MEXICO VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,879	1	116,238	- 18,359
Stroke	2	58,129	4	39,790	+ 18,339
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	50,542	8	24,816	+ 25,726
Road Traffic Accidents	4	31,511	10	16,303	+ 15,208
Diabetes Mellitus	5	23,932	2	86,110	- 62,177
Liver Disease	6	21,513	6	29,838	- 8,325
Kidney Disease	7	18,232	3	44,622	- 26,390
Violence	8	15,718	5	32,450	- 16,732
Suicide	9	15,213	22	6,772	+ 8,442
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	14,464	30	3,447	+ 11,017
Stomach Cancer	11	14,398	19	6,939	+ 7,459
Lung Disease	12	12,346	7	29,123	- 16,777
Prostate Cancer	13	11,197	15	7,494	+ 3,703
Liver Cancer	14	10,569	21	6,817	+ 3,751
Hypertension	15	10,474	9	17,806	- 7,332
Lung Cancers	16	9,350	17	7,349	+ 2,000
Oesophagus Cancer	17	8,885	49	1,252	+ 7,633
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	8,814	29	3,476	+ 5,338
Congenital Anomalies	19	8,159	13	10,457	- 2,298
Low Birth Weight	20	7,872	18	7,163	+ 710
HIV/AIDS	21	7,275	28	4,128	+ 3,147
Other Injuries	22	7,159	11	12,175	- 5,016
Cervical Cancer	23	5,867	26	4,787	+ 1,080
Pancreas Cancer	24	5,725	27	4,510	+ 1,215
Drownings	25	5,699	42	1,799	+ 3,900
Falls	26	5,691	35	2,628	+ 3,063
Breast Cancer	27	5,124	16	7,380	- 2,256
Tuberculosis	28	5,016	38	1,943	+ 3,073
Asthma	29	4,959	47	1,342	+ 3,617
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	4,534	20	6,871	- 2,337
Oral Cancer	31	4,381	46	1,355	+ 3,026
Parkinson's Disease	32	4,252	43	1,567	+ 2,685
Lymphomas	33	4,093	24	4,961	- 869
Epilepsy	34	3,409	39	1,912	+ 1,497
Birth Trauma	35	3,247	36	2,552	+ 696
Meningitis	36	3,084	58	357	+ 2,727
Inflammatory/Heart	37	3,042	41	1,866	+ 1,176
Drug Use	38	2,889	44	1,470	+ 1,419
Fires	39	2,873	56	604	+ 2,269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,114	33	2,734	- 620
Leukemia	41	2,098	25	4,830	- 2,732
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,922	12	11,310	- 9,388
Malnutrition	43	1,672	14	7,552	- 5,879
Skin Disease	44	1,251	31	3,029	- 1,778
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,003	52	859	+ 144
Bladder Cancer	46	978	48	1,272	- 294
Maternal Conditions	47	977	54	750	+ 228
Alcohol	48	881	32	2,945	- 2,064
Encephalitis	49	811	62	140	+ 671
Syphilis	50	698	73	5	+ 693
Ovary Cancer	51	684	34	2,649	- 1,965
Hepatitis B	52	607	61	210	+ 397
Poisonings	53	524	57	531	- 7
Skin Cancers	54	509	40	1,909	- 1,400
Uterin Cancer	55	470	50	902	- 431
Other Neoplasms	56	431	23	6,204	- 5,774
Multiple Sclerosis	57	197	60	295	- 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	142	45	1,415	- 1,273
Tetanus	59	130	71	10	+ 121
Appendicitis	60	91	53	774	- 683
Pertussis	61	86	70	21	+ 65
Hepatitis C	62	56	55	625	- 569
Upper Respiratory	63	19	64	127	- 108
War	64	13	66	112	- 99
Ascariasis	65	8	72	5	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	2	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	79	0	+ 1
Measles	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	29	- 29
Dengue	70	0	67	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	75	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	69	24	- 24
Malaria	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	63	127	- 127
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Cape Verde

Mexico

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.