MALAYSIA VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,877	1	36,729	- 10,852
Stroke	2	15,368	3	21,592	- 6,224
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,362	2	23,477	- 10,115
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,331	4	7,181	+ 1,149
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,327	9	4,107	+ 2,220
Liver Disease	6	5,688	7	5,125	+ 562
Kidney Disease	7	4,820	6	6,629	- 1,809
Violence	8	4,156	34	869	+ 3,287
Suicide	9	4,022	19	1,823	+ 2,199
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,824	10	3,996	- 172
Stomach Cancer	11	3,806	21	1,441	+ 2,365
Lung Disease	12	3,264	5	6,633	- 3,369
Prostate Cancer	13	2,960	33	903	+ 2,057
Liver Cancer	14	2,794	16	1,984	+ 810
Hypertension	15	2,769	38	649	+ 2,120
Lung Cancers	16	2,472	8	4,319	- 1,847
Oesophagus Cancer	17	2,349	41	435	+ 1,914
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	2,330	20	1,773	+ 558
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,157	24	1,403	+ 754
Low Birth Weight	20	2,081	29	1,020	+ 1,061
HIV/AIDS	21	1,923	13	2,679	- 756
Other Injuries	22	1,893	14	2,222	- 330
Cervical Cancer	23	1,551	31	1,010	+ 541
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,514	32	994	+ 519
Drownings	25	1,507	36	820	+ 687
Falls	26	1,505	18	1,855	- 350
Breast Cancer	27	1,355	12	3,071	- 1,717
Tuberculosis	28	1,326	26	1,227	+ 99
Asthma	29	1,311	30	1,013	+ 298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,199	11	3,832	- 2,634
Oral Cancer	31	1,158	17	1,865	- 706
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,124	28	1,106	+ 18
Lymphomas	33	1,082	25	1,321	- 239
Epilepsy	34	901	52	226	+ 676
Birth Trauma	35	859	42	359	+ 500
Meningitis	36	815	46	301	+ 514
Inflammatory/Heart	37	804	27	1,214	- 409
Drug Use	38	764	45	322	+ 442
Fires	39	760	44	336	+ 424
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	559	22	1,424	- 865
Leukemia	41	555	23	1,412	- 858
Endocrine Disorders	42	508	37	809	- 301
Malnutrition	43	442	49	249	+ 193
Skin Disease	44	331	15	2,066	- 1,735
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	265	51	246	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	46	259	39	467	- 208
Maternal Conditions	47	258	56	167	+ 92
Alcohol	48	233	55	181	+ 52
Encephalitis	49	214	40	452	- 238
Syphilis	50	185	62	19	+ 166
Ovary Cancer	51	181	35	827	- 647
Hepatitis B	52	160	54	206	- 45
Poisonings	53	138	53	211	- 72
Skin Cancers	54	135	50	247	- 113
Uterin Cancer	55	124	43	352	- 228
Other Neoplasms	56	114	48	265	- 151
Multiple Sclerosis	57	52	59	30	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	38	60	27	+ 10
Tetanus	59	34	61	21	+ 13
Appendicitis	60	24	58	71	- 47
Pertussis	61	23	57	80	- 57
Hepatitis C	62	15	64	6	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	63	5	65	5	+ 0
War	64	4	63	11	- 7
Ascariasis	65	2	67	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	68	2	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	70	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Cape Verde

Malaysia

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.