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United Kingdom
COUNTRY #1
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UNITED KINGDOM VS PORTUGAL

Compare United Kingdom and Portugal 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.

Portugal
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
United Kingdom Population Pyramid
74,081,983
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Portugal Population Pyramid
9,084,579
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Portugal PORTUGAL
  United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Portugal PORTUGAL
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
  
60.7
66.3
63.4
52
43
48
1970
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
  
64.2
70.8
67.4
51
43
45
1980
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
  
67.9
75.1
71.4
36
29
30
1990
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
16
16
  
70.2
77.3
73.7
38
27
33
2000
75.3
80.1
77.8
18
23
20
  
73.1
80.1
76.6
34
24
29
2010
78.1
82.2
80.2
15
26
21
  
76.4
82.6
79.6
27
23
25
2019
79.8
83.0
81.4
19
31
25
  
78.6
84.4
81.6
30
11
23
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Portugal PORTUGAL
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.8
83.0
19
31
78.6
84.4
30
11
Age
79.8
83.0
19
31
78.6
84.4
30
11
Age 5
80.2
83.3
19
30
78.9
84.7
31
11
Age 10
80.2
83.3
19
30
78.9
84.7
31
11
Age 15
80.2
83.4
19
30
78.9
84.7
31
11
Age 20
80.3
83.4
20
31
79.0
84.8
31
11
Age 25
80.4
83.5
21
31
79.1
84.8
32
11
Age 30
80.6
83.6
22
31
79.3
84.9
35
11
Age 35
80.8
83.7
23
31
79.4
85.0
35
11
Age 40
81.0
83.8
22
31
79.6
85.1
36
11
Age 45
81.3
84.0
21
30
79.9
85.3
36
11
Age 50
81.8
84.3
21
30
80.4
85.5
35
12
Age 55
82.3
84.7
22
31
81.2
85.9
32
12
Age 60
83.0
85.2
21
31
82.1
86.3
31
13
Age 65
83.9
85.9
18
31
83.3
86.8
32
13
Age 70
85.0
86.8
20
31
84.6
87.5
33
13
Age 75
86.5
87.9
22
31
86.2
88.4
35
16
Age 80
88.4
89.4
21
32
88.1
89.7
41
19
Age 85
90.7
91.3
40
40
90.5
91.5
54
29
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Portugal PORTUGAL
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
43.08
168
39.25
174
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
42.70
2
17.21
101
3. Lung Cancers
24.68
29
19.20
56
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.37
114
18.35
122
5. Stroke
20.17
169
34.68
145
6. Lung Disease
19.80
107
11.66
160
7. Breast Cancer
17.64
82
15.15
114
8. Prostate Cancer
16.66
82
15.78
92
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.09
50
16.03
20
10. Liver Disease
7.90
142
6.03
158
11. Suicide
6.88
116
7.22
111
12. Pancreas Cancer
6.20
52
6.50
49
13. Lymphomas
6.17
37
6.20
36
14. Oesophagus Cancer
6.08
28
2.93
75
15. Ovary Cancer
5.61
45
3.17
140
16. Parkinson's Disease
4.31
80
3.02
144
17. Falls
4.31
120
3.52
137
18. Drug Use
4.16
16
0.64
147
19. Liver Cancer
3.64
146
5.44
91
20. Other Injuries
3.64
157
6.75
101
21. Diabetes Mellitus
3.59
178
10.79
142
22. Leukemia
3.55
93
4.09
65
23. Bladder Cancer
3.54
40
3.88
27
24. Stomach Cancer
3.32
143
9.99
46
25. Congenital Anomalies
3.07
155
2.39
170
26. Uterin Cancer
2.98
56
2.58
76
27. Hypertension
2.97
167
4.55
159
28. Kidney Disease
2.86
179
7.45
155
29. Endocrine Disorders
2.84
119
5.21
61
30. Road Traffic Accidents
2.81
173
5.99
149
31. Skin Cancers
2.62
46
1.88
92
32. Inflammatory/Heart
2.47
151
3.66
118
33. Oral Cancer
2.46
105
4.60
45
34. Low Birth Weight
2.42
135
1.51
156
35. Other Neoplasms
2.38
45
2.12
50
36. Cervical Cancer
2.01
165
2.95
149
37. Alcohol
1.76
69
0.60
138
38. Multiple Sclerosis
1.58
1
0.30
52
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.34
138
0.78
160
40. Epilepsy
1.31
114
1.63
90
41. Violence
1.22
144
0.76
164
42. Skin Disease
1.20
105
0.61
132
43. Asthma
0.86
140
0.49
162
44. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.86
147
0.66
153
45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.59
38
0.32
87
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.54
153
0.58
145
47. Drownings
0.40
178
0.60
166
48. Birth Trauma
0.35
168
0.41
159
49. Fires
0.32
162
0.56
135
50. Hepatitis C
0.29
38
0.49
20
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Portugal PORTUGAL
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Alzheimers & Dementia
98,135
19.17
7,191
7.89
2. Coronary Heart Disease
71,728
14.01
12,878
14.14
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
40,540
7.92
6,851
7.52
4. Stroke
37,626
7.35
12,339
13.55
5. Lung Cancers
35,715
6.98
4,406
4.84
6. Lung Disease
32,896
6.43
4,286
4.71
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
18,446
3.60
4,389
4.82
8. Prostate Cancer
13,289
2.60
2,124
2.33
9. Breast Cancer
12,718
2.48
1,997
2.19
10. Lymphomas
9,350
1.83
1,608
1.77
11. Pancreas Cancer
8,995
1.76
1,669
1.83
12. Oesophagus Cancer
8,727
1.70
623
0.68
13. Parkinson's Disease
8,573
1.67
1,139
1.25
14. Liver Disease
7,666
1.50
1,126
1.24
15. Falls
7,618
1.49
1,033
1.13
16. Bladder Cancer
6,133
1.20
1,171
1.29
17. Diabetes Mellitus
5,842
1.14
3,601
3.95
18. Kidney Disease
5,471
1.07
2,803
3.08
19. Other Injuries
5,464
1.07
1,937
2.13
20. Suicide
5,325
1.04
1,172
1.29
21. Liver Cancer
5,237
1.02
1,270
1.39
22. Leukemia
5,211
1.02
1,015
1.11
23. Hypertension
5,208
1.02
1,880
2.06
24. Stomach Cancer
4,999
0.98
2,532
2.78
25. Ovary Cancer
4,019
0.79
397
0.44
26. Other Neoplasms
3,986
0.78
652
0.72
27. Skin Cancers
3,727
0.73
523
0.57
28. Endocrine Disorders
3,297
0.64
1,547
1.70
29. Inflammatory/Heart
3,126
0.61
909
1.00
30. Oral Cancer
3,109
0.61
912
1.00
31. Drug Use
2,824
0.55
128
0.14
32. Uterin Cancer
2,346
0.46
406
0.45
33. Road Traffic Accidents
2,169
0.42
838
0.92
34. Skin Disease
2,134
0.42
202
0.22
35. Congenital Anomalies
2,127
0.42
196
0.22
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2,090
0.41
229
0.25
37. Multiple Sclerosis
1,856
0.36
56
0.06
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,599
0.31
231
0.25
39. Alcohol
1,555
0.30
111
0.12
40. Low Birth Weight
1,313
0.26
79
0.09
41. Asthma
1,302
0.25
146
0.16
42. Epilepsy
1,193
0.23
415
0.46
43. Cervical Cancer
1,099
0.21
329
0.36
44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
1,014
0.20
99
0.11
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
876
0.17
169
0.19
46. Violence
868
0.17
96
0.11
47. Tuberculosis
351
0.07
213
0.23
48. Fires
334
0.07
108
0.12
49. Drownings
301
0.06
79
0.09
50. Anemia
277
0.05
151
0.17
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Portugal PORTUGAL
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
24.68
29
19.20
56
2. Breast Cancer
17.64
82
15.15
114
3. Prostate Cancer
16.66
82
15.78
92
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.09
50
16.03
20
5. Pancreas Cancer
6.20
52
6.50
49
6. Lymphomas
6.17
37
6.20
36
7. Oesophagus Cancer
6.08
28
2.93
75
8. Ovary Cancer
5.61
45
3.17
140
9. Liver Cancer
3.64
146
5.44
91
10. Leukemia
3.55
93
4.09
65
11. Bladder Cancer
3.54
40
3.88
27
12. Stomach Cancer
3.32
143
9.99
46
13. Uterin Cancer
2.98
56
2.58
76
14. Skin Cancers
2.62
46
1.88
92
15. Oral Cancer
2.46
105
4.60
45
16. Cervical Cancer
2.01
165
2.95
149
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.