CAPE VERDE VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	847	1	457	+ 389
Stroke	2	445	2	272	+ 174
Road Traffic Accidents	3	392	4	147	+ 245
Diabetes Mellitus	4	156	5	112	+ 44
Liver Disease	5	151	6	101	+ 51
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	127	3	236	- 109
Kidney Disease	7	120	7	85	+ 35
HIV/AIDS	8	109	21	34	+ 75
Violence	9	108	8	73	+ 35
Hypertension	10	107	15	49	+ 58
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	102	10	68	+ 35
Prostate Cancer	12	93	13	52	+ 41
Low Birth Weight	13	87	20	37	+ 50
Breast Cancer	14	82	27	24	+ 59
Lung Disease	15	77	12	58	+ 19
Lung Cancers	16	70	16	44	+ 27
Congenital Anomalies	17	59	19	38	+ 21
Birth Trauma	18	52	35	15	+ 36
Other Injuries	19	50	22	33	+ 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	48	30	21	+ 27
Liver Cancer	21	38	14	49	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	22	34	42	9	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	23	32	23	27	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	24	31	11	67	- 36
Suicide	25	30	9	71	- 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	28	18	41	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	27	26	24	27	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	28	25	32	20	+ 5
Asthma	29	25	29	23	+ 2
Falls	30	25	26	27	- 2
Oral Cancer	31	25	31	20	+ 4
Leukemia	32	23	41	10	+ 13
Lymphomas	33	21	33	19	+ 2
Malnutrition	34	21	43	8	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	35	18	37	14	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	17	40	10	+ 7
Drownings	37	14	25	27	- 13
Tuberculosis	38	14	28	23	- 10
Maternal Conditions	39	11	47	5	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	40	11	17	42	- 30
Skin Cancers	41	10	54	2	+ 7
Epilepsy	42	9	34	16	- 7
Drug Use	43	9	38	14	- 5
Fires	44	8	39	13	- 6
Meningitis	45	8	36	14	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	7	45	5	+ 2
Pertussis	47	7	61	0	+ 6
Alcohol	48	7	48	4	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	49	5	46	5	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	50	5	51	3	+ 2
Syphilis	51	4	50	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	52	4	60	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	53	3	44	6	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	3	58	1	+ 2
Poisonings	55	3	53	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	56	3	49	4	- 1
Uterin Cancer	57	2	55	2	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	58	2	56	2	- 0
Schistosomiasis	59	1	79	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	62	0	+ 1
Tetanus	61	1	59	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	57	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	1	52	3	- 2
Dengue	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Malaria	65	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	66	0	+ 0
War	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
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

Dominican Rep.

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.