CAPE VERDE VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	263	21	34	+ 229
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	234	3	236	- 2
Malaria	3	168	77	0	+ 168
Road Traffic Accidents	4	161	4	147	+ 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	150	18	41	+ 109
Stroke	6	139	2	272	- 133
Birth Trauma	7	129	35	15	+ 114
Low Birth Weight	8	120	20	37	+ 83
Coronary Heart Disease	9	109	1	457	- 349
Tuberculosis	10	90	28	23	+ 66
Congenital Anomalies	11	82	19	38	+ 44
Violence	12	77	8	73	+ 3
Liver Disease	13	64	6	101	- 37
Diabetes Mellitus	14	59	5	112	- 52
Cervical Cancer	15	54	23	27	+ 27
Meningitis	16	46	36	14	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	17	45	47	5	+ 41
Malnutrition	18	41	43	8	+ 33
Kidney Disease	19	39	7	85	- 46
Other Injuries	20	39	22	33	+ 5
Hypertension	21	39	15	49	- 10
Lung Disease	22	38	12	58	- 20
Syphilis	23	28	50	3	+ 24
Suicide	24	25	9	71	- 46
Pertussis	25	24	61	0	+ 23
Lymphomas	26	22	33	19	+ 3
Asthma	27	22	29	23	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	28	21	17	42	- 21
Liver Cancer	29	19	14	49	- 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	16	10	68	- 52
Drownings	31	15	25	27	- 11
Breast Cancer	32	14	27	24	- 10
Falls	33	14	26	27	- 13
Prostate Cancer	34	12	13	52	- 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	11	30	21	- 10
Fires	36	11	39	13	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	37	11	37	14	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	38	9	42	9	+ 0
Poisonings	39	9	53	2	+ 7
Oral Cancer	40	9	31	20	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	9	40	10	- 1
Leukemia	42	7	41	10	- 2
Epilepsy	43	7	34	16	- 9
Ovary Cancer	44	6	51	3	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	45	6	11	67	- 61
Lung Cancers	46	5	16	44	- 38
Pancreas Cancer	47	4	24	27	- 22
Parkinson's Disease	48	4	32	20	- 16
Skin Cancers	49	4	54	2	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	4	45	5	- 0
Measles	51	4	68	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	52	4	79	0	+ 4
Tetanus	53	3	59	1	+ 3
Alcohol	54	3	48	4	- 1
Skin Disease	55	3	44	6	- 3
Uterin Cancer	56	3	55	2	+ 1
Drug Use	57	3	38	14	- 11
Appendicitis	58	3	60	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	59	2	46	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	60	2	63	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	2	52	3	- 1
Encephalitis	62	2	49	4	- 2
War	63	1	64	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	65	1	75	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	0	56	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	57	1	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	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

Uganda

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.