POLAND VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,008	1	117,700	- 88,692
Stroke	2	17,227	2	32,693	- 15,466
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,979	4	19,998	- 5,020
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,339	22	3,555	+ 5,784
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,093	8	8,947	- 1,855
Liver Disease	6	6,376	10	7,912	- 1,536
Kidney Disease	7	5,403	20	4,065	+ 1,338
Violence	8	4,658	49	294	+ 4,364
Suicide	9	4,509	18	4,282	+ 227
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,287	21	3,701	+ 585
Stomach Cancer	11	4,267	12	5,910	- 1,644
Lung Disease	12	3,659	6	13,677	- 10,018
Prostate Cancer	13	3,318	11	6,489	- 3,170
Liver Cancer	14	3,132	29	2,290	+ 842
Hypertension	15	3,104	15	4,937	- 1,833
Lung Cancers	16	2,771	3	25,781	- 23,010
Oesophagus Cancer	17	2,633	33	1,803	+ 830
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	2,612	37	839	+ 1,773
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,418	36	916	+ 1,502
Low Birth Weight	20	2,333	42	579	+ 1,754
HIV/AIDS	21	2,156	54	115	+ 2,041
Other Injuries	22	2,122	28	2,527	- 405
Cervical Cancer	23	1,739	32	1,907	- 168
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,697	13	5,430	- 3,733
Drownings	25	1,689	39	636	+ 1,052
Falls	26	1,687	16	4,712	- 3,025
Breast Cancer	27	1,518	9	7,967	- 6,448
Tuberculosis	28	1,487	41	597	+ 890
Asthma	29	1,470	43	540	+ 930
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,344	5	14,610	- 13,267
Oral Cancer	31	1,298	25	3,377	- 2,078
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,260	34	1,500	- 240
Lymphomas	33	1,213	19	4,141	- 2,928
Epilepsy	34	1,010	35	1,145	- 135
Birth Trauma	35	962	57	52	+ 911
Meningitis	36	914	53	171	+ 743
Inflammatory/Heart	37	902	23	3,495	- 2,593
Drug Use	38	856	48	321	+ 535
Fires	39	852	45	474	+ 377
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	627	26	3,091	- 2,464
Leukemia	41	622	24	3,456	- 2,834
Endocrine Disorders	42	570	38	831	- 261
Malnutrition	43	496	50	291	+ 205
Skin Disease	44	371	46	469	- 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	297	40	612	- 314
Bladder Cancer	46	290	17	4,700	- 4,410
Maternal Conditions	47	290	63	10	+ 280
Alcohol	48	261	14	5,238	- 4,977
Encephalitis	49	240	64	6	+ 234
Syphilis	50	207	69	0	+ 206
Ovary Cancer	51	203	27	2,929	- 2,726
Hepatitis B	52	180	56	52	+ 128
Poisonings	53	155	51	205	- 50
Skin Cancers	54	151	31	2,155	- 2,004
Uterin Cancer	55	139	30	2,163	- 2,023
Other Neoplasms	56	128	7	9,256	- 9,129
Multiple Sclerosis	57	58	44	502	- 444
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	42	47	369	- 327
Tetanus	59	39	67	2	+ 37
Appendicitis	60	27	55	69	- 42
Pertussis	61	26	71	0	+ 26
Hepatitis C	62	17	52	188	- 172
Upper Respiratory	63	6	60	19	- 13
War	64	4	66	4	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	66	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Cape Verde

Poland

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.