FRANCE VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,265	1	63,181	+ 23,084
Stroke	2	82,658	3	36,354	+ 46,303
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	48,170	2	53,157	- 4,987
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	45,896	6	19,771	+ 26,125
Lung Cancers	5	29,515	4	35,657	- 6,143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	29,404	5	21,854	+ 7,550
Lung Disease	7	28,710	7	18,232	+ 10,479
Diabetes Mellitus	8	24,124	12	10,912	+ 13,213
Kidney Disease	9	18,779	11	11,477	+ 7,302
Stomach Cancer	10	16,962	26	5,530	+ 11,431
Prostate Cancer	11	14,227	13	10,873	+ 3,354
Breast Cancer	12	13,377	8	15,536	- 2,159
Other Injuries	13	12,975	9	15,119	- 2,144
Hypertension	14	12,592	23	7,109	+ 5,483
Pancreas Cancer	15	11,181	10	12,360	- 1,178
Lymphomas	16	10,768	14	10,067	+ 701
Endocrine Disorders	17	10,361	19	8,086	+ 2,275
Liver Cancer	18	8,510	15	9,573	- 1,063
Suicide	19	7,850	16	8,961	- 1,111
Bladder Cancer	20	7,841	24	6,566	+ 1,276
Parkinson's Disease	21	7,632	20	7,570	+ 63
Liver Disease	22	7,540	22	7,382	+ 158
Falls	23	6,918	18	8,284	- 1,367
Leukemia	24	6,802	21	7,457	- 655
Oral Cancer	25	6,109	27	4,676	+ 1,433
Inflammatory/Heart	26	6,088	25	6,065	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,615	31	3,339	+ 2,276
Other Neoplasms	28	4,368	17	8,771	- 4,402
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,171	28	4,673	- 502
Skin Cancers	30	3,507	32	3,256	+ 251
Epilepsy	31	2,781	37	1,865	+ 915
Uterin Cancer	32	2,719	34	2,721	- 2
Ovary Cancer	33	2,662	30	3,964	- 1,302
Cervical Cancer	34	2,203	40	1,574	+ 629
HIV/AIDS	35	2,141	54	362	+ 1,779
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,545	38	1,807	- 262
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,531	43	986	+ 545
Tuberculosis	38	1,426	50	435	+ 991
Skin Disease	39	1,356	39	1,598	- 242
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,316	35	2,012	- 696
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,131	41	1,384	- 254
Anemia	42	1,010	44	973	+ 37
Asthma	43	981	42	1,039	- 58
Drug Use	44	860	36	1,881	- 1,021
Alcohol	45	744	33	3,189	- 2,445
Fires	46	725	53	403	+ 322
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	663	51	426	+ 236
Violence	48	646	49	538	+ 108
Hepatitis C	49	582	52	416	+ 166
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	552	62	75	+ 477
Drownings	51	531	45	868	- 337
Low Birth Weight	52	528	47	651	- 123
Malnutrition	53	527	29	4,212	- 3,685
Multiple Sclerosis	54	377	46	752	- 376
Schizophrenia	55	329	48	647	- 318
Meningitis	56	286	58	163	+ 122
Poisonings	57	196	57	228	- 31
Osteoarthritis	58	192	56	245	- 53
Hepatitis B	59	174	59	135	+ 39
Birth Trauma	60	159	55	309	- 149
Appendicitis	61	139	61	90	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	62	99	63	54	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	63	48	64	52	- 4
Syphilis	64	21	68	4	+ 17
Oral conditions	65	20	60	118	- 98
Otitis Media	66	17	65	16	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	9	66	8	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	8	73	1	+ 7
War	69	7	67	7	+ 0
Leprosy	70	2	72	1	+ 2
Measles	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Pertussis	72	1	69	3	- 2
Tetanus	73	0	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	1	- 1
Chlamydia	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.