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Compare Cape Verde and Jamaica 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   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    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
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    66.3
    72.3
    69.2
    97
    95
    94
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    71.3
    75.0
    73.3
    81
    103
    93
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.3
    75.0
    81
    103
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    73.2
    76.7
    74
    99
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    73.4
    76.8
    74
    100
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    73.5
    76.9
    74
    100
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    73.7
    77.0
    75
    100
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    74.0
    77.2
    77
    100
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    74.2
    77.4
    79
    101
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    74.4
    77.6
    82
    102
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    74.7
    77.8
    85
    103
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    75.1
    78.2
    87
    103
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    75.6
    78.6
    87
    103
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    76.4
    79.2
    91
    105
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    77.5
    80.0
    96
    104
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    78.9
    81.0
    99
    107
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    80.7
    82.4
    103
    104
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.3
    109
    108
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    85.8
    86.7
    115
    109
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.7
    125
    115
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.4
    129
    118
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.5
    145
    120
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.6
    101.9
    157
    135
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    129.94
    43
    		  
    115.44
    63
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    64.89
    132
    		  
    77.16
    112
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    55.00
    63
    		  
    17.47
    125
    4. Lung Disease
    28.52
    40
    		  
    11.91
    137
    5. Tuberculosis
    26.76
    45
    		  
    0.23
    157
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.58
    99
    		  
    76.62
    11
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.06
    69
    		  
    12.68
    112
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.86
    85
    		  
    52.12
    5
    9. Cervical Cancer
    15.17
    48
    		  
    12.75
    59
    10. Hypertension
    13.58
    113
    		  
    38.48
    10
    11. Liver Cancer
    13.52
    20
    		  
    4.75
    101
    12. Other Injuries
    12.06
    83
    		  
    4.00
    161
    13. Breast Cancer
    10.60
    138
    		  
    20.06
    50
    14. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.52
    50
    		  
    5.22
    118
    15. Asthma
    10.48
    38
    		  
    2.84
    102
    16. Falls
    9.39
    47
    		  
    2.18
    145
    17. Liver Disease
    9.27
    120
    		  
    4.79
    156
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8.73
    70
    		  
    4.32
    84
    19. Kidney Disease
    8.42
    125
    		  
    20.00
    37
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    8.20
    95
    		  
    9.37
    62
    21. Low Birth Weight
    7.59
    88
    		  
    8.10
    82
    22. Malnutrition
    7.43
    56
    		  
    1.52
    97
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    6.90
    74
    		  
    4.84
    100
    24. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5.07
    49
    		  
    4.83
    51
    25. Meningitis
    4.87
    61
    		  
    2.30
    81
    26. Epilepsy
    4.76
    52
    		  
    2.88
    66
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.55
    81
    		  
    3.86
    89
    28. Stomach Cancer
    4.45
    109
    		  
    8.40
    55
    29. Suicide
    4.28
    135
    		  
    1.22
    167
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3.61
    112
    		  
    4.21
    85
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    149
    		  
    9.39
    70
    32. Violence
    3.35
    106
    		  
    27.22
    16
    33. HIV/AIDS
    3.33
    97
    		  
    48.87
    36
    34. Birth Trauma
    3.07
    93
    		  
    2.91
    96
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    2.91
    47
    		  
    2.29
    71
    36. Anemia
    2.84
    40
    		  
    3.89
    32
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.68
    87
    		  
    3.38
    71
    38. Fires
    2.63
    85
    		  
    1.88
    95
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.20
    27
    		  
    0.50
    92
    40. Hepatitis B
    1.72
    49
    		  
    0.11
    142
    41. Schistosomiasis
    1.72
    45
    		  
    0.00
    172
    42. Other Neoplasms
    1.72
    123
    		  
    2.71
    82
    43. Appendicitis
    1.72
    31
    		  
    0.40
    89
    44. Skin Disease
    1.44
    94
    		  
    2.98
    61
    45. Lymphomas
    1.24
    169
    		  
    7.93
    9
    46. Drownings
    1.21
    142
    		  
    1.42
    136
    47. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    120
    		  
    1.42
    99
    48. Maternal Conditions
    1.20
    89
    		  
    1.50
    80
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    1.00
    149
    		  
    3.88
    79
    50. Bladder Cancer
    0.96
    148
    		  
    1.40
    119
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    490
    21.74
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    245
    10.86
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    225
    9.99
    		  
    495
    2.77
    4. Lung Disease
    108
    4.81
    		  
    336
    1.88
    5. Tuberculosis
    99
    4.40
    		  
    6
    0.03
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    87
    3.87
    		  
    348
    1.95
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    82
    3.62
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    8. Hypertension
    52
    2.31
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    9. Other Injuries
    50
    2.22
    		  
    112
    0.63
    10. Liver Cancer
    50
    2.20
    		  
    129
    0.72
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    46
    2.03
    		  
    261
    1.46
    12. Low Birth Weight
    42
    1.86
    		  
    223
    1.25
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    41
    1.80
    		  
    144
    0.81
    14. Asthma
    40
    1.78
    		  
    80
    0.45
    15. Falls
    39
    1.73
    		  
    62
    0.34
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    39
    1.72
    		  
    119
    0.66
    17. Liver Disease
    34
    1.49
    		  
    128
    0.71
    18. Kidney Disease
    31
    1.37
    		  
    550
    3.08
    19. Cervical Cancer
    31
    1.37
    		  
    177
    0.99
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    29
    1.29
    		  
    134
    0.75
    21. Malnutrition
    29
    1.27
    		  
    42
    0.24
    22. Prostate Cancer
    26
    1.15
    		  
    649
    3.63
    23. Epilepsy
    23
    1.00
    		  
    79
    0.44
    24. Breast Cancer
    22
    0.98
    		  
    279
    1.56
    25. Meningitis
    20
    0.90
    		  
    64
    0.36
    26. Suicide
    19
    0.85
    		  
    33
    0.18
    27. Alzheimers/Dementia
    19
    0.84
    		  
    141
    0.79
    28. Birth Trauma
    17
    0.77
    		  
    80
    0.45
    29. HIV/AIDS
    17
    0.74
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    30. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    16
    0.71
    		  
    106
    0.59
    31. Stomach Cancer
    15
    0.65
    		  
    227
    1.27
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13
    0.59
    		  
    254
    1.42
    33. Violence
    13
    0.56
    		  
    749
    4.18
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.50
    		  
    66
    0.37
    35. Anemia
    11
    0.48
    		  
    109
    0.61
    36. Fires
    10
    0.47
    		  
    53
    0.30
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.46
    		  
    92
    0.52
    38. Skin Disease
    7
    0.33
    		  
    83
    0.46
    39. Ovary Cancer
    7
    0.32
    		  
    60
    0.34
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    7
    0.32
    		  
    14
    0.08
    41. Other Neoplasms
    7
    0.30
    		  
    72
    0.40
    42. Schistosomiasis
    7
    0.30
    		  
    0
    0.00
    43. Appendicitis
    7
    0.30
    		  
    11
    0.06
    44. Drownings
    6
    0.29
    		  
    40
    0.22
    45. Hepatitis B
    6
    0.27
    		  
    3
    0.02
    46. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.24
    		  
    41
    0.23
    47. Lymphomas
    5
    0.21
    		  
    209
    1.17
    48. Skin Cancers
    4
    0.20
    		  
    39
    0.22
    49. Lung Cancers
    4
    0.19
    		  
    456
    2.55
    50. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.19
    		  
    40
    0.22
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    16.86
    85
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.17
    48
    		  
    12.75
    59
    3. Liver Cancer
    13.52
    20
    		  
    4.75
    101
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.60
    138
    		  
    20.06
    50
    5. Stomach Cancer
    4.45
    109
    		  
    8.40
    55
    6. Ovary Cancer
    3.61
    112
    		  
    4.21
    85
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.43
    149
    		  
    9.39
    70
    8. Lymphomas
    1.24
    169
    		  
    7.93
    9
    9. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    120
    		  
    1.42
    99
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1.00
    149
    		  
    3.88
    79
    11. Bladder Cancer
    0.96
    148
    		  
    1.40
    119
    12. Leukemia
    0.76
    167
    		  
    4.77
    40
    13. Lung Cancers
    0.73
    171
    		  
    17.46
    63
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.49
    167
    		  
    2.41
    93
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.40
    169
    		  
    4.15
    23
    16. Oral Cancer
    0.25
    171
    		  
    1.64
    139
     
     
     
    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.