PORTUGAL VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,896	35	320	+ 11,577
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,415	4	6,851	- 436
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,055	1	12,878	- 7,823
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,593	27	838	+ 2,755
Stroke	5	3,051	2	12,339	- 9,289
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,735	36	231	+ 2,504
Low Birth Weight	7	2,403	52	79	+ 2,324
Birth Trauma	8	2,027	60	24	+ 2,003
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,990	8	3,601	- 1,611
Malnutrition	10	1,426	53	79	+ 1,347
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,320	40	196	+ 1,123
Kidney Disease	12	1,317	9	2,803	- 1,486
Suicide	13	1,231	19	1,172	+ 59
Cervical Cancer	14	1,204	34	329	+ 875
Malaria	15	1,192	78	0	+ 1,192
Tuberculosis	16	1,190	38	213	+ 977
Liver Disease	17	1,155	22	1,126	+ 30
Violence	18	1,140	48	96	+ 1,044
Maternal Conditions	19	1,041	63	7	+ 1,034
Other Injuries	20	985	13	1,937	- 952
Asthma	21	911	43	146	+ 765
Meningitis	22	789	56	43	+ 746
Lung Disease	23	692	7	4,286	- 3,594
Hypertension	24	682	14	1,880	- 1,198
Inflammatory/Heart	25	623	26	909	- 285
Lymphomas	26	571	16	1,608	- 1,036
Drownings	27	569	51	79	+ 490
Breast Cancer	28	499	12	1,997	- 1,498
Oesophagus Cancer	29	477	29	623	- 146
Fires	30	472	46	108	+ 363
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	457	3	7,191	- 6,734
Prostate Cancer	32	374	11	2,124	- 1,750
Stomach Cancer	33	333	10	2,532	- 2,200
Endocrine Disorders	34	329	17	1,547	- 1,217
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	326	37	229	+ 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	323	41	169	+ 154
Poisonings	37	307	57	29	+ 277
Liver Cancer	38	303	18	1,270	- 967
Epilepsy	39	302	31	415	- 113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	301	6	4,389	- 4,089
Falls	41	277	23	1,033	- 756
Pertussis	42	249	72	0	+ 249
Lung Cancers	43	170	5	4,406	- 4,236
Skin Cancers	44	157	30	523	- 366
Leukemia	45	145	24	1,015	- 870
Parkinson's Disease	46	134	21	1,139	- 1,005
Pancreas Cancer	47	129	15	1,669	- 1,540
Drug Use	48	127	44	128	- 2
Oral Cancer	49	124	25	912	- 788
Uterin Cancer	50	108	32	406	- 298
Ovary Cancer	51	103	33	397	- 294
Skin Disease	52	103	39	202	- 99
Schistosomiasis	53	102	77	0	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	54	74	20	1,171	- 1,096
Syphilis	55	74	64	3	+ 71
Encephalitis	56	70	67	1	+ 69
Tetanus	57	61	73	0	+ 61
Appendicitis	58	39	61	21	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	59	39	62	15	+ 24
Hepatitis B	60	34	59	26	+ 8
Alcohol	61	29	45	111	- 82
Other Neoplasms	62	22	28	652	- 630
Measles	63	18	71	0	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	47	99	- 83
War	65	16	69	1	+ 14
Hepatitis C	66	8	49	87	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	54	56	- 48
Otitis Media	68	2	66	2	- 1
Chlamydia	69	2	76	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	1	83	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Zimbabwe

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.