CAPE VERDE VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	546	1	457	+ 89
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	534	10	68	+ 466
Lung Disease	3	449	12	58	+ 391
Lung Cancers	4	381	16	44	+ 337
Stroke	5	375	2	272	+ 103
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	230	3	236	- 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	220	30	21	+ 198
Prostate Cancer	8	151	13	52	+ 99
Breast Cancer	9	133	27	24	+ 109
Diabetes Mellitus	10	131	5	112	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	11	112	24	27	+ 85
Kidney Disease	12	93	7	85	+ 8
Lymphomas	13	75	33	19	+ 56
Liver Disease	14	71	6	101	- 30
Hypertension	15	66	15	49	+ 17
Suicide	16	63	9	71	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	17	61	32	20	+ 42
Alcohol	18	61	48	4	+ 57
Endocrine Disorders	19	59	42	9	+ 50
Leukemia	20	57	41	10	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	21	56	46	5	+ 51
Falls	22	55	26	27	+ 29
Stomach Cancer	23	50	11	67	- 18
Oesophagus Cancer	24	49	17	42	+ 7
Liver Cancer	25	48	14	49	- 2
Skin Cancers	26	40	54	2	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	27	39	56	2	+ 37
Oral Cancer	28	38	31	20	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	29	38	51	3	+ 34
Other Injuries	30	36	22	33	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	31	29	37	14	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	22	40	10	+ 12
Road Traffic Accidents	33	22	4	147	- 125
Drug Use	34	20	38	14	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	35	16	55	2	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	36	16	19	38	- 22
Cervical Cancer	37	16	23	27	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	15	18	41	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	39	13	57	1	+ 13
Epilepsy	40	13	34	16	- 3
Low Birth Weight	41	12	20	37	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	10	45	5	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	9	58	1	+ 8
Asthma	44	8	29	23	- 15
Skin Disease	45	8	44	6	+ 2
Anemia	46	7	84	0	+ 7
Violence	47	6	8	73	- 67
Schizophrenia	48	6	86	0	+ 6
Fires	49	5	39	13	- 8
Drownings	50	4	25	27	- 23
Osteoarthritis	51	3	81	0	+ 3
Meningitis	52	3	36	14	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	80	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	54	2	60	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	2	21	34	- 32
Birth Trauma	56	2	35	15	- 13
Tuberculosis	57	2	28	23	- 22
Upper Respiratory	58	2	63	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	59	1	43	8	- 6
Hepatitis C	60	1	62	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	1	52	3	- 2
Poisonings	62	1	53	2	- 2
Oral conditions	63	0	82	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	47	5	- 4
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
War	66	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	49	4	- 4
Tetanus	68	0	59	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	50	3	- 3
Measles	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	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

Denmark

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.