CAPE VERDE VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,308	21	34	+ 1,274
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	882	3	236	+ 645
Stroke	3	773	2	272	+ 501
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	646	18	41	+ 605
Coronary Heart Disease	5	576	1	457	+ 119
Diabetes Mellitus	6	548	5	112	+ 437
Suicide	7	422	9	71	+ 351
Tuberculosis	8	331	28	23	+ 308
Lung Disease	9	302	12	58	+ 245
Kidney Disease	10	278	7	85	+ 193
Hypertension	11	272	15	49	+ 223
Low Birth Weight	12	262	20	37	+ 226
Violence	13	253	8	73	+ 180
Liver Disease	14	217	6	101	+ 117
Birth Trauma	15	197	35	15	+ 182
Road Traffic Accidents	16	186	4	147	+ 39
Asthma	17	186	29	23	+ 163
Other Injuries	18	146	22	33	+ 113
Congenital Anomalies	19	107	19	38	+ 69
Cervical Cancer	20	102	23	27	+ 75
Malnutrition	21	98	43	8	+ 90
Meningitis	22	87	36	14	+ 73
Inflammatory/Heart	23	84	37	14	+ 69
Maternal Conditions	24	80	47	5	+ 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	76	40	10	+ 67
Fires	26	74	39	13	+ 60
Endocrine Disorders	27	64	42	9	+ 55
Drownings	28	55	25	27	+ 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	53	10	68	- 14
Epilepsy	30	39	34	16	+ 23
Falls	31	35	26	27	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	34	45	5	+ 30
Poisonings	33	30	53	2	+ 28
Breast Cancer	34	27	27	24	+ 3
Prostate Cancer	35	22	13	52	- 30
Lymphomas	36	21	33	19	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	37	20	17	42	- 21
Alcohol	38	19	48	4	+ 15
Liver Cancer	39	19	14	49	- 30
Skin Disease	40	19	44	6	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	41	15	32	20	- 5
Oral Cancer	42	14	31	20	- 6
Lung Cancers	43	14	16	44	- 30
Pertussis	44	14	61	0	+ 14
Syphilis	45	14	50	3	+ 11
Skin Cancers	46	13	54	2	+ 10
Tetanus	47	12	59	1	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	11	30	21	- 10
Leukemia	49	11	41	10	+ 1
Drug Use	50	9	38	14	- 5
Hepatitis B	51	7	52	3	+ 4
Appendicitis	52	7	60	0	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	53	7	51	3	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	54	6	55	2	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	55	5	63	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	5	58	1	+ 4
Encephalitis	57	4	49	4	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	58	3	24	27	- 23
Measles	59	3	68	0	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	60	3	11	67	- 64
Bladder Cancer	61	3	46	5	- 2
Other Neoplasms	62	3	56	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	2	57	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	62	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	0	+ 0
War	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	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

Lesotho

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.