JAPAN VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,235	1	163,905	- 71,670
Stroke	2	54,777	2	121,823	- 67,046
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	47,628	3	107,899	- 60,270
Road Traffic Accidents	4	29,694	31	4,566	+ 25,129
Diabetes Mellitus	5	22,552	29	5,433	+ 17,120
Liver Disease	6	20,273	17	14,195	+ 6,077
Kidney Disease	7	17,181	9	44,779	- 27,598
Violence	8	14,812	53	266	+ 14,546
Suicide	9	14,336	13	19,466	- 5,130
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	13,630	7	56,937	- 43,307
Stomach Cancer	11	13,567	8	50,433	- 36,865
Lung Disease	12	11,634	5	78,169	- 66,536
Prostate Cancer	13	10,552	19	13,515	- 2,964
Liver Cancer	14	9,959	11	29,384	- 19,425
Hypertension	15	9,870	28	6,673	+ 3,197
Lung Cancers	16	8,810	4	79,688	- 70,878
Oesophagus Cancer	17	8,372	20	12,316	- 3,943
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	8,306	37	2,731	+ 5,575
Congenital Anomalies	19	7,688	40	2,473	+ 5,215
Low Birth Weight	20	7,418	55	202	+ 7,216
HIV/AIDS	21	6,856	63	48	+ 6,808
Other Injuries	22	6,746	12	22,068	- 15,322
Cervical Cancer	23	5,529	32	3,799	+ 1,730
Pancreas Cancer	24	5,395	10	37,027	- 31,632
Drownings	25	5,370	25	8,409	- 3,039
Falls	26	5,363	23	9,736	- 4,373
Breast Cancer	27	4,828	15	15,805	- 10,977
Tuberculosis	28	4,727	34	3,459	+ 1,268
Asthma	29	4,673	42	1,922	+ 2,751
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	4,273	6	57,340	- 53,068
Oral Cancer	31	4,128	26	8,333	- 4,205
Parkinson's Disease	32	4,007	18	14,007	- 10,001
Lymphomas	33	3,857	14	19,273	- 15,416
Epilepsy	34	3,212	45	1,558	+ 1,654
Birth Trauma	35	3,060	61	104	+ 2,956
Meningitis	36	2,906	52	308	+ 2,598
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,867	27	8,232	- 5,366
Drug Use	38	2,722	50	732	+ 1,990
Fires	39	2,708	48	1,007	+ 1,701
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,992	35	2,922	- 930
Leukemia	41	1,977	24	9,607	- 7,630
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,811	21	11,486	- 9,675
Malnutrition	43	1,576	43	1,910	- 334
Skin Disease	44	1,179	36	2,806	- 1,627
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	945	39	2,555	- 1,610
Bladder Cancer	46	922	22	9,936	- 9,014
Maternal Conditions	47	921	64	39	+ 882
Alcohol	48	831	51	576	+ 255
Encephalitis	49	764	69	5	+ 760
Syphilis	50	658	65	16	+ 642
Ovary Cancer	51	645	30	5,061	- 4,417
Hepatitis B	52	572	46	1,423	- 851
Poisonings	53	493	54	255	+ 239
Skin Cancers	54	480	44	1,843	- 1,363
Uterin Cancer	55	443	33	3,461	- 3,018
Other Neoplasms	56	406	16	15,120	- 14,714
Multiple Sclerosis	57	186	59	108	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	134	38	2,618	- 2,484
Tetanus	59	123	67	9	+ 113
Appendicitis	60	86	58	126	- 40
Pertussis	61	81	71	1	+ 80
Hepatitis C	62	53	41	2,220	- 2,167
Upper Respiratory	63	18	57	159	- 141
War	64	13	66	15	- 2
Ascariasis	65	8	82	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	66	2	80	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	8	- 7
Dengue	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Cape Verde

Japan

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.