CAPE VERDE VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	549	1	457	+ 91
Stroke	2	216	2	272	- 56
Road Traffic Accidents	3	120	4	147	- 27
Kidney Disease	4	98	7	85	+ 13
War	5	88	64	0	+ 87
Hypertension	6	76	15	49	+ 27
Tuberculosis	7	67	28	23	+ 44
Diabetes Mellitus	8	67	5	112	- 45
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	62	3	236	- 174
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	62	10	68	- 6
Liver Disease	11	52	6	101	- 48
Lung Disease	12	50	12	58	- 7
Lung Cancers	13	49	16	44	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	14	41	19	38	+ 3
Other Injuries	15	36	22	33	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	35	30	21	+ 14
Drug Use	17	31	38	14	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	18	30	20	37	- 7
Suicide	19	25	9	71	- 46
Asthma	20	25	29	23	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	21	19	21	34	- 15
Leukemia	22	18	41	10	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	23	17	24	27	- 9
Falls	24	17	26	27	- 10
Breast Cancer	25	16	27	24	- 8
Lymphomas	26	16	33	19	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	27	13	32	20	- 7
Liver Cancer	28	13	14	49	- 37
Endocrine Disorders	29	13	42	9	+ 4
Violence	30	12	8	73	- 61
Bladder Cancer	31	11	46	5	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	32	11	23	27	- 16
Stomach Cancer	33	11	11	67	- 56
Birth Trauma	34	11	35	15	- 4
Maternal Conditions	35	10	47	5	+ 6
Fires	36	10	39	13	- 4
Inflammatory/Heart	37	9	37	14	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	8	40	10	- 2
Prostate Cancer	39	8	13	52	- 44
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	8	18	41	- 34
Oral Cancer	41	7	31	20	- 14
Ovary Cancer	42	6	51	3	+ 3
Drownings	43	6	25	27	- 20
Epilepsy	44	6	34	16	- 10
Poisonings	45	5	53	2	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	4	45	5	- 1
Meningitis	47	3	36	14	- 11
Hepatitis B	48	3	52	3	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	49	3	17	42	- 39
Alcohol	50	2	48	4	- 2
Skin Cancers	51	2	54	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	52	2	57	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	53	2	49	4	- 2
Skin Disease	54	1	44	6	- 4
Pertussis	55	1	61	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	56	1	60	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	57	1	43	8	- 7
Other Neoplasms	58	1	56	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	59	1	79	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	60	1	55	2	- 2
Syphilis	61	0	50	3	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	58	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	63	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	64	0	59	1	- 1
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
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Libya

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.