GERMANY VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	106,129	1	147,055	- 40,926
Stroke	2	101,691	3	49,794	+ 51,898
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	59,262	2	51,168	+ 8,094
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	56,464	9	20,712	+ 35,751
Lung Cancers	5	36,311	4	46,560	- 10,249
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	36,175	7	26,026	+ 10,149
Lung Disease	7	35,322	5	42,797	- 7,475
Diabetes Mellitus	8	29,679	13	15,560	+ 14,119
Kidney Disease	9	23,103	8	22,770	+ 332
Stomach Cancer	10	20,867	20	9,658	+ 11,210
Prostate Cancer	11	17,503	12	16,487	+ 1,016
Breast Cancer	12	16,457	10	18,842	- 2,385
Other Injuries	13	15,963	23	8,248	+ 7,715
Hypertension	14	15,492	6	26,796	- 11,303
Pancreas Cancer	15	13,756	11	17,971	- 4,215
Lymphomas	16	13,248	17	12,249	+ 999
Endocrine Disorders	17	12,747	18	10,677	+ 2,069
Liver Cancer	18	10,470	25	8,057	+ 2,412
Suicide	19	9,658	19	10,284	- 626
Bladder Cancer	20	9,647	28	6,193	+ 3,454
Parkinson's Disease	21	9,390	16	12,594	- 3,204
Liver Disease	22	9,277	15	15,194	- 5,917
Falls	23	8,510	14	15,325	- 6,815
Leukemia	24	8,368	22	8,737	- 369
Oral Cancer	25	7,516	29	6,023	+ 1,493
Inflammatory/Heart	26	7,489	21	8,891	- 1,402
Road Traffic Accidents	27	6,908	34	3,160	+ 3,748
Other Neoplasms	28	5,374	24	8,161	- 2,787
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,132	27	6,212	- 1,081
Skin Cancers	30	4,314	31	4,055	+ 259
Epilepsy	31	3,421	35	3,091	+ 330
Uterin Cancer	32	3,345	37	2,231	+ 1,114
Ovary Cancer	33	3,274	30	5,192	- 1,918
Cervical Cancer	34	2,710	39	2,131	+ 578
HIV/AIDS	35	2,634	54	345	+ 2,289
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,901	32	3,830	- 1,930
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,884	38	2,166	- 283
Tuberculosis	38	1,755	56	281	+ 1,474
Skin Disease	39	1,668	42	1,543	+ 125
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,619	36	2,291	- 673
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,391	33	3,615	- 2,224
Anemia	42	1,242	43	994	+ 249
Asthma	43	1,207	44	924	+ 282
Drug Use	44	1,058	40	1,930	- 872
Alcohol	45	916	26	6,257	- 5,342
Fires	46	892	53	359	+ 534
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	815	47	543	+ 272
Violence	48	794	46	769	+ 26
Hepatitis C	49	716	48	507	+ 209
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	679	55	292	+ 388
Drownings	51	654	49	459	+ 195
Low Birth Weight	52	649	45	770	- 121
Malnutrition	53	648	50	450	+ 198
Multiple Sclerosis	54	463	41	1,571	- 1,107
Schizophrenia	55	405	51	391	+ 14
Meningitis	56	352	60	168	+ 184
Poisonings	57	242	58	216	+ 25
Osteoarthritis	58	236	52	364	- 127
Hepatitis B	59	214	59	182	+ 33
Birth Trauma	60	196	57	239	- 43
Appendicitis	61	172	62	129	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	62	122	61	138	- 17
Maternal Conditions	63	59	64	38	+ 21
Syphilis	64	25	68	6	+ 20
Oral conditions	65	24	63	62	- 38
Otitis Media	66	20	65	16	+ 5
Encephalitis	67	10	67	8	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	68	10	72	1	+ 9
War	69	9	66	10	- 2
Leprosy	70	3	84	0	+ 3
Measles	71	2	70	2	+ 0
Pertussis	72	1	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	73	0	75	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	71	2	- 2
Chlamydia	76	0	85	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.