CAPE VERDE VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	677	1	457	+ 220
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	496	10	68	+ 428
Stroke	3	236	2	272	- 36
Lung Cancers	4	225	16	44	+ 182
Lung Disease	5	216	12	58	+ 158
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	138	3	236	- 98
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	123	30	21	+ 102
Prostate Cancer	8	102	13	52	+ 50
Breast Cancer	9	90	27	24	+ 66
Parkinson's Disease	10	89	32	20	+ 69
Other Injuries	11	84	22	33	+ 50
Pancreas Cancer	12	73	24	27	+ 46
Suicide	13	68	9	71	- 4
Lymphomas	14	62	33	19	+ 43
Kidney Disease	15	56	7	85	- 29
Diabetes Mellitus	16	50	5	112	- 62
Hypertension	17	41	15	49	- 8
Falls	18	40	26	27	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	19	38	17	42	- 4
Liver Cancer	20	38	14	49	- 12
Bladder Cancer	21	34	46	5	+ 30
Leukemia	22	32	41	10	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	23	29	11	67	- 38
Drug Use	24	28	38	14	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	25	28	51	3	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	26	26	37	14	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	27	26	42	9	+ 17
Alcohol	28	24	48	4	+ 20
Skin Cancers	29	22	54	2	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	30	16	56	2	+ 14
Liver Disease	31	16	6	101	- 85
Cervical Cancer	32	15	23	27	- 12
Oral Cancer	33	14	31	20	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	34	13	19	38	- 26
Road Traffic Accidents	35	12	4	147	- 136
Uterin Cancer	36	12	55	2	+ 9
Epilepsy	37	9	34	16	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	7	58	1	+ 6
Violence	39	7	8	73	- 67
Anemia	40	6	84	0	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	5	40	10	- 4
Poisonings	42	5	53	2	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	43	5	20	37	- 32
Multiple Sclerosis	44	5	57	1	+ 4
Skin Disease	45	4	44	6	- 1
Birth Trauma	46	4	35	15	- 11
Osteoarthritis	47	3	81	0	+ 3
Asthma	48	3	29	23	- 20
Schizophrenia	49	2	86	0	+ 2
Meningitis	50	2	36	14	- 12
Upper Respiratory	51	2	63	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	2	62	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2	80	0	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	2	45	5	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	2	18	41	- 40
Drownings	56	2	25	27	- 25
Malnutrition	57	1	43	8	- 7
Fires	58	1	39	13	- 13
HIV/AIDS	59	1	21	34	- 33
Maternal Conditions	60	1	47	5	- 4
War	61	0	64	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	61	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	52	3	- 3
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	59	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	65	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	49	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	50	3	- 3
Chlamydia	81	0	66	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	28	23	- 23
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	60	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Iceland

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.