CAPE VERDE VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	389	3	236	+ 153
Low Birth Weight	2	284	20	37	+ 248
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	234	18	41	+ 193
Coronary Heart Disease	4	231	1	457	- 227
Malaria	5	201	77	0	+ 201
Stroke	6	184	2	272	- 87
Birth Trauma	7	170	35	15	+ 155
Road Traffic Accidents	8	164	4	147	+ 16
Tuberculosis	9	101	28	23	+ 78
Congenital Anomalies	10	94	19	38	+ 56
Maternal Conditions	11	90	47	5	+ 86
Diabetes Mellitus	12	84	5	112	- 28
Liver Disease	13	83	6	101	- 18
Pertussis	14	81	61	0	+ 81
Kidney Disease	15	78	7	85	- 7
Violence	16	69	8	73	- 4
Malnutrition	17	65	43	8	+ 57
Meningitis	18	50	36	14	+ 36
Other Injuries	19	48	22	33	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	20	47	23	27	+ 20
Liver Cancer	21	44	14	49	- 5
Hypertension	22	40	15	49	- 9
Lung Disease	23	39	12	58	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	35	10	68	- 32
HIV/AIDS	25	33	21	34	- 1
Syphilis	26	29	50	3	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	27	28	42	9	+ 19
Breast Cancer	28	27	27	24	+ 3
Asthma	29	24	29	23	+ 1
Suicide	30	20	9	71	- 51
Falls	31	20	26	27	- 7
Stomach Cancer	32	19	11	67	- 49
Fires	33	17	39	13	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	34	17	13	52	- 36
Drownings	35	16	25	27	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	36	16	37	14	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	15	30	21	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	12	40	10	+ 2
Epilepsy	39	11	34	16	- 5
Drug Use	40	10	38	14	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	41	10	32	20	- 10
Poisonings	42	10	53	2	+ 7
Lymphomas	43	9	33	19	- 10
Lung Cancers	44	9	16	44	- 35
Tetanus	45	8	59	1	+ 8
Skin Cancers	46	7	54	2	+ 5
Skin Disease	47	7	44	6	+ 1
Oral Cancer	48	6	31	20	- 14
Ovary Cancer	49	6	51	3	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	50	6	46	5	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	51	5	24	27	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	5	45	5	+ 0
Encephalitis	53	5	49	4	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	54	4	17	42	- 37
Leukemia	55	3	41	10	- 7
Hepatitis B	56	3	52	3	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	57	2	55	2	+ 0
Alcohol	58	2	48	4	- 2
Schistosomiasis	59	2	79	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	60	1	60	0	+ 1
Measles	61	1	68	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	1	56	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	57	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	1	- 0
Diphtheria	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	63	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	78	0	+ 0
War	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	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
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Mauritania

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.