CAPE VERDE VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	237	3	236	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	2	219	21	34	+ 185
Tuberculosis	3	206	28	23	+ 183
Stroke	4	167	2	272	- 105
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	162	18	41	+ 121
Road Traffic Accidents	6	156	4	147	+ 9
Liver Disease	7	141	6	101	+ 40
Malaria	8	133	77	0	+ 133
Coronary Heart Disease	9	126	1	457	- 332
Birth Trauma	10	104	35	15	+ 89
Low Birth Weight	11	100	20	37	+ 64
Congenital Anomalies	12	64	19	38	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	13	59	47	5	+ 55
Diabetes Mellitus	14	59	5	112	- 53
Meningitis	15	56	36	14	+ 42
Kidney Disease	16	47	7	85	- 38
Hypertension	17	46	15	49	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	18	46	17	42	+ 4
Other Injuries	19	45	22	33	+ 12
Lung Disease	20	45	12	58	- 13
Malnutrition	21	44	43	8	+ 36
Cervical Cancer	22	36	23	27	+ 8
Suicide	23	34	9	71	- 37
Violence	24	31	8	73	- 43
Breast Cancer	25	28	27	24	+ 4
Asthma	26	24	29	23	+ 1
Tetanus	27	22	59	1	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	28	21	11	67	- 46
Lymphomas	29	20	33	19	+ 1
Oral Cancer	30	19	31	20	- 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	19	10	68	- 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	15	30	21	- 6
Falls	33	15	26	27	- 11
Liver Cancer	34	14	14	49	- 35
Leukemia	35	14	41	10	+ 4
Fires	36	14	39	13	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	37	14	13	52	- 39
Poisonings	38	13	53	2	+ 11
Drownings	39	13	25	27	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	40	12	37	14	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	11	40	10	+ 2
Pertussis	42	11	61	0	+ 10
Epilepsy	43	9	34	16	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	44	9	42	9	- 0
Ovary Cancer	45	8	51	3	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	46	8	24	27	- 19
Lung Cancers	47	7	16	44	- 37
Skin Cancers	48	7	54	2	+ 4
Hepatitis B	49	5	52	3	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	50	5	32	20	- 15
Skin Disease	51	5	44	6	- 1
Syphilis	52	5	50	3	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	4	45	5	- 0
Schistosomiasis	54	4	79	0	+ 4
Alcohol	55	4	48	4	- 0
Uterin Cancer	56	3	55	2	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	57	3	46	5	- 1
Appendicitis	58	3	60	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	59	2	78	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	60	2	49	4	- 2
Hepatitis C	61	2	62	0	+ 1
Drug Use	62	1	38	14	- 12
Measles	63	1	68	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	63	0	+ 1
War	65	1	64	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	58	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	1	56	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	57	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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

Kenya

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.