SPAIN VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,397	1	51,684	- 16,287
Stroke	2	21,021	3	29,004	- 7,982
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	18,278	7	13,717	+ 4,561
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,396	31	1,829	+ 9,566
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,655	10	7,773	+ 881
Liver Disease	6	7,780	23	4,231	+ 3,549
Kidney Disease	7	6,593	8	9,725	- 3,131
Violence	8	5,684	51	262	+ 5,423
Suicide	9	5,502	25	3,609	+ 1,892
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,231	2	42,339	- 37,108
Stomach Cancer	11	5,207	14	5,796	- 590
Lung Disease	12	4,465	5	18,926	- 14,462
Prostate Cancer	13	4,049	13	6,420	- 2,370
Liver Cancer	14	3,822	18	5,098	- 1,276
Hypertension	15	3,788	9	9,115	- 5,327
Lung Cancers	16	3,381	4	22,131	- 18,749
Oesophagus Cancer	17	3,213	29	2,011	+ 1,202
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	3,188	36	1,064	+ 2,124
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,950	38	863	+ 2,087
Low Birth Weight	20	2,847	52	253	+ 2,594
HIV/AIDS	21	2,631	43	538	+ 2,093
Other Injuries	22	2,589	15	5,536	- 2,947
Cervical Cancer	23	2,122	39	855	+ 1,267
Pancreas Cancer	24	2,070	12	6,752	- 4,682
Drownings	25	2,061	45	446	+ 1,615
Falls	26	2,058	26	3,246	- 1,188
Breast Cancer	27	1,853	11	7,067	- 5,215
Tuberculosis	28	1,814	50	270	+ 1,544
Asthma	29	1,793	35	1,133	+ 660
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,640	6	16,957	- 15,318
Oral Cancer	31	1,584	27	2,583	- 999
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,538	20	4,943	- 3,405
Lymphomas	33	1,480	16	5,335	- 3,854
Epilepsy	34	1,233	40	824	+ 409
Birth Trauma	35	1,174	60	113	+ 1,062
Meningitis	36	1,115	59	129	+ 987
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,100	19	4,984	- 3,884
Drug Use	38	1,045	41	776	+ 268
Fires	39	1,039	55	185	+ 854
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	765	44	475	+ 289
Leukemia	41	759	24	3,772	- 3,014
Endocrine Disorders	42	695	21	4,863	- 4,168
Malnutrition	43	605	47	302	+ 302
Skin Disease	44	452	30	1,840	- 1,388
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	363	33	1,612	- 1,249
Bladder Cancer	46	354	17	5,222	- 4,868
Maternal Conditions	47	353	64	14	+ 340
Alcohol	48	319	46	333	- 15
Encephalitis	49	293	70	4	+ 290
Syphilis	50	252	67	9	+ 243
Ovary Cancer	51	247	28	2,026	- 1,778
Hepatitis B	52	219	58	162	+ 57
Poisonings	53	189	57	170	+ 19
Skin Cancers	54	184	32	1,803	- 1,619
Uterin Cancer	55	170	34	1,612	- 1,442
Other Neoplasms	56	156	22	4,748	- 4,592
Multiple Sclerosis	57	71	49	287	- 216
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	51	48	294	- 242
Tetanus	59	47	72	2	+ 45
Appendicitis	60	33	61	79	- 46
Pertussis	61	31	73	2	+ 30
Hepatitis C	62	20	42	652	- 632
Upper Respiratory	63	7	62	47	- 40
War	64	5	68	6	- 1
Ascariasis	65	3	78	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	76	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	9	- 9
Dengue	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Cape Verde

Spain

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.