CAPE VERDE VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	522	2	272	+ 251
Diabetes Mellitus	2	449	5	112	+ 338
Coronary Heart Disease	3	373	1	457	- 84
Violence	4	321	8	73	+ 248
Prostate Cancer	5	191	13	52	+ 139
Kidney Disease	6	172	7	85	+ 86
HIV/AIDS	7	164	21	34	+ 130
Hypertension	8	141	15	49	+ 92
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	127	10	68	+ 59
Lung Cancers	10	102	16	44	+ 59
Lung Disease	11	98	12	58	+ 40
Road Traffic Accidents	12	96	4	147	- 51
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	94	30	21	+ 73
Breast Cancer	14	89	27	24	+ 65
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	85	3	236	- 151
Cervical Cancer	16	77	23	27	+ 50
Lymphomas	17	54	33	19	+ 35
Low Birth Weight	18	52	20	37	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	19	50	11	67	- 17
Endocrine Disorders	20	38	42	9	+ 29
Liver Disease	21	33	6	101	- 67
Skin Disease	22	31	44	6	+ 26
Congenital Anomalies	23	30	19	38	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	24	29	37	14	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	25	29	32	20	+ 9
Leukemia	26	28	41	10	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	27	26	24	27	- 1
Uterin Cancer	28	23	55	2	+ 21
Liver Cancer	29	22	14	49	- 28
Ovary Cancer	30	21	51	3	+ 18
Other Injuries	31	20	22	33	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	18	40	10	+ 8
Falls	33	18	26	27	- 9
Oesophagus Cancer	34	16	17	42	- 26
Suicide	35	15	9	71	- 56
Asthma	36	14	29	23	- 9
Birth Trauma	37	14	35	15	- 1
Bladder Cancer	38	13	46	5	+ 8
Oral Cancer	39	13	31	20	- 8
Malnutrition	40	10	43	8	+ 3
Epilepsy	41	10	34	16	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	7	18	41	- 34
Maternal Conditions	43	7	47	5	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	6	45	5	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	45	4	56	2	+ 2
Fires	46	3	39	13	- 10
Meningitis	47	3	36	14	- 11
Drug Use	48	3	38	14	- 11
Encephalitis	49	3	49	4	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	2	58	1	+ 2
Drownings	51	2	25	27	- 24
Skin Cancers	52	2	54	2	- 0
Appendicitis	53	2	60	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	54	2	28	23	- 22
Alcohol	55	2	48	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	57	1	- 0
Poisonings	57	1	53	2	- 2
Dengue	58	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	0	52	3	- 3
Syphilis	60	0	50	3	- 3
War	61	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	0	66	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	59	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	62	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	63	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Jamaica

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.