CAPE VERDE VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	902	1	457	+ 445
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	513	10	68	+ 446
Lung Disease	3	349	12	58	+ 291
Stroke	4	283	2	272	+ 12
Lung Cancers	5	278	16	44	+ 234
Kidney Disease	6	153	7	85	+ 68
Drug Use	7	133	38	14	+ 119
Hypertension	8	118	15	49	+ 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	110	30	21	+ 89
Diabetes Mellitus	10	110	5	112	- 2
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	108	3	236	- 128
Suicide	12	95	9	71	+ 24
Breast Cancer	13	87	27	24	+ 63
Endocrine Disorders	14	84	42	9	+ 75
Pancreas Cancer	15	79	24	27	+ 52
Liver Disease	16	78	6	101	- 23
Road Traffic Accidents	17	74	4	147	- 73
Falls	18	72	26	27	+ 46
Lymphomas	19	72	33	19	+ 53
Prostate Cancer	20	64	13	52	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	21	62	32	20	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	22	58	37	14	+ 44
Liver Cancer	23	48	14	49	- 1
Leukemia	24	48	41	10	+ 38
Other Injuries	25	46	22	33	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	26	35	46	5	+ 30
Violence	27	34	8	73	- 40
Oesophagus Cancer	28	32	17	42	- 10
Other Neoplasms	29	32	56	2	+ 30
Alcohol	30	26	48	4	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	31	26	51	3	+ 23
Skin Cancers	32	26	54	2	+ 23
Stomach Cancer	33	23	11	67	- 44
Congenital Anomalies	34	21	19	38	- 17
Oral Cancer	35	21	31	20	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	36	18	55	2	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	18	18	41	- 23
Cervical Cancer	38	12	23	27	- 15
Low Birth Weight	39	12	20	37	- 24
Malnutrition	40	12	43	8	+ 4
Hepatitis C	41	10	62	0	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	42	10	21	34	- 24
Skin Disease	43	10	44	6	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	44	9	57	1	+ 8
Drownings	45	7	25	27	- 19
Asthma	46	7	29	23	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	7	45	5	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	6	40	10	- 4
Fires	49	6	39	13	- 8
Epilepsy	50	6	34	16	- 10
Anemia	51	6	84	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	4	58	1	+ 4
Poisonings	53	3	53	2	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	2	35	15	- 13
War	55	2	64	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	56	1	47	5	- 3
Schizophrenia	57	1	86	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	52	3	- 2
Meningitis	60	1	36	14	- 13
Osteoarthritis	61	1	81	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	62	1	28	23	- 22
Appendicitis	63	1	60	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	50	3	- 3
Otitis Media	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	49	4	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	61	0	- 0
Chagas disease	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	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 States

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.