CAPE VERDE VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	424	3	236	+ 188
Malaria	2	293	77	0	+ 293
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	284	18	41	+ 243
Stroke	4	243	2	272	- 28
Coronary Heart Disease	5	224	1	457	- 233
Low Birth Weight	6	204	20	37	+ 167
Birth Trauma	7	164	35	15	+ 149
Road Traffic Accidents	8	131	4	147	- 16
Liver Disease	9	102	6	101	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	10	94	19	38	+ 56
HIV/AIDS	11	94	21	34	+ 60
Meningitis	12	82	36	14	+ 67
Kidney Disease	13	80	7	85	- 5
Diabetes Mellitus	14	79	5	112	- 32
Other Injuries	15	64	22	33	+ 30
Endocrine Disorders	16	60	42	9	+ 51
Lung Disease	17	51	12	58	- 7
Pertussis	18	49	61	0	+ 48
Hypertension	19	45	15	49	- 4
Maternal Conditions	20	43	47	5	+ 39
Malnutrition	21	39	43	8	+ 31
Suicide	22	38	9	71	- 33
Tuberculosis	23	38	28	23	+ 15
Asthma	24	37	29	23	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	25	36	13	52	- 16
Measles	26	33	68	0	+ 33
Breast Cancer	27	33	27	24	+ 9
Violence	28	30	8	73	- 43
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	30	10	68	- 38
Cervical Cancer	30	28	23	27	+ 0
Drownings	31	24	25	27	- 3
Falls	32	23	26	27	- 4
Inflammatory/Heart	33	19	37	14	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	18	40	10	+ 9
Fires	35	18	39	13	+ 4
Lymphomas	36	16	33	19	- 3
Epilepsy	37	15	34	16	- 1
Stomach Cancer	38	15	11	67	- 52
Oesophagus Cancer	39	14	17	42	- 28
Liver Cancer	40	13	14	49	- 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	13	30	21	- 8
Poisonings	42	13	53	2	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	43	9	32	20	- 11
Drug Use	44	8	38	14	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	8	45	5	+ 4
Leukemia	46	8	41	10	- 2
Schistosomiasis	47	8	79	0	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	48	7	24	27	- 19
Oral Cancer	49	7	31	20	- 14
Tetanus	50	6	59	1	+ 6
Syphilis	51	6	50	3	+ 3
Skin Disease	52	6	44	6	+ 0
Hepatitis B	53	6	52	3	+ 3
Skin Cancers	54	4	54	2	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	55	4	55	2	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	56	4	51	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	57	4	49	4	- 0
Alcohol	58	4	48	4	- 1
Lung Cancers	59	3	16	44	- 41
Appendicitis	60	2	60	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	61	2	46	5	- 3
Ascariasis	62	2	65	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	63	1	56	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	63	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	62	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	57	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	0	58	1	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	67	0	+ 0
War	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Benin

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.