AUSTRALIA VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,040	1	21,548	- 1,508
Stroke	2	11,902	3	10,331	+ 1,571
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,348	8	4,446	+ 5,902
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,452	29	1,245	+ 5,207
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,900	7	4,471	+ 429
Liver Disease	6	4,405	26	1,421	+ 2,983
Kidney Disease	7	3,733	12	3,139	+ 594
Violence	8	3,218	44	243	+ 2,975
Suicide	9	3,115	11	3,150	- 35
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,961	2	15,588	- 12,627
Stomach Cancer	11	2,948	27	1,288	+ 1,660
Lung Disease	12	2,528	5	8,487	- 5,960
Prostate Cancer	13	2,293	9	3,766	- 1,474
Liver Cancer	14	2,164	20	2,036	+ 128
Hypertension	15	2,145	23	1,631	+ 513
Lung Cancers	16	1,914	4	8,769	- 6,854
Oesophagus Cancer	17	1,819	25	1,494	+ 326
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,805	40	296	+ 1,509
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,670	33	711	+ 960
Low Birth Weight	20	1,612	43	248	+ 1,364
HIV/AIDS	21	1,490	57	50	+ 1,440
Other Injuries	22	1,466	22	1,642	- 177
Cervical Cancer	23	1,201	39	342	+ 860
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,172	13	3,118	- 1,945
Drownings	25	1,167	47	177	+ 990
Falls	26	1,165	14	3,116	- 1,951
Breast Cancer	27	1,049	10	3,405	- 2,356
Tuberculosis	28	1,027	56	53	+ 974
Asthma	29	1,015	36	455	+ 560
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	928	6	6,209	- 5,280
Oral Cancer	31	897	32	972	- 75
Parkinson's Disease	32	871	19	2,036	- 1,166
Lymphomas	33	838	15	3,039	- 2,201
Epilepsy	34	698	41	285	+ 413
Birth Trauma	35	665	50	140	+ 525
Meningitis	36	631	60	37	+ 594
Inflammatory/Heart	37	623	24	1,571	- 948
Drug Use	38	591	21	1,783	- 1,191
Fires	39	588	55	55	+ 534
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	433	42	276	+ 157
Leukemia	41	430	18	2,126	- 1,697
Endocrine Disorders	42	394	16	2,328	- 1,935
Malnutrition	43	342	51	117	+ 226
Skin Disease	44	256	34	594	- 338
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	205	38	379	- 173
Bladder Cancer	46	200	30	1,187	- 987
Maternal Conditions	47	200	63	20	+ 180
Alcohol	48	180	37	380	- 199
Encephalitis	49	166	68	3	+ 163
Syphilis	50	143	67	3	+ 140
Ovary Cancer	51	140	31	1,003	- 862
Hepatitis B	52	124	58	41	+ 83
Poisonings	53	107	61	35	+ 72
Skin Cancers	54	104	17	2,319	- 2,214
Uterin Cancer	55	96	35	524	- 428
Other Neoplasms	56	88	28	1,252	- 1,164
Multiple Sclerosis	57	40	46	188	- 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	29	45	229	- 200
Tetanus	59	27	70	1	+ 25
Appendicitis	60	19	62	26	- 8
Pertussis	61	18	69	1	+ 16
Hepatitis C	62	12	48	173	- 161
Upper Respiratory	63	4	64	17	- 13
War	64	3	65	8	- 5
Ascariasis	65	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	6	- 6
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Cape Verde

Australia

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.