VENEZUELA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,427	1	26,905	+ 12,522
Stroke	2	37,778	3	12,133	+ 25,645
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	22,016	35	572	+ 21,444
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	20,976	7	7,188	+ 13,788
Lung Cancers	5	13,490	11	3,900	+ 9,590
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,439	19	2,037	+ 11,402
Lung Disease	7	13,122	10	5,150	+ 7,972
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,026	4	11,176	- 151
Kidney Disease	9	8,583	8	5,932	+ 2,651
Stomach Cancer	10	7,752	17	2,175	+ 5,577
Prostate Cancer	11	6,502	13	2,848	+ 3,654
Breast Cancer	12	6,114	15	2,563	+ 3,551
Other Injuries	13	5,930	21	1,693	+ 4,237
Hypertension	14	5,755	9	5,195	+ 560
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,110	25	1,082	+ 4,028
Lymphomas	16	4,922	23	1,248	+ 3,674
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,735	30	760	+ 3,975
Liver Cancer	18	3,889	26	1,029	+ 2,860
Suicide	19	3,588	34	585	+ 3,003
Bladder Cancer	20	3,584	45	365	+ 3,219
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,488	48	252	+ 3,237
Liver Disease	22	3,446	16	2,340	+ 1,106
Falls	23	3,162	28	865	+ 2,296
Leukemia	24	3,109	27	1,007	+ 2,101
Oral Cancer	25	2,792	38	544	+ 2,248
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,782	33	599	+ 2,183
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,566	5	11,127	- 8,561
Other Neoplasms	28	1,996	18	2,167	- 171
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,906	44	370	+ 1,537
Skin Cancers	30	1,603	37	553	+ 1,050
Epilepsy	31	1,271	41	411	+ 860
Uterin Cancer	32	1,243	47	309	+ 933
Ovary Cancer	33	1,216	36	563	+ 654
Cervical Cancer	34	1,007	20	1,986	- 980
HIV/AIDS	35	979	6	7,490	- 6,512
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	706	22	1,359	- 653
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	700	40	418	+ 282
Tuberculosis	38	652	31	748	- 96
Skin Disease	39	620	66	18	+ 602
Congenital Anomalies	40	601	14	2,846	- 2,244
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	517	57	80	+ 437
Anemia	42	461	55	126	+ 336
Asthma	43	448	46	311	+ 137
Drug Use	44	393	50	225	+ 168
Alcohol	45	340	62	34	+ 306
Fires	46	332	54	144	+ 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	303	52	180	+ 123
Violence	48	295	2	18,132	- 17,837
Hepatitis C	49	266	65	21	+ 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	252	53	151	+ 102
Drownings	51	243	43	388	- 146
Low Birth Weight	52	241	12	3,088	- 2,847
Malnutrition	53	241	32	629	- 388
Multiple Sclerosis	54	172	60	51	+ 121
Schizophrenia	55	150	69	6	+ 144
Meningitis	56	131	49	251	- 120
Poisonings	57	90	58	68	+ 22
Osteoarthritis	58	88	72	3	+ 85
Hepatitis B	59	80	63	30	+ 50
Birth Trauma	60	73	24	1,087	- 1,014
Appendicitis	61	64	56	98	- 34
Upper Respiratory	62	45	74	1	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	63	22	39	422	- 400
Syphilis	64	9	67	15	- 6
Oral conditions	65	9	86	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	8	75	1	+ 6
Encephalitis	67	4	61	37	- 33
Leishmaniasis	68	4	73	3	+ 1
War	69	3	51	185	- 182
Leprosy	70	1	71	4	- 3
Measles	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	64	26	- 25
Tetanus	73	0	68	8	- 8
Diphtheria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	78	0	42	402	- 402
Chagas disease	79	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	84	0	59	65	- 65
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Portugal

Venezuela

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.