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Compare Portugal and Turkey health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Turkey TURKEY
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    60.7
    66.3
    63.4
    52
    43
    48
    		  
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    1970
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    51
    43
    45
    		  
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    1980
    67.9
    75.1
    71.4
    36
    29
    30
    		  
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    1990
    70.2
    77.3
    73.7
    38
    28
    33
    		  
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    2000
    73.2
    80.0
    76.5
    34
    25
    31
    		  
    68.1
    72.8
    70.4
    74
    90
    82
    2010
    76.4
    82.6
    79.6
    27
    23
    25
    		  
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    2015
    78.2
    83.9
    81.1
    27
    15
    21
    		  
    72.6
    78.9
    75.8
    68
    54
    58
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Turkey TURKEY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.2
    83.9
    27
    15
    		  
    72.6
    78.9
    68
    54
    Age 5
    78.5
    84.2
    27
    14
    		  
    73.7
    79.8
    68
    52
    Age 10
    78.5
    84.2
    27
    14
    		  
    74.0
    80.1
    64
    48
    Age 15
    78.5
    84.3
    27
    14
    		  
    74.2
    80.3
    61
    47
    Age 20
    78.6
    84.3
    27
    14
    		  
    74.5
    80.5
    60
    47
    Age 25
    78.7
    84.4
    29
    15
    		  
    74.9
    80.7
    59
    47
    Age 30
    78.9
    84.4
    29
    15
    		  
    75.3
    80.9
    58
    46
    Age 35
    79.1
    84.5
    29
    15
    		  
    75.8
    81.2
    59
    45
    Age 40
    79.3
    84.7
    29
    13
    		  
    76.3
    81.4
    57
    45
    Age 45
    79.7
    84.9
    29
    12
    		  
    76.8
    81.7
    57
    46
    Age 50
    80.3
    85.2
    29
    12
    		  
    77.4
    82.1
    59
    47
    Age 55
    81.1
    85.5
    27
    12
    		  
    78.1
    82.5
    61
    49
    Age 60
    82.0
    86.0
    28
    12
    		  
    79.0
    83.0
    68
    55
    Age 65
    83.1
    86.5
    27
    16
    		  
    80.1
    83.7
    74
    59
    Age 70
    84.3
    87.2
    30
    20
    		  
    81.6
    84.7
    80
    64
    Age 75
    85.9
    88.1
    37
    29
    		  
    83.5
    86.0
    90
    71
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.5
    48
    38
    		  
    86.0
    87.9
    105
    81
    Age 85
    90.4
    91.6
    61
    50
    		  
    89.2
    90.5
    120
    88
    Age 90
    93.8
    94.6
    69
    50
    		  
    92.9
    93.7
    131
    98
    Age 95
    97.7
    98.2
    76
    58
    		  
    97.1
    97.6
    147
    105
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.2
    97
    65
    		  
    101.7
    102.0
    130
    104
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Turkey TURKEY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    51.90
    126
    		  
    95.07
    82
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    35.56
    167
    		  
    140.53
    37
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.25
    98
    		  
    13.84
    139
    4. Lung Cancers
    21.52
    51
    		  
    31.40
    17
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.02
    11
    		  
    10.24
    66
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    19.26
    107
    		  
    12.61
    132
    7. Prostate Cancer
    19.01
    67
    		  
    25.40
    38
    8. Breast Cancer
    17.72
    73
    		  
    13.49
    113
    9. Stomach Cancer
    12.84
    29
    		  
    12.43
    32
    10. Lung Disease
    10.27
    146
    		  
    28.40
    42
    11. Liver Disease
    8.84
    122
    		  
    4.45
    158
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.57
    136
    		  
    12.23
    118
    13. Suicide
    8.49
    88
    		  
    7.92
    94
    14. Hypertension
    7.64
    151
    		  
    16.24
    93
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.05
    134
    		  
    3.69
    163
    16. Lymphomas
    6.91
    32
    		  
    7.85
    14
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    6.85
    45
    		  
    4.42
    66
    18. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.61
    37
    		  
    1.65
    131
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.67
    91
    		  
    2.51
    140
    20. Oral Cancer
    5.47
    35
    		  
    1.68
    137
    21. Liver Cancer
    5.43
    85
    		  
    3.05
    149
    22. HIV/AIDS
    5.42
    88
    		  
    0.08
    153
    23. Leukemia
    4.71
    42
    		  
    4.65
    45
    24. Other Injuries
    4.54
    156
    		  
    8.91
    107
    25. Cervical Cancer
    4.44
    123
    		  
    1.72
    159
    26. Bladder Cancer
    4.37
    27
    		  
    6.86
    4
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.74
    61
    		  
    3.36
    69
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    109
    		  
    4.11
    90
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.16
    147
    		  
    4.85
    124
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    2.72
    160
    		  
    9.15
    67
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.60
    62
    		  
    2.48
    63
    32. Skin Cancers
    2.45
    37
    		  
    1.25
    116
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.39
    102
    		  
    0.03
    170
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    2.26
    73
    		  
    0.71
    142
    35. Falls
    2.14
    148
    		  
    2.16
    147
    36. Epilepsy
    1.30
    118
    		  
    1.87
    89
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.20
    165
    		  
    6.68
    99
    38. Violence
    1.10
    146
    		  
    3.23
    109
    39. Tuberculosis
    1.05
    128
    		  
    0.56
    142
    40. Alcohol
    1.00
    78
    		  
    0.24
    120
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.86
    152
    		  
    3.15
    76
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.77
    146
    		  
    18.26
    4
    43. Anemia
    0.75
    80
    		  
    0.02
    165
    44. Hepatitis C
    0.74
    20
    		  
    0.02
    148
    45. Drownings
    0.66
    159
    		  
    1.04
    146
    46. Drug Use
    0.60
    114
    		  
    0.05
    160
    47. Asthma
    0.59
    162
    		  
    10.30
    39
    48. Fires
    0.44
    150
    		  
    0.65
    137
    49. Birth Trauma
    0.43
    163
    		  
    2.42
    104
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.40
    150
    		  
    2.13
    110
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Turkey TURKEY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    12,757
    17.01
    		  
    64,583
    17.30
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,312
    11.09
    		  
    95,573
    25.61
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,202
    8.27
    		  
    9,589
    2.57
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,694
    6.26
    		  
    8,539
    2.29
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,291
    5.72
    		  
    7,040
    1.89
    6. Lung Cancers
    4,057
    5.41
    		  
    21,690
    5.81
    7. Stomach Cancer
    2,621
    3.50
    		  
    8,525
    2.28
    8. Lung Disease
    2,557
    3.41
    		  
    19,218
    5.15
    9. Prostate Cancer
    1,962
    2.62
    		  
    7,215
    1.93
    10. Hypertension
    1,955
    2.61
    		  
    10,994
    2.95
    11. Breast Cancer
    1,784
    2.38
    		  
    5,116
    1.37
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,765
    2.35
    		  
    2,534
    0.68
    13. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,722
    2.30
    		  
    1,110
    0.30
    14. Liver Disease
    1,426
    1.90
    		  
    3,085
    0.83
    15. Lymphomas
    1,425
    1.90
    		  
    5,431
    1.46
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    1,407
    1.88
    		  
    3,024
    0.81
    17. Suicide
    1,324
    1.77
    		  
    5,898
    1.58
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    1,179
    1.57
    		  
    1,747
    0.47
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,114
    1.49
    		  
    8,948
    2.40
    20. Liver Cancer
    1,067
    1.42
    		  
    2,093
    0.56
    21. Bladder Cancer
    987
    1.32
    		  
    4,645
    1.24
    22. Leukemia
    909
    1.21
    		  
    3,278
    0.88
    23. Oral Cancer
    884
    1.18
    		  
    1,178
    0.32
    24. Other Injuries
    872
    1.16
    		  
    6,551
    1.76
    25. HIV/AIDS
    695
    0.93
    		  
    57
    0.02
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    643
    0.86
    		  
    2,310
    0.62
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    627
    0.84
    		  
    3,378
    0.91
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    583
    0.78
    		  
    474
    0.13
    29. Other Neoplasms
    509
    0.68
    		  
    20
    0.01
    30. Skin Cancers
    490
    0.65
    		  
    861
    0.23
    31. Falls
    433
    0.58
    		  
    1,552
    0.42
    32. Cervical Cancer
    419
    0.56
    		  
    651
    0.17
    33. Ovary Cancer
    388
    0.52
    		  
    1,549
    0.42
    34. Uterin Cancer
    332
    0.44
    		  
    930
    0.25
    35. Epilepsy
    227
    0.30
    		  
    1,384
    0.37
    36. Tuberculosis
    210
    0.28
    		  
    379
    0.10
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    195
    0.26
    		  
    2,175
    0.58
    38. Anemia
    192
    0.26
    		  
    14
    0.00
    39. Congenital Anomalies
    192
    0.26
    		  
    6,578
    1.76
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    172
    0.23
    		  
    12,618
    3.38
    41. Alcohol
    147
    0.20
    		  
    172
    0.05
    42. Violence
    136
    0.18
    		  
    2,424
    0.65
    43. Asthma
    129
    0.17
    		  
    7,036
    1.89
    44. Hepatitis C
    110
    0.15
    		  
    11
    0.00
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    103
    0.14
    		  
    1,476
    0.40
    46. Fires
    83
    0.11
    		  
    469
    0.13
    47. Drownings
    78
    0.10
    		  
    783
    0.21
    48. Drug Use
    74
    0.10
    		  
    34
    0.01
    49. Low Birth Weight
    67
    0.09
    		  
    4,784
    1.28
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    51
    0.07
    		  
    168
    0.04
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Turkey TURKEY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.52
    51
    		  
    31.40
    17
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.02
    11
    		  
    10.24
    66
    3. Prostate Cancer
    19.01
    67
    		  
    25.40
    38
    4. Breast Cancer
    17.72
    73
    		  
    13.49
    113
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.84
    29
    		  
    12.43
    32
    6. Lymphomas
    6.91
    32
    		  
    7.85
    14
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    6.85
    45
    		  
    4.42
    66
    8. Oral Cancer
    5.47
    35
    		  
    1.68
    137
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.43
    85
    		  
    3.05
    149
    10. Leukemia
    4.71
    42
    		  
    4.65
    45
    11. Cervical Cancer
    4.44
    123
    		  
    1.72
    159
    12. Bladder Cancer
    4.37
    27
    		  
    6.86
    4
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.74
    61
    		  
    3.36
    69
    14. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    109
    		  
    4.11
    90
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.60
    62
    		  
    2.48
    63
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.45
    37
    		  
    1.25
    116
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.