CAPE VERDE VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	460	1	457	+ 3
Stroke	2	342	2	272	+ 70
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	263	3	236	+ 27
Violence	4	191	8	73	+ 118
Diabetes Mellitus	5	166	5	112	+ 54
Lung Disease	6	165	12	58	+ 107
Kidney Disease	7	105	7	85	+ 19
Road Traffic Accidents	8	94	4	147	- 53
Lung Cancers	9	88	16	44	+ 44
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	85	10	68	+ 18
Hypertension	11	80	15	49	+ 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	64	30	21	+ 43
Liver Disease	13	59	6	101	- 41
Breast Cancer	14	58	27	24	+ 34
Prostate Cancer	15	53	13	52	+ 0
Falls	16	52	26	27	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	17	50	11	67	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	18	49	37	14	+ 34
Endocrine Disorders	19	47	42	9	+ 38
Suicide	20	40	9	71	- 31
Other Injuries	21	38	22	33	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	22	35	21	34	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	23	34	19	38	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	24	33	24	27	+ 7
Liver Cancer	25	32	14	49	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	26	29	17	42	- 12
Lymphomas	27	29	33	19	+ 10
Oral Cancer	28	28	31	20	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	29	26	23	27	- 1
Leukemia	30	24	41	10	+ 14
Skin Disease	31	20	44	6	+ 14
Alcohol	32	20	48	4	+ 16
Low Birth Weight	33	19	20	37	- 18
Malnutrition	34	19	43	8	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	16	18	41	- 25
Bladder Cancer	36	15	46	5	+ 10
Chagas disease	37	14	76	0	+ 14
Skin Cancers	38	14	54	2	+ 12
Drownings	39	14	25	27	- 13
Tuberculosis	40	14	28	23	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	41	13	32	20	- 7
Other Neoplasms	42	13	56	2	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	43	12	51	3	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	12	40	10	+ 2
Birth Trauma	45	10	35	15	- 5
Epilepsy	46	9	34	16	- 7
Uterin Cancer	47	8	55	2	+ 6
Asthma	48	7	29	23	- 16
Drug Use	49	7	38	14	- 7
Anemia	50	7	84	0	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	6	45	5	+ 1
Hepatitis C	52	5	62	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	53	4	47	5	- 0
Meningitis	54	4	36	14	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	3	80	0	+ 3
War	56	3	64	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	57	3	60	0	+ 3
Fires	58	3	39	13	- 11
Hepatitis B	59	2	52	3	- 1
Schizophrenia	60	2	86	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	2	58	1	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	62	2	79	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	63	1	78	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	57	1	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	65	1	81	0	+ 1
Poisonings	66	1	53	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	1	63	0	+ 1
Syphilis	68	1	50	3	- 3
Leprosy	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	1	- 0
Encephalitis	72	0	49	4	- 4
Oral conditions	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	75	0	61	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	70	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	79	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	81	0	68	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

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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.