PORTUGAL VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	20,750	35	320	+ 20,431
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,257	4	6,851	+ 1,405
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,000	8	3,601	+ 4,399
Stroke	4	7,179	2	12,339	- 5,160
Coronary Heart Disease	5	6,771	1	12,878	- 6,107
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,638	36	231	+ 4,408
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,447	27	838	+ 2,608
Kidney Disease	8	3,419	9	2,803	+ 615
Suicide	9	3,027	19	1,172	+ 1,855
Hypertension	10	2,620	14	1,880	+ 740
Liver Disease	11	2,454	22	1,126	+ 1,329
Lung Disease	12	2,372	7	4,286	- 1,914
Tuberculosis	13	2,294	38	213	+ 2,081
Low Birth Weight	14	2,090	52	79	+ 2,011
Cervical Cancer	15	1,927	34	329	+ 1,599
Violence	16	1,904	48	96	+ 1,808
Other Injuries	17	1,705	13	1,937	- 232
Birth Trauma	18	1,493	60	24	+ 1,469
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,439	40	196	+ 1,242
Asthma	20	1,341	43	146	+ 1,195
Maternal Conditions	21	1,039	63	7	+ 1,031
Malnutrition	22	949	53	79	+ 870
Meningitis	23	874	56	43	+ 831
Inflammatory/Heart	24	840	26	909	- 68
Drownings	25	780	51	79	+ 700
Fires	26	750	46	108	+ 642
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	687	3	7,191	- 6,504
Endocrine Disorders	28	665	17	1,547	- 882
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	456	37	229	+ 227
Epilepsy	30	410	31	415	- 5
Prostate Cancer	31	403	11	2,124	- 1,721
Falls	32	370	23	1,033	- 663
Pertussis	33	348	72	0	+ 348
Poisonings	34	336	57	29	+ 307
Breast Cancer	35	331	12	1,997	- 1,666
Lymphomas	36	279	16	1,608	- 1,329
Liver Cancer	37	263	18	1,270	- 1,007
Drug Use	38	241	44	128	+ 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	235	41	169	+ 66
Skin Disease	40	227	39	202	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	41	214	21	1,139	- 925
Skin Cancers	42	178	30	523	- 345
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	167	6	4,389	- 4,222
Oesophagus Cancer	44	166	29	623	- 457
Syphilis	45	156	64	3	+ 153
Lung Cancers	46	149	5	4,406	- 4,257
Leukemia	47	146	24	1,015	- 869
Alcohol	48	144	45	111	+ 33
Schistosomiasis	49	115	77	0	+ 115
Uterin Cancer	50	103	32	406	- 303
Oral Cancer	51	92	25	912	- 820
Ovary Cancer	52	89	33	397	- 308
Stomach Cancer	53	61	10	2,532	- 2,471
Appendicitis	54	59	61	21	+ 39
Bladder Cancer	55	54	20	1,171	- 1,116
Pancreas Cancer	56	54	15	1,669	- 1,615
Hepatitis B	57	53	59	26	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	44	47	99	- 55
Encephalitis	59	43	67	1	+ 42
Upper Respiratory	60	37	62	15	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	61	35	28	652	- 617
Tetanus	62	33	73	0	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	54	56	- 43
Measles	64	6	71	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	65	3	49	87	- 84
Ascariasis	66	3	83	0	+ 3
Malaria	67	2	78	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	66	2	- 0
Chlamydia	69	2	76	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	2	74	0	+ 2
War	71	2	69	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	49	- 49
Anemia	84	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Swaziland

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.