CAPE VERDE VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	416	1	457	- 42
Stroke	2	310	2	272	+ 38
Lung Disease	3	276	12	58	+ 218
Diabetes Mellitus	4	276	5	112	+ 164
Tuberculosis	5	241	28	23	+ 218
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	158	3	236	- 78
Malaria	7	149	77	0	+ 149
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	140	18	41	+ 98
Asthma	9	112	29	23	+ 89
Low Birth Weight	10	101	20	37	+ 64
Birth Trauma	11	91	35	15	+ 76
Road Traffic Accidents	12	67	4	147	- 80
Hypertension	13	67	15	49	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	65	45	5	+ 60
Violence	15	59	8	73	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	16	58	19	38	+ 20
Breast Cancer	17	46	27	24	+ 23
Kidney Disease	18	42	7	85	- 43
Cervical Cancer	19	40	23	27	+ 13
Other Injuries	20	39	22	33	+ 6
Liver Cancer	21	39	14	49	- 10
Liver Disease	22	38	6	101	- 63
Lung Cancers	23	38	16	44	- 6
HIV/AIDS	24	37	21	34	+ 3
Oral Cancer	25	35	31	20	+ 15
Falls	26	31	26	27	+ 4
Fires	27	30	39	13	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	28	27	11	67	- 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	27	30	21	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	30	26	47	5	+ 21
Skin Cancers	31	25	54	2	+ 23
Lymphomas	32	21	33	19	+ 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	21	10	68	- 47
Meningitis	34	20	36	14	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	18	40	10	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	36	17	13	52	- 35
Suicide	37	16	9	71	- 55
Leukemia	38	15	41	10	+ 6
Pertussis	39	15	61	0	+ 15
Drownings	40	15	25	27	- 12
Measles	41	14	68	0	+ 14
Syphilis	42	14	50	3	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	43	14	37	14	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	44	12	17	42	- 29
Parkinson's Disease	45	11	32	20	- 9
Ovary Cancer	46	11	51	3	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	47	9	42	9	+ 0
Malnutrition	48	8	43	8	+ 0
Skin Disease	49	8	44	6	+ 2
Poisonings	50	7	53	2	+ 5
Epilepsy	51	7	34	16	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	52	6	24	27	- 20
Alcohol	53	6	48	4	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	54	5	46	5	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	55	5	55	2	+ 3
Tetanus	56	3	59	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	57	2	49	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	58	2	52	3	- 1
Appendicitis	59	1	60	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	60	1	56	2	- 1
Drug Use	61	1	38	14	- 13
Hepatitis C	62	0	62	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	58	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	57	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	63	0	+ 0
War	69	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

New Guinea

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.