CAPE VERDE VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	873	1	457	+ 416
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	630	10	68	+ 562
Stroke	3	348	2	272	+ 77
Lung Disease	4	251	12	58	+ 193
Lung Cancers	5	215	16	44	+ 171
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	176	30	21	+ 155
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	153	3	236	- 83
Prostate Cancer	8	151	13	52	+ 99
Pancreas Cancer	9	107	24	27	+ 80
Hypertension	10	106	15	49	+ 57
Diabetes Mellitus	11	106	5	112	- 6
Kidney Disease	12	94	7	85	+ 9
Breast Cancer	13	91	27	24	+ 67
Suicide	14	85	9	71	+ 14
Other Injuries	15	79	22	33	+ 46
Lymphomas	16	78	33	19	+ 59
Falls	17	64	26	27	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	18	60	56	2	+ 58
Parkinson's Disease	19	54	32	20	+ 35
Leukemia	20	48	41	10	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	21	44	46	5	+ 39
Liver Cancer	22	43	14	49	- 6
Liver Disease	23	42	6	101	- 59
Endocrine Disorders	24	41	42	9	+ 32
Skin Cancers	25	38	54	2	+ 35
Stomach Cancer	26	35	11	67	- 32
Ovary Cancer	27	32	51	3	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	28	32	37	14	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	29	31	17	42	- 10
Drug Use	30	24	38	14	+ 11
Oral Cancer	31	22	31	20	+ 1
Alcohol	32	21	48	4	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	33	20	55	2	+ 18
Road Traffic Accidents	34	18	4	147	- 129
Congenital Anomalies	35	18	19	38	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	17	18	41	- 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	16	40	10	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	38	13	23	27	- 14
Skin Disease	39	13	44	6	+ 7
Anemia	40	10	84	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	41	10	57	1	+ 9
Asthma	42	9	29	23	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	7	58	1	+ 7
Epilepsy	44	7	34	16	- 9
Malnutrition	45	7	43	8	- 1
Drownings	46	7	25	27	- 20
Violence	47	7	8	73	- 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	6	45	5	+ 2
Fires	49	4	39	13	- 10
Schizophrenia	50	4	86	0	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	51	3	20	37	- 34
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	53	3	62	0	+ 2
Meningitis	54	2	36	14	- 12
Birth Trauma	55	2	35	15	- 13
Tuberculosis	56	1	28	23	- 22
Osteoarthritis	57	1	81	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	58	1	63	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	60	0	+ 1
Poisonings	60	1	53	2	- 1
HIV/AIDS	61	1	21	34	- 33
Hepatitis B	62	1	52	3	- 2
Oral conditions	63	0	82	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	47	5	- 4
War	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	59	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	49	4	- 4
Syphilis	72	0	50	3	- 3
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	74	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

Sweden

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.