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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
PORTUGAL VS CHINA

Compare Portugal and China 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.

China
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   China CHINA
      Portugal PORTUGAL   China CHINA
           
    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
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    51
    43
    45
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    67.9
    75.1
    71.4
    36
    29
    30
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    70.2
    77.3
    73.7
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    73.1
    80.1
    76.6
    34
    24
    29
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    76.4
    82.6
    79.6
    27
    23
    25
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    78.6
    84.4
    81.6
    30
    11
    23
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    84.4
    30
    11
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    79.0
    84.8
    31
    11
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    79.1
    84.8
    32
    11
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    79.3
    84.9
    35
    11
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    79.4
    85.0
    35
    11
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    79.6
    85.1
    36
    11
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    79.9
    85.3
    36
    11
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.5
    35
    12
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.9
    32
    12
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    82.1
    86.3
    31
    13
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    83.3
    86.8
    32
    13
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.5
    33
    13
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.4
    35
    16
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.7
    41
    19
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.5
    54
    29
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.25
    174
    97.57
    115
    2. Stroke
    34.68
    145
    110.80
    58
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    36.63
    5
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.35
    122
    11.28
    152
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.21
    101
    17.36
    97
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    13.02
    42
    7. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    6.41
    152
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    8.95
    169
    9. Lung Disease
    11.66
    160
    54.18
    13
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.79
    142
    8.56
    148
    11. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    20.55
    3
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.45
    155
    10.39
    141
    13. Suicide
    7.22
    111
    6.67
    121
    14. Other Injuries
    6.75
    101
    3.50
    161
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    5.72
    59
    16. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    3.04
    145
    17. Liver Disease
    6.03
    158
    7.57
    146
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.99
    149
    15.09
    96
    19. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    9.30
    33
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    5.21
    61
    1.51
    162
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    2.81
    89
    22. Hypertension
    4.55
    159
    16.80
    98
    23. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    3.48
    97
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    2.04
    94
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.66
    118
    1.73
    168
    26. Falls
    3.52
    137
    8.04
    50
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    2.76
    153
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.02
    144
    3.95
    98
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    5.16
    124
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    12.42
    6
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    1.16
    157
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.39
    170
    3.32
    150
    33. HIV/AIDS
    2.21
    102
    1.62
    111
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.12
    50
    0.24
    152
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    1.05
    137
    36. Epilepsy
    1.63
    90
    0.74
    163
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.51
    156
    1.76
    150
    38. Tuberculosis
    0.83
    132
    1.88
    111
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    160
    2.05
    106
    40. Violence
    0.76
    164
    0.73
    166
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.66
    153
    0.72
    150
    42. Drug Use
    0.64
    147
    1.34
    79
    43. Skin Disease
    0.61
    132
    0.30
    162
    44. Alcohol
    0.60
    138
    1.05
    111
    45. Drownings
    0.60
    166
    3.66
    56
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    145
    3.53
    34
    47. Fires
    0.56
    135
    0.62
    129
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.49
    20
    0.01
    163
    49. Asthma
    0.49
    162
    1.29
    123
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    159
    1.40
    108
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Portugal PORTUGAL   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,878
    14.14
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Stroke
    12,339
    13.55
    2.043m
    21.27
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,191
    7.89
    304,455
    3.17
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,851
    7.52
    183,342
    1.91
    5. Lung Cancers
    4,406
    4.84
    714,311
    7.44
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,389
    4.82
    248,388
    2.59
    7. Lung Disease
    4,286
    4.71
    968,607
    10.08
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,601
    3.95
    161,672
    1.68
    9. Kidney Disease
    2,803
    3.08
    192,302
    2.00
    10. Stomach Cancer
    2,532
    2.78
    398,439
    4.15
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2,124
    2.33
    51,056
    0.53
    12. Breast Cancer
    1,997
    2.19
    92,757
    0.97
    13. Other Injuries
    1,937
    2.13
    54,087
    0.56
    14. Hypertension
    1,880
    2.06
    301,183
    3.14
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1,669
    1.83
    111,537
    1.16
    16. Lymphomas
    1,608
    1.77
    57,838
    0.60
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    1,547
    1.70
    25,613
    0.27
    18. Liver Cancer
    1,270
    1.39
    180,952
    1.88
    19. Suicide
    1,172
    1.29
    116,324
    1.21
    20. Bladder Cancer
    1,171
    1.29
    37,873
    0.39
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    1,139
    1.25
    70,699
    0.74
    22. Liver Disease
    1,126
    1.24
    145,603
    1.52
    23. Falls
    1,033
    1.13
    138,878
    1.45
    24. Leukemia
    1,015
    1.11
    58,145
    0.61
    25. Oral Cancer
    912
    1.00
    54,695
    0.57
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    909
    1.00
    29,954
    0.31
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    838
    0.92
    250,272
    2.61
    28. Other Neoplasms
    652
    0.72
    4,374
    0.05
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    623
    0.68
    242,891
    2.53
    30. Skin Cancers
    523
    0.57
    19,669
    0.20
    31. Epilepsy
    415
    0.46
    11,365
    0.12
    32. Uterin Cancer
    406
    0.45
    11,751
    0.12
    33. Ovary Cancer
    397
    0.44
    28,078
    0.29
    34. Cervical Cancer
    329
    0.36
    51,650
    0.54
    35. HIV/AIDS
    320
    0.35
    28,746
    0.30
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    231
    0.25
    8,719
    0.09
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    229
    0.25
    37,723
    0.39
    38. Tuberculosis
    213
    0.23
    34,802
    0.36
    39. Skin Disease
    202
    0.22
    5,222
    0.05
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    196
    0.22
    36,613
    0.38
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    169
    0.19
    65,350
    0.68
    42. Anemia
    151
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    43. Asthma
    146
    0.16
    23,147
    0.24
    44. Drug Use
    128
    0.14
    24,214
    0.25
    45. Alcohol
    111
    0.12
    19,071
    0.20
    46. Fires
    108
    0.12
    10,498
    0.11
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    99
    0.11
    10,108
    0.11
    48. Violence
    96
    0.11
    11,115
    0.12
    49. Hepatitis C
    87
    0.10
    86
    0.00
    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   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    36.63
    5
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    13.02
    42
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    6.41
    152
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    8.95
    169
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    20.55
    3
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    5.72
    59
    7. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    3.04
    145
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    9.30
    33
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    2.81
    89
    10. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    3.48
    97
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    2.04
    94
    12. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    2.76
    153
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    5.16
    124
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    12.42
    6
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    1.16
    157
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    1.05
    137
    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.