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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 IRAQ

Compare Portugal and Iraq 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.

Iraq
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   Iraq IRAQ
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Iraq IRAQ
           
    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
    		  
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    51
    43
    45
    		  
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    67.9
    75.1
    71.4
    36
    29
    30
    		  
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    70.2
    77.3
    73.7
    38
    27
    33
    		  
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    73.1
    80.1
    76.6
    34
    24
    29
    		  
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    76.4
    82.6
    79.6
    27
    23
    25
    		  
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    78.6
    84.4
    81.6
    30
    11
    23
    		  
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    84.4
    30
    11
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    79.0
    84.8
    31
    11
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    79.1
    84.8
    32
    11
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    79.3
    84.9
    35
    11
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    79.4
    85.0
    35
    11
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    79.6
    85.1
    36
    11
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    79.9
    85.3
    36
    11
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.5
    35
    12
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.9
    32
    12
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    82.1
    86.3
    31
    13
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    83.3
    86.8
    32
    13
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.5
    33
    13
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.4
    35
    16
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.7
    41
    19
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.5
    54
    29
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.25
    174
    227.26
    23
    2. Stroke
    34.68
    145
    128.44
    31
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    11.72
    97
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.35
    122
    15.14
    135
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.21
    101
    19.16
    66
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    4.32
    158
    7. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    2.81
    176
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    15.07
    115
    9. Lung Disease
    11.66
    160
    8.53
    174
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.79
    142
    43.40
    51
    11. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    3.94
    132
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.45
    155
    37.39
    29
    13. Suicide
    7.22
    111
    4.74
    144
    14. Other Injuries
    6.75
    101
    6.33
    113
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    2.88
    115
    16. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    3.82
    128
    17. Liver Disease
    6.03
    158
    10.94
    118
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.99
    149
    34.41
    37
    19. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    3.04
    165
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    5.21
    61
    1.35
    167
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    2.01
    133
    22. Hypertension
    4.55
    159
    16.27
    101
    23. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    4.79
    26
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    3.81
    31
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.66
    118
    5.43
    77
    26. Falls
    3.52
    137
    2.77
    156
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    3.16
    141
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.02
    144
    4.74
    59
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    1.39
    180
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    0.95
    158
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    0.59
    173
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.39
    170
    6.83
    57
    33. HIV/AIDS
    2.21
    102
    0.00
    170
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.12
    50
    0.14
    181
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    2.00
    87
    36. Epilepsy
    1.63
    90
    0.75
    161
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.51
    156
    8.00
    54
    38. Tuberculosis
    0.83
    132
    2.26
    106
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    160
    0.92
    151
    40. Violence
    0.76
    164
    17.20
    26
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.66
    153
    3.46
    87
    42. Drug Use
    0.64
    147
    1.73
    58
    43. Skin Disease
    0.61
    132
    0.25
    165
    44. Alcohol
    0.60
    138
    0.16
    177
    45. Drownings
    0.60
    166
    1.56
    127
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    145
    1.42
    93
    47. Fires
    0.56
    135
    2.35
    66
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.49
    20
    0.01
    159
    49. Asthma
    0.49
    162
    5.15
    86
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    159
    4.96
    66
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Portugal PORTUGAL   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,878
    14.14
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Stroke
    12,339
    13.55
    20,793
    14.19
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,191
    7.89
    2,429
    1.66
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,851
    7.52
    5,551
    3.79
    5. Lung Cancers
    4,406
    4.84
    2,162
    1.48
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,389
    4.82
    852
    0.58
    7. Lung Disease
    4,286
    4.71
    1,329
    0.91
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,601
    3.95
    7,395
    5.05
    9. Kidney Disease
    2,803
    3.08
    6,323
    4.32
    10. Stomach Cancer
    2,532
    2.78
    771
    0.53
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2,124
    2.33
    171
    0.12
    12. Breast Cancer
    1,997
    2.19
    1,783
    1.22
    13. Other Injuries
    1,937
    2.13
    2,212
    1.51
    14. Hypertension
    1,880
    2.06
    2,451
    1.67
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1,669
    1.83
    530
    0.36
    16. Lymphomas
    1,608
    1.77
    811
    0.55
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    1,547
    1.70
    462
    0.32
    18. Liver Cancer
    1,270
    1.39
    555
    0.38
    19. Suicide
    1,172
    1.29
    1,418
    0.97
    20. Bladder Cancer
    1,171
    1.29
    628
    0.43
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    1,139
    1.25
    658
    0.45
    22. Liver Disease
    1,126
    1.24
    2,127
    1.45
    23. Falls
    1,033
    1.13
    709
    0.48
    24. Leukemia
    1,015
    1.11
    1,315
    0.90
    25. Oral Cancer
    912
    1.00
    410
    0.28
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    909
    1.00
    1,190
    0.81
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    838
    0.92
    10,726
    7.32
    28. Other Neoplasms
    652
    0.72
    26
    0.02
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    623
    0.68
    173
    0.12
    30. Skin Cancers
    523
    0.57
    339
    0.23
    31. Epilepsy
    415
    0.46
    253
    0.17
    32. Uterin Cancer
    406
    0.45
    61
    0.04
    33. Ovary Cancer
    397
    0.44
    376
    0.26
    34. Cervical Cancer
    329
    0.36
    162
    0.11
    35. HIV/AIDS
    320
    0.35
    0
    0.00
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    231
    0.25
    1,578
    1.08
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    229
    0.25
    159
    0.11
    38. Tuberculosis
    213
    0.23
    821
    0.56
    39. Skin Disease
    202
    0.22
    49
    0.03
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    196
    0.22
    4,812
    3.28
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    169
    0.19
    283
    0.19
    42. Anemia
    151
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    43. Asthma
    146
    0.16
    914
    0.62
    44. Drug Use
    128
    0.14
    441
    0.30
    45. Alcohol
    111
    0.12
    40
    0.03
    46. Fires
    108
    0.12
    742
    0.51
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    99
    0.11
    21
    0.01
    48. Violence
    96
    0.11
    5,658
    3.86
    49. Hepatitis C
    87
    0.10
    1
    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   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    11.72
    97
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    4.32
    158
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    2.81
    176
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    15.07
    115
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    3.94
    132
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    2.88
    115
    7. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    3.82
    128
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    3.04
    165
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    2.01
    133
    10. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    4.79
    26
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    3.81
    31
    12. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    3.16
    141
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    1.39
    180
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    0.95
    158
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    0.59
    173
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    2.00
    87
    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.