CAPE VERDE VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,068	1	457	+ 611
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	372	10	68	+ 304
Stroke	3	362	2	272	+ 90
Lung Cancers	4	338	16	44	+ 295
Lung Disease	5	311	12	58	+ 253
Hypertension	6	195	15	49	+ 146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	189	30	21	+ 168
Kidney Disease	8	165	7	85	+ 80
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	150	3	236	- 86
Breast Cancer	10	137	27	24	+ 113
Pancreas Cancer	11	131	24	27	+ 104
Prostate Cancer	12	120	13	52	+ 67
Diabetes Mellitus	13	113	5	112	+ 1
Falls	14	111	26	27	+ 85
Liver Disease	15	110	6	101	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	16	91	32	20	+ 72
Lymphomas	17	89	33	19	+ 70
Endocrine Disorders	18	78	42	9	+ 69
Suicide	19	75	9	71	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	20	70	11	67	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	21	65	37	14	+ 50
Leukemia	22	63	41	10	+ 54
Other Injuries	23	60	22	33	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	24	59	56	2	+ 57
Liver Cancer	25	59	14	49	+ 9
Alcohol	26	45	48	4	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	27	45	17	42	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	28	45	46	5	+ 40
Oral Cancer	29	44	31	20	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	30	38	51	3	+ 35
Skin Cancers	31	29	54	2	+ 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	28	18	41	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	26	45	5	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	34	23	4	147	- 124
Epilepsy	35	22	34	16	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	36	17	19	38	- 21
Uterin Cancer	37	16	55	2	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	16	40	10	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	39	15	23	27	- 12
Drug Use	40	14	38	14	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	41	11	57	1	+ 10
Skin Disease	42	11	44	6	+ 5
Anemia	43	7	84	0	+ 7
Asthma	44	7	29	23	- 16
Low Birth Weight	45	6	20	37	- 31
Violence	46	6	8	73	- 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	4	58	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	48	4	62	0	+ 3
Drownings	49	3	25	27	- 23
Malnutrition	50	3	43	8	- 5
Schizophrenia	51	3	86	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	52	3	81	0	+ 3
Fires	53	3	39	13	- 11
HIV/AIDS	54	3	21	34	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	2	80	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	56	2	28	23	- 21
Birth Trauma	57	2	35	15	- 13
Poisonings	58	2	53	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	52	3	- 2
Meningitis	60	1	36	14	- 13
Upper Respiratory	61	1	63	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	60	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	0	82	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	47	5	- 4
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
War	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	49	4	- 4
Syphilis	68	0	50	3	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	61	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	59	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	66	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

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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.