LUXEMBOURG VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	847	1	655	+ 192
Stroke	2	811	4	257	+ 555
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	473	2	298	+ 175
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	451	8	111	+ 339
Lung Cancers	5	290	3	260	+ 30
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	289	6	131	+ 158
Lung Disease	7	282	5	242	+ 39
Diabetes Mellitus	8	237	17	61	+ 176
Kidney Disease	9	184	9	91	+ 93
Stomach Cancer	10	167	22	51	+ 115
Prostate Cancer	11	140	15	64	+ 76
Breast Cancer	12	131	7	113	+ 18
Other Injuries	13	127	10	88	+ 39
Hypertension	14	124	19	54	+ 70
Pancreas Cancer	15	110	11	82	+ 28
Lymphomas	16	106	14	64	+ 41
Endocrine Disorders	17	102	21	53	+ 49
Liver Cancer	18	84	25	49	+ 35
Suicide	19	77	13	69	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	20	77	26	44	+ 33
Parkinson's Disease	21	75	16	62	+ 13
Liver Disease	22	74	12	75	- 1
Falls	23	68	18	61	+ 7
Leukemia	24	67	20	53	+ 14
Oral Cancer	25	60	33	19	+ 41
Inflammatory/Heart	26	60	23	49	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	27	55	30	25	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	28	43	24	49	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	29	41	28	32	+ 9
Skin Cancers	30	34	31	22	+ 13
Epilepsy	31	27	35	17	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	32	27	36	16	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	33	26	27	35	- 9
Cervical Cancer	34	22	38	10	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	35	21	52	2	+ 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	15	42	6	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	15	41	7	+ 8
Tuberculosis	38	14	55	2	+ 12
Skin Disease	39	13	44	5	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	40	13	37	10	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	11	34	19	- 8
Anemia	42	10	40	8	+ 1
Asthma	43	10	45	5	+ 5
Drug Use	44	8	39	9	- 1
Alcohol	45	7	29	25	- 18
Fires	46	7	51	3	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	7	53	2	+ 4
Violence	48	6	48	3	+ 3
Hepatitis C	49	6	47	4	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	5	57	1	+ 4
Drownings	51	5	54	2	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	52	5	49	3	+ 2
Malnutrition	53	5	32	19	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	54	4	46	4	- 0
Schizophrenia	55	3	43	6	- 3
Meningitis	56	3	58	1	+ 2
Poisonings	57	2	56	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	58	2	50	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	59	2	60	1	+ 1
Birth Trauma	60	2	59	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	61	1	62	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	61	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	0	63	0	+ 0
Syphilis	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	65	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	65	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	83	0	+ 0
War	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	73	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Portugal

Luxembourg

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.