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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Benin 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
     
      Benin BENIN   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    40.5
    42.9
    41.7
    140
    137
    138
    		  
    50.7
    53.7
    52.2
    87
    87
    87
    1970
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    139
    138
    138
    		  
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
    1980
    48.6
    51.8
    50.1
    145
    142
    143
    		  
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
    1990
    52.0
    54.5
    53.2
    152
    153
    153
    		  
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
    2000
    53.1
    55.9
    54.5
    151
    152
    150
    		  
    66.3
    72.3
    69.2
    97
    95
    94
    2010
    57.5
    59.9
    58.7
    155
    157
    155
    		  
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
    2015
    58.8
    61.1
    60.0
    163
    165
    162
    		  
    71.3
    75.0
    73.3
    81
    103
    93
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Benin BENIN   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    58.8
    61.1
    163
    165
    		  
    71.3
    75.0
    81
    103
    Age 5
    65.5
    67.3
    150
    160
    		  
    73.2
    76.7
    74
    99
    Age 10
    66.2
    68.2
    149
    161
    		  
    73.4
    76.8
    74
    100
    Age 15
    66.7
    68.7
    150
    161
    		  
    73.5
    76.9
    74
    100
    Age 20
    67.2
    69.3
    147
    161
    		  
    73.7
    77.0
    75
    100
    Age 25
    68.0
    70.1
    144
    159
    		  
    74.0
    77.2
    77
    100
    Age 30
    68.8
    70.9
    145
    158
    		  
    74.2
    77.4
    79
    101
    Age 35
    69.6
    71.7
    147
    159
    		  
    74.4
    77.6
    82
    102
    Age 40
    70.4
    72.5
    151
    160
    		  
    74.7
    77.8
    85
    103
    Age 45
    71.3
    73.3
    158
    165
    		  
    75.1
    78.2
    87
    103
    Age 50
    72.3
    74.1
    163
    170
    		  
    75.6
    78.6
    87
    103
    Age 55
    73.6
    75.1
    163
    173
    		  
    76.4
    79.2
    91
    105
    Age 60
    75.0
    76.2
    169
    176
    		  
    77.5
    80.0
    96
    104
    Age 65
    76.8
    77.7
    173
    177
    		  
    78.9
    81.0
    99
    107
    Age 70
    78.9
    79.5
    175
    176
    		  
    80.7
    82.4
    103
    104
    Age 75
    81.4
    81.9
    176
    177
    		  
    83.0
    84.3
    109
    108
    Age 80
    84.5
    84.9
    177
    177
    		  
    85.8
    86.7
    115
    109
    Age 85
    88.2
    88.4
    177
    178
    		  
    89.1
    89.7
    125
    115
    Age 90
    92.3
    92.5
    176
    177
    		  
    92.9
    93.4
    129
    118
    Age 95
    96.8
    97.0
    176
    176
    		  
    97.1
    97.5
    145
    120
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    172
    174
    		  
    101.6
    101.9
    157
    135
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Benin BENIN   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    176.42
    14
    		  
    55.00
    63
    2. Stroke
    149.35
    25
    		  
    129.94
    43
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    113.55
    55
    		  
    64.89
    132
    4. Malaria
    56.00
    17
    		  
    0.00
    172
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    47.50
    37
    		  
    8.73
    70
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.04
    37
    		  
    22.58
    99
    7. HIV/AIDS
    39.56
    39
    		  
    3.33
    97
    8. Malnutrition
    36.80
    23
    		  
    7.43
    56
    9. Meningitis
    36.03
    15
    		  
    4.87
    61
    10. Liver Disease
    31.06
    25
    		  
    9.27
    120
    11. Prostate Cancer
    28.04
    25
    		  
    16.86
    85
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.30
    26
    		  
    20.06
    69
    13. Lung Disease
    20.64
    75
    		  
    28.52
    40
    14. Low Birth Weight
    20.54
    29
    		  
    7.59
    88
    15. Hypertension
    20.40
    54
    		  
    13.58
    113
    16. Cervical Cancer
    19.41
    32
    		  
    15.17
    48
    17. Other Injuries
    17.73
    50
    		  
    12.06
    83
    18. Kidney Disease
    17.01
    62
    		  
    8.42
    125
    19. Birth Trauma
    16.93
    37
    		  
    3.07
    93
    20. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    85
    		  
    10.60
    138
    21. Falls
    15.97
    15
    		  
    9.39
    47
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    15.86
    8
    		  
    2.68
    87
    23. Maternal Conditions
    15.40
    34
    		  
    1.20
    89
    24. Anemia
    14.79
    9
    		  
    2.84
    40
    25. Tuberculosis
    14.46
    57
    		  
    26.76
    45
    26. Epilepsy
    13.89
    11
    		  
    4.76
    52
    27. Liver Cancer
    12.97
    21
    		  
    13.52
    20
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    12.35
    40
    		  
    6.90
    74
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.85
    47
    		  
    10.52
    50
    30. Asthma
    9.66
    44
    		  
    10.48
    38
    31. Fires
    9.19
    35
    		  
    2.63
    85
    32. Violence
    9.07
    58
    		  
    3.35
    106
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    8.95
    77
    		  
    8.20
    95
    34. Appendicitis
    7.70
    10
    		  
    1.72
    31
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.99
    53
    		  
    4.55
    81
    36. Skin Disease
    5.73
    28
    		  
    1.44
    94
    37. Drownings
    5.52
    60
    		  
    1.21
    142
    38. Suicide
    5.39
    118
    		  
    4.28
    135
    39. Hepatitis B
    4.38
    17
    		  
    1.72
    49
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    4.18
    7
    		  
    2.91
    47
    41. Stomach Cancer
    3.72
    126
    		  
    4.45
    109
    42. Lymphomas
    3.63
    118
    		  
    1.24
    169
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.62
    146
    		  
    3.43
    149
    44. Other Neoplasms
    3.61
    52
    		  
    1.72
    123
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.31
    78
    		  
    5.07
    49
    46. Schistosomiasis
    3.05
    30
    		  
    1.72
    45
    47. Oral Cancer
    3.01
    83
    		  
    0.25
    171
    48. Ovary Cancer
    2.95
    135
    		  
    3.61
    112
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.70
    20
    		  
    2.20
    27
    50. Measles
    2.59
    27
    		  
    0.18
    60
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Benin BENIN   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,541
    14.34
    		  
    225
    9.99
    2. Malaria
    7,955
    9.89
    		  
    0
    0.02
    3. Stroke
    5,969
    7.42
    		  
    490
    21.74
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,840
    6.02
    		  
    39
    1.72
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,653
    5.78
    		  
    245
    10.86
    6. Low Birth Weight
    3,776
    4.69
    		  
    42
    1.86
    7. Meningitis
    3,134
    3.90
    		  
    20
    0.90
    8. Birth Trauma
    3,112
    3.87
    		  
    17
    0.77
    9. HIV/AIDS
    3,075
    3.82
    		  
    17
    0.74
    10. Malnutrition
    2,726
    3.39
    		  
    29
    1.27
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,273
    2.83
    		  
    87
    3.87
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,917
    2.38
    		  
    82
    3.62
    13. Liver Disease
    1,739
    2.16
    		  
    34
    1.49
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    1,523
    1.89
    		  
    46
    2.03
    15. Other Injuries
    1,493
    1.86
    		  
    50
    2.22
    16. Maternal Conditions
    1,302
    1.62
    		  
    5
    0.24
    17. Epilepsy
    1,242
    1.54
    		  
    23
    1.00
    18. Falls
    1,090
    1.35
    		  
    39
    1.73
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    1,005
    1.25
    		  
    29
    1.29
    20. Fires
    1,003
    1.25
    		  
    10
    0.47
    21. Tuberculosis
    940
    1.17
    		  
    99
    4.40
    22. Kidney Disease
    923
    1.15
    		  
    31
    1.37
    23. Anemia
    921
    1.14
    		  
    11
    0.48
    24. Lung Disease
    859
    1.07
    		  
    108
    4.81
    25. Violence
    826
    1.03
    		  
    13
    0.56
    26. Hypertension
    804
    1.00
    		  
    52
    2.31
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    744
    0.92
    		  
    10
    0.46
    28. Liver Cancer
    686
    0.85
    		  
    50
    2.20
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    570
    0.71
    		  
    41
    1.80
    30. Drownings
    556
    0.69
    		  
    6
    0.29
    31. Asthma
    519
    0.65
    		  
    40
    1.78
    32. Cervical Cancer
    482
    0.60
    		  
    31
    1.37
    33. Breast Cancer
    476
    0.59
    		  
    22
    0.98
    34. Appendicitis
    439
    0.55
    		  
    7
    0.30
    35. Measles
    425
    0.53
    		  
    1
    0.05
    36. Pertussis
    382
    0.48
    		  
    2
    0.09
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    369
    0.46
    		  
    16
    0.71
    38. Suicide
    368
    0.46
    		  
    19
    0.85
    39. Prostate Cancer
    365
    0.45
    		  
    26
    1.15
    40. Skin Disease
    314
    0.39
    		  
    7
    0.33
    41. Syphilis
    269
    0.33
    		  
    2
    0.09
    42. Hepatitis B
    257
    0.32
    		  
    6
    0.27
    43. Poisonings
    221
    0.28
    		  
    1
    0.07
    44. Lymphomas
    219
    0.27
    		  
    5
    0.21
    45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    187
    0.23
    		  
    13
    0.59
    46. Other Neoplasms
    186
    0.23
    		  
    7
    0.30
    47. Stomach Cancer
    171
    0.21
    		  
    15
    0.65
    48. Schistosomiasis
    159
    0.20
    		  
    7
    0.30
    49. Oral Cancer
    157
    0.20
    		  
    2
    0.10
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    149
    0.18
    		  
    11
    0.50
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Benin BENIN   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    28.04
    25
    		  
    16.86
    85
    2. Cervical Cancer
    19.41
    32
    		  
    15.17
    48
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.63
    85
    		  
    10.60
    138
    4. Liver Cancer
    12.97
    21
    		  
    13.52
    20
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.72
    126
    		  
    4.45
    109
    6. Lymphomas
    3.63
    118
    		  
    1.24
    169
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.62
    146
    		  
    3.43
    149
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.01
    83
    		  
    0.25
    171
    9. Ovary Cancer
    2.95
    135
    		  
    3.61
    112
    10. Lung Cancers
    1.50
    156
    		  
    0.73
    171
    11. Uterin Cancer
    1.43
    113
    		  
    0.40
    169
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.40
    101
    		  
    1.20
    120
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.30
    126
    		  
    0.96
    148
    14. Leukemia
    1.06
    160
    		  
    0.76
    167
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    154
    		  
    0.49
    167
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.55
    166
    		  
    1.00
    149
     
     
     
    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.