RUSSIA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	177,667	1	562,711	- 385,044
Stroke	2	170,238	2	327,199	- 156,961
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	99,209	5	48,522	+ 50,687
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	94,524	10	32,404	+ 62,120
Lung Cancers	5	60,787	3	54,361	+ 6,426
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	60,559	7	42,633	+ 17,926
Lung Disease	7	59,131	9	36,600	+ 22,530
Diabetes Mellitus	8	49,685	18	18,345	+ 31,340
Kidney Disease	9	38,675	22	11,581	+ 27,094
Stomach Cancer	10	34,933	11	29,386	+ 5,547
Prostate Cancer	11	29,301	20	14,107	+ 15,194
Breast Cancer	12	27,550	13	23,242	+ 4,309
Other Injuries	13	26,724	14	22,517	+ 4,207
Hypertension	14	25,935	17	18,348	+ 7,587
Pancreas Cancer	15	23,028	16	20,282	+ 2,746
Lymphomas	16	22,178	29	8,919	+ 13,258
Endocrine Disorders	17	21,339	45	2,004	+ 19,335
Liver Cancer	18	17,527	24	11,165	+ 6,362
Suicide	19	16,168	8	36,625	- 20,457
Bladder Cancer	20	16,149	38	6,307	+ 9,842
Parkinson's Disease	21	15,719	26	9,371	+ 6,349
Liver Disease	22	15,530	6	45,463	- 29,933
Falls	23	14,247	21	11,705	+ 2,542
Leukemia	24	14,009	31	8,238	+ 5,771
Oral Cancer	25	12,582	25	10,880	+ 1,702
Inflammatory/Heart	26	12,538	4	54,060	- 41,523
Road Traffic Accidents	27	11,564	19	17,507	- 5,943
Other Neoplasms	28	8,997	51	729	+ 8,268
Oesophagus Cancer	29	8,591	33	7,431	+ 1,160
Skin Cancers	30	7,222	39	5,612	+ 1,610
Epilepsy	31	5,727	52	718	+ 5,009
Uterin Cancer	32	5,600	35	6,867	- 1,267
Ovary Cancer	33	5,482	32	8,123	- 2,641
Cervical Cancer	34	4,536	34	7,423	- 2,887
HIV/AIDS	35	4,410	15	21,262	- 16,852
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,182	55	403	+ 2,779
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	3,153	28	8,938	- 5,785
Tuberculosis	38	2,938	30	8,422	- 5,484
Skin Disease	39	2,792	43	2,735	+ 56
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,710	41	4,201	- 1,492
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,329	42	2,770	- 442
Anemia	42	2,080	81	0	+ 2,080
Asthma	43	2,020	46	1,764	+ 256
Drug Use	44	1,771	27	9,113	- 7,341
Alcohol	45	1,533	12	27,984	- 26,452
Fires	46	1,494	37	6,387	- 4,893
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,365	50	750	+ 615
Violence	48	1,330	23	11,450	- 10,120
Hepatitis C	49	1,198	66	2	+ 1,196
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	1,137	85	0	+ 1,137
Drownings	51	1,094	36	6,629	- 5,534
Low Birth Weight	52	1,087	44	2,153	- 1,066
Malnutrition	53	1,085	57	242	+ 843
Multiple Sclerosis	54	776	49	827	- 51
Schizophrenia	55	678	83	0	+ 678
Meningitis	56	588	48	1,037	- 449
Poisonings	57	404	40	5,565	- 5,161
Osteoarthritis	58	395	84	0	+ 395
Hepatitis B	59	359	60	43	+ 315
Birth Trauma	60	328	53	714	- 386
Appendicitis	61	287	54	409	- 121
Upper Respiratory	62	203	58	158	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	63	99	56	267	- 169
Syphilis	64	42	62	19	+ 24
Oral conditions	65	40	86	0	+ 40
Otitis Media	66	34	64	3	+ 31
Encephalitis	67	18	47	1,076	- 1,059
Leishmaniasis	68	16	73	0	+ 16
War	69	14	59	123	- 108
Leprosy	70	5	75	0	+ 5
Measles	71	4	68	0	+ 4
Pertussis	72	1	65	2	- 1
Tetanus	73	0	63	3	- 3
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	61	25	- 25
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Portugal

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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.