CAPE VERDE VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	446	3	236	+ 209
Malaria	2	387	77	0	+ 387
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	315	18	41	+ 274
Coronary Heart Disease	4	215	1	457	- 242
Low Birth Weight	5	181	20	37	+ 144
Birth Trauma	6	170	35	15	+ 155
Stroke	7	168	2	272	- 104
Road Traffic Accidents	8	167	4	147	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	9	127	42	9	+ 118
Congenital Anomalies	10	93	19	38	+ 55
Meningitis	11	89	36	14	+ 75
HIV/AIDS	12	82	21	34	+ 48
Malnutrition	13	76	43	8	+ 68
Liver Disease	14	72	6	101	- 28
Other Injuries	15	70	22	33	+ 36
Diabetes Mellitus	16	69	5	112	- 43
Kidney Disease	17	64	7	85	- 22
Cervical Cancer	18	56	23	27	+ 29
Hypertension	19	54	15	49	+ 5
Tuberculosis	20	52	28	23	+ 29
Violence	21	52	8	73	- 22
Suicide	22	40	9	71	- 31
Maternal Conditions	23	37	47	5	+ 32
Liver Cancer	24	35	14	49	- 15
Measles	25	32	68	0	+ 32
Lung Disease	26	31	12	58	- 27
Asthma	27	25	29	23	+ 2
Drownings	28	24	25	27	- 3
War	29	23	64	0	+ 23
Breast Cancer	30	23	27	24	- 1
Falls	31	22	26	27	- 5
Stomach Cancer	32	21	11	67	- 47
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	20	10	68	- 47
Pertussis	34	20	61	0	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	35	20	37	14	+ 5
Fires	36	19	39	13	+ 5
Poisonings	37	16	53	2	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	38	14	13	52	- 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	13	30	21	- 9
Epilepsy	40	13	34	16	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	11	40	10	+ 1
Syphilis	42	8	50	3	+ 5
Lymphomas	43	7	33	19	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	7	45	5	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	45	7	46	5	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	46	7	32	20	- 13
Schistosomiasis	47	7	79	0	+ 7
Lung Cancers	48	6	16	44	- 37
Oral Cancer	49	6	31	20	- 14
Skin Cancers	50	6	54	2	+ 3
Tetanus	51	5	59	1	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	52	5	51	3	+ 1
Skin Disease	53	5	44	6	- 1
Drug Use	54	5	38	14	- 9
Hepatitis B	55	4	52	3	+ 2
Alcohol	56	4	48	4	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	57	4	24	27	- 23
Leukemia	58	3	41	10	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	59	3	17	42	- 39
Appendicitis	60	3	60	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	61	2	49	4	- 2
Uterin Cancer	62	2	55	2	- 0
Ascariasis	63	2	65	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	62	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	63	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	57	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	1	56	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	0	58	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Burkina Faso

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.