CAPE VERDE VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	237	3	236	+ 1
Stroke	2	227	2	272	- 45
Road Traffic Accidents	3	167	4	147	+ 20
Coronary Heart Disease	4	162	1	457	- 296
Malaria	5	148	77	0	+ 148
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	140	18	41	+ 99
HIV/AIDS	7	127	21	34	+ 93
Liver Disease	8	114	6	101	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	9	98	20	37	+ 62
Birth Trauma	10	85	35	15	+ 70
Diabetes Mellitus	11	83	5	112	- 28
Congenital Anomalies	12	80	19	38	+ 42
Lung Disease	13	70	12	58	+ 12
Hypertension	14	61	15	49	+ 12
Kidney Disease	15	54	7	85	- 31
Malnutrition	16	52	43	8	+ 45
Other Injuries	17	42	22	33	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	18	42	23	27	+ 15
Meningitis	19	38	36	14	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	20	35	11	67	- 32
Maternal Conditions	21	32	47	5	+ 28
Asthma	22	32	29	23	+ 9
Liver Cancer	23	32	14	49	- 18
Suicide	24	32	9	71	- 40
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	29	10	68	- 38
Tuberculosis	26	28	28	23	+ 5
Breast Cancer	27	27	27	24	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	27	30	21	+ 5
Violence	29	25	8	73	- 49
Lymphomas	30	20	33	19	+ 1
Falls	31	18	26	27	- 8
Prostate Cancer	32	18	13	52	- 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	16	40	10	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	34	16	37	14	+ 1
Leukemia	35	14	41	10	+ 4
Drownings	36	13	25	27	- 14
Oral Cancer	37	12	31	20	- 8
Fires	38	12	39	13	- 1
Lung Cancers	39	10	16	44	- 33
Poisonings	40	10	53	2	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	41	10	42	9	+ 1
Pertussis	42	10	61	0	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	43	10	24	27	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	44	10	17	42	- 32
Epilepsy	45	9	34	16	- 7
Syphilis	46	8	50	3	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	47	7	32	20	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	6	45	5	+ 1
Alcohol	49	6	48	4	+ 2
Skin Cancers	50	5	54	2	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	51	5	79	0	+ 5
Skin Disease	52	5	44	6	- 1
Ovary Cancer	53	4	51	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	54	3	60	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	55	3	52	3	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	56	3	55	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	57	3	63	0	+ 3
Tetanus	58	2	59	1	+ 2
Measles	59	2	68	0	+ 2
Drug Use	60	2	38	14	- 12
Encephalitis	61	2	49	4	- 2
Bladder Cancer	62	2	46	5	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	58	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	64	1	56	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	62	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	57	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
War	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	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
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

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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.