CAPE VERDE VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	531	1	457	+ 73
Violence	2	237	8	73	+ 164
Stroke	3	204	2	272	- 67
Lung Disease	4	196	12	58	+ 139
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	133	3	236	- 103
Road Traffic Accidents	6	96	4	147	- 52
Kidney Disease	7	84	7	85	- 1
Hypertension	8	79	15	49	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	9	75	11	67	+ 8
Lung Cancers	10	65	16	44	+ 21
Diabetes Mellitus	11	62	5	112	- 50
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	54	30	21	+ 33
Breast Cancer	13	45	27	24	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	14	44	13	52	- 8
Other Neoplasms	15	39	56	2	+ 37
Congenital Anomalies	16	37	19	38	- 2
HIV/AIDS	17	33	21	34	- 1
Lymphomas	18	32	33	19	+ 13
Liver Disease	19	30	6	101	- 71
Cervical Cancer	20	28	23	27	+ 1
Leukemia	21	27	41	10	+ 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	27	10	68	- 41
Low Birth Weight	23	26	20	37	- 11
Liver Cancer	24	25	14	49	- 24
Pancreas Cancer	25	25	24	27	- 2
Suicide	26	24	9	71	- 47
Malnutrition	27	23	43	8	+ 15
Other Injuries	28	20	22	33	- 14
Falls	29	19	26	27	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	30	17	42	9	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	31	16	37	14	+ 2
Tuberculosis	32	16	28	23	- 8
Ovary Cancer	33	14	51	3	+ 11
Skin Disease	34	14	44	6	+ 8
Skin Cancers	35	13	54	2	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	36	10	17	42	- 31
Oral Cancer	37	10	31	20	- 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	9	18	41	- 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	9	40	10	- 1
Drownings	40	8	25	27	- 18
Birth Trauma	41	8	35	15	- 7
Bladder Cancer	42	8	46	5	+ 3
Epilepsy	43	7	34	16	- 9
Drug Use	44	6	38	14	- 7
Uterin Cancer	45	5	55	2	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	46	5	47	5	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	47	5	32	20	- 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	4	80	0	+ 4
War	49	3	64	0	+ 3
Meningitis	50	3	36	14	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	3	58	1	+ 2
Appendicitis	52	3	60	0	+ 2
Chagas disease	53	3	76	0	+ 3
Asthma	54	2	29	23	- 21
Dengue	55	2	70	0	+ 2
Fires	56	2	39	13	- 12
Anemia	57	1	84	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	58	1	81	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	59	1	62	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	57	1	- 0
Poisonings	61	1	53	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	62	1	52	3	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	0	45	5	- 4
Encephalitis	64	0	49	4	- 3
Syphilis	65	0	50	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Malaria	67	0	77	0	+ 0
Alcohol	68	0	48	4	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	61	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	70	0	86	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	75	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	76	0	65	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	68	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Colombia

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.