PORTUGAL VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,158	1	12,878	- 1,720
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,140	3	7,191	+ 1,949
Stroke	3	6,261	2	12,339	- 6,078
Lung Cancers	4	4,778	5	4,406	+ 372
Lung Disease	5	4,086	7	4,286	- 200
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,661	6	4,389	- 729
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,961	4	6,851	- 3,890
Kidney Disease	8	2,099	9	2,803	- 704
Hypertension	9	1,968	14	1,880	+ 88
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,678	8	3,601	- 1,923
Breast Cancer	11	1,526	12	1,997	- 471
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,458	15	1,669	- 211
Prostate Cancer	13	1,386	11	2,124	- 738
Stomach Cancer	14	1,251	10	2,532	- 1,281
Other Injuries	15	1,195	13	1,937	- 742
Lymphomas	16	1,152	16	1,608	- 456
Bladder Cancer	17	1,127	20	1,171	- 43
Liver Cancer	18	1,101	18	1,270	- 170
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,076	26	909	+ 167
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,067	21	1,139	- 72
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,050	17	1,547	- 497
Other Neoplasms	22	1,025	28	652	+ 373
Liver Disease	23	913	22	1,126	- 212
Leukemia	24	814	24	1,015	- 201
Suicide	25	779	19	1,172	- 393
Falls	26	701	23	1,033	- 332
Oral Cancer	27	558	25	912	- 354
Ovary Cancer	28	437	33	397	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	29	434	29	623	- 189
Skin Disease	30	397	39	202	+ 195
Road Traffic Accidents	31	395	27	838	- 443
Skin Cancers	32	389	30	523	- 134
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	348	41	169	+ 179
Uterin Cancer	34	348	32	406	- 58
Asthma	35	245	43	146	+ 98
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	230	36	231	- 1
Anemia	37	197	42	151	+ 47
Congenital Anomalies	38	186	40	196	- 10
Cervical Cancer	39	185	34	329	- 144
Epilepsy	40	178	31	415	- 237
Drug Use	41	168	44	128	+ 39
Hepatitis C	42	141	49	87	+ 54
HIV/AIDS	43	116	35	320	- 203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	103	37	229	- 126
Drownings	45	96	51	79	+ 17
Alcohol	46	72	45	111	- 39
Malnutrition	47	65	53	79	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	63	47	99	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	49	62	54	56	+ 6
Tuberculosis	50	58	38	213	- 155
Violence	51	56	48	96	- 40
Low Birth Weight	52	55	52	79	- 24
Osteoarthritis	53	46	58	29	+ 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	44	50	82	- 38
Fires	55	40	46	108	- 68
Schizophrenia	56	39	55	49	- 10
Poisonings	57	37	57	29	+ 7
Hepatitis B	58	35	59	26	+ 9
Meningitis	59	28	56	43	- 15
Birth Trauma	60	24	60	24	+ 1
Appendicitis	61	17	61	21	- 4
Upper Respiratory	62	10	62	15	- 5
Oral conditions	63	9	65	3	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	3	63	7	- 4
Leishmaniasis	65	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	2	66	2	- 1
Syphilis	67	2	64	3	- 1
War	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	67	1	- 0
Chagas disease	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Spain

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.