CAPE VERDE VS NORTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORTH KOREA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,153	2	272	+ 882
Coronary Heart Disease	2	728	1	457	+ 271
Lung Disease	3	608	12	58	+ 551
Tuberculosis	4	405	28	23	+ 381
Lung Cancers	5	276	16	44	+ 233
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	145	3	236	- 91
Road Traffic Accidents	7	144	4	147	- 3
Hypertension	8	125	15	49	+ 76
Liver Cancer	9	124	14	49	+ 74
Liver Disease	10	105	6	101	+ 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	101	10	68	+ 33
Kidney Disease	12	92	7	85	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	13	88	11	67	+ 20
Diabetes Mellitus	14	85	5	112	- 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	15	75	30	21	+ 54
Suicide	16	56	9	71	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	49	45	5	+ 44
Falls	18	42	26	27	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	40	40	10	+ 30
Other Injuries	20	36	22	33	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	21	35	24	27	+ 9
Asthma	22	33	29	23	+ 10
Breast Cancer	23	32	27	24	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	24	28	17	42	- 13
Low Birth Weight	25	28	20	37	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	26	27	32	20	+ 7
Drownings	27	26	25	27	- 0
Violence	28	25	8	73	- 48
Congenital Anomalies	29	23	19	38	- 15
Leukemia	30	22	41	10	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	31	18	21	34	- 16
Birth Trauma	32	17	35	15	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	33	16	23	27	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	34	16	37	14	+ 2
Lymphomas	35	13	33	19	- 6
Ovary Cancer	36	12	51	3	+ 9
Oral Cancer	37	12	31	20	- 9
Bladder Cancer	38	12	46	5	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	39	10	42	9	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	9	18	41	- 32
Poisonings	41	9	53	2	+ 6
Drug Use	42	8	38	14	- 5
Malnutrition	43	7	43	8	- 0
Alcohol	44	7	48	4	+ 3
Epilepsy	45	6	34	16	- 10
Fires	46	6	39	13	- 8
Maternal Conditions	47	6	47	5	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	48	5	13	52	- 47
Meningitis	49	5	36	14	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	5	58	1	+ 4
Skin Cancers	51	4	54	2	+ 2
Skin Disease	52	4	44	6	- 2
Uterin Cancer	53	3	55	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	54	3	49	4	- 1
Hepatitis B	55	2	52	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	56	2	63	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	1	60	0	+ 1
Syphilis	58	1	50	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	59	1	56	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	57	1	+ 0
Pertussis	61	1	61	0	+ 0
Tetanus	62	1	59	1	+ 0
War	63	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Malaria	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	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
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

North Korea

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.