CAPE VERDE VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	1,045	5	112	+ 934
Coronary Heart Disease	2	951	1	457	+ 494
Stroke	3	374	2	272	+ 102
Kidney Disease	4	178	7	85	+ 93
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	147	3	236	- 90
Asthma	6	145	29	23	+ 122
Hypertension	7	109	15	49	+ 60
Breast Cancer	8	104	27	24	+ 80
Lung Disease	9	90	12	58	+ 33
Congenital Anomalies	10	83	19	38	+ 45
Road Traffic Accidents	11	77	4	147	- 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	62	18	41	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	13	55	23	27	+ 28
Low Birth Weight	14	55	20	37	+ 18
Liver Disease	15	52	6	101	- 48
Suicide	16	51	9	71	- 20
Other Injuries	17	49	22	33	+ 16
Liver Cancer	18	44	14	49	- 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	40	10	68	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	40	45	5	+ 35
Drownings	21	38	25	27	+ 12
Lung Cancers	22	31	16	44	- 13
Inflammatory/Heart	23	29	37	14	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	29	30	21	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	25	26	13	52	- 26
Parkinson's Disease	26	26	32	20	+ 6
Tuberculosis	27	25	28	23	+ 2
Birth Trauma	28	23	35	15	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	22	40	10	+ 12
Leukemia	30	20	41	10	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	31	19	21	34	- 15
Ovary Cancer	32	19	51	3	+ 15
Fires	33	18	39	13	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	34	18	42	9	+ 9
Lymphomas	35	18	33	19	- 2
Falls	36	17	26	27	- 9
Stomach Cancer	37	15	11	67	- 52
Pancreas Cancer	38	13	24	27	- 13
Uterin Cancer	39	13	55	2	+ 11
Violence	40	12	8	73	- 61
Skin Disease	41	12	44	6	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	42	11	17	42	- 30
Meningitis	43	11	36	14	- 3
Epilepsy	44	10	34	16	- 5
Malnutrition	45	9	43	8	+ 1
Oral Cancer	46	8	31	20	- 12
Syphilis	47	7	50	3	+ 4
Pertussis	48	6	61	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	49	6	47	5	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	50	5	46	5	+ 1
Encephalitis	51	5	49	4	+ 1
Drug Use	52	2	38	14	- 11
Other Neoplasms	53	2	56	2	+ 0
Appendicitis	54	2	60	0	+ 1
Dengue	55	2	70	0	+ 2
Poisonings	56	1	53	2	- 1
Alcohol	57	1	48	4	- 3
Tetanus	58	1	59	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	1	52	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	57	1	- 0
Skin Cancers	61	0	54	2	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	58	1	- 0
Measles	63	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	62	0	- 0
War	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Fiji

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.