CAPE VERDE VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	842	1	457	+ 384
Stroke	2	625	2	272	+ 353
Diabetes Mellitus	3	392	5	112	+ 280
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	234	3	236	- 2
Prostate Cancer	5	212	13	52	+ 160
Hypertension	6	210	15	49	+ 161
Violence	7	197	8	73	+ 124
Lung Disease	8	152	12	58	+ 95
Kidney Disease	9	132	7	85	+ 47
Breast Cancer	10	125	27	24	+ 101
HIV/AIDS	11	115	21	34	+ 81
Endocrine Disorders	12	84	42	9	+ 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	72	30	21	+ 51
Skin Disease	14	71	44	6	+ 65
Other Injuries	15	70	22	33	+ 37
Inflammatory/Heart	16	62	37	14	+ 47
Congenital Anomalies	17	57	19	38	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	18	57	11	67	- 11
Uterin Cancer	19	53	55	2	+ 50
Pancreas Cancer	20	52	24	27	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	21	52	23	27	+ 24
Road Traffic Accidents	22	50	4	147	- 98
Liver Cancer	23	49	14	49	- 1
Lung Cancers	24	49	16	44	+ 5
Drownings	25	47	25	27	+ 20
Lymphomas	26	45	33	19	+ 26
Oral Cancer	27	38	31	20	+ 18
Falls	28	38	26	27	+ 11
Leukemia	29	36	41	10	+ 27
Liver Disease	30	36	6	101	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	35	40	10	+ 25
Anemia	32	34	84	0	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	33	28	51	3	+ 25
Low Birth Weight	34	25	20	37	- 11
Asthma	35	22	29	23	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	36	22	17	42	- 19
Malnutrition	37	20	43	8	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	19	45	5	+ 14
Fires	39	17	39	13	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	40	12	56	2	+ 10
Epilepsy	41	12	34	16	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	12	10	68	- 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	12	18	41	- 29
Parkinson's Disease	44	11	32	20	- 8
Bladder Cancer	45	11	46	5	+ 7
Tuberculosis	46	11	28	23	- 12
Alcohol	47	10	48	4	+ 6
Birth Trauma	48	8	35	15	- 7
Skin Cancers	49	8	54	2	+ 5
Drug Use	50	7	38	14	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	7	80	0	+ 7
Suicide	52	7	9	71	- 65
Maternal Conditions	53	6	47	5	+ 1
Otitis Media	54	4	69	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	55	3	60	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	2	58	1	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	57	2	81	0	+ 2
War	58	0	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	59	0	50	3	- 3
Poisonings	60	0	53	2	- 2
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	86	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	57	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	66	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	63	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	52	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	70	0	62	0	- 0
Meningitis	71	0	36	14	- 14
Encephalitis	72	0	49	4	- 4
Ascariasis	73	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	80	0	59	1	- 1
Measles	81	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	75	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Saint Vincent

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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.