ANGOLA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,936	9	10,020	+ 36,916
Stroke	2	44,973	8	10,687	+ 34,287
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	26,209	29	1,198	+ 25,011
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	24,971	1	24,897	+ 74
Lung Cancers	5	16,059	45	401	+ 15,658
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,998	42	477	+ 15,521
Lung Disease	7	15,621	22	2,447	+ 13,174
Diabetes Mellitus	8	13,126	13	4,413	+ 8,713
Kidney Disease	9	10,217	20	2,746	+ 7,471
Stomach Cancer	10	9,229	47	349	+ 8,880
Prostate Cancer	11	7,741	33	1,071	+ 6,670
Breast Cancer	12	7,278	31	1,141	+ 6,138
Other Injuries	13	7,060	21	2,682	+ 4,378
Hypertension	14	6,851	15	3,667	+ 3,184
Pancreas Cancer	15	6,084	59	142	+ 5,942
Lymphomas	16	5,859	38	608	+ 5,251
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,637	32	1,119	+ 4,518
Liver Cancer	18	4,630	39	579	+ 4,051
Suicide	19	4,271	23	1,936	+ 2,335
Bladder Cancer	20	4,266	58	162	+ 4,105
Parkinson's Disease	21	4,153	49	293	+ 3,860
Liver Disease	22	4,103	12	6,103	- 2,000
Falls	23	3,764	30	1,147	+ 2,617
Leukemia	24	3,701	46	361	+ 3,340
Oral Cancer	25	3,324	41	507	+ 2,817
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,312	28	1,305	+ 2,007
Road Traffic Accidents	27	3,055	10	8,317	- 5,262
Other Neoplasms	28	2,377	67	40	+ 2,337
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,270	48	310	+ 1,960
Skin Cancers	30	1,908	43	467	+ 1,441
Epilepsy	31	1,513	36	647	+ 866
Uterin Cancer	32	1,479	64	76	+ 1,403
Ovary Cancer	33	1,448	53	210	+ 1,238
Cervical Cancer	34	1,198	24	1,931	- 732
HIV/AIDS	35	1,165	6	12,805	- 11,640
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	841	3	15,245	- 14,405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	833	35	679	+ 154
Tuberculosis	38	776	2	16,991	- 16,215
Skin Disease	39	738	50	224	+ 513
Congenital Anomalies	40	716	11	7,402	- 6,687
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	615	44	436	+ 179
Anemia	42	549	82	0	+ 549
Asthma	43	534	25	1,681	- 1,147
Drug Use	44	468	55	206	+ 262
Alcohol	45	405	51	219	+ 186
Fires	46	395	34	839	- 444
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	361	65	61	+ 299
Violence	48	351	19	2,928	- 2,577
Hepatitis C	49	316	70	15	+ 302
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	300	85	0	+ 300
Drownings	51	289	26	1,600	- 1,311
Low Birth Weight	52	287	7	11,184	- 10,897
Malnutrition	53	287	17	3,509	- 3,222
Multiple Sclerosis	54	205	69	19	+ 186
Schizophrenia	55	179	81	0	+ 179
Meningitis	56	155	16	3,564	- 3,409
Poisonings	57	107	37	639	- 532
Osteoarthritis	58	104	84	0	+ 104
Hepatitis B	59	95	61	117	- 22
Birth Trauma	60	87	5	12,983	- 12,896
Appendicitis	61	76	54	207	- 131
Upper Respiratory	62	54	60	130	- 76
Maternal Conditions	63	26	18	3,268	- 3,242
Syphilis	64	11	27	1,316	- 1,305
Oral conditions	65	11	86	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	66	9	72	8	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	5	56	190	- 186
Leishmaniasis	68	4	57	166	- 162
War	69	4	68	23	- 19
Leprosy	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	63	95	- 94
Pertussis	72	0	14	4,197	- 4,197
Tetanus	73	0	40	510	- 510
Diphtheria	74	0	62	111	- 111
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	73	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	77	0	52	216	- 216
Malaria	78	0	4	13,608	- 13,608
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	71	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	66	40	- 40
Dengue	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ANGOLA

Portugal

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.