EGYPT VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	140,356	1	173,871	- 33,516
Stroke	2	134,486	3	43,839	+ 90,647
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	78,374	16	6,975	+ 71,399
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	74,673	7	20,695	+ 53,979
Lung Cancers	5	48,021	18	5,677	+ 42,344
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	47,841	24	3,083	+ 44,758
Lung Disease	7	46,713	9	13,393	+ 33,320
Diabetes Mellitus	8	39,251	8	19,131	+ 20,120
Kidney Disease	9	30,553	6	21,087	+ 9,466
Stomach Cancer	10	27,597	32	1,844	+ 25,753
Prostate Cancer	11	23,147	35	1,282	+ 21,865
Breast Cancer	12	21,765	13	9,180	+ 12,585
Other Injuries	13	21,111	21	3,819	+ 17,292
Hypertension	14	20,488	5	21,094	- 606
Pancreas Cancer	15	18,192	26	2,906	+ 15,286
Lymphomas	16	17,520	14	7,539	+ 9,982
Endocrine Disorders	17	16,857	29	2,372	+ 14,485
Liver Cancer	18	13,846	4	24,512	- 10,666
Suicide	19	12,773	25	3,022	+ 9,751
Bladder Cancer	20	12,758	19	5,133	+ 7,625
Parkinson's Disease	21	12,418	28	2,391	+ 10,027
Liver Disease	22	12,268	2	60,122	- 47,854
Falls	23	11,255	30	2,019	+ 9,236
Leukemia	24	11,067	22	3,763	+ 7,304
Oral Cancer	25	9,940	45	793	+ 9,147
Inflammatory/Heart	26	9,905	27	2,489	+ 7,415
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9,135	12	10,141	- 1,005
Other Neoplasms	28	7,107	61	116	+ 6,991
Oesophagus Cancer	29	6,787	41	951	+ 5,836
Skin Cancers	30	5,705	39	1,013	+ 4,692
Epilepsy	31	4,524	50	451	+ 4,073
Uterin Cancer	32	4,424	52	422	+ 4,002
Ovary Cancer	33	4,330	31	1,944	+ 2,387
Cervical Cancer	34	3,584	48	625	+ 2,959
HIV/AIDS	35	3,484	53	397	+ 3,087
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,514	23	3,692	- 1,178
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,491	34	1,339	+ 1,152
Tuberculosis	38	2,321	51	432	+ 1,889
Skin Disease	39	2,206	55	219	+ 1,986
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,141	10	12,163	- 10,022
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,840	36	1,248	+ 592
Anemia	42	1,643	82	0	+ 1,643
Asthma	43	1,596	15	7,104	- 5,508
Drug Use	44	1,399	62	116	+ 1,283
Alcohol	45	1,211	60	141	+ 1,069
Fires	46	1,180	33	1,568	- 388
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,078	65	26	+ 1,052
Violence	48	1,051	20	4,165	- 3,114
Hepatitis C	49	946	63	97	+ 850
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	898	84	0	+ 898
Drownings	51	864	37	1,122	- 258
Low Birth Weight	52	859	11	11,391	- 10,533
Malnutrition	53	857	46	759	+ 99
Multiple Sclerosis	54	613	56	213	+ 400
Schizophrenia	55	535	80	0	+ 535
Meningitis	56	465	43	827	- 362
Poisonings	57	319	57	195	+ 125
Osteoarthritis	58	312	85	0	+ 312
Hepatitis B	59	283	40	988	- 705
Birth Trauma	60	259	17	6,109	- 5,850
Appendicitis	61	227	59	142	+ 84
Upper Respiratory	62	161	68	5	+ 156
Maternal Conditions	63	78	44	795	- 717
Syphilis	64	33	58	159	- 126
Oral conditions	65	32	86	0	+ 32
Otitis Media	66	27	72	0	+ 27
Encephalitis	67	14	38	1,046	- 1,032
Leishmaniasis	68	13	66	13	- 1
War	69	11	47	714	- 702
Leprosy	70	4	73	0	+ 4
Measles	71	3	64	43	- 40
Pertussis	72	1	42	906	- 905
Tetanus	73	0	49	540	- 540
Diphtheria	74	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	220	- 220
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	6	- 6
Dengue	84	0	69	5	- 5
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Portugal

Egypt

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.