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Cape Verde
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CAPE VERDE VS GABON
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Compare Cape Verde and Gabon 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
     
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Gabon GABON
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    50.7
    53.7
    52.2
    87
    87
    87
    		  
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
    		  
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
    		  
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
    		  
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    66.3
    72.3
    69.2
    97
    95
    94
    		  
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
    2010
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
    		  
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2015
    71.3
    75.0
    73.3
    81
    103
    93
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.3
    75.0
    81
    103
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
    Age 5
    73.2
    76.7
    74
    99
    		  
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
    Age 10
    73.4
    76.8
    74
    100
    		  
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
    Age 15
    73.5
    76.9
    74
    100
    		  
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
    Age 20
    73.7
    77.0
    75
    100
    		  
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
    Age 25
    74.0
    77.2
    77
    100
    		  
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
    Age 30
    74.2
    77.4
    79
    101
    		  
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
    Age 35
    74.4
    77.6
    82
    102
    		  
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
    Age 40
    74.7
    77.8
    85
    103
    		  
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
    Age 45
    75.1
    78.2
    87
    103
    		  
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
    Age 50
    75.6
    78.6
    87
    103
    		  
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
    Age 55
    76.4
    79.2
    91
    105
    		  
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
    Age 60
    77.5
    80.0
    96
    104
    		  
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
    Age 65
    78.9
    81.0
    99
    107
    		  
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.4
    103
    104
    		  
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.3
    109
    108
    		  
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
    Age 80
    85.8
    86.7
    115
    109
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.7
    125
    115
    		  
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.4
    129
    118
    		  
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.5
    145
    120
    		  
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
    Age 100
    101.6
    101.9
    157
    135
    		  
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    129.94
    43
    		  
    96.24
    78
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    64.89
    132
    		  
    87.31
    90
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    55.00
    63
    		  
    98.05
    43
    4. Lung Disease
    28.52
    40
    		  
    34.60
    22
    5. Tuberculosis
    26.76
    45
    		  
    56.16
    20
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.58
    99
    		  
    28.79
    81
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.06
    69
    		  
    21.23
    61
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.86
    85
    		  
    9.91
    124
    9. Cervical Cancer
    15.17
    48
    		  
    7.63
    90
    10. Hypertension
    13.58
    113
    		  
    18.03
    73
    11. Liver Cancer
    13.52
    20
    		  
    2.09
    161
    12. Other Injuries
    12.06
    83
    		  
    17.35
    51
    13. Breast Cancer
    10.60
    138
    		  
    5.27
    167
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.52
    50
    		  
    8.42
    73
    15. Asthma
    10.48
    38
    		  
    6.95
    72
    16. Falls
    9.39
    47
    		  
    8.52
    52
    17. Liver Disease
    9.27
    120
    		  
    24.24
    53
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8.73
    70
    		  
    55.62
    25
    19. Kidney Disease
    8.42
    125
    		  
    12.62
    101
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    8.20
    95
    		  
    10.67
    33
    21. Low Birth Weight
    7.59
    88
    		  
    20.03
    31
    22. Malnutrition
    7.43
    56
    		  
    34.93
    26
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    6.90
    74
    		  
    20.01
    14
    24. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5.07
    49
    		  
    4.20
    60
    25. Meningitis
    4.87
    61
    		  
    9.63
    41
    26. Epilepsy
    4.76
    52
    		  
    3.40
    60
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.55
    81
    		  
    4.57
    80
    28. Stomach Cancer
    4.45
    109
    		  
    1.97
    164
    29. Suicide
    4.28
    135
    		  
    8.16
    90
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3.61
    112
    		  
    2.82
    140
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    149
    		  
    3.01
    154
    32. Violence
    3.35
    106
    		  
    9.48
    54
    33. HIV/AIDS
    3.33
    97
    		  
    184.26
    16
    34. Birth Trauma
    3.07
    93
    		  
    13.81
    49
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    2.91
    47
    		  
    2.47
    64
    36. Anemia
    2.84
    40
    		  
    3.92
    31
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.68
    87
    		  
    3.25
    73
    38. Fires
    2.63
    85
    		  
    4.96
    54
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.20
    27
    		  
    1.37
    49
    40. Hepatitis B
    1.72
    49
    		  
    1.01
    61
    41. Schistosomiasis
    1.72
    45
    		  
    2.89
    33
    42. Other Neoplasms
    1.72
    123
    		  
    2.39
    101
    43. Appendicitis
    1.72
    31
    		  
    0.66
    63
    44. Skin Disease
    1.44
    94
    		  
    2.47
    66
    45. Lymphomas
    1.24
    169
    		  
    1.97
    153
    46. Drownings
    1.21
    142
    		  
    5.52
    60
    47. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    120
    		  
    1.32
    110
    48. Maternal Conditions
    1.20
    89
    		  
    9.18
    45
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    1.00
    149
    		  
    0.77
    158
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.96
    148
    		  
    1.79
    94
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Gabon GABON
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    490
    21.74
    		  
    1,028
    7.38
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    245
    10.86
    		  
    928
    6.67
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    225
    9.99
    		  
    1,315
    9.45
    4. Lung Disease
    108
    4.81
    		  
    369
    2.65
    5. Tuberculosis
    99
    4.40
    		  
    666
    4.78
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    87
    3.87
    		  
    303
    2.17
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    82
    3.62
    		  
    310
    2.22
    8. Hypertension
    52
    2.31
    		  
    191
    1.37
    9. Other Injuries
    50
    2.22
    		  
    273
    1.96
    10. Liver Cancer
    50
    2.20
    		  
    25
    0.18
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    46
    2.03
    		  
    275
    1.97
    12. Low Birth Weight
    42
    1.86
    		  
    538
    3.86
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    41
    1.80
    		  
    97
    0.69
    14. Asthma
    40
    1.78
    		  
    79
    0.57
    15. Falls
    39
    1.73
    		  
    110
    0.79
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    39
    1.72
    		  
    816
    5.86
    17. Liver Disease
    34
    1.49
    		  
    272
    1.95
    18. Kidney Disease
    31
    1.37
    		  
    145
    1.04
    19. Cervical Cancer
    31
    1.37
    		  
    43
    0.31
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    29
    1.29
    		  
    275
    1.98
    21. Malnutrition
    29
    1.27
    		  
    428
    3.08
    22. Prostate Cancer
    26
    1.15
    		  
    45
    0.33
    23. Epilepsy
    23
    1.00
    		  
    51
    0.36
    24. Breast Cancer
    22
    0.98
    		  
    30
    0.22
    25. Meningitis
    20
    0.90
    		  
    153
    1.10
    26. Suicide
    19
    0.85
    		  
    114
    0.82
    27. Alzheimers/Dementia
    19
    0.84
    		  
    46
    0.33
    28. Birth Trauma
    17
    0.77
    		  
    371
    2.66
    29. HIV/AIDS
    17
    0.74
    		  
    2,291
    16.46
    30. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    16
    0.71
    		  
    53
    0.38
    31. Stomach Cancer
    15
    0.65
    		  
    21
    0.15
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13
    0.59
    		  
    33
    0.24
    33. Violence
    13
    0.56
    		  
    146
    1.05
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.50
    		  
    27
    0.19
    35. Anemia
    11
    0.48
    		  
    49
    0.35
    36. Fires
    10
    0.47
    		  
    77
    0.55
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.46
    		  
    35
    0.25
    38. Skin Disease
    7
    0.33
    		  
    30
    0.22
    39. Ovary Cancer
    7
    0.32
    		  
    17
    0.12
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    7
    0.32
    		  
    16
    0.11
    41. Other Neoplasms
    7
    0.30
    		  
    27
    0.19
    42. Schistosomiasis
    7
    0.30
    		  
    32
    0.23
    43. Appendicitis
    7
    0.30
    		  
    9
    0.07
    44. Drownings
    6
    0.29
    		  
    98
    0.71
    45. Hepatitis B
    6
    0.27
    		  
    12
    0.09
    46. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.24
    		  
    131
    0.94
    47. Lymphomas
    5
    0.21
    		  
    25
    0.18
    48. Skin Cancers
    4
    0.20
    		  
    13
    0.10
    49. Lung Cancers
    4
    0.19
    		  
    58
    0.42
    50. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.19
    		  
    19
    0.14
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    16.86
    85
    		  
    9.91
    124
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.17
    48
    		  
    7.63
    90
    3. Liver Cancer
    13.52
    20
    		  
    2.09
    161
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.60
    138
    		  
    5.27
    167
    5. Stomach Cancer
    4.45
    109
    		  
    1.97
    164
    6. Ovary Cancer
    3.61
    112
    		  
    2.82
    140
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    149
    		  
    3.01
    154
    8. Lymphomas
    1.24
    169
    		  
    1.97
    153
    9. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    120
    		  
    1.32
    110
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1.00
    149
    		  
    0.77
    158
    11. Bladder Cancer
    0.96
    148
    		  
    1.79
    94
    12. Leukemia
    0.76
    167
    		  
    1.01
    163
    13. Lung Cancers
    0.73
    171
    		  
    5.40
    125
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.49
    167
    		  
    2.10
    102
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.40
    169
    		  
    2.32
    70
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.25
    171
    		  
    3.19
    80
     
     
     
    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.