NIGER VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,722	6	8,229	+ 11,492
Stroke	2	11,712	5	8,717	+ 2,995
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,184	1	21,093	- 10,910
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,349	8	5,946	+ 403
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,822	17	2,630	+ 2,192
Liver Disease	6	4,335	11	4,116	+ 218
Kidney Disease	7	3,674	16	2,732	+ 941
Violence	8	3,167	19	2,244	+ 923
Suicide	9	3,065	27	1,227	+ 1,838
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,914	32	858	+ 2,056
Stomach Cancer	11	2,901	44	300	+ 2,601
Lung Disease	12	2,488	20	2,172	+ 315
Prostate Cancer	13	2,256	57	128	+ 2,128
Liver Cancer	14	2,129	35	745	+ 1,384
Hypertension	15	2,110	25	1,356	+ 755
Lung Cancers	16	1,884	67	42	+ 1,842
Oesophagus Cancer	17	1,790	55	132	+ 1,659
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,776	3	16,030	- 14,254
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,644	10	4,346	- 2,702
Low Birth Weight	20	1,586	4	9,560	- 7,974
HIV/AIDS	21	1,466	30	1,048	+ 418
Other Injuries	22	1,442	12	3,826	- 2,383
Cervical Cancer	23	1,182	38	487	+ 695
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,153	54	138	+ 1,016
Drownings	25	1,148	24	1,581	- 433
Falls	26	1,147	26	1,297	- 151
Breast Cancer	27	1,032	29	1,075	- 43
Tuberculosis	28	1,011	13	3,703	- 2,692
Asthma	29	999	22	1,902	- 903
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	914	37	522	+ 392
Oral Cancer	31	883	49	242	+ 641
Parkinson's Disease	32	857	47	275	+ 581
Lymphomas	33	825	43	350	+ 474
Epilepsy	34	687	36	676	+ 10
Birth Trauma	35	654	7	8,030	- 7,376
Meningitis	36	621	9	5,237	- 4,616
Inflammatory/Heart	37	613	34	769	- 156
Drug Use	38	582	58	126	+ 456
Fires	39	579	28	1,120	- 542
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	426	31	1,044	- 618
Leukemia	41	423	48	258	+ 165
Endocrine Disorders	42	387	23	1,806	- 1,419
Malnutrition	43	337	21	2,170	- 1,833
Skin Disease	44	252	52	213	+ 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	202	39	467	- 265
Bladder Cancer	46	197	53	161	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	47	197	14	3,317	- 3,120
Alcohol	48	178	60	120	+ 57
Encephalitis	49	163	61	112	+ 51
Syphilis	50	141	62	110	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	51	138	40	425	- 287
Hepatitis B	52	122	46	279	- 157
Poisonings	53	105	33	771	- 666
Skin Cancers	54	103	45	287	- 184
Uterin Cancer	55	95	64	86	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	56	87	68	24	+ 63
Multiple Sclerosis	57	40	69	22	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	29	70	18	+ 11
Tetanus	59	26	42	372	- 346
Appendicitis	60	18	56	128	- 110
Pertussis	61	17	15	2,858	- 2,840
Hepatitis C	62	11	66	46	- 34
Upper Respiratory	63	4	63	94	- 90
War	64	3	41	409	- 407
Ascariasis	65	2	59	125	- 123
Chlamydia	66	0	71	3	- 2
Diphtheria	67	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	68	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Otitis Media	69	0	72	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	237	- 237
Schistosomiasis	79	0	50	237	- 237
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Cape Verde

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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.