CAPE VERDE VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	731	1	457	+ 274
Diabetes Mellitus	2	346	5	112	+ 234
Lung Disease	3	263	12	58	+ 205
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	193	10	68	+ 125
Kidney Disease	5	191	7	85	+ 105
Stroke	6	189	2	272	- 83
Asthma	7	180	29	23	+ 157
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	142	3	236	- 94
Road Traffic Accidents	9	117	4	147	- 31
Suicide	10	83	9	71	+ 12
Oral Cancer	11	80	31	20	+ 60
Lung Cancers	12	49	16	44	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	13	43	17	42	+ 1
Other Injuries	14	43	22	33	+ 9
Breast Cancer	15	38	27	24	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	16	37	11	67	- 31
Liver Disease	17	36	6	101	- 64
Leukemia	18	32	41	10	+ 22
Liver Cancer	19	30	14	49	- 19
Hypertension	20	29	15	49	- 20
Lymphomas	21	29	33	19	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	22	27	19	38	- 11
Falls	23	27	26	27	+ 0
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	25	30	21	+ 4
Tuberculosis	25	21	28	23	- 2
Cervical Cancer	26	21	23	27	- 6
Drownings	27	20	25	27	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	17	18	41	- 24
Low Birth Weight	29	15	20	37	- 22
Prostate Cancer	30	14	13	52	- 38
Violence	31	14	8	73	- 60
Endocrine Disorders	32	13	42	9	+ 4
Anemia	33	12	84	0	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	34	12	46	5	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	35	12	37	14	- 2
Skin Disease	36	8	44	6	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	37	8	51	3	+ 5
War	38	8	64	0	+ 8
Epilepsy	39	7	34	16	- 8
Drug Use	40	7	38	14	- 6
Fires	41	7	39	13	- 7
Uterin Cancer	42	6	55	2	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	43	6	24	27	- 21
Birth Trauma	44	5	35	15	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	45	5	32	20	- 15
Meningitis	46	4	36	14	- 10
Dengue	47	4	70	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	48	3	47	5	- 2
Poisonings	49	3	53	2	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	50	2	56	2	+ 0
Alcohol	51	2	48	4	- 2
Skin Cancers	52	2	54	2	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1	45	5	- 3
Malnutrition	54	1	43	8	- 7
HIV/AIDS	55	1	21	34	- 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	1	40	10	- 9
Tetanus	57	1	59	1	+ 0
Syphilis	58	0	50	3	- 3
Pertussis	59	0	61	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	58	1	- 0
Encephalitis	61	0	49	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	62	0	52	3	- 3
Leprosy	63	0	74	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	0	60	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	65	0	86	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	57	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	65	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	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

Sri Lanka

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.