MEXICO VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	164,949	1	116,238	+ 48,711
Stroke	2	158,051	4	39,790	+ 118,261
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	92,107	30	3,447	+ 88,660
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	87,757	8	24,816	+ 62,942
Lung Cancers	5	56,435	17	7,349	+ 49,086
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	56,223	20	6,871	+ 49,352
Lung Disease	7	54,898	7	29,123	+ 25,774
Diabetes Mellitus	8	46,128	2	86,110	- 39,981
Kidney Disease	9	35,907	3	44,622	- 8,715
Stomach Cancer	10	32,432	19	6,939	+ 25,494
Prostate Cancer	11	27,203	15	7,494	+ 19,709
Breast Cancer	12	25,578	16	7,380	+ 18,198
Other Injuries	13	24,811	11	12,175	+ 12,636
Hypertension	14	24,078	9	17,806	+ 6,272
Pancreas Cancer	15	21,380	27	4,510	+ 16,870
Lymphomas	16	20,590	24	4,961	+ 15,629
Endocrine Disorders	17	19,811	12	11,310	+ 8,501
Liver Cancer	18	16,272	21	6,817	+ 9,455
Suicide	19	15,011	22	6,772	+ 8,239
Bladder Cancer	20	14,993	48	1,272	+ 13,721
Parkinson's Disease	21	14,594	43	1,567	+ 13,027
Liver Disease	22	14,418	6	29,838	- 15,420
Falls	23	13,227	35	2,628	+ 10,599
Leukemia	24	13,006	25	4,830	+ 8,176
Oral Cancer	25	11,682	46	1,355	+ 10,327
Inflammatory/Heart	26	11,640	41	1,866	+ 9,774
Road Traffic Accidents	27	10,736	10	16,303	- 5,567
Other Neoplasms	28	8,352	23	6,204	+ 2,148
Oesophagus Cancer	29	7,976	49	1,252	+ 6,724
Skin Cancers	30	6,705	40	1,909	+ 4,796
Epilepsy	31	5,317	39	1,912	+ 3,405
Uterin Cancer	32	5,199	50	902	+ 4,297
Ovary Cancer	33	5,089	34	2,649	+ 2,440
Cervical Cancer	34	4,212	26	4,787	- 576
HIV/AIDS	35	4,094	28	4,128	- 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,954	29	3,476	- 522
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,927	33	2,734	+ 193
Tuberculosis	38	2,727	38	1,943	+ 784
Skin Disease	39	2,592	31	3,029	- 437
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,516	13	10,457	- 7,941
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,162	52	859	+ 1,303
Anemia	42	1,931	37	2,182	- 251
Asthma	43	1,875	47	1,342	+ 533
Drug Use	44	1,644	44	1,470	+ 174
Alcohol	45	1,423	32	2,945	- 1,523
Fires	46	1,387	56	604	+ 783
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,267	45	1,415	- 148
Violence	48	1,235	5	32,450	- 31,215
Hepatitis C	49	1,112	55	625	+ 487
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	1,056	51	894	+ 162
Drownings	51	1,016	42	1,799	- 783
Low Birth Weight	52	1,009	18	7,163	- 6,153
Malnutrition	53	1,007	14	7,552	- 6,544
Multiple Sclerosis	54	720	60	295	+ 425
Schizophrenia	55	629	63	127	+ 502
Meningitis	56	546	58	357	+ 189
Poisonings	57	375	57	531	- 155
Osteoarthritis	58	367	59	305	+ 63
Hepatitis B	59	333	61	210	+ 123
Birth Trauma	60	305	36	2,552	- 2,247
Appendicitis	61	267	53	774	- 507
Upper Respiratory	62	189	64	127	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	63	92	54	750	- 658
Syphilis	64	39	73	5	+ 35
Oral conditions	65	38	65	125	- 87
Otitis Media	66	32	68	29	+ 3
Encephalitis	67	16	62	140	- 124
Leishmaniasis	68	15	76	1	+ 14
War	69	13	66	112	- 98
Leprosy	70	4	75	1	+ 3
Measles	71	4	80	0	+ 4
Pertussis	72	1	70	21	- 20
Tetanus	73	0	71	10	- 10
Diphtheria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	2	- 2
Chlamydia	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	72	5	- 5
Dengue	84	0	67	30	- 30
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Portugal

Mexico

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.