CAPE VERDE VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,208	10	68	+ 1,140
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,068	1	457	+ 610
Stroke	3	447	2	272	+ 175
Lung Cancers	4	251	16	44	+ 207
Hypertension	5	220	15	49	+ 172
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	156	30	21	+ 134
Falls	7	144	26	27	+ 117
Lung Disease	8	140	12	58	+ 82
Pancreas Cancer	9	135	24	27	+ 109
Liver Disease	10	116	6	101	+ 15
Prostate Cancer	11	105	13	52	+ 53
Breast Cancer	12	103	27	24	+ 79
Parkinson's Disease	13	93	32	20	+ 73
Lymphomas	14	92	33	19	+ 73
Suicide	15	92	9	71	+ 21
Liver Cancer	16	59	14	49	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	17	56	37	14	+ 42
Alcohol	18	50	48	4	+ 46
Stomach Cancer	19	49	11	67	- 19
Other Injuries	20	47	22	33	+ 14
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	47	3	236	- 189
Diabetes Mellitus	22	45	5	112	- 66
Other Neoplasms	23	41	56	2	+ 39
Leukemia	24	40	41	10	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	25	37	51	3	+ 34
Kidney Disease	26	37	7	85	- 48
Oesophagus Cancer	27	35	17	42	- 7
Bladder Cancer	28	33	46	5	+ 29
Skin Cancers	29	32	54	2	+ 30
Drug Use	30	29	38	14	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	31	28	42	9	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	32	24	55	2	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	33	23	4	147	- 124
Oral Cancer	34	22	31	20	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	35	21	19	38	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	16	40	10	+ 7
Drownings	37	12	25	27	- 15
Epilepsy	38	11	34	16	- 5
Schizophrenia	39	10	86	0	+ 10
Asthma	40	9	29	23	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	9	58	1	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	42	9	57	1	+ 8
Violence	43	7	8	73	- 66
Cervical Cancer	44	7	23	27	- 21
Fires	45	7	39	13	- 7
Tuberculosis	46	3	28	23	- 20
Skin Disease	47	3	44	6	- 3
Low Birth Weight	48	3	20	37	- 34
Poisonings	49	3	53	2	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	2	45	5	- 3
Osteoarthritis	51	2	81	0	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	2	18	41	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	80	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	54	1	60	0	+ 1
Meningitis	55	1	36	14	- 13
Birth Trauma	56	1	35	15	- 14
Malnutrition	57	1	43	8	- 7
Anemia	58	1	84	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	59	1	21	34	- 33
Hepatitis C	60	0	62	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	52	3	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	0	47	5	- 4
War	65	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	49	4	- 4
Syphilis	67	0	50	3	- 3
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Finland

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.