SOUTH KOREA VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,991	1	28,043	+ 10,948
Stroke	2	23,156	3	25,596	- 2,440
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,134	2	26,650	- 6,516
Road Traffic Accidents	4	12,553	15	4,399	+ 8,154
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,534	13	6,812	+ 2,722
Liver Disease	6	8,570	14	6,348	+ 2,221
Kidney Disease	7	7,263	9	10,107	- 2,844
Violence	8	6,262	44	386	+ 5,875
Suicide	9	6,060	5	14,636	- 8,575
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,762	6	12,145	- 6,383
Stomach Cancer	11	5,735	10	8,625	- 2,890
Lung Disease	12	4,918	11	8,526	- 3,608
Prostate Cancer	13	4,461	22	2,316	+ 2,145
Liver Cancer	14	4,210	7	11,589	- 7,379
Hypertension	15	4,173	17	3,711	+ 462
Lung Cancers	16	3,724	4	20,293	- 16,569
Oesophagus Cancer	17	3,539	28	1,733	+ 1,807
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	3,511	35	929	+ 2,583
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,250	41	518	+ 2,732
Low Birth Weight	20	3,136	45	370	+ 2,766
HIV/AIDS	21	2,898	55	84	+ 2,814
Other Injuries	22	2,852	18	3,634	- 782
Cervical Cancer	23	2,337	34	1,065	+ 1,272
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,281	12	6,994	- 4,713
Drownings	25	2,270	42	501	+ 1,769
Falls	26	2,267	20	2,934	- 667
Breast Cancer	27	2,041	21	2,880	- 839
Tuberculosis	28	1,998	24	1,950	+ 48
Asthma	29	1,975	32	1,150	+ 825
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,806	8	10,180	- 8,374
Oral Cancer	31	1,745	29	1,457	+ 288
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,694	16	3,951	- 2,257
Lymphomas	33	1,630	19	3,477	- 1,847
Epilepsy	34	1,358	40	524	+ 833
Birth Trauma	35	1,294	54	88	+ 1,206
Meningitis	36	1,229	58	51	+ 1,178
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,212	31	1,325	- 113
Drug Use	38	1,151	50	154	+ 997
Fires	39	1,145	47	263	+ 881
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	842	38	540	+ 303
Leukemia	41	836	23	2,140	- 1,305
Endocrine Disorders	42	766	25	1,891	- 1,125
Malnutrition	43	666	53	88	+ 578
Skin Disease	44	498	36	704	- 206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	400	48	224	+ 175
Bladder Cancer	46	390	27	1,768	- 1,378
Maternal Conditions	47	389	61	34	+ 355
Alcohol	48	351	33	1,081	- 729
Encephalitis	49	323	65	19	+ 304
Syphilis	50	278	62	27	+ 251
Ovary Cancer	51	273	30	1,330	- 1,057
Hepatitis B	52	242	39	526	- 284
Poisonings	53	209	52	115	+ 93
Skin Cancers	54	203	37	585	- 382
Uterin Cancer	55	187	43	420	- 232
Other Neoplasms	56	171	26	1,807	- 1,635
Multiple Sclerosis	57	78	66	11	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	57	51	150	- 93
Tetanus	59	52	69	5	+ 47
Appendicitis	60	36	57	54	- 18
Pertussis	61	34	67	6	+ 28
Hepatitis C	62	22	49	168	- 145
Upper Respiratory	63	8	63	26	- 18
War	64	5	68	5	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Cape Verde

South Korea

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.