CAPE VERDE VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	973	1	457	+ 516
Stroke	2	628	2	272	+ 356
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	415	10	68	+ 348
Lung Cancers	4	342	16	44	+ 299
Lung Disease	5	325	12	58	+ 267
Hypertension	6	300	15	49	+ 251
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	213	30	21	+ 192
Diabetes Mellitus	8	199	5	112	+ 87
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	164	3	236	- 72
Breast Cancer	10	139	27	24	+ 115
Kidney Disease	11	128	7	85	+ 42
Other Injuries	12	121	22	33	+ 88
Pancreas Cancer	13	121	24	27	+ 94
Stomach Cancer	14	103	11	67	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	15	100	56	2	+ 98
Lymphomas	16	97	33	19	+ 78
Liver Cancer	17	96	14	49	+ 47
Endocrine Disorders	18	84	42	9	+ 76
Parkinson's Disease	19	84	32	20	+ 65
Prostate Cancer	20	84	13	52	+ 32
Leukemia	21	67	41	10	+ 58
Bladder Cancer	22	67	46	5	+ 63
Liver Disease	23	56	6	101	- 45
Inflammatory/Heart	24	55	37	14	+ 41
Falls	25	42	26	27	+ 16
Suicide	26	41	9	71	- 31
Oral Cancer	27	34	31	20	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	28	33	51	3	+ 30
Skin Cancers	29	32	54	2	+ 30
Road Traffic Accidents	30	32	4	147	- 115
Hepatitis C	31	25	62	0	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	22	45	5	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	33	22	55	2	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	34	20	17	42	- 21
Anemia	35	17	84	0	+ 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	16	18	41	- 25
Congenital Anomalies	37	14	19	38	- 24
Skin Disease	38	14	44	6	+ 9
Epilepsy	39	13	34	16	- 3
Cervical Cancer	40	12	23	27	- 16
Malnutrition	41	8	43	8	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	7	58	1	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	7	40	10	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	44	7	57	1	+ 6
Drug Use	45	7	38	14	- 7
HIV/AIDS	46	5	21	34	- 29
Asthma	47	5	29	23	- 18
Osteoarthritis	48	5	81	0	+ 5
Schizophrenia	49	4	86	0	+ 4
Violence	50	4	8	73	- 69
Low Birth Weight	51	4	20	37	- 33
Drownings	52	3	25	27	- 23
Tuberculosis	53	3	28	23	- 20
Hepatitis B	54	3	52	3	+ 1
Alcohol	55	3	48	4	- 1
Fires	56	3	39	13	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	2	80	0	+ 2
Poisonings	58	2	53	2	- 1
Birth Trauma	59	1	35	15	- 14
Meningitis	60	1	36	14	- 13
Appendicitis	61	0	60	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	62	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	59	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	63	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
War	66	0	64	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	67	0	47	5	- 5
Encephalitis	68	0	49	4	- 4
Syphilis	69	0	50	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	61	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.