CAPE VERDE VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,242	21	34	+ 1,208
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	494	3	236	+ 258
Diabetes Mellitus	3	479	5	112	+ 367
Stroke	4	430	2	272	+ 158
Coronary Heart Disease	5	405	1	457	- 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	278	18	41	+ 236
Road Traffic Accidents	7	206	4	147	+ 59
Kidney Disease	8	205	7	85	+ 119
Suicide	9	181	9	71	+ 110
Hypertension	10	157	15	49	+ 108
Liver Disease	11	147	6	101	+ 46
Lung Disease	12	142	12	58	+ 84
Tuberculosis	13	137	28	23	+ 114
Low Birth Weight	14	125	20	37	+ 88
Cervical Cancer	15	115	23	27	+ 88
Violence	16	114	8	73	+ 41
Other Injuries	17	102	22	33	+ 69
Birth Trauma	18	89	35	15	+ 74
Congenital Anomalies	19	86	19	38	+ 48
Asthma	20	80	29	23	+ 57
Maternal Conditions	21	62	47	5	+ 58
Malnutrition	22	57	43	8	+ 49
Meningitis	23	52	36	14	+ 38
Inflammatory/Heart	24	50	37	14	+ 36
Drownings	25	47	25	27	+ 20
Fires	26	45	39	13	+ 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	41	10	68	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	28	40	42	9	+ 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	27	40	10	+ 17
Epilepsy	30	25	34	16	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	31	24	13	52	- 28
Falls	32	22	26	27	- 4
Pertussis	33	21	61	0	+ 20
Poisonings	34	20	53	2	+ 18
Breast Cancer	35	20	27	24	- 4
Lymphomas	36	17	33	19	- 2
Liver Cancer	37	16	14	49	- 34
Drug Use	38	14	38	14	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	14	45	5	+ 9
Skin Disease	40	14	44	6	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	41	13	32	20	- 7
Skin Cancers	42	11	54	2	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	10	30	21	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	44	10	17	42	- 32
Syphilis	45	9	50	3	+ 6
Lung Cancers	46	9	16	44	- 35
Leukemia	47	9	41	10	- 1
Alcohol	48	9	48	4	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	49	7	79	0	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	50	6	55	2	+ 4
Oral Cancer	51	5	31	20	- 15
Ovary Cancer	52	5	51	3	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	53	4	11	67	- 64
Appendicitis	54	4	60	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	55	3	46	5	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	56	3	24	27	- 24
Hepatitis B	57	3	52	3	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	3	58	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	59	3	49	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	60	2	63	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	61	2	56	2	+ 0
Tetanus	62	2	59	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	57	1	- 0
Measles	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Malaria	67	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
War	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	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

Swaziland

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.