BELGIUM VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,967	1	15,281	- 6,313
Stroke	2	5,325	3	7,408	- 2,082
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,630	6	5,677	- 1,047
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,887	29	666	+ 2,221
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,193	20	1,269	+ 923
Liver Disease	6	1,971	17	1,433	+ 538
Kidney Disease	7	1,670	8	2,952	- 1,281
Violence	8	1,440	44	149	+ 1,291
Suicide	9	1,394	10	2,111	- 717
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,325	2	9,416	- 8,091
Stomach Cancer	11	1,319	26	863	+ 456
Lung Disease	12	1,131	5	6,438	- 5,307
Prostate Cancer	13	1,026	13	1,824	- 799
Liver Cancer	14	968	24	976	- 7
Hypertension	15	960	27	740	+ 220
Lung Cancers	16	857	4	6,777	- 5,920
Oesophagus Cancer	17	814	25	898	- 84
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	808	33	418	+ 390
Congenital Anomalies	19	747	40	282	+ 466
Low Birth Weight	20	721	50	70	+ 652
HIV/AIDS	21	666	57	36	+ 630
Other Injuries	22	656	11	2,006	- 1,350
Cervical Cancer	23	538	41	243	+ 295
Pancreas Cancer	24	524	14	1,809	- 1,285
Drownings	25	522	47	79	+ 443
Falls	26	521	15	1,756	- 1,234
Breast Cancer	27	469	9	2,587	- 2,117
Tuberculosis	28	460	54	46	+ 414
Asthma	29	454	46	128	+ 327
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	415	7	3,329	- 2,913
Oral Cancer	31	401	28	675	- 273
Parkinson's Disease	32	390	19	1,378	- 988
Lymphomas	33	375	16	1,552	- 1,177
Epilepsy	34	312	36	348	- 35
Birth Trauma	35	298	53	47	+ 251
Meningitis	36	283	58	28	+ 254
Inflammatory/Heart	37	279	23	1,060	- 782
Drug Use	38	265	39	287	- 23
Fires	39	263	48	75	+ 188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	194	42	213	- 19
Leukemia	41	192	21	1,199	- 1,007
Endocrine Disorders	42	176	18	1,432	- 1,256
Malnutrition	43	153	38	291	- 138
Skin Disease	44	115	35	380	- 265
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	92	37	293	- 201
Bladder Cancer	46	90	22	1,078	- 989
Maternal Conditions	47	90	64	6	+ 84
Alcohol	48	81	32	500	- 419
Encephalitis	49	74	66	1	+ 73
Syphilis	50	64	70	0	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	51	63	30	653	- 590
Hepatitis B	52	56	63	17	+ 39
Poisonings	53	48	55	41	+ 7
Skin Cancers	54	47	31	522	- 476
Uterin Cancer	55	43	34	384	- 341
Other Neoplasms	56	39	12	1,828	- 1,788
Multiple Sclerosis	57	18	45	147	- 129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	13	49	73	- 60
Tetanus	59	12	78	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	60	8	62	17	- 8
Pertussis	61	8	68	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	62	5	52	53	- 48
Upper Respiratory	63	2	59	22	- 20
War	64	1	67	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Cape Verde

Belgium

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.