CAPE VERDE VS MAURITIUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITIUS		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	873	5	112	+ 762
Coronary Heart Disease	2	841	1	457	+ 384
Stroke	3	459	2	272	+ 188
Kidney Disease	4	338	7	85	+ 252
Lung Disease	5	301	12	58	+ 244
Hypertension	6	276	15	49	+ 227
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	161	3	236	- 75
Breast Cancer	8	108	27	24	+ 84
Lung Cancers	9	85	16	44	+ 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	85	30	21	+ 64
Road Traffic Accidents	11	72	4	147	- 75
Liver Disease	12	68	6	101	- 33
HIV/AIDS	13	66	21	34	+ 32
Suicide	14	56	9	71	- 15
Prostate Cancer	15	54	13	52	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	16	50	37	14	+ 36
Asthma	17	50	29	23	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	18	49	11	67	- 19
Endocrine Disorders	19	47	42	9	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	20	36	56	2	+ 34
Other Injuries	21	31	22	33	- 3
Skin Disease	22	30	44	6	+ 24
Oral Cancer	23	30	31	20	+ 9
Lymphomas	24	26	33	19	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	25	26	19	38	- 12
Falls	26	26	26	27	- 0
Liver Cancer	27	26	14	49	- 23
Pancreas Cancer	28	25	24	27	- 1
Alcohol	29	25	48	4	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	30	23	23	27	- 5
Leukemia	31	23	41	10	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	32	21	51	3	+ 18
Drownings	33	20	25	27	- 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	19	10	68	- 48
Low Birth Weight	35	17	20	37	- 20
Birth Trauma	36	17	35	15	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	37	17	17	42	- 25
Epilepsy	38	16	34	16	+ 0
Anemia	39	16	84	0	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	40	15	55	2	+ 13
Violence	41	14	8	73	- 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	11	18	41	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	10	40	10	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	44	10	46	5	+ 5
Tuberculosis	45	8	28	23	- 15
Drug Use	46	7	38	14	- 6
Parkinson's Disease	47	5	32	20	- 14
Maternal Conditions	48	5	47	5	+ 0
Poisonings	49	5	53	2	+ 2
Fires	50	5	39	13	- 9
Hepatitis C	51	4	62	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	52	2	86	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	53	2	54	2	- 0
Malnutrition	54	2	43	8	- 6
Oral conditions	55	2	82	0	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	1	45	5	- 3
Meningitis	57	1	36	14	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1	80	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	60	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	58	1	- 0
Encephalitis	61	0	49	4	- 3
War	62	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	63	0	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	65	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	52	3	- 3
Pertussis	66	0	61	0	- 0
Syphilis	67	0	50	3	- 3
Dengue	68	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Malaria	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	74	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	76	0	59	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	83	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	84	0	57	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Mauritius

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.