CAPE VERDE VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	497	3	236	+ 261
Malaria	2	457	77	0	+ 457
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	353	18	41	+ 312
Coronary Heart Disease	4	270	1	457	- 188
Stroke	5	252	2	272	- 19
Birth Trauma	6	193	35	15	+ 178
Low Birth Weight	7	187	20	37	+ 150
Road Traffic Accidents	8	173	4	147	+ 26
HIV/AIDS	9	171	21	34	+ 137
Tuberculosis	10	162	28	23	+ 138
Congenital Anomalies	11	103	19	38	+ 65
Meningitis	12	95	36	14	+ 80
Liver Disease	13	88	6	101	- 13
Diabetes Mellitus	14	80	5	112	- 32
Kidney Disease	15	73	7	85	- 13
Other Injuries	16	70	22	33	+ 36
Malnutrition	17	62	43	8	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	18	59	47	5	+ 54
Endocrine Disorders	19	53	42	9	+ 44
Lung Disease	20	53	12	58	- 5
Hypertension	21	42	15	49	- 7
Violence	22	41	8	73	- 32
Breast Cancer	23	41	27	24	+ 17
Asthma	24	41	29	23	+ 18
Suicide	25	35	9	71	- 36
Pertussis	26	31	61	0	+ 31
Liver Cancer	27	27	14	49	- 23
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	25	10	68	- 43
Drownings	29	25	25	27	- 2
Falls	30	22	26	27	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	21	40	10	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	32	19	37	14	+ 5
Fires	33	18	39	13	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	34	18	13	52	- 34
Cervical Cancer	35	18	23	27	- 10
Stomach Cancer	36	16	11	67	- 52
Epilepsy	37	15	34	16	- 1
Poisonings	38	15	53	2	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	13	30	21	- 8
Drug Use	40	12	38	14	- 1
Syphilis	41	12	50	3	+ 9
Lymphomas	42	9	33	19	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	8	45	5	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	44	8	32	20	- 12
Tetanus	45	7	59	1	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	46	7	79	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	47	6	52	3	+ 3
Skin Cancers	48	6	54	2	+ 3
Lung Cancers	49	6	16	44	- 38
Oral Cancer	50	6	31	20	- 15
Skin Disease	51	5	44	6	- 0
Bladder Cancer	52	5	46	5	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	53	5	51	3	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	54	4	24	27	- 23
Alcohol	55	3	48	4	- 1
Encephalitis	56	3	49	4	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	57	2	17	42	- 39
Measles	58	2	68	0	+ 2
Leukemia	59	2	41	10	- 7
Uterin Cancer	60	2	55	2	- 0
Appendicitis	61	2	60	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	1	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	62	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	63	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	57	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	56	2	- 1
War	67	1	64	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	0	58	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Sierra Leone

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.