CAPE VERDE VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	404	3	236	+ 167
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	247	18	41	+ 205
Stroke	3	241	2	272	- 30
Coronary Heart Disease	4	237	1	457	- 221
Low Birth Weight	5	223	20	37	+ 186
Road Traffic Accidents	6	153	4	147	+ 6
Birth Trauma	7	143	35	15	+ 128
Liver Disease	8	108	6	101	+ 8
Diabetes Mellitus	9	93	5	112	- 19
Congenital Anomalies	10	89	19	38	+ 51
Meningitis	11	78	36	14	+ 64
Hypertension	12	78	15	49	+ 29
Cervical Cancer	13	71	23	27	+ 43
Kidney Disease	14	69	7	85	- 16
Malnutrition	15	65	43	8	+ 57
Other Injuries	16	61	22	33	+ 28
Lung Disease	17	57	12	58	- 1
Pertussis	18	54	61	0	+ 54
Tuberculosis	19	54	28	23	+ 30
Violence	20	43	8	73	- 31
Asthma	21	33	29	23	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	22	32	47	5	+ 27
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	32	10	68	- 36
Suicide	24	31	9	71	- 40
Drownings	25	24	25	27	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	26	23	17	42	- 19
Prostate Cancer	27	22	13	52	- 30
Liver Cancer	28	20	14	49	- 30
Malaria	29	20	77	0	+ 20
Fires	30	18	39	13	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	31	18	37	14	+ 4
Falls	32	18	26	27	- 9
Breast Cancer	33	15	27	24	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	14	40	10	+ 4
Poisonings	35	14	53	2	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	36	13	42	9	+ 4
Lymphomas	37	13	33	19	- 6
Syphilis	38	13	50	3	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	13	30	21	- 9
Epilepsy	40	12	34	16	- 4
Oral Cancer	41	10	31	20	- 10
Skin Cancers	42	8	54	2	+ 6
Tetanus	43	8	59	1	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	44	8	32	20	- 12
Stomach Cancer	45	8	11	67	- 60
Bladder Cancer	46	7	46	5	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	7	45	5	+ 2
Skin Disease	48	6	44	6	+ 0
Drug Use	49	5	38	14	- 9
Appendicitis	50	4	60	0	+ 4
Alcohol	51	4	48	4	- 0
Hepatitis B	52	3	52	3	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	53	3	63	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	54	3	49	4	- 1
Uterin Cancer	55	2	55	2	- 0
Ovary Cancer	56	2	51	3	- 1
Leukemia	57	2	41	10	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	58	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	59	1	56	2	- 1
Lung Cancers	60	1	16	44	- 43
Hepatitis C	61	1	62	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	57	1	- 0
Ascariasis	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	66	0	+ 0
War	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	21	34	- 34
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	24	27	- 27
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Comoros

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.