IRAQ VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,506	1	36,594	- 5,088
Stroke	2	18,711	2	20,793	- 2,082
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,269	8	5,551	+ 10,718
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,143	3	10,726	- 583
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,703	4	7,395	+ 308
Liver Disease	6	6,925	16	2,127	+ 4,798
Kidney Disease	7	5,869	6	6,323	- 454
Violence	8	5,060	7	5,658	- 598
Suicide	9	4,897	19	1,418	+ 3,479
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,656	13	2,429	+ 2,227
Stomach Cancer	11	4,634	28	771	+ 3,864
Lung Disease	12	3,974	20	1,329	+ 2,645
Prostate Cancer	13	3,604	47	171	+ 3,434
Liver Cancer	14	3,402	35	555	+ 2,847
Hypertension	15	3,372	12	2,451	+ 921
Lung Cancers	16	3,009	15	2,162	+ 848
Oesophagus Cancer	17	2,860	46	173	+ 2,687
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	2,837	18	1,578	+ 1,259
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,626	9	4,812	- 2,186
Low Birth Weight	20	2,534	5	6,573	- 4,039
HIV/AIDS	21	2,342	72	0	+ 2,342
Other Injuries	22	2,304	14	2,212	+ 92
Cervical Cancer	23	1,889	48	162	+ 1,726
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,843	36	530	+ 1,313
Drownings	25	1,834	32	658	+ 1,177
Falls	26	1,832	30	709	+ 1,123
Breast Cancer	27	1,649	17	1,783	- 134
Tuberculosis	28	1,615	25	821	+ 793
Asthma	29	1,596	23	914	+ 682
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,460	24	852	+ 608
Oral Cancer	31	1,410	39	410	+ 1,000
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,369	31	658	+ 711
Lymphomas	33	1,317	26	811	+ 506
Epilepsy	34	1,097	45	253	+ 844
Birth Trauma	35	1,045	10	4,223	- 3,178
Meningitis	36	993	42	372	+ 620
Inflammatory/Heart	37	979	22	1,190	- 211
Drug Use	38	930	38	441	+ 489
Fires	39	925	29	742	+ 183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	680	49	159	+ 521
Leukemia	41	675	21	1,315	- 640
Endocrine Disorders	42	619	37	462	+ 156
Malnutrition	43	538	53	92	+ 447
Skin Disease	44	403	57	49	+ 353
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	323	44	283	+ 40
Bladder Cancer	46	315	34	628	- 313
Maternal Conditions	47	315	27	780	- 465
Alcohol	48	284	58	40	+ 244
Encephalitis	49	261	40	378	- 117
Syphilis	50	225	50	137	+ 88
Ovary Cancer	51	220	41	376	- 155
Hepatitis B	52	195	56	57	+ 138
Poisonings	53	169	52	95	+ 73
Skin Cancers	54	164	43	339	- 175
Uterin Cancer	55	151	54	61	+ 90
Other Neoplasms	56	139	61	26	+ 113
Multiple Sclerosis	57	63	60	30	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	46	63	21	+ 24
Tetanus	59	42	51	111	- 69
Appendicitis	60	29	64	15	+ 14
Pertussis	61	28	33	636	- 608
Hepatitis C	62	18	68	1	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	63	6	65	6	+ 0
War	64	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Ascariasis	65	3	67	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	1	69	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	66	4	- 3
Measles	68	0	55	59	- 59
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	79	0	59	37	- 37
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
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Cape Verde

Iraq

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.