PORTUGAL VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,589	1	12,878	+ 1,711
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,522	3	7,191	+ 3,331
Stroke	3	5,817	2	12,339	- 6,523
Lung Disease	4	4,187	7	4,286	- 99
Lung Cancers	5	3,588	5	4,406	- 818
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,939	6	4,389	- 1,450
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,563	4	6,851	- 4,289
Prostate Cancer	8	2,527	11	2,124	+ 404
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,782	15	1,669	+ 113
Hypertension	10	1,772	14	1,880	- 108
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,768	8	3,601	- 1,833
Kidney Disease	12	1,570	9	2,803	- 1,233
Breast Cancer	13	1,525	12	1,997	- 472
Suicide	14	1,426	19	1,172	+ 254
Other Injuries	15	1,324	13	1,937	- 613
Lymphomas	16	1,308	16	1,608	- 300
Falls	17	1,069	23	1,033	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	18	999	28	652	+ 347
Parkinson's Disease	19	909	21	1,139	- 230
Leukemia	20	796	24	1,015	- 220
Bladder Cancer	21	733	20	1,171	- 438
Liver Cancer	22	725	18	1,270	- 546
Liver Disease	23	697	22	1,126	- 428
Endocrine Disorders	24	677	17	1,547	- 870
Skin Cancers	25	627	30	523	+ 103
Stomach Cancer	26	590	10	2,532	- 1,942
Ovary Cancer	27	533	33	397	+ 135
Inflammatory/Heart	28	527	26	909	- 382
Oesophagus Cancer	29	519	29	623	- 104
Drug Use	30	408	44	128	+ 280
Oral Cancer	31	366	25	912	- 546
Alcohol	32	346	45	111	+ 235
Uterin Cancer	33	332	32	406	- 74
Road Traffic Accidents	34	304	27	838	- 534
Congenital Anomalies	35	297	40	196	+ 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	279	36	231	+ 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	267	37	229	+ 39
Cervical Cancer	38	219	34	329	- 110
Skin Disease	39	212	39	202	+ 10
Anemia	40	168	42	151	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	41	164	54	56	+ 108
Asthma	42	153	43	146	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	124	47	99	+ 25
Epilepsy	44	116	31	415	- 299
Malnutrition	45	113	53	79	+ 34
Drownings	46	110	51	79	+ 31
Violence	47	109	48	96	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	106	41	169	- 62
Fires	49	62	46	108	- 46
Schizophrenia	50	61	55	49	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	51	48	52	79	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	44	50	82	- 38
Hepatitis C	53	42	49	87	- 44
Meningitis	54	34	56	43	- 9
Birth Trauma	55	32	60	24	+ 9
Tuberculosis	56	23	38	213	- 190
Osteoarthritis	57	23	58	29	- 6
Upper Respiratory	58	19	62	15	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	17	61	21	- 3
Poisonings	60	17	57	29	- 12
HIV/AIDS	61	12	35	320	- 307
Hepatitis B	62	9	59	26	- 17
Oral conditions	63	8	65	3	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	5	63	7	- 2
War	65	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	66	2	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	67	1	- 1
Syphilis	72	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Sweden

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.