CAPE VERDE VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	233	3	236	- 3
Coronary Heart Disease	2	202	1	457	- 256
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	173	18	41	+ 132
Stroke	4	173	2	272	- 98
Malaria	5	149	77	0	+ 149
Road Traffic Accidents	6	124	4	147	- 23
Low Birth Weight	7	118	20	37	+ 81
Birth Trauma	8	112	35	15	+ 97
Tuberculosis	9	87	28	23	+ 63
Diabetes Mellitus	10	78	5	112	- 34
Congenital Anomalies	11	77	19	38	+ 39
Kidney Disease	12	72	7	85	- 14
Liver Disease	13	70	6	101	- 31
Maternal Conditions	14	54	47	5	+ 50
Meningitis	15	53	36	14	+ 38
Other Injuries	16	49	22	33	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	17	46	23	27	+ 18
Lung Disease	18	44	12	58	- 14
Violence	19	40	8	73	- 33
HIV/AIDS	20	38	21	34	+ 4
Hypertension	21	35	15	49	- 13
Liver Cancer	22	35	14	49	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	23	34	42	9	+ 25
Suicide	24	32	9	71	- 39
Asthma	25	30	29	23	+ 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	28	10	68	- 39
Breast Cancer	27	28	27	24	+ 4
Pertussis	28	25	61	0	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	29	21	13	52	- 32
Falls	30	20	26	27	- 6
Stomach Cancer	31	18	11	67	- 49
Malnutrition	32	16	43	8	+ 8
Drownings	33	16	25	27	- 11
Fires	34	15	39	13	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	14	40	10	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	36	14	37	14	- 0
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	12	30	21	- 9
Epilepsy	38	11	34	16	- 5
Lymphomas	39	10	33	19	- 9
Poisonings	40	10	53	2	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	41	9	32	20	- 11
Ovary Cancer	42	7	51	3	+ 4
Oral Cancer	43	7	31	20	- 14
Lung Cancers	44	6	16	44	- 38
Schistosomiasis	45	6	79	0	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	5	45	5	+ 1
Skin Disease	47	5	44	6	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	48	5	24	27	- 22
Measles	49	5	68	0	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	50	5	46	5	+ 0
Skin Cancers	51	5	54	2	+ 2
Drug Use	52	4	38	14	- 9
Syphilis	53	4	50	3	+ 1
Leukemia	54	4	41	10	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	55	3	17	42	- 38
Uterin Cancer	56	3	55	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	57	3	49	4	- 1
Tetanus	58	3	59	1	+ 2
Alcohol	59	2	48	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	60	2	52	3	- 1
Appendicitis	61	1	60	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	1	56	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	63	1	78	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	57	1	- 0
Ascariasis	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	0	58	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	62	0	+ 0
War	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Senegal

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.