CAPE VERDE VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	624	10	68	+ 556
Coronary Heart Disease	2	605	1	457	+ 148
Lung Cancers	3	377	16	44	+ 334
Stroke	4	334	2	272	+ 62
Lung Disease	5	329	12	58	+ 271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	200	30	21	+ 179
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	170	3	236	- 66
Falls	8	142	26	27	+ 115
Breast Cancer	9	122	27	24	+ 98
Prostate Cancer	10	112	13	52	+ 60
Pancreas Cancer	11	103	24	27	+ 76
Kidney Disease	12	87	7	85	+ 2
Lymphomas	13	86	33	19	+ 67
Diabetes Mellitus	14	82	5	112	- 30
Oesophagus Cancer	15	74	17	42	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	16	73	32	20	+ 53
Suicide	17	70	9	71	- 1
Other Neoplasms	18	63	56	2	+ 61
Other Injuries	19	57	22	33	+ 23
Leukemia	20	54	41	10	+ 44
Bladder Cancer	21	51	46	5	+ 46
Stomach Cancer	22	47	11	67	- 21
Inflammatory/Heart	23	41	37	14	+ 27
Liver Cancer	24	40	14	49	- 9
Ovary Cancer	25	37	51	3	+ 33
Endocrine Disorders	26	36	42	9	+ 27
Skin Cancers	27	35	54	2	+ 33
Liver Disease	28	32	6	101	- 68
Hypertension	29	28	15	49	- 21
Oral Cancer	30	26	31	20	+ 6
Road Traffic Accidents	31	23	4	147	- 124
Alcohol	32	21	48	4	+ 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	20	18	41	- 21
Uterin Cancer	34	19	55	2	+ 17
Congenital Anomalies	35	19	19	38	- 19
Skin Disease	36	10	44	6	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	37	10	57	1	+ 9
Epilepsy	38	10	34	16	- 6
Cervical Cancer	39	9	23	27	- 18
Anemia	40	9	84	0	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	8	45	5	+ 3
Drug Use	42	8	38	14	- 6
Osteoarthritis	43	8	81	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	7	58	1	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	45	6	20	37	- 31
Asthma	46	6	29	23	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	4	40	10	- 5
Violence	48	4	8	73	- 70
Drownings	49	3	25	27	- 23
Schizophrenia	50	3	86	0	+ 3
Meningitis	51	3	36	14	- 12
Birth Trauma	52	3	35	15	- 13
Fires	53	2	39	13	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	1	80	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	1	21	34	- 33
Tuberculosis	56	1	28	23	- 22
Upper Respiratory	57	1	63	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	60	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	59	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	62	0	+ 0
Poisonings	61	1	53	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	62	0	52	3	- 2
Malnutrition	63	0	43	8	- 7
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	65	0	47	5	- 4
War	66	0	64	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	61	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	49	4	- 4
Syphilis	69	0	50	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Netherlands

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.