CAPE VERDE VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	287	3	236	+ 51
Stroke	2	268	2	272	- 4
Coronary Heart Disease	3	249	1	457	- 208
HIV/AIDS	4	240	21	34	+ 206
Malaria	5	197	77	0	+ 197
Tuberculosis	6	180	28	23	+ 157
Road Traffic Accidents	7	138	4	147	- 9
Low Birth Weight	8	118	20	37	+ 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	115	18	41	+ 74
Birth Trauma	10	109	35	15	+ 94
Liver Disease	11	107	6	101	+ 6
Diabetes Mellitus	12	105	5	112	- 7
Kidney Disease	13	74	7	85	- 12
Congenital Anomalies	14	70	19	38	+ 31
Lung Disease	15	55	12	58	- 3
Meningitis	16	53	36	14	+ 38
Liver Cancer	17	50	14	49	+ 1
Other Injuries	18	43	22	33	+ 10
Hypertension	19	39	15	49	- 10
Cervical Cancer	20	38	23	27	+ 11
Suicide	21	35	9	71	- 36
Maternal Conditions	22	35	47	5	+ 31
Asthma	23	35	29	23	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	24	35	42	9	+ 26
Breast Cancer	25	34	27	24	+ 10
Malnutrition	26	33	43	8	+ 25
Violence	27	33	8	73	- 41
Inflammatory/Heart	28	29	37	14	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	23	10	68	- 45
Falls	30	21	26	27	- 6
Prostate Cancer	31	18	13	52	- 34
Lymphomas	32	15	33	19	- 4
Stomach Cancer	33	15	11	67	- 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	14	30	21	- 7
Pertussis	35	13	61	0	+ 13
Drownings	36	13	25	27	- 14
Fires	37	13	39	13	- 1
Ovary Cancer	38	12	51	3	+ 9
Drug Use	39	11	38	14	- 2
Poisonings	40	9	53	2	+ 7
Syphilis	41	9	50	3	+ 5
Oral Cancer	42	9	31	20	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	43	7	32	20	- 13
Encephalitis	44	6	49	4	+ 3
Leukemia	45	6	41	10	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	46	6	24	27	- 21
Epilepsy	47	6	34	16	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	6	40	10	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	49	5	17	42	- 36
Skin Disease	50	5	44	6	- 1
Schistosomiasis	51	5	79	0	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	5	45	5	- 0
Bladder Cancer	53	4	46	5	- 0
Alcohol	54	4	48	4	+ 0
Lung Cancers	55	4	16	44	- 40
Tetanus	56	4	59	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	57	4	55	2	+ 2
Skin Cancers	58	4	54	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	3	60	0	+ 2
Measles	60	2	68	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	61	2	57	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	2	52	3	- 1
Other Neoplasms	63	1	56	2	- 1
War	64	1	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	62	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	0	58	1	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Ghana

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.