CAPE VERDE VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	311	28	23	+ 287
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	303	3	236	+ 66
Measles	3	287	68	0	+ 287
Malaria	4	273	77	0	+ 273
Road Traffic Accidents	5	216	4	147	+ 69
HIV/AIDS	6	216	21	34	+ 182
Coronary Heart Disease	7	212	1	457	- 246
Low Birth Weight	8	186	20	37	+ 149
Birth Trauma	9	180	35	15	+ 165
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	179	18	41	+ 138
Stroke	11	177	2	272	- 94
Maternal Conditions	12	98	47	5	+ 93
Liver Disease	13	96	6	101	- 4
Congenital Anomalies	14	94	19	38	+ 55
Diabetes Mellitus	15	73	5	112	- 39
Kidney Disease	16	68	7	85	- 17
Meningitis	17	62	36	14	+ 48
Violence	18	54	8	73	- 20
Cervical Cancer	19	53	23	27	+ 26
Liver Cancer	20	49	14	49	- 0
Syphilis	21	44	50	3	+ 41
Other Injuries	22	43	22	33	+ 9
Hypertension	23	42	15	49	- 7
Malnutrition	24	40	43	8	+ 32
Prostate Cancer	25	33	13	52	- 19
Lung Disease	26	33	12	58	- 25
Breast Cancer	27	28	27	24	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	28	28	42	9	+ 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	26	10	68	- 41
Suicide	30	25	9	71	- 46
Asthma	31	22	29	23	- 1
Pertussis	32	22	61	0	+ 22
Falls	33	17	26	27	- 9
Fires	34	17	39	13	+ 4
Drownings	35	14	25	27	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	14	40	10	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	37	14	11	67	- 54
Inflammatory/Heart	38	13	37	14	- 1
Lymphomas	39	11	33	19	- 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	10	30	21	- 11
Poisonings	41	9	53	2	+ 7
Epilepsy	42	9	34	16	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	43	8	32	20	- 12
Lung Cancers	44	7	16	44	- 36
Schistosomiasis	45	6	79	0	+ 6
Skin Cancers	46	6	54	2	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	47	6	51	3	+ 2
Oral Cancer	48	6	31	20	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	6	45	5	+ 1
Drug Use	50	5	38	14	- 9
Skin Disease	51	5	44	6	- 1
Hepatitis B	52	4	52	3	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	53	4	24	27	- 23
Tetanus	54	3	59	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	55	3	55	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	3	49	4	- 1
Alcohol	57	3	48	4	- 1
Leukemia	58	3	41	10	- 7
Bladder Cancer	59	2	46	5	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	60	2	17	42	- 40
Appendicitis	61	1	60	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	1	56	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	57	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	58	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	62	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	63	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	+ 0
War	70	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Liberia

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.