CAPE VERDE VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	510	1	457	+ 53
Diabetes Mellitus	2	435	5	112	+ 323
Stroke	3	291	2	272	+ 19
Road Traffic Accidents	4	201	4	147	+ 53
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	180	3	236	- 57
Kidney Disease	6	169	7	85	+ 84
Lung Disease	7	154	12	58	+ 97
Lung Cancers	8	129	16	44	+ 85
Liver Cancer	9	114	14	49	+ 64
Liver Disease	10	99	6	101	- 2
Breast Cancer	11	78	27	24	+ 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	77	10	68	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	13	65	19	38	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	14	59	11	67	- 8
Prostate Cancer	15	59	13	52	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	16	52	20	37	+ 15
Asthma	17	45	29	23	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	18	42	23	27	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	35	40	10	+ 25
Other Injuries	20	33	22	33	- 0
Hypertension	21	30	15	49	- 19
Lymphomas	22	29	33	19	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	29	30	21	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	24	27	32	20	+ 7
Drownings	25	25	25	27	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	23	18	41	- 18
Suicide	27	23	9	71	- 48
Violence	28	21	8	73	- 53
Meningitis	29	20	36	14	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	30	20	24	27	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	31	17	42	9	+ 8
Falls	32	16	26	27	- 10
Birth Trauma	33	16	35	15	+ 1
Leukemia	34	15	41	10	+ 5
Dengue	35	14	70	0	+ 14
Fires	36	14	39	13	+ 1
Malnutrition	37	13	43	8	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	38	13	37	14	- 1
Oral Cancer	39	13	31	20	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	12	45	5	+ 8
Hepatitis B	41	12	52	3	+ 9
Skin Cancers	42	12	54	2	+ 9
Skin Disease	43	11	44	6	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	44	10	51	3	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	45	10	47	5	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	46	9	17	42	- 32
Uterin Cancer	47	9	55	2	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	48	7	46	5	+ 3
Poisonings	49	7	53	2	+ 4
Pertussis	50	6	61	0	+ 6
Tuberculosis	51	6	28	23	- 18
Alcohol	52	5	48	4	+ 0
Epilepsy	53	4	34	16	- 12
Syphilis	54	4	50	3	+ 1
Drug Use	55	2	38	14	- 11
Encephalitis	56	2	49	4	- 2
Other Neoplasms	57	2	56	2	- 0
Appendicitis	58	2	60	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	59	1	62	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	58	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	57	1	- 0
War	62	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	21	34	- 34
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

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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.