USA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	431,440	1	504,904	- 73,464
Stroke	2	413,399	4	158,520	+ 254,879
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	240,914	2	287,198	- 46,284
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	229,538	11	60,317	+ 169,221
Lung Cancers	5	147,612	5	155,533	- 7,920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	147,058	9	61,827	+ 85,231
Lung Disease	7	143,590	3	195,387	- 51,797
Diabetes Mellitus	8	120,653	10	61,418	+ 59,235
Kidney Disease	9	93,918	6	85,861	+ 8,057
Stomach Cancer	10	84,830	33	13,077	+ 71,754
Prostate Cancer	11	71,153	20	35,612	+ 35,541
Breast Cancer	12	66,902	13	48,671	+ 18,231
Other Injuries	13	64,894	25	25,997	+ 38,897
Hypertension	14	62,979	8	65,960	- 2,982
Pancreas Cancer	15	55,921	15	44,293	+ 11,629
Lymphomas	16	53,855	19	40,281	+ 13,574
Endocrine Disorders	17	51,818	14	46,985	+ 4,833
Liver Cancer	18	42,562	23	27,064	+ 15,497
Suicide	19	39,262	12	53,099	- 13,837
Bladder Cancer	20	39,217	26	19,622	+ 19,595
Parkinson's Disease	21	38,172	21	34,491	+ 3,681
Liver Disease	22	37,712	16	43,402	- 5,691
Falls	23	34,597	18	40,418	- 5,821
Leukemia	24	34,019	24	26,966	+ 7,053
Oral Cancer	25	30,555	35	11,555	+ 19,000
Inflammatory/Heart	26	30,446	22	32,529	- 2,084
Road Traffic Accidents	27	28,081	17	41,694	- 13,613
Other Neoplasms	28	21,847	29	17,743	+ 4,104
Oesophagus Cancer	29	20,862	28	17,829	+ 3,033
Skin Cancers	30	17,538	32	14,311	+ 3,227
Epilepsy	31	13,907	50	3,162	+ 10,745
Uterin Cancer	32	13,599	36	10,063	+ 3,536
Ovary Cancer	33	13,311	31	14,591	- 1,280
Cervical Cancer	34	11,016	38	6,984	+ 4,031
HIV/AIDS	35	10,708	42	5,660	+ 5,048
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	7,726	37	9,955	- 2,228
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	7,657	48	3,461	+ 4,196
Tuberculosis	38	7,134	62	546	+ 6,587
Skin Disease	39	6,780	43	5,409	+ 1,371
Congenital Anomalies	40	6,580	34	11,762	- 5,182
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	5,655	47	3,646	+ 2,009
Anemia	42	5,050	51	3,115	+ 1,935
Asthma	43	4,905	46	3,818	+ 1,087
Drug Use	44	4,301	7	74,435	- 70,133
Alcohol	45	3,722	30	14,659	- 10,938
Fires	46	3,628	49	3,183	+ 445
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	3,314	52	2,461	+ 853
Violence	48	3,229	27	18,976	- 15,747
Hepatitis C	49	2,909	41	5,684	- 2,775
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	2,761	58	678	+ 2,083
Drownings	51	2,657	45	4,070	- 1,413
Low Birth Weight	52	2,640	39	6,924	- 4,284
Malnutrition	53	2,635	40	6,762	- 4,127
Multiple Sclerosis	54	1,883	44	5,059	- 3,176
Schizophrenia	55	1,645	57	723	+ 923
Meningitis	56	1,429	60	606	+ 823
Poisonings	57	982	53	1,674	- 692
Osteoarthritis	58	960	61	579	+ 382
Hepatitis B	59	871	59	608	+ 263
Birth Trauma	60	797	54	1,233	- 436
Appendicitis	61	697	63	424	+ 273
Upper Respiratory	62	494	65	229	+ 265
Maternal Conditions	63	240	56	779	- 539
Syphilis	64	103	66	49	+ 53
Oral conditions	65	98	64	286	- 187
Otitis Media	66	83	67	34	+ 49
Encephalitis	67	43	68	25	+ 17
Leishmaniasis	68	39	79	0	+ 39
War	69	35	55	1,198	- 1,163
Leprosy	70	11	74	0	+ 11
Measles	71	9	80	0	+ 9
Pertussis	72	3	69	16	- 13
Tetanus	73	0	71	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	1	- 1
Chlamydia	76	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Portugal

United States

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.