PORTUGAL VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	14,632	3	7,191	+ 7,441
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,695	1	12,878	- 2,183
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,045	4	6,851	- 807
Stroke	4	5,610	2	12,339	- 6,729
Lung Cancers	5	5,325	5	4,406	+ 919
Lung Disease	6	4,905	7	4,286	+ 619
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,750	6	4,389	- 1,639
Prostate Cancer	8	1,981	11	2,124	- 142
Breast Cancer	9	1,896	12	1,997	- 101
Lymphomas	10	1,394	16	1,608	- 213
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,341	15	1,669	- 328
Oesophagus Cancer	12	1,301	29	623	+ 678
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,278	21	1,139	+ 139
Liver Disease	14	1,143	22	1,126	+ 17
Falls	15	1,136	23	1,033	+ 103
Bladder Cancer	16	914	20	1,171	- 256
Diabetes Mellitus	17	871	8	3,601	- 2,730
Kidney Disease	18	816	9	2,803	- 1,988
Other Injuries	19	815	13	1,937	- 1,122
Suicide	20	794	19	1,172	- 378
Liver Cancer	21	781	18	1,270	- 490
Leukemia	22	777	24	1,015	- 238
Hypertension	23	777	14	1,880	- 1,103
Stomach Cancer	24	745	10	2,532	- 1,787
Ovary Cancer	25	599	33	397	+ 202
Other Neoplasms	26	594	28	652	- 58
Skin Cancers	27	556	30	523	+ 32
Endocrine Disorders	28	492	17	1,547	- 1,055
Inflammatory/Heart	29	466	26	909	- 443
Oral Cancer	30	464	25	912	- 448
Drug Use	31	421	44	128	+ 293
Uterin Cancer	32	350	32	406	- 56
Road Traffic Accidents	33	323	27	838	- 515
Skin Disease	34	318	39	202	+ 116
Congenital Anomalies	35	317	40	196	+ 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	312	37	229	+ 83
Multiple Sclerosis	37	277	54	56	+ 220
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	238	36	231	+ 8
Alcohol	39	232	45	111	+ 121
Low Birth Weight	40	196	52	79	+ 117
Asthma	41	194	43	146	+ 48
Epilepsy	42	178	31	415	- 237
Cervical Cancer	43	164	34	329	- 165
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	151	47	99	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	131	41	169	- 38
Violence	46	129	48	96	+ 33
Tuberculosis	47	52	38	213	- 161
Fires	48	50	46	108	- 58
Drownings	49	45	51	79	- 34
Anemia	50	41	42	151	- 109
Hepatitis C	51	40	49	87	- 47
Meningitis	52	35	56	43	- 8
Poisonings	53	33	57	29	+ 4
Birth Trauma	54	28	60	24	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	55	28	35	320	- 292
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	27	50	82	- 55
Osteoarthritis	57	25	58	29	- 4
Malnutrition	58	17	53	79	- 61
Appendicitis	59	16	61	21	- 5
Schizophrenia	60	15	55	49	- 34
Oral conditions	61	8	65	3	+ 5
Syphilis	62	7	64	3	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	63	7	62	15	- 8
Maternal Conditions	64	7	63	7	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	6	59	26	- 20
Otitis Media	66	2	66	2	- 0
War	67	1	69	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	1	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

United Kingdom

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.