PORTUGAL VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,158	35	320	+ 11,839
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,644	4	6,851	- 208
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,529	1	12,878	- 7,349
Stroke	4	5,183	2	12,339	- 7,156
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,098	8	3,601	+ 1,497
Tuberculosis	6	3,709	38	213	+ 3,496
Violence	7	3,546	48	96	+ 3,450
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,675	36	231	+ 2,445
Kidney Disease	9	2,584	9	2,803	- 219
Suicide	10	2,326	19	1,172	+ 1,154
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,198	27	838	+ 1,360
Hypertension	12	2,160	14	1,880	+ 280
Lung Disease	13	2,009	7	4,286	- 2,277
Liver Disease	14	1,522	22	1,126	+ 396
Lung Cancers	15	1,301	5	4,406	- 3,105
Low Birth Weight	16	1,055	52	79	+ 977
Other Injuries	17	1,016	13	1,937	- 921
Asthma	18	1,007	43	146	+ 861
Endocrine Disorders	19	995	17	1,547	- 552
Cervical Cancer	20	938	34	329	+ 609
Inflammatory/Heart	21	913	26	909	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	790	3	7,191	- 6,401
Breast Cancer	23	766	12	1,997	- 1,231
Prostate Cancer	24	739	11	2,124	- 1,385
Congenital Anomalies	25	735	40	196	+ 538
Meningitis	26	618	56	43	+ 575
Fires	27	611	46	108	+ 503
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	606	6	4,389	- 3,784
Oesophagus Cancer	29	589	29	623	- 34
Birth Trauma	30	507	60	24	+ 483
Lymphomas	31	476	16	1,608	- 1,132
Drownings	32	406	51	79	+ 327
Liver Cancer	33	402	18	1,270	- 868
Malnutrition	34	402	53	79	+ 323
Pancreas Cancer	35	339	15	1,669	- 1,330
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	320	37	229	+ 91
Epilepsy	37	316	31	415	- 99
Maternal Conditions	38	287	63	7	+ 280
Stomach Cancer	39	259	10	2,532	- 2,273
Leukemia	40	247	24	1,015	- 768
Oral Cancer	41	237	25	912	- 675
Falls	42	236	23	1,033	- 796
Pertussis	43	193	72	0	+ 193
Syphilis	44	191	64	3	+ 188
Skin Disease	45	186	39	202	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	46	182	21	1,139	- 957
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	171	41	169	+ 3
Skin Cancers	48	168	30	523	- 356
Alcohol	49	167	45	111	+ 56
Poisonings	50	165	57	29	+ 135
Ovary Cancer	51	161	33	397	- 237
Bladder Cancer	52	140	20	1,171	- 1,031
Drug Use	53	130	44	128	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	54	87	32	406	- 319
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	63	47	99	- 35
Appendicitis	56	46	61	21	+ 25
Measles	57	46	71	0	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	58	45	28	652	- 607
Encephalitis	59	40	67	1	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	60	38	62	15	+ 23
Hepatitis B	61	24	59	26	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	19	54	56	- 37
Malaria	63	14	78	0	+ 14
War	64	11	69	1	+ 10
Tetanus	65	6	73	0	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	66	6	77	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	67	3	66	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	3	76	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	1	49	87	- 85
Ascariasis	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	42	151	- 151
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	65	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	50	82	- 82
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

South Africa

Portugal

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.