SOUTH AFRICA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	76,258	3	32,739	+ 43,519
Stroke	2	73,069	4	30,693	+ 42,375
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	42,582	22	4,676	+ 37,906
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	40,571	2	39,341	+ 1,231
Lung Cancers	5	26,091	15	7,705	+ 18,385
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	25,993	28	3,587	+ 22,406
Lung Disease	7	25,380	13	11,895	+ 13,485
Diabetes Mellitus	8	21,326	5	30,188	- 8,862
Kidney Disease	9	16,600	9	15,302	+ 1,298
Stomach Cancer	10	14,994	39	1,535	+ 13,459
Prostate Cancer	11	12,576	24	4,374	+ 8,203
Breast Cancer	12	11,825	23	4,533	+ 7,292
Other Injuries	13	11,470	17	6,014	+ 5,456
Hypertension	14	11,132	12	12,789	- 1,657
Pancreas Cancer	15	9,884	35	2,007	+ 7,877
Lymphomas	16	9,519	31	2,818	+ 6,701
Endocrine Disorders	17	9,159	19	5,890	+ 3,269
Liver Cancer	18	7,523	33	2,383	+ 5,140
Suicide	19	6,940	10	13,774	- 6,834
Bladder Cancer	20	6,932	52	829	+ 6,102
Parkinson's Disease	21	6,747	46	1,077	+ 5,670
Liver Disease	22	6,666	14	9,013	- 2,348
Falls	23	6,115	42	1,399	+ 4,716
Leukemia	24	6,013	40	1,464	+ 4,549
Oral Cancer	25	5,401	41	1,406	+ 3,995
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,381	21	5,408	- 27
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,963	11	13,014	- 8,051
Other Neoplasms	28	3,861	58	267	+ 3,595
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,687	29	3,486	+ 202
Skin Cancers	30	3,100	48	993	+ 2,107
Epilepsy	31	2,458	37	1,870	+ 588
Uterin Cancer	32	2,404	54	512	+ 1,891
Ovary Cancer	33	2,353	51	951	+ 1,402
Cervical Cancer	34	1,947	20	5,555	- 3,608
HIV/AIDS	35	1,893	1	71,996	- 70,103
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,366	8	15,843	- 14,478
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,353	36	1,894	- 541
Tuberculosis	38	1,261	6	21,965	- 20,705
Skin Disease	39	1,198	45	1,101	+ 97
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,163	25	4,351	- 3,188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,000	47	1,015	- 15
Anemia	42	893	82	0	+ 893
Asthma	43	867	18	5,966	- 5,099
Drug Use	44	760	53	770	- 10
Alcohol	45	658	49	987	- 329
Fires	46	641	27	3,618	- 2,976
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	586	55	376	+ 210
Violence	48	571	7	21,000	- 20,429
Hepatitis C	49	514	70	8	+ 506
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	488	86	0	+ 488
Drownings	51	470	32	2,403	- 1,934
Low Birth Weight	52	467	16	6,250	- 5,784
Malnutrition	53	466	34	2,381	- 1,915
Multiple Sclerosis	54	333	62	113	+ 220
Schizophrenia	55	291	80	0	+ 291
Meningitis	56	253	26	3,660	- 3,408
Poisonings	57	174	50	975	- 802
Osteoarthritis	58	170	85	0	+ 170
Hepatitis B	59	154	61	139	+ 15
Birth Trauma	60	141	30	3,004	- 2,863
Appendicitis	61	123	56	274	- 151
Upper Respiratory	62	87	60	223	- 136
Maternal Conditions	63	42	38	1,700	- 1,657
Syphilis	64	18	44	1,130	- 1,111
Oral conditions	65	17	84	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	66	15	67	19	- 4
Encephalitis	67	8	59	234	- 227
Leishmaniasis	68	7	77	0	+ 7
War	69	6	64	66	- 59
Leprosy	70	2	75	0	+ 2
Measles	71	2	57	270	- 269
Pertussis	72	1	43	1,142	- 1,142
Tetanus	73	0	65	38	- 38
Diphtheria	74	0	69	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	68	18	- 18
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	78	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

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.