CAPE VERDE VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,019	3	236	+ 783
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	721	18	41	+ 680
Measles	3	543	68	0	+ 543
Tuberculosis	4	482	28	23	+ 458
Birth Trauma	5	449	35	15	+ 434
Stroke	6	403	2	272	+ 132
Coronary Heart Disease	7	339	1	457	- 118
Low Birth Weight	8	293	20	37	+ 257
Meningitis	9	253	36	14	+ 238
Malnutrition	10	226	43	8	+ 219
Road Traffic Accidents	11	199	4	147	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	12	194	47	5	+ 189
Liver Disease	13	184	6	101	+ 83
Other Injuries	14	169	22	33	+ 136
Congenital Anomalies	15	160	19	38	+ 122
Diabetes Mellitus	16	136	5	112	+ 24
Tetanus	17	124	59	1	+ 124
Hypertension	18	124	15	49	+ 75
Lung Disease	19	115	12	58	+ 57
Pertussis	20	96	61	0	+ 96
Kidney Disease	21	96	7	85	+ 11
Malaria	22	91	77	0	+ 91
Asthma	23	88	29	23	+ 65
War	24	62	64	0	+ 62
Drownings	25	60	25	27	+ 33
Breast Cancer	26	58	27	24	+ 34
Suicide	27	57	9	71	- 14
Cervical Cancer	28	41	23	27	+ 14
Violence	29	39	8	73	- 35
Fires	30	38	39	13	+ 25
Poisonings	31	36	53	2	+ 33
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	30	10	68	- 37
HIV/AIDS	33	29	21	34	- 5
Lymphomas	34	28	33	19	+ 9
Leukemia	35	26	41	10	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	26	40	10	+ 16
Falls	37	26	26	27	- 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	26	30	21	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	39	24	37	14	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	40	24	17	42	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	21	45	5	+ 16
Schistosomiasis	42	20	79	0	+ 20
Epilepsy	43	20	34	16	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	44	19	42	9	+ 10
Syphilis	45	18	50	3	+ 14
Oral Cancer	46	15	31	20	- 5
Upper Respiratory	47	15	63	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	48	15	52	3	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	49	15	11	67	- 53
Ovary Cancer	50	14	51	3	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	51	14	78	0	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	52	13	13	52	- 39
Liver Cancer	53	12	14	49	- 37
Lung Cancers	54	11	16	44	- 33
Appendicitis	55	9	60	0	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	56	9	32	20	- 11
Skin Cancers	57	8	54	2	+ 5
Skin Disease	58	7	44	6	+ 1
Alcohol	59	7	48	4	+ 3
Diphtheria	60	7	67	0	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	61	7	46	5	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	62	5	24	27	- 22
Encephalitis	63	4	49	4	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	64	4	55	2	+ 1
Drug Use	65	3	38	14	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	58	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	2	62	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	65	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	1	56	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	57	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Somalia

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.