NETHERLANDS VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,423	2	17,601	+ 4,822
Stroke	2	21,485	4	9,707	+ 11,778
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	12,521	1	18,148	- 5,628
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,929	7	4,946	+ 6,983
Lung Cancers	5	7,672	3	10,980	- 3,308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,643	6	5,829	+ 1,813
Lung Disease	7	7,463	5	9,567	- 2,105
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,271	14	2,386	+ 3,885
Kidney Disease	9	4,881	12	2,530	+ 2,351
Stomach Cancer	10	4,409	22	1,361	+ 3,048
Prostate Cancer	11	3,698	10	3,265	+ 433
Breast Cancer	12	3,477	9	3,535	- 58
Other Injuries	13	3,373	19	1,648	+ 1,724
Hypertension	14	3,273	29	818	+ 2,455
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,906	11	2,995	- 89
Lymphomas	16	2,799	13	2,511	+ 288
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,693	26	1,055	+ 1,638
Liver Cancer	18	2,212	24	1,163	+ 1,049
Suicide	19	2,041	17	2,025	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	20	2,038	21	1,471	+ 567
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,984	16	2,120	- 136
Liver Disease	22	1,960	28	936	+ 1,024
Falls	23	1,798	8	4,131	- 2,333
Leukemia	24	1,768	20	1,578	+ 190
Oral Cancer	25	1,588	30	768	+ 820
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,582	23	1,201	+ 382
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,459	31	681	+ 778
Other Neoplasms	28	1,135	18	1,831	- 696
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,084	15	2,145	- 1,061
Skin Cancers	30	911	27	1,024	- 113
Epilepsy	31	723	38	289	+ 434
Uterin Cancer	32	707	34	566	+ 141
Ovary Cancer	33	692	25	1,067	- 375
Cervical Cancer	34	573	39	266	+ 306
HIV/AIDS	35	557	55	33	+ 524
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	402	33	584	- 182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	398	47	130	+ 268
Tuberculosis	38	371	56	29	+ 342
Skin Disease	39	352	36	295	+ 57
Congenital Anomalies	40	342	35	544	- 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	294	41	238	+ 56
Anemia	42	262	40	249	+ 13
Asthma	43	255	46	165	+ 90
Drug Use	44	224	42	231	- 7
Alcohol	45	193	32	612	- 419
Fires	46	189	53	49	+ 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	172	44	214	- 42
Violence	48	168	48	107	+ 61
Hepatitis C	49	151	60	20	+ 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	144	54	42	+ 102
Drownings	51	138	49	98	+ 40
Low Birth Weight	52	137	45	167	- 30
Malnutrition	53	137	63	12	+ 125
Multiple Sclerosis	54	98	37	295	- 197
Schizophrenia	55	86	50	96	- 10
Meningitis	56	74	51	78	- 4
Poisonings	57	51	61	17	+ 34
Osteoarthritis	58	50	43	220	- 170
Hepatitis B	59	45	62	14	+ 32
Birth Trauma	60	41	52	74	- 32
Appendicitis	61	36	58	26	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	62	26	57	28	- 2
Maternal Conditions	63	12	65	8	+ 4
Syphilis	64	5	69	1	+ 5
Oral conditions	65	5	59	21	- 16
Otitis Media	66	4	64	10	- 6
Encephalitis	67	2	68	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	2	70	0	+ 2
War	69	2	66	2	+ 0
Leprosy	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Measles	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	67	1	- 1
Tetanus	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Portugal

Netherlands

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.