CAPE VERDE VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,234	21	34	+ 1,200
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	417	3	236	+ 181
Coronary Heart Disease	3	407	1	457	- 51
Stroke	4	396	2	272	+ 124
Diabetes Mellitus	5	317	5	112	+ 205
Tuberculosis	6	162	28	23	+ 138
Road Traffic Accidents	7	152	4	147	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	131	18	41	+ 90
Kidney Disease	9	126	7	85	+ 41
Lung Disease	10	120	12	58	+ 62
Hypertension	11	117	15	49	+ 68
Liver Disease	12	114	6	101	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	13	111	20	37	+ 75
Violence	14	97	8	73	+ 24
Suicide	15	92	9	71	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	16	72	19	38	+ 33
Birth Trauma	17	65	35	15	+ 50
Asthma	18	58	29	23	+ 35
Other Injuries	19	54	22	33	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	20	44	37	14	+ 30
Malnutrition	21	43	43	8	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	22	41	23	27	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	41	10	68	- 27
Maternal Conditions	24	29	47	5	+ 25
Meningitis	25	27	36	14	+ 13
Fires	26	27	39	13	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	27	26	42	9	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	28	26	17	42	- 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	22	40	10	+ 13
Drownings	30	21	25	27	- 6
Lymphomas	31	19	33	19	+ 0
Oral Cancer	32	17	31	20	- 3
Breast Cancer	33	17	27	24	- 7
Falls	34	15	26	27	- 11
Liver Cancer	35	14	14	49	- 35
Epilepsy	36	14	34	16	- 2
Skin Cancers	37	13	54	2	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	38	12	32	20	- 8
Lung Cancers	39	11	16	44	- 32
Pertussis	40	11	61	0	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	41	11	13	52	- 41
Poisonings	42	11	53	2	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	9	45	5	+ 5
Syphilis	44	9	50	3	+ 6
Alcohol	45	8	48	4	+ 4
Skin Disease	46	7	44	6	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	7	30	21	- 14
Drug Use	48	6	38	14	- 7
Ovary Cancer	49	5	51	3	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	50	4	24	27	- 23
Leukemia	51	3	41	10	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	3	58	1	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	53	3	11	67	- 65
Schistosomiasis	54	2	79	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	55	2	56	2	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	56	2	55	2	+ 0
Appendicitis	57	2	60	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	58	2	63	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	59	2	49	4	- 2
Bladder Cancer	60	2	46	5	- 3
Tetanus	61	2	59	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	1	52	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	57	1	- 0
Malaria	64	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	68	0	+ 0
War	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Botswana

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.