CAPE VERDE VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	329	1	457	- 129
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	309	3	236	+ 73
Diabetes Mellitus	3	232	5	112	+ 120
Kidney Disease	4	210	7	85	+ 125
Liver Disease	5	190	6	101	+ 90
Stroke	6	162	2	272	- 109
Violence	7	148	8	73	+ 74
Road Traffic Accidents	8	135	4	147	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	88	18	41	+ 46
Other Injuries	10	83	22	33	+ 49
Malnutrition	11	66	43	8	+ 58
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	65	10	68	- 2
Lung Disease	13	64	12	58	+ 6
Alcohol	14	60	48	4	+ 56
Liver Cancer	15	59	14	49	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	16	56	20	37	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	17	53	11	67	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	18	51	19	38	+ 13
Birth Trauma	19	49	35	15	+ 34
Falls	20	46	26	27	+ 19
HIV/AIDS	21	39	21	34	+ 5
Suicide	22	35	9	71	- 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	34	40	10	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	24	28	13	52	- 24
Cervical Cancer	25	27	23	27	- 0
Hypertension	26	23	15	49	- 26
Leukemia	27	20	41	10	+ 10
Breast Cancer	28	17	27	24	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	29	16	42	9	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	30	16	47	5	+ 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	16	30	21	- 6
Drownings	32	16	25	27	- 11
Epilepsy	33	15	34	16	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	34	13	32	20	- 7
Lung Cancers	35	13	16	44	- 31
Asthma	36	11	29	23	- 12
Tuberculosis	37	10	28	23	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	38	9	24	27	- 17
Poisonings	39	9	53	2	+ 7
Drug Use	40	9	38	14	- 4
Meningitis	41	9	36	14	- 5
Skin Disease	42	8	44	6	+ 2
Lymphomas	43	8	33	19	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	44	8	37	14	- 7
Fires	45	7	39	13	- 6
Skin Cancers	46	7	54	2	+ 4
Appendicitis	47	5	60	0	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	48	5	17	42	- 37
Oral Cancer	49	5	31	20	- 16
Ovary Cancer	50	4	51	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	51	3	49	4	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	3	58	1	+ 2
Pertussis	53	2	61	0	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	2	45	5	- 3
Bladder Cancer	55	2	46	5	- 3
Other Neoplasms	56	1	56	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	63	0	+ 1
Dengue	58	1	70	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	59	1	55	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	57	1	- 0
Chagas disease	61	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	62	0	59	1	- 0
Ascariasis	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	64	0	50	3	- 3
Hepatitis B	65	0	52	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	66	0	62	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	66	0	+ 0
War	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	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

Guatemala

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.