CAPE VERDE VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,230	1	457	+ 773
Stroke	2	598	2	272	+ 326
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	477	3	236	+ 241
Lung Cancers	4	333	16	44	+ 290
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	325	10	68	+ 258
Lung Disease	6	306	12	58	+ 248
Hypertension	7	193	15	49	+ 144
Prostate Cancer	8	188	13	52	+ 135
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	165	30	21	+ 144
Falls	10	157	26	27	+ 130
Liver Disease	11	104	6	101	+ 4
Other Injuries	12	104	22	33	+ 71
Diabetes Mellitus	13	100	5	112	- 12
Kidney Disease	14	95	7	85	+ 10
Breast Cancer	15	93	27	24	+ 69
Suicide	16	91	9	71	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	17	64	37	14	+ 50
Lymphomas	18	61	33	19	+ 42
Road Traffic Accidents	19	56	4	147	- 91
Stomach Cancer	20	55	11	67	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	21	50	24	27	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	22	49	17	42	+ 7
Oral Cancer	23	49	31	20	+ 28
Liver Cancer	24	45	14	49	- 4
Other Neoplasms	25	43	56	2	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	26	41	46	5	+ 36
Parkinson's Disease	27	38	32	20	+ 19
Alcohol	28	38	48	4	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	29	37	23	27	+ 10
Leukemia	30	35	41	10	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	31	34	55	2	+ 31
Violence	32	33	8	73	- 41
Skin Cancers	33	29	54	2	+ 26
HIV/AIDS	34	26	21	34	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	23	40	10	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	36	23	42	9	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	37	20	19	38	- 18
Osteoarthritis	38	18	81	0	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	39	18	51	3	+ 15
Asthma	40	17	29	23	- 6
Skin Disease	41	14	44	6	+ 9
Drownings	42	13	25	27	- 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	11	18	41	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	9	45	5	+ 4
Hepatitis C	45	6	62	0	+ 6
Epilepsy	46	6	34	16	- 10
Appendicitis	47	6	60	0	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	48	5	20	37	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	5	58	1	+ 4
Meningitis	50	5	36	14	- 10
Drug Use	51	5	38	14	- 9
Anemia	52	4	84	0	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	80	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	54	4	86	0	+ 4
Malnutrition	55	4	43	8	- 4
Hepatitis B	56	3	52	3	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	57	3	57	1	+ 2
Fires	58	3	39	13	- 10
Birth Trauma	59	3	35	15	- 12
Tuberculosis	60	2	28	23	- 21
Maternal Conditions	61	2	47	5	- 2
Poisonings	62	1	53	2	- 1
Otitis Media	63	1	69	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	49	4	- 3
Leprosy	67	0	74	0	+ 0
War	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	50	3	- 3
Ascariasis	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	61	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.