CAPE VERDE VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	389	3	236	+ 153
Tuberculosis	2	232	28	23	+ 208
Measles	3	224	68	0	+ 224
Malaria	4	221	77	0	+ 221
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	219	18	41	+ 177
Stroke	6	194	2	272	- 78
Coronary Heart Disease	7	184	1	457	- 274
Low Birth Weight	8	184	20	37	+ 147
Birth Trauma	9	175	35	15	+ 160
Road Traffic Accidents	10	160	4	147	+ 13
Congenital Anomalies	11	86	19	38	+ 48
Hypertension	12	83	15	49	+ 34
Liver Disease	13	80	6	101	- 21
Lung Disease	14	72	12	58	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	15	70	21	34	+ 36
Diabetes Mellitus	16	68	5	112	- 44
Meningitis	17	61	36	14	+ 47
Violence	18	59	8	73	- 15
Maternal Conditions	19	56	47	5	+ 51
Kidney Disease	20	48	7	85	- 37
Malnutrition	21	47	43	8	+ 39
Other Injuries	22	44	22	33	+ 10
Pertussis	23	42	61	0	+ 42
Asthma	24	41	29	23	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	25	39	42	9	+ 30
Suicide	26	31	9	71	- 40
Cervical Cancer	27	26	23	27	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	24	10	68	- 44
Inflammatory/Heart	29	21	37	14	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	30	21	13	52	- 31
Liver Cancer	31	20	14	49	- 29
Syphilis	32	20	50	3	+ 17
Falls	33	18	26	27	- 8
Drownings	34	18	25	27	- 8
Breast Cancer	35	18	27	24	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	16	30	21	- 5
Stomach Cancer	37	14	11	67	- 54
Lymphomas	38	11	33	19	- 8
Fires	39	11	39	13	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	10	40	10	+ 0
Leukemia	41	10	41	10	+ 0
Poisonings	42	9	53	2	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	9	45	5	+ 4
Epilepsy	44	9	34	16	- 7
War	45	9	64	0	+ 9
Tetanus	46	6	59	1	+ 6
Lung Cancers	47	6	16	44	- 38
Schistosomiasis	48	6	79	0	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	49	5	32	20	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	50	5	24	27	- 21
Oral Cancer	51	5	31	20	- 15
Leishmaniasis	52	5	78	0	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	53	4	17	42	- 37
Skin Disease	54	4	44	6	- 2
Skin Cancers	55	4	54	2	+ 2
Appendicitis	56	4	60	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	57	4	49	4	- 0
Ovary Cancer	58	3	51	3	+ 0
Drug Use	59	3	38	14	- 10
Alcohol	60	3	48	4	- 1
Hepatitis B	61	2	52	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	62	2	63	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	63	2	55	2	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	64	2	75	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	65	1	46	5	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	58	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	0	56	2	- 2
Ascariasis	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	57	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

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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.