CAPE VERDE VS LAOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LAOS		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	443	2	272	+ 172
Coronary Heart Disease	2	399	1	457	- 59
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	217	3	236	- 20
Tuberculosis	4	150	28	23	+ 126
Kidney Disease	5	126	7	85	+ 41
Lung Disease	6	125	12	58	+ 67
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	119	18	41	+ 78
Diabetes Mellitus	8	113	5	112	+ 1
Road Traffic Accidents	9	98	4	147	- 49
Liver Disease	10	90	6	101	- 11
Low Birth Weight	11	89	20	37	+ 52
Birth Trauma	12	86	35	15	+ 71
Liver Cancer	13	85	14	49	+ 35
Lung Cancers	14	71	16	44	+ 27
Hypertension	15	68	15	49	+ 19
Asthma	16	65	29	23	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	17	50	40	10	+ 40
Congenital Anomalies	18	50	19	38	+ 12
Drownings	19	44	25	27	+ 17
Stomach Cancer	20	41	11	67	- 27
Other Injuries	21	40	22	33	+ 6
Violence	22	36	8	73	- 37
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	35	10	68	- 32
Falls	24	34	26	27	+ 7
Breast Cancer	25	34	27	24	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	32	30	21	+ 11
Suicide	27	30	9	71	- 41
Oral Cancer	28	27	31	20	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	29	24	21	34	- 10
Pertussis	30	23	61	0	+ 23
Leukemia	31	22	41	10	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	32	17	47	5	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	33	16	17	42	- 25
Lymphomas	34	16	33	19	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	16	45	5	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	36	16	37	14	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	37	14	23	27	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	38	14	42	9	+ 5
Malnutrition	39	13	43	8	+ 5
Meningitis	40	12	36	14	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	41	11	32	20	- 9
Fires	42	8	39	13	- 5
Ovary Cancer	43	8	51	3	+ 5
Tetanus	44	7	59	1	+ 7
Skin Disease	45	7	44	6	+ 1
Encephalitis	46	5	49	4	+ 1
Alcohol	47	5	48	4	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	48	5	24	27	- 22
Skin Cancers	49	5	54	2	+ 2
Epilepsy	50	4	34	16	- 11
Bladder Cancer	51	4	46	5	- 1
Poisonings	52	3	53	2	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	53	3	13	52	- 49
Drug Use	54	3	38	14	- 11
Uterin Cancer	55	2	55	2	+ 0
Measles	56	2	68	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	2	60	0	+ 2
Syphilis	58	2	50	3	- 1
Dengue	59	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	52	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	61	1	56	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	62	1	79	0	+ 1
Malaria	63	1	77	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	65	0	57	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	62	0	+ 0
War	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	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.