PHILIPPINES VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	149,225	1	129,955	+ 19,270
Stroke	2	142,985	3	74,167	+ 68,818
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	83,326	39	2,010	+ 81,316
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	79,392	2	93,807	- 14,415
Lung Cancers	5	51,056	13	10,296	+ 40,760
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	50,864	16	8,063	+ 42,801
Lung Disease	7	49,664	6	32,559	+ 17,105
Diabetes Mellitus	8	41,731	7	32,260	+ 9,471
Kidney Disease	9	32,484	4	39,380	- 6,896
Stomach Cancer	10	29,341	41	1,868	+ 27,472
Prostate Cancer	11	24,610	26	4,149	+ 20,461
Breast Cancer	12	23,140	15	9,802	+ 13,338
Other Injuries	13	22,445	31	3,536	+ 18,910
Hypertension	14	21,783	5	34,500	- 12,717
Pancreas Cancer	15	19,342	37	2,121	+ 17,221
Lymphomas	16	18,627	36	2,279	+ 16,349
Endocrine Disorders	17	17,923	12	10,464	+ 7,459
Liver Cancer	18	14,721	19	7,663	+ 7,058
Suicide	19	13,580	35	2,325	+ 11,254
Bladder Cancer	20	13,564	58	569	+ 12,995
Parkinson's Disease	21	13,203	55	594	+ 12,609
Liver Disease	22	13,044	20	7,076	+ 5,967
Falls	23	11,966	28	3,861	+ 8,105
Leukemia	24	11,766	29	3,596	+ 8,170
Oral Cancer	25	10,568	34	2,916	+ 7,652
Inflammatory/Heart	26	10,530	30	3,545	+ 6,985
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9,713	10	13,017	- 3,304
Other Neoplasms	28	7,556	23	5,146	+ 2,410
Oesophagus Cancer	29	7,216	53	672	+ 6,544
Skin Cancers	30	6,066	61	368	+ 5,698
Epilepsy	31	4,810	45	1,120	+ 3,690
Uterin Cancer	32	4,704	50	761	+ 3,943
Ovary Cancer	33	4,604	40	1,994	+ 2,610
Cervical Cancer	34	3,810	33	3,076	+ 735
HIV/AIDS	35	3,704	66	204	+ 3,499
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,672	22	6,189	- 3,516
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,648	21	6,865	- 4,217
Tuberculosis	38	2,467	8	27,061	- 24,593
Skin Disease	39	2,345	25	4,229	- 1,885
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,276	17	8,051	- 5,775
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,956	42	1,807	+ 149
Anemia	42	1,747	32	3,435	- 1,689
Asthma	43	1,697	11	11,404	- 9,707
Drug Use	44	1,488	52	695	+ 793
Alcohol	45	1,287	60	401	+ 887
Fires	46	1,255	54	600	+ 655
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,146	62	323	+ 824
Violence	48	1,117	9	14,835	- 13,718
Hepatitis C	49	1,006	81	0	+ 1,006
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	955	51	752	+ 203
Drownings	51	919	27	3,881	- 2,962
Low Birth Weight	52	913	14	10,141	- 9,228
Malnutrition	53	911	24	4,311	- 3,400
Multiple Sclerosis	54	651	72	31	+ 620
Schizophrenia	55	569	68	127	+ 442
Meningitis	56	494	47	1,041	- 547
Poisonings	57	340	65	226	+ 114
Osteoarthritis	58	332	57	570	- 238
Hepatitis B	59	301	56	590	- 288
Birth Trauma	60	276	18	7,960	- 7,684
Appendicitis	61	241	63	276	- 35
Upper Respiratory	62	171	70	39	+ 132
Maternal Conditions	63	83	38	2,042	- 1,959
Syphilis	64	36	44	1,157	- 1,121
Oral conditions	65	34	73	28	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	29	74	23	+ 6
Encephalitis	67	15	67	185	- 170
Leishmaniasis	68	13	82	0	+ 13
War	69	12	49	817	- 805
Leprosy	70	4	71	37	- 33
Measles	71	3	48	894	- 890
Pertussis	72	1	43	1,760	- 1,759
Tetanus	73	0	59	521	- 521
Diphtheria	74	0	75	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	4	- 4
Chlamydia	76	0	78	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	64	233	- 233
Malaria	78	0	69	94	- 94
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	76	13	- 13
Dengue	84	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Portugal

Philippines

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.