UNITED KINGDOM VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,372	2	71,728	+ 14,644
Stroke	2	82,760	4	37,626	+ 45,134
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	48,230	1	98,135	- 49,905
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	45,952	3	40,540	+ 5,412
Lung Cancers	5	29,551	5	35,715	- 6,164
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	29,440	7	18,446	+ 10,994
Lung Disease	7	28,746	6	32,896	- 4,150
Diabetes Mellitus	8	24,154	17	5,842	+ 18,312
Kidney Disease	9	18,802	18	5,471	+ 13,331
Stomach Cancer	10	16,983	24	4,999	+ 11,984
Prostate Cancer	11	14,244	8	13,289	+ 955
Breast Cancer	12	13,393	9	12,718	+ 675
Other Injuries	13	12,991	19	5,464	+ 7,527
Hypertension	14	12,608	23	5,208	+ 7,400
Pancreas Cancer	15	11,195	11	8,995	+ 2,200
Lymphomas	16	10,781	10	9,350	+ 1,431
Endocrine Disorders	17	10,374	28	3,297	+ 7,077
Liver Cancer	18	8,521	21	5,237	+ 3,284
Suicide	19	7,860	20	5,325	+ 2,535
Bladder Cancer	20	7,851	16	6,133	+ 1,718
Parkinson's Disease	21	7,642	13	8,573	- 931
Liver Disease	22	7,550	14	7,666	- 116
Falls	23	6,926	15	7,618	- 692
Leukemia	24	6,810	22	5,211	+ 1,599
Oral Cancer	25	6,117	30	3,109	+ 3,008
Inflammatory/Heart	26	6,095	29	3,126	+ 2,969
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,622	33	2,169	+ 3,453
Other Neoplasms	28	4,374	26	3,986	+ 388
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,176	12	8,727	- 4,550
Skin Cancers	30	3,511	27	3,727	- 216
Epilepsy	31	2,784	42	1,193	+ 1,591
Uterin Cancer	32	2,722	32	2,346	+ 376
Ovary Cancer	33	2,665	25	4,019	- 1,354
Cervical Cancer	34	2,205	43	1,099	+ 1,106
HIV/AIDS	35	2,144	55	188	+ 1,956
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,547	38	1,599	- 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,533	36	2,090	- 557
Tuberculosis	38	1,428	47	351	+ 1,077
Skin Disease	39	1,357	34	2,134	- 777
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,317	35	2,127	- 809
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,132	45	876	+ 256
Anemia	42	1,011	50	277	+ 734
Asthma	43	982	41	1,302	- 320
Drug Use	44	861	31	2,824	- 1,963
Alcohol	45	745	39	1,555	- 810
Fires	46	726	48	334	+ 392
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	663	44	1,014	- 350
Violence	48	646	46	868	- 221
Hepatitis C	49	582	51	267	+ 315
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	553	56	184	+ 369
Drownings	51	532	49	301	+ 231
Low Birth Weight	52	528	40	1,313	- 785
Malnutrition	53	528	58	116	+ 412
Multiple Sclerosis	54	377	37	1,856	- 1,479
Schizophrenia	55	329	60	101	+ 228
Meningitis	56	286	52	232	+ 54
Poisonings	57	197	53	221	- 24
Osteoarthritis	58	192	57	167	+ 25
Hepatitis B	59	174	65	40	+ 135
Birth Trauma	60	160	54	190	- 30
Appendicitis	61	140	59	105	+ 34
Upper Respiratory	62	99	63	48	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	63	48	64	47	+ 1
Syphilis	64	21	62	49	- 28
Oral conditions	65	20	61	54	- 34
Otitis Media	66	17	66	16	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	9	68	6	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	68	8	70	0	+ 7
War	69	7	67	10	- 3
Leprosy	70	2	83	0	+ 2
Measles	71	2	75	0	+ 2
Pertussis	72	1	69	3	- 2
Tetanus	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.