CAPE VERDE VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	566	3	236	+ 329
Tuberculosis	2	509	28	23	+ 485
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	506	18	41	+ 465
HIV/AIDS	4	406	21	34	+ 372
Stroke	5	355	2	272	+ 83
Malaria	6	355	77	0	+ 355
Coronary Heart Disease	7	314	1	457	- 144
Low Birth Weight	8	241	20	37	+ 204
Birth Trauma	9	237	35	15	+ 222
Road Traffic Accidents	10	194	4	147	+ 46
Measles	11	176	68	0	+ 176
Hypertension	12	135	15	49	+ 86
Maternal Conditions	13	127	47	5	+ 122
Liver Disease	14	125	6	101	+ 24
Diabetes Mellitus	15	123	5	112	+ 12
Meningitis	16	110	36	14	+ 95
Violence	17	109	8	73	+ 36
Lung Disease	18	103	12	58	+ 46
Congenital Anomalies	19	84	19	38	+ 46
Asthma	20	82	29	23	+ 59
Kidney Disease	21	77	7	85	- 8
Malnutrition	22	75	43	8	+ 67
Other Injuries	23	67	22	33	+ 34
Suicide	24	63	9	71	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	25	46	42	9	+ 37
Breast Cancer	26	37	27	24	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	34	40	10	+ 24
War	28	34	64	0	+ 34
Tetanus	29	30	59	1	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	30	29	37	14	+ 15
Pertussis	31	29	61	0	+ 28
Cervical Cancer	32	25	23	27	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	22	10	68	- 46
Drownings	34	22	25	27	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	21	45	5	+ 16
Falls	36	20	26	27	- 7
Schistosomiasis	37	18	79	0	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	38	17	13	52	- 35
Fires	39	15	39	13	+ 2
Poisonings	40	14	53	2	+ 12
Syphilis	41	13	50	3	+ 10
Lymphomas	42	13	33	19	- 6
Epilepsy	43	13	34	16	- 3
Liver Cancer	44	13	14	49	- 37
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	13	30	21	- 9
Oral Cancer	46	10	31	20	- 11
Leukemia	47	10	41	10	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	48	7	32	20	- 13
Stomach Cancer	49	7	11	67	- 60
Ovary Cancer	50	7	51	3	+ 4
Appendicitis	51	7	60	0	+ 6
Alcohol	52	7	48	4	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	53	5	17	42	- 36
Skin Disease	54	5	44	6	- 1
Lung Cancers	55	5	16	44	- 39
Leishmaniasis	56	5	78	0	+ 5
Drug Use	57	5	38	14	- 9
Skin Cancers	58	5	54	2	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	59	4	75	0	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	60	4	24	27	- 23
Hepatitis B	61	4	52	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	62	3	49	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	3	63	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	64	3	46	5	- 2
Uterin Cancer	65	2	55	2	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	58	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	62	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	70	1	56	2	- 1
Ascariasis	71	1	65	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	57	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Central Africa

Cape Verde

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.