BRAZIL VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	164,742	1	165,788	- 1,046
Stroke	2	97,837	2	123,207	- 25,369
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	85,069	3	94,705	- 9,636
Road Traffic Accidents	4	53,037	8	33,871	+ 19,167
Diabetes Mellitus	5	40,281	5	59,608	- 19,327
Liver Disease	6	36,209	13	21,422	+ 14,787
Kidney Disease	7	30,687	7	37,690	- 7,004
Violence	8	26,456	4	68,779	- 42,323
Suicide	9	25,606	20	14,540	+ 11,066
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	24,345	10	30,717	- 6,372
Stomach Cancer	11	24,233	17	17,992	+ 6,241
Lung Disease	12	20,779	6	59,373	- 38,594
Prostate Cancer	13	18,846	15	19,001	- 154
Liver Cancer	14	17,788	25	11,514	+ 6,274
Hypertension	15	17,630	11	28,822	- 11,193
Lung Cancers	16	15,736	9	31,659	- 15,922
Oesophagus Cancer	17	14,954	26	10,466	+ 4,489
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	14,835	35	5,659	+ 9,176
Congenital Anomalies	19	13,732	23	12,317	+ 1,415
Low Birth Weight	20	13,250	33	6,881	+ 6,369
HIV/AIDS	21	12,245	22	12,558	- 313
Other Injuries	22	12,049	21	13,807	- 1,758
Cervical Cancer	23	9,875	29	9,511	+ 365
Pancreas Cancer	24	9,636	24	11,999	- 2,363
Drownings	25	9,592	39	4,937	+ 4,655
Falls	26	9,579	16	18,847	- 9,268
Breast Cancer	27	8,624	14	20,759	- 12,135
Tuberculosis	28	8,442	40	4,895	+ 3,547
Asthma	29	8,346	48	2,595	+ 5,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	7,632	12	23,161	- 15,530
Oral Cancer	31	7,373	28	9,951	- 2,578
Parkinson's Disease	32	7,157	41	4,770	+ 2,386
Lymphomas	33	6,888	27	10,376	- 3,487
Epilepsy	34	5,737	46	3,263	+ 2,474
Birth Trauma	35	5,466	45	3,777	+ 1,689
Meningitis	36	5,191	54	1,359	+ 3,832
Inflammatory/Heart	37	5,120	18	17,508	- 12,388
Drug Use	38	4,862	49	2,467	+ 2,395
Fires	39	4,836	58	1,028	+ 3,808
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3,558	44	4,258	- 700
Leukemia	41	3,531	30	8,531	- 5,000
Endocrine Disorders	42	3,235	19	16,927	- 13,692
Malnutrition	43	2,815	34	6,695	- 3,881
Skin Disease	44	2,105	31	7,179	- 5,074
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,689	51	2,193	- 504
Bladder Cancer	46	1,647	36	5,306	- 3,659
Maternal Conditions	47	1,645	53	1,507	+ 138
Alcohol	48	1,483	32	7,121	- 5,637
Encephalitis	49	1,365	72	65	+ 1,300
Syphilis	50	1,175	68	223	+ 952
Ovary Cancer	51	1,151	43	4,355	- 3,204
Hepatitis B	52	1,021	59	775	+ 246
Poisonings	53	881	66	317	+ 565
Skin Cancers	54	857	38	5,032	- 4,175
Uterin Cancer	55	792	47	2,780	- 1,989
Other Neoplasms	56	725	42	4,665	- 3,940
Multiple Sclerosis	57	331	64	356	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	239	61	596	- 358
Tetanus	59	219	71	88	+ 131
Appendicitis	60	153	57	1,067	- 914
Pertussis	61	145	75	30	+ 115
Hepatitis C	62	95	52	1,955	- 1,860
Upper Respiratory	63	32	67	260	- 228
War	64	22	56	1,090	- 1,068
Ascariasis	65	14	78	7	+ 7
Chlamydia	66	3	80	5	- 3
Diphtheria	67	3	79	7	- 4
Measles	68	0	81	4	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	70	94	- 93
Dengue	70	0	76	14	- 13
Hookworm Disease	71	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	10	- 10
Leprosy	74	0	69	173	- 173
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	77	0	74	44	- 44
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	432	- 432
Schistosomiasis	79	0	62	593	- 593
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Cape Verde

Brazil

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.