CAPE VERDE VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	489	3	236	+ 253
Malaria	2	395	77	0	+ 395
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	372	18	41	+ 331
Low Birth Weight	4	222	20	37	+ 185
Stroke	5	202	2	272	- 69
Coronary Heart Disease	6	191	1	457	- 267
Birth Trauma	7	186	35	15	+ 171
Road Traffic Accidents	8	138	4	147	- 9
Meningitis	9	121	36	14	+ 107
Congenital Anomalies	10	101	19	38	+ 63
Liver Disease	11	95	6	101	- 5
Other Injuries	12	89	22	33	+ 55
Tuberculosis	13	86	28	23	+ 62
Maternal Conditions	14	77	47	5	+ 72
Pertussis	15	66	61	0	+ 66
Kidney Disease	16	63	7	85	- 22
Diabetes Mellitus	17	61	5	112	- 51
Measles	18	56	68	0	+ 56
Violence	19	52	8	73	- 21
Lung Disease	20	50	12	58	- 7
Malnutrition	21	50	43	8	+ 43
Asthma	22	44	29	23	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	23	42	42	9	+ 33
Drownings	24	37	25	27	+ 10
Hypertension	25	31	15	49	- 18
Falls	26	30	26	27	+ 3
Suicide	27	28	9	71	- 43
Fires	28	26	39	13	+ 13
Breast Cancer	29	25	27	24	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	30	24	21	34	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	24	40	10	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	20	10	68	- 48
Poisonings	33	18	53	2	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	34	18	37	14	+ 4
Liver Cancer	35	17	14	49	- 32
Epilepsy	36	16	34	16	- 0
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	12	30	21	- 9
Cervical Cancer	38	11	23	27	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	11	45	5	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	40	10	51	3	+ 7
War	41	9	64	0	+ 9
Tetanus	42	9	59	1	+ 8
Lymphomas	43	8	33	19	- 11
Stomach Cancer	44	7	11	67	- 60
Skin Cancers	45	7	54	2	+ 4
Hepatitis B	46	6	52	3	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	47	6	32	20	- 13
Leukemia	48	6	41	10	- 4
Oral Cancer	49	6	31	20	- 15
Schistosomiasis	50	6	79	0	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	51	6	78	0	+ 6
Skin Disease	52	5	44	6	- 1
Bladder Cancer	53	4	46	5	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	54	3	24	27	- 24
Oesophagus Cancer	55	3	17	42	- 38
Appendicitis	56	3	60	0	+ 3
Prostate Cancer	57	3	13	52	- 49
Drug Use	58	3	38	14	- 11
Ascariasis	59	3	65	0	+ 3
Alcohol	60	3	48	4	- 1
Encephalitis	61	3	49	4	- 1
Syphilis	62	3	50	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	2	63	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	64	2	55	2	- 0
Diphtheria	65	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	62	0	+ 1
Lung Cancers	67	1	16	44	- 43
Other Neoplasms	68	1	56	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	57	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	0	58	1	- 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
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Niger

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.