CAPE VERDE VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	876	10	68	+ 808
Coronary Heart Disease	2	640	1	457	+ 183
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	362	3	236	+ 126
Stroke	4	336	2	272	+ 64
Lung Cancers	5	319	16	44	+ 275
Lung Disease	6	294	12	58	+ 236
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	165	30	21	+ 143
Prostate Cancer	8	119	13	52	+ 66
Breast Cancer	9	114	27	24	+ 90
Lymphomas	10	83	33	19	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	11	80	24	27	+ 54
Oesophagus Cancer	12	78	17	42	+ 36
Parkinson's Disease	13	77	32	20	+ 57
Liver Disease	14	68	6	101	- 32
Falls	15	68	26	27	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	16	55	46	5	+ 50
Diabetes Mellitus	17	52	5	112	- 60
Kidney Disease	18	49	7	85	- 36
Other Injuries	19	49	22	33	+ 15
Suicide	20	48	9	71	- 24
Liver Cancer	21	47	14	49	- 3
Leukemia	22	47	41	10	+ 37
Hypertension	23	46	15	49	- 2
Stomach Cancer	24	45	11	67	- 23
Ovary Cancer	25	36	51	3	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	26	36	56	2	+ 34
Skin Cancers	27	33	54	2	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	28	29	42	9	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	29	28	37	14	+ 14
Oral Cancer	30	28	31	20	+ 7
Drug Use	31	25	38	14	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	32	21	55	2	+ 19
Road Traffic Accidents	33	19	4	147	- 128
Skin Disease	34	19	44	6	+ 13
Congenital Anomalies	35	19	19	38	- 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	19	40	10	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	37	17	57	1	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	14	18	41	- 27
Alcohol	39	14	48	4	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	40	12	20	37	- 25
Asthma	41	12	29	23	- 12
Epilepsy	42	11	34	16	- 5
Cervical Cancer	43	10	23	27	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	9	58	1	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	8	45	5	+ 3
Violence	46	8	8	73	- 66
Tuberculosis	47	3	28	23	- 20
Fires	48	3	39	13	- 10
Drownings	49	3	25	27	- 24
Anemia	50	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	51	2	62	0	+ 2
Meningitis	52	2	36	14	- 12
Poisonings	53	2	53	2	- 0
Birth Trauma	54	2	35	15	- 13
HIV/AIDS	55	2	21	34	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	80	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	57	1	81	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	58	1	43	8	- 7
Appendicitis	59	1	60	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	60	1	86	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	50	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	0	63	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	47	5	- 4
Hepatitis B	65	0	52	3	- 2
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
War	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	49	4	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	61	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	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

United Kingdom

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.