CAPE VERDE VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	497	1	457	+ 39
Stroke	2	333	2	272	+ 62
Hypertension	3	294	15	49	+ 245
Diabetes Mellitus	4	228	5	112	+ 117
Violence	5	221	8	73	+ 147
HIV/AIDS	6	200	21	34	+ 166
Kidney Disease	7	178	7	85	+ 93
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	145	3	236	- 91
Breast Cancer	9	102	27	24	+ 79
Other Injuries	10	100	22	33	+ 66
Liver Disease	11	100	6	101	- 1
Prostate Cancer	12	97	13	52	+ 45
Endocrine Disorders	13	92	42	9	+ 83
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	79	10	68	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	15	70	37	14	+ 56
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	63	30	21	+ 42
Lung Disease	17	49	12	58	- 8
Road Traffic Accidents	18	45	4	147	- 102
Lung Cancers	19	44	16	44	- 0
Skin Disease	20	39	44	6	+ 34
Drownings	21	39	25	27	+ 12
Lymphomas	22	37	33	19	+ 18
Cervical Cancer	23	31	23	27	+ 3
Alcohol	24	30	48	4	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	25	26	11	67	- 41
Falls	26	26	26	27	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	27	25	32	20	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	28	25	20	37	- 12
Congenital Anomalies	29	24	19	38	- 15
Uterin Cancer	30	21	55	2	+ 19
Suicide	31	20	9	71	- 51
Liver Cancer	32	18	14	49	- 32
Fires	33	15	39	13	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	15	40	10	+ 6
Leukemia	35	15	41	10	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	36	15	51	3	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	37	15	24	27	- 12
Oesophagus Cancer	38	13	17	42	- 29
Asthma	39	13	29	23	- 10
Epilepsy	40	12	34	16	- 4
Maternal Conditions	41	10	47	5	+ 5
Birth Trauma	42	9	35	15	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	8	18	41	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	6	45	5	+ 2
Malnutrition	45	6	43	8	- 2
Oral Cancer	46	5	31	20	- 15
Other Neoplasms	47	5	56	2	+ 3
Drug Use	48	4	38	14	- 10
Meningitis	49	4	36	14	- 11
Bladder Cancer	50	3	46	5	- 1
Encephalitis	51	3	49	4	- 1
Appendicitis	52	3	60	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	2	58	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	54	2	57	1	+ 1
Skin Cancers	55	1	54	2	- 1
Poisonings	56	1	53	2	- 1
War	57	1	64	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	58	1	28	23	- 23
Dengue	59	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	60	0	52	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	0	63	0	+ 0
Tetanus	62	0	59	1	- 0
Syphilis	63	0	50	3	- 3
Chlamydia	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	61	0	- 0
Measles	69	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Bahamas

Cape Verde

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.