CAPE VERDE VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	668	1	457	+ 210
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	547	10	68	+ 480
Stroke	3	375	2	272	+ 103
Lung Cancers	4	286	16	44	+ 242
Lung Disease	5	245	12	58	+ 187
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	219	30	21	+ 198
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	177	3	236	- 59
Kidney Disease	8	126	7	85	+ 40
Hypertension	9	118	15	49	+ 69
Diabetes Mellitus	10	100	5	112	- 11
Breast Cancer	11	91	27	24	+ 67
Pancreas Cancer	12	87	24	27	+ 61
Prostate Cancer	13	83	13	52	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	14	75	11	67	+ 8
Other Injuries	15	72	22	33	+ 38
Lymphomas	16	69	33	19	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	17	67	46	5	+ 63
Liver Cancer	18	66	14	49	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	19	64	37	14	+ 50
Parkinson's Disease	20	64	32	20	+ 44
Endocrine Disorders	21	63	42	9	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	22	61	56	2	+ 59
Liver Disease	23	55	6	101	- 46
Leukemia	24	49	41	10	+ 39
Suicide	25	47	9	71	- 24
Falls	26	42	26	27	+ 15
Oral Cancer	27	33	31	20	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	28	26	51	3	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	29	26	17	42	- 16
Skin Disease	30	24	44	6	+ 18
Road Traffic Accidents	31	24	4	147	- 124
Skin Cancers	32	23	54	2	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	21	45	5	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	34	21	55	2	+ 19
Asthma	35	15	29	23	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	14	18	41	- 27
Anemia	37	12	84	0	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	38	11	19	38	- 27
Cervical Cancer	39	11	23	27	- 16
Epilepsy	40	11	34	16	- 5
Drug Use	41	10	38	14	- 3
Hepatitis C	42	8	62	0	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	43	7	21	34	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	6	40	10	- 4
Drownings	45	6	25	27	- 21
Alcohol	46	4	48	4	+ 0
Malnutrition	47	4	43	8	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	4	58	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	49	4	57	1	+ 3
Tuberculosis	50	3	28	23	- 20
Violence	51	3	8	73	- 70
Low Birth Weight	52	3	20	37	- 34
Osteoarthritis	53	3	81	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	80	0	+ 3
Fires	55	2	39	13	- 11
Schizophrenia	56	2	86	0	+ 2
Poisonings	57	2	53	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	58	2	52	3	- 1
Meningitis	59	2	36	14	- 13
Birth Trauma	60	1	35	15	- 14
Appendicitis	61	1	60	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	63	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	82	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	47	5	- 4
Leishmaniasis	65	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	50	3	- 3
War	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	49	4	- 4
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	1	- 1
Pertussis	73	0	61	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.