COLOMBIA VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,124	1	43,066	- 5,942
Stroke	2	22,048	3	16,573	+ 5,475
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	19,170	5	10,773	+ 8,397
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,952	6	7,765	+ 4,187
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,077	11	5,028	+ 4,049
Liver Disease	6	8,160	19	2,426	+ 5,733
Kidney Disease	7	6,915	7	6,834	+ 81
Violence	8	5,962	2	19,268	- 13,306
Suicide	9	5,770	26	1,965	+ 3,805
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,486	22	2,157	+ 3,329
Stomach Cancer	11	5,461	9	6,112	- 651
Lung Disease	12	4,683	4	15,928	- 11,246
Prostate Cancer	13	4,247	14	3,584	+ 662
Liver Cancer	14	4,009	24	2,065	+ 1,944
Hypertension	15	3,973	8	6,400	- 2,427
Lung Cancers	16	3,546	10	5,250	- 1,704
Oesophagus Cancer	17	3,370	36	835	+ 2,535
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	3,343	38	747	+ 2,596
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,094	16	2,963	+ 132
Low Birth Weight	20	2,986	23	2,095	+ 891
HIV/AIDS	21	2,759	17	2,683	+ 76
Other Injuries	22	2,715	28	1,592	+ 1,123
Cervical Cancer	23	2,225	20	2,266	- 41
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,171	25	2,022	+ 149
Drownings	25	2,162	40	689	+ 1,472
Falls	26	2,159	29	1,518	+ 641
Breast Cancer	27	1,943	13	3,669	- 1,726
Tuberculosis	28	1,902	32	1,272	+ 631
Asthma	29	1,881	54	191	+ 1,689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,720	12	4,371	- 2,651
Oral Cancer	31	1,662	37	807	+ 855
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,613	47	383	+ 1,230
Lymphomas	33	1,552	18	2,603	- 1,051
Epilepsy	34	1,293	43	597	+ 696
Birth Trauma	35	1,232	41	648	+ 583
Meningitis	36	1,170	50	244	+ 926
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,154	31	1,329	- 176
Drug Use	38	1,096	44	492	+ 604
Fires	39	1,090	56	127	+ 963
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	802	39	698	+ 103
Leukemia	41	796	21	2,208	- 1,412
Endocrine Disorders	42	729	30	1,367	- 638
Malnutrition	43	634	27	1,878	- 1,244
Skin Disease	44	474	34	1,102	- 628
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	381	63	38	+ 343
Bladder Cancer	46	371	42	609	- 238
Maternal Conditions	47	371	46	394	- 23
Alcohol	48	334	68	23	+ 311
Encephalitis	49	308	64	38	+ 270
Syphilis	50	265	65	30	+ 235
Ovary Cancer	51	259	33	1,122	- 863
Hepatitis B	52	230	62	50	+ 180
Poisonings	53	199	61	61	+ 138
Skin Cancers	54	193	35	1,028	- 835
Uterin Cancer	55	178	45	423	- 245
Other Neoplasms	56	163	15	3,205	- 3,041
Multiple Sclerosis	57	75	60	62	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	54	51	242	- 188
Tetanus	59	49	71	14	+ 35
Appendicitis	60	34	52	213	- 178
Pertussis	61	33	69	18	+ 15
Hepatitis C	62	21	59	65	- 44
Upper Respiratory	63	7	66	27	- 19
War	64	5	49	260	- 255
Ascariasis	65	3	76	5	- 2
Chlamydia	66	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	80	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	73	7	- 7
Dengue	70	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	77	0	67	26	- 26
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Cape Verde

Colombia

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.