EQU. GUINEA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,266	7	419	+ 1,847
Stroke	2	2,171	6	437	+ 1,734
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	1,265	29	55	+ 1,210
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,205	2	913	+ 293
Lung Cancers	5	775	41	27	+ 748
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	772	40	29	+ 744
Lung Disease	7	754	20	120	+ 634
Diabetes Mellitus	8	634	11	299	+ 334
Kidney Disease	9	493	14	198	+ 295
Stomach Cancer	10	445	49	16	+ 430
Prostate Cancer	11	374	35	43	+ 331
Breast Cancer	12	351	24	84	+ 267
Other Injuries	13	341	23	105	+ 236
Hypertension	14	331	16	165	+ 166
Pancreas Cancer	15	294	55	11	+ 282
Lymphomas	16	283	45	19	+ 263
Endocrine Disorders	17	272	25	73	+ 199
Liver Cancer	18	224	34	43	+ 180
Suicide	19	206	22	107	+ 99
Bladder Cancer	20	206	56	9	+ 197
Parkinson's Disease	21	200	46	18	+ 183
Liver Disease	22	198	13	199	- 1
Falls	23	182	32	46	+ 136
Leukemia	24	179	61	4	+ 175
Oral Cancer	25	160	37	35	+ 126
Inflammatory/Heart	26	160	27	63	+ 97
Road Traffic Accidents	27	147	8	368	- 221
Other Neoplasms	28	115	63	3	+ 112
Oesophagus Cancer	29	110	54	12	+ 98
Skin Cancers	30	92	48	16	+ 76
Epilepsy	31	73	38	32	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	32	71	58	8	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	33	70	52	13	+ 57
Cervical Cancer	34	58	28	56	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	35	56	1	1,838	- 1,782
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	41	9	349	- 308
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	40	43	22	+ 18
Tuberculosis	38	37	10	321	- 283
Skin Disease	39	36	51	13	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	40	35	12	249	- 215
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	30	50	14	+ 15
Anemia	42	27	85	0	+ 27
Asthma	43	26	26	65	- 39
Drug Use	44	23	30	50	- 28
Alcohol	45	20	53	12	+ 8
Fires	46	19	39	30	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	17	62	4	+ 14
Violence	48	17	33	45	- 28
Hepatitis C	49	15	69	0	+ 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	15	82	0	+ 15
Drownings	51	14	36	39	- 26
Low Birth Weight	52	14	4	457	- 443
Malnutrition	53	14	31	48	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	54	10	67	1	+ 8
Schizophrenia	55	9	86	0	+ 9
Meningitis	56	8	19	127	- 120
Poisonings	57	5	44	21	- 16
Osteoarthritis	58	5	81	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	5	65	3	+ 2
Birth Trauma	60	4	5	441	- 437
Appendicitis	61	4	59	6	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	3	66	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	1	17	139	- 137
Syphilis	64	1	18	134	- 133
Oral conditions	65	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	57	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	68	0	78	0	+ 0
War	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	15	181	- 181
Pertussis	72	0	21	109	- 109
Tetanus	73	0	42	23	- 23
Diphtheria	74	0	64	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	4	- 4
Malaria	78	0	3	668	- 668
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	47	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Portugal

Equ. Guinea

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.