CAPE VERDE VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,856	1	457	+ 1,399
Stroke	2	516	2	272	+ 244
Lung Cancers	3	407	16	44	+ 363
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	315	3	236	+ 79
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	230	30	21	+ 209
Lung Disease	6	216	12	58	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	7	146	56	2	+ 144
Diabetes Mellitus	8	141	5	112	+ 29
Breast Cancer	9	126	27	24	+ 102
Liver Disease	10	125	6	101	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	11	102	13	52	+ 50
Stomach Cancer	12	93	11	67	+ 26
Pancreas Cancer	13	86	24	27	+ 59
Alcohol	14	83	48	4	+ 78
Hypertension	15	78	15	49	+ 29
Falls	16	74	26	27	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	17	74	46	5	+ 70
Suicide	18	68	9	71	- 4
Lymphomas	19	65	33	19	+ 46
Kidney Disease	20	64	7	85	- 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	58	10	68	- 9
Road Traffic Accidents	22	56	4	147	- 91
Inflammatory/Heart	23	55	37	14	+ 41
Leukemia	24	54	41	10	+ 45
Oral Cancer	25	53	31	20	+ 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	49	40	10	+ 39
Ovary Cancer	27	46	51	3	+ 43
Other Injuries	28	40	22	33	+ 6
Liver Cancer	29	36	14	49	- 13
Uterin Cancer	30	34	55	2	+ 32
Skin Cancers	31	34	54	2	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	32	30	23	27	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	33	28	17	42	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	34	24	32	20	+ 4
Epilepsy	35	18	34	16	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	36	14	19	38	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	13	18	41	- 28
Endocrine Disorders	38	13	42	9	+ 4
Drownings	39	10	25	27	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	10	45	5	+ 5
Tuberculosis	41	9	28	23	- 14
Low Birth Weight	42	9	20	37	- 28
Asthma	43	9	29	23	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	44	8	57	1	+ 7
Fires	45	7	39	13	- 6
Skin Disease	46	7	44	6	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	6	58	1	+ 5
Drug Use	48	5	38	14	- 8
Violence	49	5	8	73	- 69
Malnutrition	50	5	43	8	- 3
Poisonings	51	3	53	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	52	3	62	0	+ 3
Meningitis	53	3	36	14	- 12
HIV/AIDS	54	2	21	34	- 32
Appendicitis	55	1	60	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	52	3	- 2
Birth Trauma	57	1	35	15	- 14
Schizophrenia	58	0	86	0	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	0	80	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	60	0	63	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	61	0	81	0	+ 0
Anemia	62	0	84	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	47	5	- 4
Encephalitis	64	0	49	4	- 4
Oral conditions	65	0	82	0	+ 0
War	66	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	59	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	50	3	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	61	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Poland

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.