PORTUGAL VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,788	1	12,878	- 4,090
Violence	2	5,922	48	96	+ 5,826
Stroke	3	3,963	2	12,339	- 8,376
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,651	8	3,601	+ 49
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,634	27	838	+ 2,796
HIV/AIDS	6	2,446	35	320	+ 2,127
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,348	4	6,851	- 4,504
Kidney Disease	8	1,937	9	2,803	- 866
Hypertension	9	1,697	14	1,880	- 183
Lung Disease	10	1,682	7	4,286	- 2,604
Lung Cancers	11	1,274	5	4,406	- 3,132
Low Birth Weight	12	1,009	52	79	+ 930
Prostate Cancer	13	930	11	2,124	- 1,193
Congenital Anomalies	14	929	40	196	+ 733
Breast Cancer	15	837	12	1,997	- 1,160
Liver Disease	16	764	22	1,126	- 361
Stomach Cancer	17	710	10	2,532	- 1,822
Other Neoplasms	18	708	28	652	+ 56
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	665	6	4,389	- 3,724
Cervical Cancer	20	649	34	329	+ 320
Other Injuries	21	553	13	1,937	- 1,384
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	444	36	231	+ 213
Lymphomas	23	408	16	1,608	- 1,200
Birth Trauma	24	355	60	24	+ 331
Pancreas Cancer	25	353	15	1,669	- 1,316
Liver Cancer	26	336	18	1,270	- 934
Leukemia	27	329	24	1,015	- 686
Falls	28	283	23	1,033	- 750
Chagas disease	29	270	79	0	+ 270
Endocrine Disorders	30	248	17	1,547	- 1,298
Tuberculosis	31	244	38	213	+ 31
Malnutrition	32	205	53	79	+ 127
Inflammatory/Heart	33	196	26	909	- 713
Suicide	34	191	19	1,172	- 981
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	187	3	7,191	- 7,004
Ovary Cancer	36	184	33	397	- 214
Skin Cancers	37	181	30	523	- 343
Oral Cancer	38	178	25	912	- 734
Maternal Conditions	39	138	63	7	+ 131
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	136	37	229	- 92
Epilepsy	41	134	31	415	- 281
Malaria	42	131	78	0	+ 131
Drownings	43	127	51	79	+ 48
Oesophagus Cancer	44	121	29	623	- 502
Bladder Cancer	45	119	20	1,171	- 1,051
Asthma	46	102	43	146	- 45
Uterin Cancer	47	101	32	406	- 305
Parkinson's Disease	48	82	21	1,139	- 1,057
Meningitis	49	82	56	43	+ 39
Drug Use	50	74	44	128	- 55
War	51	60	69	1	+ 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	59	47	99	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	49	50	82	- 33
Fires	54	47	46	108	- 61
Anemia	55	41	42	151	- 110
Appendicitis	56	32	61	21	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	26	41	169	- 143
Poisonings	58	22	57	29	- 7
Dengue	59	21	84	0	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	60	17	54	56	- 40
Encephalitis	61	12	67	1	+ 11
Alcohol	62	11	45	111	- 100
Hepatitis B	63	10	59	26	- 16
Pertussis	64	8	72	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	7	49	87	- 80
Skin Disease	66	6	39	202	- 197
Syphilis	67	5	64	3	+ 2
Tetanus	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	69	2	55	49	- 47
Ascariasis	70	2	83	0	+ 2
Leprosy	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	72	1	58	29	- 28
Leishmaniasis	73	1	68	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	74	0	62	15	- 14
Otitis Media	75	0	66	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Venezuela

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.