PERU VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,406	2	13,769	+ 10,637
Stroke	2	14,494	3	7,722	+ 6,773
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	12,603	1	15,326	- 2,724
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,857	9	4,414	+ 3,443
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,968	8	4,437	+ 1,531
Liver Disease	6	5,364	5	6,375	- 1,011
Kidney Disease	7	4,546	4	7,234	- 2,688
Violence	8	3,919	12	3,013	+ 907
Suicide	9	3,793	30	903	+ 2,891
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,607	6	5,811	- 2,205
Stomach Cancer	11	3,590	7	5,072	- 1,482
Lung Disease	12	3,078	15	2,519	+ 560
Prostate Cancer	13	2,792	11	3,167	- 375
Liver Cancer	14	2,635	16	2,476	+ 159
Hypertension	15	2,612	28	1,061	+ 1,551
Lung Cancers	16	2,331	10	3,169	- 837
Oesophagus Cancer	17	2,215	42	394	+ 1,822
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	2,198	27	1,108	+ 1,090
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,034	19	1,997	+ 38
Low Birth Weight	20	1,963	24	1,475	+ 488
HIV/AIDS	21	1,814	31	849	+ 965
Other Injuries	22	1,785	13	2,876	- 1,091
Cervical Cancer	23	1,463	21	1,924	- 461
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,427	23	1,607	- 179
Drownings	25	1,421	36	584	+ 837
Falls	26	1,419	25	1,285	+ 134
Breast Cancer	27	1,278	20	1,969	- 692
Tuberculosis	28	1,251	17	2,377	- 1,126
Asthma	29	1,236	50	208	+ 1,028
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,131	14	2,642	- 1,511
Oral Cancer	31	1,092	38	519	+ 573
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,060	26	1,270	- 209
Lymphomas	33	1,021	18	2,254	- 1,233
Epilepsy	34	850	47	262	+ 588
Birth Trauma	35	810	37	537	+ 273
Meningitis	36	769	56	118	+ 651
Inflammatory/Heart	37	759	39	494	+ 265
Drug Use	38	720	34	635	+ 85
Fires	39	716	49	239	+ 478
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	527	35	609	- 82
Leukemia	41	523	22	1,850	- 1,327
Endocrine Disorders	42	479	40	474	+ 5
Malnutrition	43	417	29	1,006	- 589
Skin Disease	44	312	54	156	+ 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	250	51	198	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	46	244	41	463	- 219
Maternal Conditions	47	244	43	345	- 101
Alcohol	48	220	44	321	- 102
Encephalitis	49	202	46	281	- 78
Syphilis	50	174	52	182	- 8
Ovary Cancer	51	171	33	713	- 543
Hepatitis B	52	151	64	10	+ 142
Poisonings	53	131	55	126	+ 5
Skin Cancers	54	127	32	786	- 659
Uterin Cancer	55	117	45	304	- 187
Other Neoplasms	56	107	58	54	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	57	49	62	35	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	35	57	107	- 72
Tetanus	59	32	60	48	- 15
Appendicitis	60	23	53	170	- 148
Pertussis	61	22	48	260	- 239
Hepatitis C	62	14	65	4	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	63	5	63	11	- 6
War	64	3	67	3	- 0
Ascariasis	65	2	69	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	68	3	- 2
Diphtheria	67	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	77	0	61	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Cape Verde

Peru

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.