CAPE VERDE VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Sudan SUDAN CAPE VERDE Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 532 1 457 + 75
Stroke 2 249 2 272 - 22
Low Birth Weight 3 194 20 37 + 157
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 153 3 236 - 83
Road Traffic Accidents 5 139 4 147 - 9
Measles 6 113 68 0 + 113
Birth Trauma 7 103 35 15 + 88
Hypertension 8 88 15 49 + 39
Diarrhoeal diseases 9 76 18 41 + 35
Malaria 10 68 77 0 + 68
Congenital Anomalies 11 67 19 38 + 29
Kidney Disease 12 62 7 85 - 24
Lung Disease 13 53 12 58 - 5
Liver Disease 14 53 6 101 - 48
Tuberculosis 15 51 28 23 + 28
Breast Cancer 16 37 27 24 + 13
Diabetes Mellitus 17 37 5 112 - 75
Other Injuries 18 35 22 33 + 2
Asthma 19 32 29 23 + 9
Alzheimers & Dementia 20 31 10 68 - 36
Violence 21 30 8 73 - 43
HIV/AIDS 22 28 21 34 - 6
Maternal Conditions 23 24 47 5 + 19
Pertussis 24 23 61 0 + 23
Leukemia 25 22 41 10 + 12
Drownings 26 20 25 27 - 6
Suicide 27 20 9 71 - 51
Falls 28 19 26 27 - 8
Lymphomas 29 19 33 19 - 1
Endocrine Disorders 30 18 42 9 + 9
Fires 31 16 39 13 + 2
Oesophagus Cancer 32 14 17 42 - 28
Meningitis 33 13 36 14 - 1
Malnutrition 34 13 43 8 + 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers 35 13 30 21 - 8
Drug Use 36 13 38 14 - 1
Liver Cancer 37 11 14 49 - 38
Inflammatory/Heart 38 10 37 14 - 4
Ovary Cancer 39 10 51 3 + 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease 40 9 40 10 - 0
Cervical Cancer 41 9 23 27 - 18
Poisonings 42 9 53 2 + 7
Epilepsy 43 9 34 16 - 7
Hepatitis B 44 9 52 3 + 6
Parkinson's Disease 45 9 32 20 - 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease 46 8 45 5 + 4
Syphilis 47 7 50 3 + 4
Lung Cancers 48 7 16 44 - 37
Prostate Cancer 49 6 13 52 - 46
Oral Cancer 50 6 31 20 - 15
Stomach Cancer 51 6 11 67 - 62
Leishmaniasis 52 5 78 0 + 5
Tetanus 53 5 59 1 + 4
Bladder Cancer 54 4 46 5 - 0
Skin Cancers 55 4 54 2 + 2
War 56 4 64 0 + 4
Encephalitis 57 4 49 4 - 0
Pancreas Cancer 58 3 24 27 - 23
Appendicitis 59 2 60 0 + 1
Skin Disease 60 1 44 6 - 4
Alcohol 61 1 48 4 - 3
Uterin Cancer 62 1 55 2 - 1
Schistosomiasis 63 1 79 0 + 1
Multiple Sclerosis 64 1 57 1 - 0
Other Neoplasms 65 0 56 2 - 2
Ascariasis 66 0 65 0 + 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis 67 0 58 1 - 0
Hepatitis C 68 0 62 0 - 0
Diphtheria 69 0 67 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 70 0 63 0 - 0
Chlamydia 71 0 66 0 + 0
Dengue 72 0 70 0 + 0
Otitis Media 73 0 69 0 + 0
Leprosy 74 0 74 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 75 0 73 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 76 0 71 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 77 0 72 0 - 0
Chagas disease 78 0 76 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 79 0 75 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 80 0 80 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 81 0 81 0 - 0
Oral conditions 82 0 82 0 - 0
Depression 83 0 83 0 - 0
Anemia 84 0 84 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 85 0 85 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 86 0 86 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Sudan

Sudan

Cape Verde

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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020