MADAGASCAR VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,050	3	12,388	+ 9,662
Stroke	2	13,095	1	17,964	- 4,869
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,386	2	14,605	- 3,219
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,099	7	7,880	- 781
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,391	16	3,278	+ 2,113
Liver Disease	6	4,846	12	4,803	+ 43
Kidney Disease	7	4,107	22	2,202	+ 1,905
Violence	8	3,541	23	1,749	+ 1,792
Suicide	9	3,427	24	1,476	+ 1,952
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,258	26	1,120	+ 2,138
Stomach Cancer	11	3,243	47	368	+ 2,876
Lung Disease	12	2,781	14	3,957	- 1,176
Prostate Cancer	13	2,522	29	996	+ 1,527
Liver Cancer	14	2,381	30	933	+ 1,448
Hypertension	15	2,360	8	6,208	- 3,848
Lung Cancers	16	2,106	55	147	+ 1,959
Oesophagus Cancer	17	2,002	27	1,080	+ 921
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,986	5	11,085	- 9,099
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,838	15	3,380	- 1,543
Low Birth Weight	20	1,773	10	5,353	- 3,579
HIV/AIDS	21	1,639	25	1,341	+ 297
Other Injuries	22	1,613	21	2,359	- 747
Cervical Cancer	23	1,322	17	3,028	- 1,706
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,290	61	80	+ 1,209
Drownings	25	1,284	31	825	+ 459
Falls	26	1,282	36	653	+ 629
Breast Cancer	27	1,154	37	629	+ 525
Tuberculosis	28	1,130	4	11,606	- 10,476
Asthma	29	1,117	19	2,507	- 1,390
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,021	39	606	+ 416
Oral Cancer	31	987	32	697	+ 290
Parkinson's Disease	32	958	49	266	+ 692
Lymphomas	33	922	34	675	+ 247
Epilepsy	34	768	46	385	+ 383
Birth Trauma	35	732	11	5,347	- 4,615
Meningitis	36	695	20	2,391	- 1,696
Inflammatory/Heart	37	685	28	1,046	- 361
Drug Use	38	651	62	58	+ 593
Fires	39	647	35	661	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	476	42	495	- 19
Leukemia	41	473	45	401	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	42	433	44	463	- 30
Malnutrition	43	377	13	4,236	- 3,859
Skin Disease	44	282	51	187	+ 95
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	226	38	627	- 401
Bladder Cancer	46	220	48	286	- 65
Maternal Conditions	47	220	18	2,776	- 2,556
Alcohol	48	199	53	161	+ 38
Encephalitis	49	183	60	94	+ 89
Syphilis	50	157	33	680	- 523
Ovary Cancer	51	154	57	135	+ 19
Hepatitis B	52	137	58	98	+ 38
Poisonings	53	118	40	571	- 453
Skin Cancers	54	115	43	467	- 352
Uterin Cancer	55	106	59	95	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	56	97	65	24	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	57	44	66	18	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	32	64	47	- 15
Tetanus	59	29	52	186	- 157
Appendicitis	60	20	56	147	- 126
Pertussis	61	19	41	519	- 499
Hepatitis C	62	13	67	16	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	4	63	49	- 44
War	64	3	54	155	- 152
Ascariasis	65	2	70	5	- 4
Chlamydia	66	0	69	7	- 6
Diphtheria	67	0	71	3	- 2
Measles	68	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Otitis Media	69	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	70	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	50	260	- 260
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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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.