schizophrenia	55	6,814	86	0	+ 6,814
Meningitis	56	5,917	51	5,704	+ 214
Poisonings	57	4,066	36	25,762	- 21,696
Osteoarthritis	58	3,977	82	0	+ 3,977
Hepatitis B	59	3,607	56	2,757	+ 849
Birth Trauma	60	3,301	43	17,644	- 14,343
Appendicitis	61	2,888	60	1,468	+ 1,420
Upper Respiratory	62	2,045	57	2,663	- 617
Maternal Conditions	63	994	54	3,596	- 2,603
Syphilis	64	425	58	1,824	- 1,399
Oral conditions	65	406	80	0	+ 406
Otitis Media	66	345	69	15	+ 329
Encephalitis	67	177	55	2,796	- 2,620
Leishmaniasis	68	161	78	0	+ 161
War	69	145	61	900	- 756
Leprosy	70	47	72	0	+ 47
Measles	71	39	62	558	- 518
Pertussis	72	13	64	484	- 470
Tetanus	73	0	63	491	- 491
Diphtheria	74	0	71	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	67	55	- 55
Schistosomiasis	77	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	68	34	- 34
Dengue	84	0	70	12	- 12
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Portugal

China

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.