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AFGHANISTAN VS CAPE VERDE
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Compare Afghanistan and Cape Verde health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    		  
    50.7
    53.7
    52.2
    87
    87
    87
    1970
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    		  
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
    1980
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    		  
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
    1990
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    		  
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
    2000
    42.0
    41.9
    42.0
    180
    183
    180
    		  
    66.3
    72.3
    69.2
    97
    95
    94
    2010
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    		  
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
    2015
    59.3
    61.9
    60.5
    159
    161
    161
    		  
    71.3
    75.0
    73.3
    81
    103
    93
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.3
    61.9
    159
    161
    		  
    71.3
    75.0
    81
    103
    Age 5
    65.4
    67.7
    151
    155
    		  
    73.2
    76.7
    74
    99
    Age 10
    65.9
    68.3
    153
    160
    		  
    73.4
    76.8
    74
    100
    Age 15
    66.4
    68.8
    153
    159
    		  
    73.5
    76.9
    74
    100
    Age 20
    67.1
    69.4
    151
    159
    		  
    73.7
    77.0
    75
    100
    Age 25
    67.9
    70.2
    147
    158
    		  
    74.0
    77.2
    77
    100
    Age 30
    68.8
    70.9
    146
    156
    		  
    74.2
    77.4
    79
    101
    Age 35
    69.6
    71.7
    145
    157
    		  
    74.4
    77.6
    82
    102
    Age 40
    70.4
    72.5
    148
    159
    		  
    74.7
    77.8
    85
    103
    Age 45
    71.3
    73.3
    157
    163
    		  
    75.1
    78.2
    87
    103
    Age 50
    72.4
    74.3
    158
    165
    		  
    75.6
    78.6
    87
    103
    Age 55
    73.7
    75.4
    161
    168
    		  
    76.4
    79.2
    91
    105
    Age 60
    75.3
    76.7
    161
    169
    		  
    77.5
    80.0
    96
    104
    Age 65
    77.2
    78.3
    164
    169
    		  
    78.9
    81.0
    99
    107
    Age 70
    79.4
    80.3
    161
    168
    		  
    80.7
    82.4
    103
    104
    Age 75
    82.1
    82.7
    158
    164
    		  
    83.0
    84.3
    109
    108
    Age 80
    85.2
    85.6
    159
    162
    		  
    85.8
    86.7
    115
    109
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.1
    163
    165
    		  
    89.1
    89.7
    125
    115
    Age 90
    92.7
    93.0
    164
    164
    		  
    92.9
    93.4
    129
    118
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    161
    159
    		  
    97.1
    97.5
    145
    120
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.8
    146
    152
    		  
    101.6
    101.9
    157
    135
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    193.21
    20
    		  
    64.89
    132
    2. Stroke
    164.46
    14
    		  
    129.94
    43
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97.78
    44
    		  
    55.00
    63
    4. Tuberculosis
    70.41
    13
    		  
    26.76
    45
    5. War
    58.97
    3
    		  
    0.00
    172
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    37.28
    42
    		  
    8.73
    70
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    32.89
    71
    		  
    22.58
    99
    8. Other Injuries
    28.77
    17
    		  
    12.06
    83
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.82
    23
    		  
    20.06
    69
    10. Lung Disease
    27.77
    43
    		  
    28.52
    40
    11. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    27.57
    1
    		  
    4.55
    81
    12. Hypertension
    26.97
    25
    		  
    13.58
    113
    13. Low Birth Weight
    23.21
    22
    		  
    7.59
    88
    14. Breast Cancer
    23.03
    20
    		  
    10.60
    138
    15. Birth Trauma
    19.90
    21
    		  
    3.07
    93
    16. Maternal Conditions
    19.58
    25
    		  
    1.20
    89
    17. Liver Disease
    16.50
    83
    		  
    9.27
    120
    18. Malnutrition
    15.46
    41
    		  
    7.43
    56
    19. Violence
    15.45
    27
    		  
    3.35
    106
    20. Stomach Cancer
    15.08
    24
    		  
    4.45
    109
    21. Kidney Disease
    13.95
    88
    		  
    8.42
    125
    22. Asthma
    13.62
    22
    		  
    10.48
    38
    23. Meningitis
    13.18
    37
    		  
    4.87
    61
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    13.11
    17
    		  
    2.68
    87
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.59
    13
    		  
    0.49
    167
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.40
    40
    		  
    8.20
    95
    27. Drownings
    9.16
    23
    		  
    1.21
    142
    28. Oral Cancer
    8.41
    11
    		  
    0.25
    171
    29. Poisonings
    8.21
    6
    		  
    0.25
    162
    30. Fires
    7.60
    41
    		  
    2.63
    85
    31. Cervical Cancer
    7.55
    92
    		  
    15.17
    48
    32. Lung Cancers
    7.18
    112
    		  
    0.73
    171
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    7.15
    71
    		  
    6.90
    74
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.06
    88
    		  
    10.52
    50
    35. Other Neoplasms
    6.78
    9
    		  
    1.72
    123
    36. Lymphomas
    6.47
    41
    		  
    1.24
    169
    37. Measles
    6.34
    10
    		  
    0.18
    60
    38. Liver Cancer
    6.08
    71
    		  
    13.52
    20
    39. Falls
    5.86
    79
    		  
    9.39
    47
    40. Suicide
    5.63
    114
    		  
    4.28
    135
    41. Prostate Cancer
    5.50
    151
    		  
    16.86
    85
    42. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.11
    119
    		  
    3.43
    149
    43. Uterin Cancer
    4.50
    18
    		  
    0.40
    169
    44. Ovary Cancer
    3.72
    101
    		  
    3.61
    112
    45. Appendicitis
    3.50
    21
    		  
    1.72
    31
    46. Skin Disease
    3.27
    57
    		  
    1.44
    94
    47. Encephalitis
    3.02
    14
    		  
    0.24
    87
    48. Bladder Cancer
    3.00
    58
    		  
    0.96
    148
    49. Epilepsy
    2.90
    65
    		  
    4.76
    52
    50. Leukemia
    2.72
    120
    		  
    0.76
    167
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    28,841
    12.81
    		  
    225
    9.99
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    20,327
    9.03
    		  
    245
    10.86
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,977
    7.10
    		  
    39
    1.72
    4. Stroke
    15,467
    6.87
    		  
    490
    21.74
    5. War
    14,848
    6.59
    		  
    0
    0.00
    6. Low Birth Weight
    12,980
    5.76
    		  
    42
    1.86
    7. Birth Trauma
    11,130
    4.94
    		  
    17
    0.77
    8. Tuberculosis
    11,055
    4.91
    		  
    99
    4.40
    9. Other Injuries
    7,932
    3.52
    		  
    50
    2.22
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,448
    2.86
    		  
    87
    3.87
    11. Meningitis
    4,593
    2.04
    		  
    20
    0.90
    12. Maternal Conditions
    4,552
    2.02
    		  
    5
    0.24
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    4,167
    1.85
    		  
    46
    2.03
    14. Malnutrition
    4,132
    1.83
    		  
    29
    1.27
    15. Violence
    3,965
    1.76
    		  
    13
    0.56
    16. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,831
    1.70
    		  
    16
    0.71
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,608
    1.60
    		  
    82
    3.62
    18. Measles
    3,526
    1.57
    		  
    1
    0.05
    19. Drownings
    3,239
    1.44
    		  
    6
    0.29
    20. Lung Disease
    2,874
    1.28
    		  
    108
    4.81
    21. Hypertension
    2,762
    1.23
    		  
    52
    2.31
    22. Liver Disease
    2,488
    1.10
    		  
    34
    1.49
    23. Kidney Disease
    2,380
    1.06
    		  
    31
    1.37
    24. Poisonings
    2,196
    0.98
    		  
    1
    0.07
    25. Fires
    2,193
    0.97
    		  
    10
    0.47
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    1,870
    0.83
    		  
    29
    1.29
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,779
    0.79
    		  
    10
    0.46
    28. Breast Cancer
    1,692
    0.75
    		  
    22
    0.98
    29. Stomach Cancer
    1,677
    0.74
    		  
    15
    0.65
    30. Asthma
    1,658
    0.74
    		  
    40
    1.78
    31. Tetanus
    1,374
    0.61
    		  
    1
    0.05
    32. Falls
    1,340
    0.60
    		  
    39
    1.73
    33. Pertussis
    1,280
    0.57
    		  
    2
    0.09
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,216
    0.54
    		  
    2
    0.09
    35. Encephalitis
    1,208
    0.54
    		  
    2
    0.09
    36. Suicide
    1,205
    0.54
    		  
    19
    0.85
    37. Lymphomas
    1,118
    0.50
    		  
    5
    0.21
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,094
    0.49
    		  
    41
    1.80
    39. Oral Cancer
    1,070
    0.48
    		  
    2
    0.10
    40. Other Neoplasms
    928
    0.41
    		  
    7
    0.30
    41. Lung Cancers
    852
    0.38
    		  
    4
    0.19
    42. Appendicitis
    789
    0.35
    		  
    7
    0.30
    43. Liver Cancer
    723
    0.32
    		  
    50
    2.20
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    709
    0.31
    		  
    13
    0.59
    45. Leukemia
    699
    0.31
    		  
    3
    0.12
    46. Epilepsy
    636
    0.28
    		  
    23
    1.00
    47. Cervical Cancer
    569
    0.25
    		  
    31
    1.37
    48. Skin Disease
    554
    0.25
    		  
    7
    0.33
    49. Drug Use
    542
    0.24
    		  
    0
    0.02
    50. Syphilis
    446
    0.20
    		  
    2
    0.09
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    23.03
    20
    		  
    10.60
    138
    2. Stomach Cancer
    15.08
    24
    		  
    4.45
    109
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.59
    13
    		  
    0.49
    167
    4. Oral Cancer
    8.41
    11
    		  
    0.25
    171
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.55
    92
    		  
    15.17
    48
    6. Lung Cancers
    7.18
    112
    		  
    0.73
    171
    7. Lymphomas
    6.47
    41
    		  
    1.24
    169
    8. Liver Cancer
    6.08
    71
    		  
    13.52
    20
    9. Prostate Cancer
    5.50
    151
    		  
    16.86
    85
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.11
    119
    		  
    3.43
    149
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.50
    18
    		  
    0.40
    169
    12. Ovary Cancer
    3.72
    101
    		  
    3.61
    112
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.00
    58
    		  
    0.96
    148
    14. Leukemia
    2.72
    120
    		  
    0.76
    167
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.49
    129
    		  
    1.00
    149
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    115
    		  
    1.20
    120
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.