CAPE VERDE VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	625	21	34	+ 591
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	311	3	236	+ 74
Malaria	3	227	77	0	+ 227
Low Birth Weight	4	155	20	37	+ 119
Birth Trauma	5	150	35	15	+ 135
Stroke	6	149	2	272	- 123
Coronary Heart Disease	7	143	1	457	- 315
Road Traffic Accidents	8	125	4	147	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	119	18	41	+ 77
Tuberculosis	10	109	28	23	+ 86
Diabetes Mellitus	11	102	5	112	- 10
Congenital Anomalies	12	85	19	38	+ 47
Liver Disease	13	68	6	101	- 33
Kidney Disease	14	68	7	85	- 18
Measles	15	62	68	0	+ 62
Hypertension	16	56	15	49	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	17	47	47	5	+ 43
Syphilis	18	46	50	3	+ 42
Meningitis	19	43	36	14	+ 29
Lung Disease	20	41	12	58	- 17
Pertussis	21	37	61	0	+ 37
Suicide	22	36	9	71	- 35
Other Injuries	23	36	22	33	+ 2
Breast Cancer	24	29	27	24	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	25	25	42	9	+ 16
Asthma	26	22	29	23	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	27	21	37	14	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	28	19	23	27	- 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	19	10	68	- 49
Drug Use	30	17	38	14	+ 4
Malnutrition	31	16	43	8	+ 9
Falls	32	16	26	27	- 11
Violence	33	15	8	73	- 58
Liver Cancer	34	15	14	49	- 35
Prostate Cancer	35	15	13	52	- 38
Drownings	36	13	25	27	- 13
Oral Cancer	37	12	31	20	- 9
Epilepsy	38	11	34	16	- 5
Fires	39	10	39	13	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	10	30	21	- 11
Lung Cancers	41	9	16	44	- 35
Tetanus	42	8	59	1	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	7	40	10	- 2
Poisonings	44	7	53	2	+ 5
Lymphomas	45	7	33	19	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	46	6	32	20	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	47	6	75	0	+ 6
Skin Cancers	48	6	54	2	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	49	5	11	67	- 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	5	45	5	+ 0
Skin Disease	51	4	44	6	- 1
Ovary Cancer	52	4	51	3	+ 1
Alcohol	53	4	48	4	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	54	4	17	42	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	55	4	24	27	- 23
Bladder Cancer	56	3	46	5	- 2
Encephalitis	57	3	49	4	- 1
Uterin Cancer	58	3	55	2	+ 0
Appendicitis	59	2	60	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	60	1	79	0	+ 1
Leukemia	61	1	41	10	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1	58	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	63	1	56	2	- 1
Diphtheria	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	1	52	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	1	63	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	57	1	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	65	0	+ 0
War	71	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Equ. Guinea

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.