CAPE VERDE VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	325	3	236	+ 88
HIV/AIDS	2	272	21	34	+ 238
Coronary Heart Disease	3	244	1	457	- 214
Stroke	4	194	2	272	- 77
Birth Trauma	5	183	35	15	+ 167
Road Traffic Accidents	6	168	4	147	+ 21
Malaria	7	163	77	0	+ 163
Low Birth Weight	8	160	20	37	+ 123
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	152	18	41	+ 110
Tuberculosis	10	108	28	23	+ 84
Congenital Anomalies	11	93	19	38	+ 55
Liver Cancer	12	91	14	49	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	13	84	47	5	+ 79
Liver Disease	14	78	6	101	- 22
Diabetes Mellitus	15	70	5	112	- 42
Kidney Disease	16	64	7	85	- 21
Endocrine Disorders	17	56	42	9	+ 47
Meningitis	18	55	36	14	+ 41
Lung Disease	19	50	12	58	- 8
Violence	20	47	8	73	- 26
Other Injuries	21	47	22	33	+ 14
Hypertension	22	42	15	49	- 7
Cervical Cancer	23	35	23	27	+ 8
Asthma	24	32	29	23	+ 9
Suicide	25	27	9	71	- 44
Malnutrition	26	27	43	8	+ 19
Pertussis	27	24	61	0	+ 24
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	22	10	68	- 46
Falls	29	20	26	27	- 7
Drownings	30	17	25	27	- 10
Fires	31	16	39	13	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	32	14	37	14	+ 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	14	40	10	+ 4
Syphilis	34	13	50	3	+ 10
Epilepsy	35	10	34	16	- 6
Poisonings	36	10	53	2	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	37	8	32	20	- 12
Lung Cancers	38	8	16	44	- 36
Drug Use	39	7	38	14	- 7
Breast Cancer	40	6	27	24	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	6	45	5	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	42	5	79	0	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	43	5	13	52	- 47
Skin Disease	44	4	44	6	- 1
Tetanus	45	4	59	1	+ 4
Hepatitis B	46	3	52	3	+ 0
Stomach Cancer	47	3	11	67	- 64
Encephalitis	48	3	49	4	- 1
Measles	49	3	68	0	+ 3
Alcohol	50	3	48	4	- 1
Lymphomas	51	3	33	19	- 16
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	3	30	21	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	53	1	24	27	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	54	1	17	42	- 40
Appendicitis	55	1	60	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	56	1	46	5	- 4
Other Neoplasms	57	1	56	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	58	1	57	1	- 0
Leukemia	59	1	41	10	- 9
Leishmaniasis	60	1	78	0	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	61	1	51	3	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	58	1	- 0
Ascariasis	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	62	0	- 0
Uterin Cancer	66	0	55	2	- 2
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	68	0	54	2	- 2
War	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Oral Cancer	71	0	31	20	- 20
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Gambia

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.