CAPE VERDE VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	573	1	457	+ 116
Stroke	2	258	2	272	- 14
War	3	246	64	0	+ 245
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	228	3	236	- 8
Low Birth Weight	5	167	20	37	+ 131
Road Traffic Accidents	6	163	4	147	+ 15
Birth Trauma	7	113	35	15	+ 98
Hypertension	8	101	15	49	+ 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	83	18	41	+ 42
Congenital Anomalies	10	82	19	38	+ 43
Lung Disease	11	61	12	58	+ 3
Measles	12	57	68	0	+ 57
Liver Disease	13	55	6	101	- 46
Violence	14	54	8	73	- 19
Kidney Disease	15	51	7	85	- 34
Other Injuries	16	42	22	33	+ 9
Asthma	17	40	29	23	+ 17
Tuberculosis	18	36	28	23	+ 13
Diabetes Mellitus	19	34	5	112	- 78
Malaria	20	33	77	0	+ 33
Suicide	21	32	9	71	- 39
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	27	10	68	- 41
Pertussis	23	24	61	0	+ 23
Falls	24	22	26	27	- 4
Drownings	25	22	25	27	- 5
Breast Cancer	26	22	27	24	- 2
Malnutrition	27	20	43	8	+ 12
Meningitis	28	19	36	14	+ 5
Fires	29	19	39	13	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	17	30	21	- 4
Stomach Cancer	31	17	11	67	- 50
Maternal Conditions	32	17	47	5	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	16	40	10	+ 6
Leukemia	34	15	41	10	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	35	15	17	42	- 27
Endocrine Disorders	36	14	42	9	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	13	45	5	+ 9
Drug Use	38	12	38	14	- 2
Liver Cancer	39	12	14	49	- 38
Inflammatory/Heart	40	11	37	14	- 3
Lung Cancers	41	11	16	44	- 33
Oral Cancer	42	10	31	20	- 10
Epilepsy	43	10	34	16	- 6
Poisonings	44	10	53	2	+ 8
Lymphomas	45	8	33	19	- 11
HIV/AIDS	46	8	21	34	- 26
Tetanus	47	8	59	1	+ 7
Encephalitis	48	7	49	4	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	49	7	32	20	- 13
Hepatitis B	50	6	52	3	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	51	5	24	27	- 21
Ovary Cancer	52	4	51	3	+ 0
Syphilis	53	3	50	3	+ 0
Appendicitis	54	3	60	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	55	3	46	5	- 2
Schistosomiasis	56	2	79	0	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	57	2	23	27	- 25
Skin Cancers	58	2	54	2	- 0
Alcohol	59	1	48	4	- 3
Dengue	60	1	70	0	+ 1
Skin Disease	61	1	44	6	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	57	1	- 0
Prostate Cancer	63	1	13	52	- 52
Other Neoplasms	64	0	56	2	- 2
Ascariasis	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	0	58	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	62	0	- 0
Uterin Cancer	69	0	55	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	70	0	63	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	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

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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.