CAPE VERDE VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	712	21	34	+ 678
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	384	3	236	+ 148
Coronary Heart Disease	3	303	1	457	- 155
Road Traffic Accidents	4	215	4	147	+ 68
Stroke	5	183	2	272	- 89
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	164	18	41	+ 122
Low Birth Weight	7	144	20	37	+ 107
Birth Trauma	8	121	35	15	+ 106
Diabetes Mellitus	9	119	5	112	+ 7
Malnutrition	10	85	43	8	+ 78
Congenital Anomalies	11	79	19	38	+ 41
Kidney Disease	12	79	7	85	- 6
Suicide	13	74	9	71	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	14	72	23	27	+ 45
Malaria	15	71	77	0	+ 71
Tuberculosis	16	71	28	23	+ 48
Liver Disease	17	69	6	101	- 31
Violence	18	68	8	73	- 5
Maternal Conditions	19	62	47	5	+ 58
Other Injuries	20	59	22	33	+ 26
Asthma	21	55	29	23	+ 31
Meningitis	22	47	36	14	+ 33
Lung Disease	23	41	12	58	- 16
Hypertension	24	41	15	49	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	25	37	37	14	+ 23
Lymphomas	26	34	33	19	+ 15
Drownings	27	34	25	27	+ 7
Breast Cancer	28	30	27	24	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	29	29	17	42	- 13
Fires	30	28	39	13	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	27	10	68	- 40
Prostate Cancer	32	22	13	52	- 30
Stomach Cancer	33	20	11	67	- 47
Endocrine Disorders	34	20	42	9	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	20	40	10	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	19	45	5	+ 15
Poisonings	37	18	53	2	+ 16
Liver Cancer	38	18	14	49	- 31
Epilepsy	39	18	34	16	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	18	30	21	- 3
Falls	41	17	26	27	- 10
Pertussis	42	15	61	0	+ 15
Lung Cancers	43	10	16	44	- 34
Skin Cancers	44	9	54	2	+ 7
Leukemia	45	9	41	10	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	46	8	32	20	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	47	8	24	27	- 19
Drug Use	48	8	38	14	- 6
Oral Cancer	49	7	31	20	- 13
Uterin Cancer	50	6	55	2	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	51	6	51	3	+ 3
Skin Disease	52	6	44	6	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	53	6	79	0	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	54	4	46	5	- 0
Syphilis	55	4	50	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	4	49	4	+ 0
Tetanus	57	4	59	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	58	2	60	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	59	2	63	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	60	2	52	3	- 1
Alcohol	61	2	48	4	- 2
Other Neoplasms	62	1	56	2	- 1
Measles	63	1	68	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	1	+ 0
War	65	1	64	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	62	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	57	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	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

Zimbabwe

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.