CAPE VERDE VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	543	1	457	+ 86
Diabetes Mellitus	2	402	5	112	+ 291
Kidney Disease	3	209	7	85	+ 123
Stroke	4	186	2	272	- 86
Violence	5	152	8	73	+ 78
Liver Disease	6	139	6	101	+ 39
Lung Disease	7	136	12	58	+ 78
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	116	3	236	- 120
Hypertension	9	83	15	49	+ 34
Road Traffic Accidents	10	76	4	147	- 71
Other Injuries	11	57	22	33	+ 23
Endocrine Disorders	12	53	42	9	+ 44
Congenital Anomalies	13	49	19	38	+ 11
Malnutrition	14	35	43	8	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	15	35	13	52	- 17
Breast Cancer	16	34	27	24	+ 11
Lung Cancers	17	34	16	44	- 9
Low Birth Weight	18	33	20	37	- 3
Stomach Cancer	19	32	11	67	- 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	32	30	21	+ 11
Liver Cancer	21	32	14	49	- 18
Suicide	22	32	9	71	- 39
Other Neoplasms	23	29	56	2	+ 27
Lymphomas	24	23	33	19	+ 4
Leukemia	25	23	41	10	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	26	22	23	27	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	27	21	24	27	- 6
HIV/AIDS	28	19	21	34	- 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	16	18	41	- 25
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	16	10	68	- 51
Skin Disease	31	14	44	6	+ 8
Alcohol	32	14	48	4	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	13	40	10	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	34	12	51	3	+ 9
Falls	35	12	26	27	- 14
Birth Trauma	36	12	35	15	- 3
Anemia	37	10	84	0	+ 10
Tuberculosis	38	9	28	23	- 14
Epilepsy	39	9	34	16	- 7
Skin Cancers	40	9	54	2	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	41	9	37	14	- 5
Drownings	42	8	25	27	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	43	7	32	20	- 13
Drug Use	44	7	38	14	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	7	58	1	+ 6
Oral Cancer	46	6	31	20	- 14
Asthma	47	6	29	23	- 17
Bladder Cancer	48	6	46	5	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	49	6	17	42	- 36
Uterin Cancer	50	4	55	2	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	4	80	0	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	4	45	5	- 1
Appendicitis	53	4	60	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	54	4	47	5	- 1
Hepatitis C	55	3	62	0	+ 3
Fires	56	3	39	13	- 11
Poisonings	57	2	53	2	+ 0
Meningitis	58	2	36	14	- 13
Osteoarthritis	59	1	81	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	57	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	1	52	3	- 2
Encephalitis	62	1	49	4	- 3
Schizophrenia	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	63	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	65	1	82	0	+ 1
War	66	1	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	1	- 1
Ascariasis	72	0	65	0	- 0
Syphilis	73	0	50	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

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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.