CAPE VERDE VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	287	3	236	+ 51
Coronary Heart Disease	2	258	1	457	- 199
Stroke	3	145	2	272	- 127
Kidney Disease	4	136	7	85	+ 50
Liver Disease	5	119	6	101	+ 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	109	10	68	+ 41
Stomach Cancer	7	95	11	67	+ 28
Diabetes Mellitus	8	83	5	112	- 29
Road Traffic Accidents	9	83	4	147	- 65
Lung Cancers	10	59	16	44	+ 16
Prostate Cancer	11	59	13	52	+ 7
Violence	12	56	8	73	- 17
Other Injuries	13	54	22	33	+ 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	50	30	21	+ 28
Lung Disease	15	47	12	58	- 10
Liver Cancer	16	46	14	49	- 3
Tuberculosis	17	45	28	23	+ 21
Lymphomas	18	42	33	19	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	19	37	19	38	- 1
Breast Cancer	20	37	27	24	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	21	36	23	27	+ 9
Leukemia	22	35	41	10	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	23	30	24	27	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	24	28	20	37	- 9
Falls	25	24	26	27	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	26	24	32	20	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	21	18	41	- 20
Hypertension	28	20	15	49	- 29
Malnutrition	29	19	43	8	+ 11
Suicide	30	17	9	71	- 54
HIV/AIDS	31	16	21	34	- 18
Skin Cancers	32	15	54	2	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	33	13	51	3	+ 10
Drug Use	34	12	38	14	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	11	40	10	+ 2
Drownings	36	11	25	27	- 16
Birth Trauma	37	10	35	15	- 5
Oral Cancer	38	10	31	20	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	39	9	37	14	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	40	9	42	9	- 0
Bladder Cancer	41	9	46	5	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	42	7	17	42	- 34
Maternal Conditions	43	6	47	5	+ 2
Alcohol	44	6	48	4	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	45	6	55	2	+ 4
Encephalitis	46	5	49	4	+ 1
Epilepsy	47	5	34	16	- 11
Pertussis	48	5	61	0	+ 4
Fires	49	4	39	13	- 9
Asthma	50	4	29	23	- 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	4	45	5	- 1
Syphilis	52	3	50	3	+ 0
Appendicitis	53	3	60	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	54	3	44	6	- 3
Poisonings	55	2	53	2	- 0
Meningitis	56	2	36	14	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	2	58	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	58	1	56	2	- 1
Chagas disease	59	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	60	1	59	1	+ 0
Malaria	61	1	77	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	57	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	64	0	52	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	0	62	0	- 0
Dengue	66	0	70	0	+ 0
War	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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

Peru

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.