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Cape Verde
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Cape Verde and Costa Rica health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Costa Rica
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Cape Verde Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    50.7
    53.7
    52.2
    87
    87
    87
     
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
     
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
     
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
     
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    68.2
    71.4
    69.9
    79
    99
    95
     
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
     
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    69.9
    77.9
    74.0
    100
    76
    88
     
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    77.9
    100
    76
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    71.1
    79.0
    107
    73
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    71.1
    79.1
    110
    73
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    71.2
    79.1
    110
    73
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    71.5
    79.2
    110
    73
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    71.9
    79.4
    112
    72
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    72.2
    79.5
    112
    72
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    72.5
    79.7
    113
    73
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    73.0
    79.9
    114
    74
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    73.5
    80.2
    117
    74
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    74.4
    80.6
    119
    76
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    75.4
    81.1
    121
    78
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    76.8
    81.8
    119
    80
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    78.5
    82.7
    124
    83
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    80.6
    83.8
    134
    87
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    83.1
    85.4
    138
    90
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.5
    143
    95
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.3
    144
    102
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    122.67
    76
    40.74
    171
    2. Stroke
    71.23
    103
    24.44
    158
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59.11
    60
    13.17
    146
    4. Prostate Cancer
    40.00
    13
    15.36
    98
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.57
    45
    14.00
    103
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    29.83
    89
    14.87
    125
    7. Liver Disease
    24.37
    78
    6.24
    156
    8. Kidney Disease
    21.60
    100
    23.41
    90
    9. Stomach Cancer
    17.14
    5
    10.69
    34
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.89
    109
    11.59
    153
    11. Lung Disease
    15.67
    136
    15.14
    143
    12. Suicide
    15.23
    27
    7.62
    107
    13. Violence
    14.22
    30
    12.02
    40
    14. Liver Cancer
    12.90
    19
    6.19
    70
    15. Hypertension
    12.84
    116
    12.84
    115
    16. Cervical Cancer
    12.21
    71
    5.34
    121
    17. Lung Cancers
    12.10
    94
    5.56
    134
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.35
    8
    0.96
    157
    19. Breast Cancer
    9.70
    163
    11.97
    140
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.54
    69
    1.36
    121
    21. Other Injuries
    7.51
    94
    8.81
    79
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    6.72
    45
    4.73
    71
    23. Falls
    6.61
    75
    1.90
    175
    24. HIV/AIDS
    6.45
    70
    3.47
    85
    25. Asthma
    5.86
    82
    1.02
    134
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.58
    97
    6.46
    68
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.57
    141
    10.02
    75
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.23
    42
    2.10
    159
    29. Drownings
    5.15
    25
    1.86
    119
    30. Oral Cancer
    4.69
    43
    1.60
    153
    31. Low Birth Weight
    4.59
    93
    3.45
    117
    32. Lymphomas
    4.54
    96
    5.89
    48
    33. Tuberculosis
    4.35
    88
    0.53
    139
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.52
    122
    3.09
    134
    35. Epilepsy
    3.48
    17
    1.97
    71
    36. Meningitis
    3.28
    50
    0.34
    133
    37. Fires
    3.16
    45
    0.20
    176
    38. Drug Use
    3.13
    25
    1.10
    105
    39. Leukemia
    2.72
    135
    4.57
    39
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.47
    93
    1.16
    146
    41. Birth Trauma
    1.92
    92
    0.93
    125
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.90
    153
    3.05
    107
    43. Malnutrition
    1.83
    85
    0.57
    112
    44. Skin Disease
    1.46
    99
    1.88
    76
    45. Ovary Cancer
    1.41
    180
    2.60
    160
    46. Bladder Cancer
    1.29
    141
    1.52
    126
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.20
    100
    0.53
    154
    48. Alcohol
    0.96
    120
    2.21
    55
    49. Uterin Cancer
    0.94
    162
    2.50
    80
    50. Encephalitis
    0.81
    39
    0.06
    134
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    457
    17.60
    2,639
    13.10
    2. Stroke
    272
    10.48
    1,624
    8.06
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    236
    9.09
    836
    4.15
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    147
    5.66
    746
    3.70
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    112
    4.31
    953
    4.73
    6. Liver Disease
    101
    3.89
    370
    1.84
    7. Kidney Disease
    85
    3.27
    1,482
    7.35
    8. Violence
    73
    2.81
    635
    3.15
    9. Suicide
    71
    2.73
    407
    2.02
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    68
    2.62
    818
    4.06
    11. Stomach Cancer
    67
    2.58
    661
    3.28
    12. Lung Disease
    58
    2.23
    1,046
    5.19
    13. Prostate Cancer
    52
    2.00
    448
    2.22
    14. Liver Cancer
    49
    1.89
    382
    1.90
    15. Hypertension
    49
    1.89
    863
    4.28
    16. Lung Cancers
    44
    1.69
    343
    1.70
    17. Oesophagus Cancer
    42
    1.62
    61
    0.30
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41
    1.58
    87
    0.43
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    38
    1.46
    315
    1.56
    20. Low Birth Weight
    37
    1.43
    178
    0.88
    21. HIV/AIDS
    34
    1.31
    192
    0.95
    22. Other Injuries
    33
    1.27
    571
    2.83
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    27
    1.04
    294
    1.46
    24. Cervical Cancer
    27
    1.04
    159
    0.79
    25. Falls
    27
    1.04
    116
    0.58
    26. Drownings
    27
    1.04
    97
    0.48
    27. Breast Cancer
    24
    0.92
    384
    1.91
    28. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.89
    32
    0.16
    29. Asthma
    23
    0.89
    60
    0.30
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    0.81
    621
    3.08
    31. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.77
    96
    0.48
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    20
    0.77
    138
    0.68
    33. Lymphomas
    19
    0.73
    356
    1.77
    34. Epilepsy
    16
    0.62
    116
    0.58
    35. Birth Trauma
    15
    0.58
    48
    0.24
    36. Meningitis
    14
    0.54
    18
    0.09
    37. Drug Use
    14
    0.54
    63
    0.31
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    14
    0.54
    191
    0.95
    39. Fires
    13
    0.50
    10
    0.05
    40. Leukemia
    10
    0.39
    262
    1.30
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.39
    74
    0.37
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    9
    0.35
    183
    0.91
    43. Malnutrition
    8
    0.31
    37
    0.18
    44. Skin Disease
    6
    0.23
    126
    0.63
    45. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.19
    17
    0.08
    46. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.19
    100
    0.50
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5
    0.19
    32
    0.16
    48. Encephalitis
    4
    0.15
    3
    0.01
    49. Alcohol
    4
    0.15
    126
    0.63
    50. Syphilis
    3
    0.12
    1
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    40.00
    13
    15.36
    98
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.14
    5
    10.69
    34
    3. Liver Cancer
    12.90
    19
    6.19
    70
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.21
    71
    5.34
    121
    5. Lung Cancers
    12.10
    94
    5.56
    134
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.35
    8
    0.96
    157
    7. Breast Cancer
    9.70
    163
    11.97
    140
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    6.72
    45
    4.73
    71
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.57
    141
    10.02
    75
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.69
    43
    1.60
    153
    11. Lymphomas
    4.54
    96
    5.89
    48
    12. Leukemia
    2.72
    135
    4.57
    39
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.41
    180
    2.60
    160
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.29
    141
    1.52
    126
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.94
    162
    2.50
    80
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    151
    2.09
    79
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.