CAPE VERDE VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	813	1	457	+ 355
Stroke	2	604	2	272	+ 333
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	535	3	236	+ 299
Lung Cancers	4	395	16	44	+ 352
Lung Disease	5	388	12	58	+ 330
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	284	30	21	+ 263
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	282	10	68	+ 215
Stomach Cancer	8	250	11	67	+ 183
Kidney Disease	9	222	7	85	+ 137
Pancreas Cancer	10	184	24	27	+ 157
Liver Cancer	11	146	14	49	+ 96
Other Injuries	12	109	22	33	+ 76
Suicide	13	97	9	71	+ 25
Lymphomas	14	96	33	19	+ 76
Breast Cancer	15	78	27	24	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	16	75	56	2	+ 73
Liver Disease	17	70	6	101	- 30
Parkinson's Disease	18	69	32	20	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	19	67	13	52	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	20	61	17	42	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	21	57	42	9	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	22	49	46	5	+ 45
Falls	23	48	26	27	+ 22
Leukemia	24	48	41	10	+ 38
Drownings	25	42	25	27	+ 15
Oral Cancer	26	41	31	20	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	27	41	37	14	+ 27
Hypertension	28	33	15	49	- 16
Diabetes Mellitus	29	27	5	112	- 85
Ovary Cancer	30	25	51	3	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	31	23	4	147	- 125
Cervical Cancer	32	19	23	27	- 9
Uterin Cancer	33	17	55	2	+ 15
Tuberculosis	34	17	28	23	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	14	40	10	+ 5
Skin Disease	36	14	44	6	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	14	18	41	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	13	58	1	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	13	45	5	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	40	12	19	38	- 26
Hepatitis C	41	11	62	0	+ 11
Asthma	42	10	29	23	- 14
Malnutrition	43	9	43	8	+ 2
Skin Cancers	44	9	54	2	+ 7
Epilepsy	45	8	34	16	- 8
Hepatitis B	46	7	52	3	+ 4
Schizophrenia	47	5	86	0	+ 5
Fires	48	5	39	13	- 8
Anemia	49	4	84	0	+ 4
Drug Use	50	4	38	14	- 10
Alcohol	51	3	48	4	- 1
Meningitis	52	2	36	14	- 13
Violence	53	1	8	73	- 72
Poisonings	54	1	53	2	- 1
Low Birth Weight	55	1	20	37	- 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	80	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	63	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	60	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	57	1	- 0
Oral conditions	60	1	82	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	61	1	35	15	- 15
Osteoarthritis	62	0	81	0	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	63	0	21	34	- 34
Maternal Conditions	64	0	47	5	- 4
Syphilis	65	0	50	3	- 3
War	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	59	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	49	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	61	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.