IRELAND VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,603	1	4,762	+ 1,841
Stroke	2	6,327	5	1,770	+ 4,557
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	3,687	2	3,209	+ 478
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,513	6	1,298	+ 2,215
Lung Cancers	5	2,259	3	1,916	+ 343
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,251	7	1,095	+ 1,155
Lung Disease	7	2,198	4	1,915	+ 282
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,846	16	414	+ 1,433
Kidney Disease	9	1,437	10	566	+ 871
Stomach Cancer	10	1,298	17	357	+ 942
Prostate Cancer	11	1,089	9	585	+ 504
Breast Cancer	12	1,024	8	760	+ 264
Other Injuries	13	993	30	171	+ 822
Hypertension	14	964	29	175	+ 789
Pancreas Cancer	15	856	11	530	+ 325
Lymphomas	16	824	13	513	+ 311
Endocrine Disorders	17	793	24	249	+ 544
Liver Cancer	18	651	18	318	+ 333
Suicide	19	601	14	470	+ 131
Bladder Cancer	20	600	22	256	+ 344
Parkinson's Disease	21	584	12	530	+ 55
Liver Disease	22	577	19	279	+ 298
Falls	23	529	25	247	+ 283
Leukemia	24	521	20	274	+ 247
Oral Cancer	25	468	28	183	+ 285
Inflammatory/Heart	26	466	26	240	+ 226
Road Traffic Accidents	27	430	33	153	+ 277
Other Neoplasms	28	334	27	218	+ 116
Oesophagus Cancer	29	319	15	419	- 99
Skin Cancers	30	268	23	252	+ 17
Epilepsy	31	213	36	85	+ 128
Uterin Cancer	32	208	34	126	+ 82
Ovary Cancer	33	204	21	273	- 69
Cervical Cancer	34	169	35	103	+ 66
HIV/AIDS	35	164	57	9	+ 155
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	118	45	53	+ 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	117	38	67	+ 50
Tuberculosis	38	109	50	23	+ 86
Skin Disease	39	104	42	58	+ 46
Congenital Anomalies	40	101	32	153	- 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	87	46	50	+ 37
Anemia	42	77	49	29	+ 49
Asthma	43	75	41	58	+ 17
Drug Use	44	66	31	167	- 101
Alcohol	45	57	39	64	- 7
Fires	46	56	48	30	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	51	40	59	- 8
Violence	48	49	47	38	+ 11
Hepatitis C	49	45	52	19	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	42	54	14	+ 29
Drownings	51	41	43	57	- 16
Low Birth Weight	52	40	44	56	- 15
Malnutrition	53	40	63	2	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	54	29	37	83	- 54
Schizophrenia	55	25	55	12	+ 14
Meningitis	56	22	58	7	+ 15
Poisonings	57	15	53	14	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	58	15	51	20	- 5
Hepatitis B	59	13	59	6	+ 7
Birth Trauma	60	12	56	10	+ 2
Appendicitis	61	11	60	3	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	62	8	64	1	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	63	4	61	3	+ 1
Syphilis	64	2	68	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	65	2	62	2	- 1
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	1	66	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	1	76	0	+ 1
War	69	1	65	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	73	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Portugal

Ireland

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.