CAPE VERDE VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	535	3	236	+ 299
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	374	18	41	+ 332
Tuberculosis	3	329	28	23	+ 305
Malaria	4	261	77	0	+ 261
Birth Trauma	5	259	35	15	+ 243
Low Birth Weight	6	248	20	37	+ 211
Coronary Heart Disease	7	158	1	457	- 299
Stroke	8	149	2	272	- 123
Congenital Anomalies	9	128	19	38	+ 90
HIV/AIDS	10	114	21	34	+ 80
Meningitis	11	113	36	14	+ 98
Road Traffic Accidents	12	108	4	147	- 40
Liver Disease	13	99	6	101	- 2
Measles	14	76	68	0	+ 76
Maternal Conditions	15	61	47	5	+ 56
Pertussis	16	60	61	0	+ 60
Other Injuries	17	59	22	33	+ 25
Diabetes Mellitus	18	58	5	112	- 54
Violence	19	48	8	73	- 26
Kidney Disease	20	47	7	85	- 38
Endocrine Disorders	21	41	42	9	+ 32
Lung Disease	22	32	12	58	- 25
Breast Cancer	23	31	27	24	+ 7
Hypertension	24	28	15	49	- 21
Cervical Cancer	25	27	23	27	- 0
Tetanus	26	22	59	1	+ 21
Asthma	27	21	29	23	- 2
Falls	28	19	26	27	- 7
Fires	29	18	39	13	+ 5
Suicide	30	18	9	71	- 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	18	10	68	- 50
Drownings	32	17	25	27	- 10
Poisonings	33	17	53	2	+ 15
Drug Use	34	16	38	14	+ 3
Prostate Cancer	35	15	13	52	- 37
Malnutrition	36	15	43	8	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	15	40	10	+ 5
Syphilis	38	14	50	3	+ 11
Liver Cancer	39	14	14	49	- 36
Lymphomas	40	13	33	19	- 6
Epilepsy	41	13	34	16	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	42	12	37	14	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	11	30	21	- 10
Diphtheria	44	10	67	0	+ 10
War	45	8	64	0	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	46	6	32	20	- 13
Leukemia	47	6	41	10	- 4
Oral Cancer	48	6	31	20	- 15
Ovary Cancer	49	6	51	3	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	50	5	11	67	- 62
Pancreas Cancer	51	5	24	27	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	5	45	5	+ 0
Skin Cancers	53	5	54	2	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	54	4	79	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	55	4	52	3	+ 1
Skin Disease	56	4	44	6	- 2
Lung Cancers	57	3	16	44	- 40
Alcohol	58	3	48	4	- 1
Encephalitis	59	2	49	4	- 1
Appendicitis	60	2	60	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	61	2	65	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	62	2	55	2	- 0
Bladder Cancer	63	2	46	5	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	64	1	17	42	- 40
Hepatitis C	65	1	62	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	1	56	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	1	63	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	57	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	0	58	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	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

Nigeria

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.