USA VS CAPE VERDE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CAPE VERDE		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	256,012	1	504,904	- 248,892
Stroke	2	152,041	4	158,520	- 6,479
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	132,198	11	60,317	+ 71,881
Road Traffic Accidents	4	82,421	17	41,694	+ 40,727
Diabetes Mellitus	5	62,597	10	61,418	+ 1,179
Liver Disease	6	56,269	16	43,402	+ 12,867
Kidney Disease	7	47,688	6	85,861	- 38,173
Violence	8	41,113	27	18,976	+ 22,137
Suicide	9	39,792	12	53,099	- 13,307
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	37,832	2	287,198	- 249,366
Stomach Cancer	11	37,658	33	13,077	+ 24,582
Lung Disease	12	32,292	3	195,387	- 163,095
Prostate Cancer	13	29,287	20	35,612	- 6,325
Liver Cancer	14	27,643	23	27,064	+ 579
Hypertension	15	27,397	8	65,960	- 38,564
Lung Cancers	16	24,455	5	155,533	- 131,078
Oesophagus Cancer	17	23,239	28	17,829	+ 5,410
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	23,054	37	9,955	+ 13,100
Congenital Anomalies	19	21,339	34	11,762	+ 9,578
Low Birth Weight	20	20,591	39	6,924	+ 13,667
HIV/AIDS	21	19,029	42	5,660	+ 13,368
Other Injuries	22	18,724	25	25,997	- 7,273
Cervical Cancer	23	15,347	38	6,984	+ 8,362
Pancreas Cancer	24	14,974	15	44,293	- 29,319
Drownings	25	14,906	45	4,070	+ 10,836
Falls	26	14,886	18	40,418	- 25,532
Breast Cancer	27	13,401	13	48,671	- 35,270
Tuberculosis	28	13,120	62	546	+ 12,573
Asthma	29	12,970	46	3,818	+ 9,152
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	11,860	9	61,827	- 49,967
Oral Cancer	31	11,458	35	11,555	- 97
Parkinson's Disease	32	11,122	21	34,491	- 23,369
Lymphomas	33	10,705	19	40,281	- 29,576
Epilepsy	34	8,915	50	3,162	+ 5,753
Birth Trauma	35	8,494	54	1,233	+ 7,261
Meningitis	36	8,066	60	606	+ 7,461
Inflammatory/Heart	37	7,957	22	32,529	- 24,572
Drug Use	38	7,556	7	74,435	- 66,879
Fires	39	7,515	49	3,183	+ 4,332
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	5,529	48	3,461	+ 2,068
Leukemia	41	5,488	24	26,966	- 21,478
Endocrine Disorders	42	5,027	14	46,985	- 41,958
Malnutrition	43	4,374	40	6,762	- 2,388
Skin Disease	44	3,271	43	5,409	- 2,138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2,624	47	3,646	- 1,022
Bladder Cancer	46	2,559	26	19,622	- 17,063
Maternal Conditions	47	2,556	56	779	+ 1,777
Alcohol	48	2,305	30	14,659	- 12,354
Encephalitis	49	2,122	68	25	+ 2,096
Syphilis	50	1,826	66	49	+ 1,776
Ovary Cancer	51	1,789	31	14,591	- 12,802
Hepatitis B	52	1,587	59	608	+ 979
Poisonings	53	1,370	53	1,674	- 305
Skin Cancers	54	1,331	32	14,311	- 12,979
Uterin Cancer	55	1,230	36	10,063	- 8,833
Other Neoplasms	56	1,126	29	17,743	- 16,617
Multiple Sclerosis	57	515	44	5,059	- 4,544
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	371	52	2,461	- 2,090
Tetanus	59	340	71	2	+ 338
Appendicitis	60	238	63	424	- 187
Pertussis	61	226	69	16	+ 210
Hepatitis C	62	147	41	5,684	- 5,537
Upper Respiratory	63	50	65	229	- 179
War	64	35	55	1,198	- 1,163
Ascariasis	65	22	82	0	+ 22
Chlamydia	66	4	84	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	4	75	0	+ 4
Measles	68	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	1	67	34	- 33
Dengue	70	1	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Cape Verde

United States

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.