ZIMBABWE VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,638	3	8,493	+ 13,145
Stroke	2	20,733	5	5,126	+ 15,607
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	12,082	31	768	+ 11,315
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,512	2	10,779	+ 733
Lung Cancers	5	7,403	43	286	+ 7,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,375	40	505	+ 6,870
Lung Disease	7	7,201	23	1,163	+ 6,038
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,051	9	3,344	+ 2,707
Kidney Disease	9	4,710	12	2,214	+ 2,497
Stomach Cancer	10	4,254	33	559	+ 3,696
Prostate Cancer	11	3,569	32	628	+ 2,941
Breast Cancer	12	3,355	28	839	+ 2,516
Other Injuries	13	3,255	20	1,656	+ 1,599
Hypertension	14	3,159	24	1,146	+ 2,013
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,805	47	217	+ 2,588
Lymphomas	16	2,701	26	960	+ 1,741
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,599	34	553	+ 2,045
Liver Cancer	18	2,135	38	510	+ 1,625
Suicide	19	1,969	13	2,069	- 99
Bladder Cancer	20	1,967	54	125	+ 1,842
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,914	46	226	+ 1,689
Liver Disease	22	1,891	17	1,941	- 50
Falls	23	1,735	41	465	+ 1,270
Leukemia	24	1,706	45	244	+ 1,463
Oral Cancer	25	1,532	49	208	+ 1,325
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,527	25	1,047	+ 480
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,408	4	6,037	- 4,629
Other Neoplasms	28	1,096	62	37	+ 1,058
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,046	29	801	+ 245
Skin Cancers	30	880	44	264	+ 616
Epilepsy	31	697	39	508	+ 190
Uterin Cancer	32	682	50	182	+ 500
Ovary Cancer	33	668	51	173	+ 494
Cervical Cancer	34	552	14	2,023	- 1,470
HIV/AIDS	35	537	1	19,988	- 19,451
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	387	6	4,595	- 4,207
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	384	35	548	- 164
Tuberculosis	38	358	16	1,999	- 1,641
Skin Disease	39	340	52	173	+ 167
Congenital Anomalies	40	330	11	2,217	- 1,887
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	284	36	542	- 258
Anemia	42	253	84	0	+ 253
Asthma	43	246	21	1,531	- 1,285
Drug Use	44	216	48	213	+ 3
Alcohol	45	187	61	48	+ 138
Fires	46	182	30	793	- 611
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	166	64	26	+ 140
Violence	48	162	18	1,916	- 1,754
Hepatitis C	49	146	66	14	+ 132
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	138	80	0	+ 138
Drownings	51	133	27	956	- 823
Low Birth Weight	52	132	7	4,038	- 3,905
Malnutrition	53	132	10	2,396	- 2,264
Multiple Sclerosis	54	94	67	14	+ 80
Schizophrenia	55	83	86	0	+ 83
Meningitis	56	72	22	1,325	- 1,253
Poisonings	57	49	37	515	- 466
Osteoarthritis	58	48	81	0	+ 48
Hepatitis B	59	44	60	57	- 13
Birth Trauma	60	40	8	3,405	- 3,365
Appendicitis	61	35	58	66	- 31
Upper Respiratory	62	25	59	65	- 40
Maternal Conditions	63	12	19	1,749	- 1,737
Syphilis	64	5	55	124	- 119
Oral conditions	65	5	82	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	4	68	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	2	56	117	- 115
Leishmaniasis	68	2	77	0	+ 2
War	69	2	65	26	- 24
Leprosy	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Measles	71	0	63	30	- 30
Pertussis	72	0	42	419	- 419
Tetanus	73	0	57	102	- 102
Diphtheria	74	0	72	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	69	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	172	- 172
Malaria	78	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	71	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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.