CAPE VERDE VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	306	1	457	- 151
Stroke	2	188	2	272	- 83
Kidney Disease	3	172	7	85	+ 87
Lung Disease	4	121	12	58	+ 64
Diabetes Mellitus	5	111	5	112	- 1
Hypertension	6	100	15	49	+ 51
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	97	3	236	- 139
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	95	10	68	+ 27
Road Traffic Accidents	9	87	4	147	- 61
Stomach Cancer	10	77	11	67	+ 9
Violence	11	74	8	73	+ 0
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	72	30	21	+ 51
Other Injuries	13	66	22	33	+ 33
Prostate Cancer	14	52	13	52	- 0
Suicide	15	47	9	71	- 24
Breast Cancer	16	45	27	24	+ 21
Liver Cancer	17	44	14	49	- 5
Liver Disease	18	43	6	101	- 58
Lymphomas	19	41	33	19	+ 22
Lung Cancers	20	40	16	44	- 4
Congenital Anomalies	21	37	19	38	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	22	34	24	27	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	23	31	56	2	+ 29
Leukemia	24	30	41	10	+ 21
HIV/AIDS	25	22	21	34	- 12
Inflammatory/Heart	26	22	37	14	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	27	21	42	9	+ 12
Low Birth Weight	28	21	20	37	- 16
Cervical Cancer	29	18	23	27	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	30	16	32	20	- 4
Skin Cancers	31	16	54	2	+ 13
Skin Disease	32	15	44	6	+ 9
Alcohol	33	15	48	4	+ 11
Epilepsy	34	13	34	16	- 2
Falls	35	13	26	27	- 13
Bladder Cancer	36	12	46	5	+ 7
Drownings	37	11	25	27	- 15
Oral Cancer	38	11	31	20	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	10	18	41	- 31
Ovary Cancer	40	9	51	3	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	41	9	55	2	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	9	40	10	- 1
Drug Use	43	7	38	14	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	44	7	17	42	- 34
Asthma	45	7	29	23	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	6	58	1	+ 6
Birth Trauma	47	6	35	15	- 10
Malnutrition	48	4	43	8	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	4	45	5	- 1
Tuberculosis	50	4	28	23	- 20
Anemia	51	3	84	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	52	3	60	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	53	2	86	0	+ 2
Meningitis	54	2	36	14	- 12
Maternal Conditions	55	2	47	5	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	80	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	57	1	+ 0
Fires	58	1	39	13	- 12
Hepatitis B	59	1	52	3	- 2
Poisonings	60	1	53	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	61	1	81	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	0	63	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	63	0	49	4	- 4
Hepatitis C	64	0	62	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	50	3	- 3
Oral conditions	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	67	0	74	0	+ 0
War	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	61	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	65	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	59	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	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

Costa Rica

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.