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Portugal
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Portugal and Afghanistan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Afghanistan
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Portugal Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    60.7
    66.3
    63.4
    52
    43
    48
     
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    51
    43
    45
     
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    67.9
    75.1
    71.4
    36
    29
    30
     
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    70.2
    77.3
    73.7
    38
    27
    33
     
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    73.1
    80.1
    76.6
    34
    24
    29
     
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    76.4
    82.6
    79.6
    27
    23
    25
     
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    78.6
    84.4
    81.6
    30
    11
    23
     
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    84.4
    30
    11
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    79.0
    84.8
    31
    11
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    79.1
    84.8
    32
    11
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    79.3
    84.9
    35
    11
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    79.4
    85.0
    35
    11
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    79.6
    85.1
    36
    11
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    79.9
    85.3
    36
    11
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.5
    35
    12
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.9
    32
    12
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    82.1
    86.3
    31
    13
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    83.3
    86.8
    32
    13
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.5
    33
    13
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.4
    35
    16
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.7
    41
    19
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.5
    54
    29
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.25
    174
    301.71
    6
    2. Stroke
    34.68
    145
    149.10
    25
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    6.90
    122
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.35
    122
    49.80
    62
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.21
    101
    22.34
    26
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    4.09
    169
    7. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    4.49
    167
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    20.24
    48
    9. Lung Disease
    11.66
    160
    37.01
    32
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.79
    142
    40.94
    58
    11. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    10.39
    42
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.45
    155
    46.10
    15
    13. Suicide
    7.22
    111
    5.96
    129
    14. Other Injuries
    6.75
    101
    13.02
    36
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    1.54
    153
    16. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    4.32
    108
    17. Liver Disease
    6.03
    158
    27.20
    67
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.99
    149
    19.81
    76
    19. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    4.22
    119
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    5.21
    61
    4.30
    80
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    8.18
    9
    22. Hypertension
    4.55
    159
    65.86
    4
    23. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    1.95
    154
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    1.95
    98
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.66
    118
    3.32
    130
    26. Falls
    3.52
    137
    5.13
    99
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    4.07
    106
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.02
    144
    5.98
    24
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    5.73
    117
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    8.78
    13
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    3.66
    32
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.39
    170
    6.42
    70
    33. HIV/AIDS
    2.21
    102
    1.72
    110
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.12
    50
    0.20
    166
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    1.03
    138
    36. Epilepsy
    1.63
    90
    2.70
    37
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.51
    156
    12.07
    17
    38. Tuberculosis
    0.83
    132
    41.14
    24
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    160
    10.64
    9
    40. Violence
    0.76
    164
    9.87
    52
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.66
    153
    9.72
    68
    42. Drug Use
    0.64
    147
    1.36
    77
    43. Skin Disease
    0.61
    132
    0.77
    121
    44. Alcohol
    0.60
    138
    0.68
    133
    45. Drownings
    0.60
    166
    2.78
    78
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    145
    5.86
    17
    47. Fires
    0.56
    135
    1.60
    89
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.49
    20
    0.16
    69
    49. Asthma
    0.49
    162
    24.23
    13
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    159
    10.16
    24
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,878
    14.14
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Stroke
    12,339
    13.55
    19,060
    8.23
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,191
    7.89
    1,765
    0.76
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,851
    7.52
    14,649
    6.32
    5. Lung Cancers
    4,406
    4.84
    1,076
    0.46
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,389
    4.82
    741
    0.32
    7. Lung Disease
    4,286
    4.71
    4,650
    2.01
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,601
    3.95
    5,750
    2.48
    9. Kidney Disease
    2,803
    3.08
    6,590
    2.85
    10. Stomach Cancer
    2,532
    2.78
    1,501
    0.65
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2,124
    2.33
    258
    0.11
    12. Breast Cancer
    1,997
    2.19
    1,822
    0.79
    13. Other Injuries
    1,937
    2.13
    3,241
    1.40
    14. Hypertension
    1,880
    2.06
    7,995
    3.45
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1,669
    1.83
    229
    0.10
    16. Lymphomas
    1,608
    1.77
    946
    0.41
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    1,547
    1.70
    1,364
    0.59
    18. Liver Cancer
    1,270
    1.39
    657
    0.28
    19. Suicide
    1,172
    1.29
    1,573
    0.68
    20. Bladder Cancer
    1,171
    1.29
    272
    0.12
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    1,139
    1.25
    628
    0.27
    22. Liver Disease
    1,126
    1.24
    4,600
    1.99
    23. Falls
    1,033
    1.13
    905
    0.39
    24. Leukemia
    1,015
    1.11
    610
    0.26
    25. Oral Cancer
    912
    1.00
    1,467
    0.63
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    909
    1.00
    527
    0.23
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    838
    0.92
    6,033
    2.60
    28. Other Neoplasms
    652
    0.72
    29
    0.01
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    623
    0.68
    1,314
    0.57
    30. Skin Cancers
    523
    0.57
    145
    0.06
    31. Epilepsy
    415
    0.46
    993
    0.43
    32. Uterin Cancer
    406
    0.45
    289
    0.12
    33. Ovary Cancer
    397
    0.44
    369
    0.16
    34. Cervical Cancer
    329
    0.36
    541
    0.23
    35. HIV/AIDS
    320
    0.35
    464
    0.20
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    231
    0.25
    5,555
    2.40
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    229
    0.25
    1,505
    0.65
    38. Tuberculosis
    213
    0.23
    9,839
    4.25
    39. Skin Disease
    202
    0.22
    94
    0.04
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    196
    0.22
    5,001
    2.16
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    169
    0.19
    1,041
    0.45
    42. Anemia
    151
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    43. Asthma
    146
    0.16
    3,403
    1.47
    44. Drug Use
    128
    0.14
    328
    0.14
    45. Alcohol
    111
    0.12
    150
    0.06
    46. Fires
    108
    0.12
    348
    0.15
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    99
    0.11
    25
    0.01
    48. Violence
    96
    0.11
    3,217
    1.39
    49. Hepatitis C
    87
    0.10
    28
    0.01
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    82
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    6.90
    122
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    4.09
    169
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    4.49
    167
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    20.24
    48
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    10.39
    42
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    1.54
    153
    7. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    4.32
    108
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    4.22
    119
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    8.18
    9
    10. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    1.95
    154
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    1.95
    98
    12. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    4.07
    106
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    5.73
    117
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    8.78
    13
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    3.66
    32
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    1.03
    138
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.