ZAMBIA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,241	10	4,432	+ 21,810
Stroke	2	25,144	3	7,948	+ 17,196
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	14,653	29	590	+ 14,063
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,961	2	9,517	+ 4,444
Lung Cancers	5	8,978	41	226	+ 8,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,944	43	203	+ 8,742
Lung Disease	7	8,734	21	1,273	+ 7,461
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,338	14	2,395	+ 4,943
Kidney Disease	9	5,712	18	1,760	+ 3,952
Stomach Cancer	10	5,160	42	206	+ 4,953
Prostate Cancer	11	4,328	30	561	+ 3,766
Breast Cancer	12	4,069	35	366	+ 3,703
Other Injuries	13	3,947	19	1,729	+ 2,218
Hypertension	14	3,831	13	2,616	+ 1,214
Pancreas Cancer	15	3,401	62	42	+ 3,359
Lymphomas	16	3,276	31	548	+ 2,728
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,152	37	354	+ 2,798
Liver Cancer	18	2,589	46	177	+ 2,412
Suicide	19	2,388	20	1,303	+ 1,086
Bladder Cancer	20	2,385	50	132	+ 2,254
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,322	47	164	+ 2,158
Liver Disease	22	2,294	9	4,501	- 2,207
Falls	23	2,104	28	596	+ 1,508
Leukemia	24	2,069	39	261	+ 1,808
Oral Cancer	25	1,858	48	155	+ 1,703
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,852	33	501	+ 1,351
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,708	11	3,654	- 1,946
Other Neoplasms	28	1,329	65	20	+ 1,309
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,269	36	359	+ 910
Skin Cancers	30	1,067	54	108	+ 959
Epilepsy	31	846	38	332	+ 514
Uterin Cancer	32	827	64	30	+ 797
Ovary Cancer	33	810	57	82	+ 727
Cervical Cancer	34	670	17	1,799	- 1,129
HIV/AIDS	35	651	1	17,234	- 16,583
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	470	5	6,275	- 5,805
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	466	40	246	+ 220
Tuberculosis	38	434	6	5,941	- 5,507
Skin Disease	39	412	52	126	+ 287
Congenital Anomalies	40	400	12	3,146	- 2,746
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	344	45	190	+ 154
Anemia	42	307	83	0	+ 307
Asthma	43	298	26	741	- 442
Drug Use	44	262	53	122	+ 139
Alcohol	45	226	49	140	+ 86
Fires	46	221	32	546	- 326
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	202	63	30	+ 172
Violence	48	196	23	1,153	- 957
Hepatitis C	49	177	66	18	+ 159
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	168	84	0	+ 168
Drownings	51	162	27	689	- 527
Low Birth Weight	52	161	8	4,857	- 4,696
Malnutrition	53	160	15	2,303	- 2,142
Multiple Sclerosis	54	115	67	13	+ 101
Schizophrenia	55	100	81	0	+ 100
Meningitis	56	87	16	1,976	- 1,889
Poisonings	57	60	34	456	- 396
Osteoarthritis	58	58	85	0	+ 58
Hepatitis B	59	53	55	104	- 51
Birth Trauma	60	48	7	5,062	- 5,013
Appendicitis	61	42	56	84	- 41
Upper Respiratory	62	30	60	68	- 38
Maternal Conditions	63	15	22	1,188	- 1,173
Syphilis	64	6	24	885	- 878
Oral conditions	65	6	86	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	5	70	5	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	3	59	70	- 67
Leishmaniasis	68	2	58	72	- 70
War	69	2	69	6	- 4
Leprosy	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	61	48	- 48
Pertussis	72	0	25	743	- 743
Tetanus	73	0	44	190	- 190
Diphtheria	74	0	73	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	78	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	68	9	- 9
Dengue	84	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Portugal

Zambia

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.