CAPE VERDE VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,234	1	457	+ 776
Stroke	2	822	2	272	+ 551
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	484	3	236	+ 248
Lung Cancers	4	430	16	44	+ 386
Lung Disease	5	323	12	58	+ 265
Kidney Disease	6	278	7	85	+ 193
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	230	10	68	+ 163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	191	30	21	+ 169
Hypertension	9	171	15	49	+ 122
Parkinson's Disease	10	155	32	20	+ 135
Breast Cancer	11	147	27	24	+ 123
Prostate Cancer	12	118	13	52	+ 66
Pancreas Cancer	13	111	24	27	+ 84
Liver Cancer	14	91	14	49	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	15	91	46	5	+ 86
Stomach Cancer	16	90	11	67	+ 22
Other Injuries	17	85	22	33	+ 51
Leukemia	18	79	41	10	+ 69
Lymphomas	19	74	33	19	+ 55
Diabetes Mellitus	20	74	5	112	- 38
Falls	21	73	26	27	+ 46
Road Traffic Accidents	22	51	4	147	- 96
Liver Disease	23	47	6	101	- 53
Inflammatory/Heart	24	42	37	14	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	25	40	56	2	+ 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	36	40	10	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	27	33	51	3	+ 29
Suicide	28	31	9	71	- 40
Endocrine Disorders	29	31	42	9	+ 22
Oral Cancer	30	26	31	20	+ 5
Skin Cancers	31	26	54	2	+ 23
Drownings	32	25	25	27	- 1
Uterin Cancer	33	22	55	2	+ 20
Epilepsy	34	15	34	16	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	35	14	17	42	- 27
Cervical Cancer	36	14	23	27	- 13
Drug Use	37	11	38	14	- 2
Congenital Anomalies	38	10	19	38	- 28
Fires	39	9	39	13	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	40	8	57	1	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	41	7	20	37	- 29
Violence	42	6	8	73	- 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	6	45	5	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	6	18	41	- 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	4	58	1	+ 3
Tuberculosis	46	4	28	23	- 20
Skin Disease	47	3	44	6	- 3
Hepatitis B	48	3	52	3	+ 0
Alcohol	49	3	48	4	- 1
HIV/AIDS	50	3	21	34	- 31
Anemia	51	3	84	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	52	2	62	0	+ 2
Meningitis	53	2	36	14	- 12
Schizophrenia	54	2	86	0	+ 2
Asthma	55	2	29	23	- 22
Poisonings	56	1	53	2	- 1
Birth Trauma	57	1	35	15	- 14
Appendicitis	58	1	60	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	59	0	63	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	60	0	78	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	47	5	- 4
Tetanus	62	0	59	1	- 1
Oral conditions	63	0	82	0	+ 0
War	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	50	3	- 3
Malnutrition	66	0	43	8	- 8
Encephalitis	67	0	49	4	- 4
Measles	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	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.