JAPAN VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	155,438	1	163,905	- 8,467
Stroke	2	148,938	2	121,823	+ 27,116
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	86,796	7	56,937	+ 29,859
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	82,698	3	107,899	- 25,201
Lung Cancers	5	53,182	4	79,688	- 26,507
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	52,982	6	57,340	- 4,359
Lung Disease	7	51,732	5	78,169	- 26,437
Diabetes Mellitus	8	43,469	29	5,433	+ 38,036
Kidney Disease	9	33,836	9	44,779	- 10,943
Stomach Cancer	10	30,562	8	50,433	- 19,870
Prostate Cancer	11	25,635	19	13,515	+ 12,120
Breast Cancer	12	24,103	15	15,805	+ 8,299
Other Injuries	13	23,380	12	22,068	+ 1,312
Hypertension	14	22,690	28	6,673	+ 16,017
Pancreas Cancer	15	20,147	10	37,027	- 16,880
Lymphomas	16	19,403	14	19,273	+ 130
Endocrine Disorders	17	18,669	21	11,486	+ 7,183
Liver Cancer	18	15,334	11	29,384	- 14,050
Suicide	19	14,145	13	19,466	- 5,321
Bladder Cancer	20	14,129	22	9,936	+ 4,193
Parkinson's Disease	21	13,753	18	14,007	- 255
Liver Disease	22	13,587	17	14,195	- 609
Falls	23	12,464	23	9,736	+ 2,729
Leukemia	24	12,256	24	9,607	+ 2,649
Oral Cancer	25	11,008	26	8,333	+ 2,675
Inflammatory/Heart	26	10,969	27	8,232	+ 2,736
Road Traffic Accidents	27	10,117	31	4,566	+ 5,551
Other Neoplasms	28	7,871	16	15,120	- 7,249
Oesophagus Cancer	29	7,516	20	12,316	- 4,800
Skin Cancers	30	6,318	44	1,843	+ 4,476
Epilepsy	31	5,010	45	1,558	+ 3,452
Uterin Cancer	32	4,899	33	3,461	+ 1,438
Ovary Cancer	33	4,796	30	5,061	- 265
Cervical Cancer	34	3,969	32	3,799	+ 170
HIV/AIDS	35	3,858	63	48	+ 3,810
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,784	37	2,731	+ 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,759	35	2,922	- 163
Tuberculosis	38	2,570	34	3,459	- 888
Skin Disease	39	2,443	36	2,806	- 363
Congenital Anomalies	40	2,371	40	2,473	- 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,037	39	2,555	- 518
Anemia	42	1,819	49	875	+ 944
Asthma	43	1,767	42	1,922	- 155
Drug Use	44	1,550	50	732	+ 818
Alcohol	45	1,341	51	576	+ 765
Fires	46	1,307	48	1,007	+ 300
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,194	38	2,618	- 1,424
Violence	48	1,163	53	266	+ 898
Hepatitis C	49	1,048	41	2,220	- 1,172
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	995	56	172	+ 823
Drownings	51	957	25	8,409	- 7,452
Low Birth Weight	52	951	55	202	+ 749
Malnutrition	53	949	43	1,910	- 960
Multiple Sclerosis	54	679	59	108	+ 571
Schizophrenia	55	593	47	1,052	- 459
Meningitis	56	515	52	308	+ 207
Poisonings	57	354	54	255	+ 99
Osteoarthritis	58	346	62	86	+ 260
Hepatitis B	59	314	46	1,423	- 1,109
Birth Trauma	60	287	61	104	+ 183
Appendicitis	61	251	58	126	+ 126
Upper Respiratory	62	178	57	159	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	63	86	64	39	+ 48
Syphilis	64	37	65	16	+ 21
Oral conditions	65	35	60	106	- 70
Otitis Media	66	30	68	8	+ 22
Encephalitis	67	15	69	5	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	68	14	77	0	+ 14
War	69	13	66	15	- 2
Leprosy	70	4	73	0	+ 4
Measles	71	3	75	0	+ 3
Pertussis	72	1	71	1	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	67	9	- 9
Diphtheria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	76	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.