INDIA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,777,833	1	1,520,034	+ 257,799
Stroke	2	1,703,491	3	697,038	+ 1,006,453
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	992,734	17	126,593	+ 866,141
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	945,858	6	392,425	+ 553,433
Lung Cancers	5	608,266	21	88,276	+ 519,991
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	605,981	25	77,368	+ 528,613
Lung Disease	7	591,692	2	879,732	- 288,041
Diabetes Mellitus	8	497,175	7	271,495	+ 225,680
Kidney Disease	9	387,006	11	222,903	+ 164,103
Stomach Cancer	10	349,560	24	81,058	+ 268,502
Prostate Cancer	11	293,200	38	30,945	+ 262,256
Breast Cancer	12	275,683	22	82,821	+ 192,862
Other Injuries	13	267,410	15	149,570	+ 117,840
Hypertension	14	259,516	19	108,050	+ 151,466
Pancreas Cancer	15	230,435	37	32,812	+ 197,623
Lymphomas	16	221,921	33	40,159	+ 181,762
Endocrine Disorders	17	213,526	47	15,264	+ 198,261
Liver Cancer	18	175,384	39	30,369	+ 145,015
Suicide	19	161,787	14	173,347	- 11,560
Bladder Cancer	20	161,600	48	14,081	+ 147,520
Parkinson's Disease	21	157,297	32	43,398	+ 113,899
Liver Disease	22	155,398	8	268,580	- 113,182
Falls	23	142,563	10	225,755	- 83,192
Leukemia	24	140,181	35	33,383	+ 106,798
Oral Cancer	25	125,907	16	134,187	- 8,280
Inflammatory/Heart	26	125,457	49	12,651	+ 112,806
Road Traffic Accidents	27	115,713	12	212,596	- 96,883
Other Neoplasms	28	90,024	62	2,968	+ 87,055
Oesophagus Cancer	29	85,967	34	38,898	+ 47,069
Skin Cancers	30	72,267	60	5,054	+ 67,213
Epilepsy	31	57,308	40	30,307	+ 27,000
Uterin Cancer	32	56,037	59	6,841	+ 49,196
Ovary Cancer	33	54,852	44	21,947	+ 32,905
Cervical Cancer	34	45,393	30	45,319	+ 73
HIV/AIDS	35	44,126	31	44,406	- 280
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	31,838	4	670,315	- 638,477
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	31,552	26	68,108	- 36,555
Tuberculosis	38	29,396	5	435,882	- 406,486
Skin Disease	39	27,937	45	17,857	+ 10,079
Congenital Anomalies	40	27,113	23	82,769	- 55,655
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	23,302	18	126,079	- 102,777
Anemia	42	20,809	81	0	+ 20,809
Asthma	43	20,213	13	196,051	- 175,838
Drug Use	44	17,725	52	11,747	+ 5,977
Alcohol	45	15,336	43	23,097	- 7,761
Fires	46	14,948	42	23,265	- 8,317
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	13,656	50	11,931	+ 1,725
Violence	48	13,307	27	51,767	- 38,459
Hepatitis C	49	11,986	65	1,364	+ 10,622
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	11,378	86	0	+ 11,378
Drownings	51	10,949	28	48,774	- 37,825
Low Birth Weight	52	10,878	9	238,739	- 227,861
Malnutrition	53	10,858	55	8,626	+ 2,232
Multiple Sclerosis	54	7,761	63	2,328	+ 5,433
Schizophrenia	55	6,781	83	0	+ 6,781
Meningitis	56	5,888	36	33,337	- 27,448
Poisonings	57	4,046	61	3,540	+ 506
Osteoarthritis	58	3,957	85	0	+ 3,957
Hepatitis B	59	3,589	56	8,184	- 4,595
Birth Trauma	60	3,285	20	102,819	- 99,534
Appendicitis	61	2,874	53	11,245	- 8,372
Upper Respiratory	62	2,035	68	584	+ 1,452
Maternal Conditions	63	989	41	25,917	- 24,928
Syphilis	64	423	64	2,007	- 1,584
Oral conditions	65	404	84	0	+ 404
Otitis Media	66	343	71	68	+ 275
Encephalitis	67	176	29	48,080	- 47,905
Leishmaniasis	68	160	66	973	- 813
War	69	144	67	890	- 746
Leprosy	70	46	73	0	+ 46
Measles	71	39	51	11,923	- 11,884
Pertussis	72	13	54	10,094	- 10,081
Tetanus	73	0	58	7,093	- 7,093
Diphtheria	74	0	72	65	- 65
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	69	379	- 379
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	126	- 126
Dengue	84	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Portugal

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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.