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HEALTH PROFILE: Cape Verde

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Cape Verde CAPE VERDE POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Cape Verde
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. 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 Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles 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 Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Cape Verde CAPE VERDE LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    77.9
    100
    76
    Age 5
    71.1
    79.0
    107
    73
    Age 10
    71.1
    79.1
    110
    73
    Age 15
    71.2
    79.1
    110
    73
    Age 20
    71.5
    79.2
    110
    73
    Age 25
    71.9
    79.4
    112
    72
    Age 30
    72.2
    79.5
    112
    72
    Age 35
    72.5
    79.7
    113
    73
    Age 40
    73.0
    79.9
    114
    74
    Age 45
    73.5
    80.2
    117
    74
    Age 50
    74.4
    80.6
    119
    76
    Age 55
    75.4
    81.1
    121
    78
    Age 60
    76.8
    81.8
    119
    80
    Age 65
    78.5
    82.7
    124
    83
    Age 70
    80.6
    83.8
    134
    87
    Age 75
    83.1
    85.4
    138
    90
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.5
    143
    95
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.3
    144
    102
    Cape Verde CAPE VERDE TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    122.67
    76
    2. Stroke
    71.23
    103
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59.11
    60
    4. Prostate Cancer
    40.00
    13
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.57
    45
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    29.83
    89
    7. Liver Disease
    24.37
    78
    8. Kidney Disease
    21.60
    100
    9. Stomach Cancer
    17.14
    5
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.89
    109
    11. Lung Disease
    15.67
    136
    12. Suicide
    15.23
    27
    13. Violence
    14.22
    30
    14. Liver Cancer
    12.90
    19
    15. Hypertension
    12.84
    116
    16. Cervical Cancer
    12.21
    71
    17. Lung Cancers
    12.10
    94
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.35
    8
    19. Breast Cancer
    9.70
    163
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.54
    69
    21. Other Injuries
    7.51
    94
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    6.72
    45
    23. Falls
    6.61
    75
    24. HIV/AIDS
    6.45
    70
    25. Asthma
    5.86
    82
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.58
    97
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.57
    141
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.23
    42
    29. Drownings
    5.15
    25
    30. Oral Cancer
    4.69
    43
    31. Low Birth Weight
    4.59
    93
    32. Lymphomas
    4.54
    96
    33. Tuberculosis
    4.35
    88
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.52
    122
    35. Epilepsy
    3.48
    17
    36. Meningitis
    3.28
    50
    37. Fires
    3.16
    45
    38. Drug Use
    3.13
    25
    39. Leukemia
    2.72
    135
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.47
    93
    41. Birth Trauma
    1.92
    92
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.90
    153
    43. Malnutrition
    1.83
    85
    44. Skin Disease
    1.46
    99
    45. Ovary Cancer
    1.41
    180
    46. Bladder Cancer
    1.29
    141
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.20
    100
    48. Alcohol
    0.96
    120
    49. Uterin Cancer
    0.94
    162
    50. Encephalitis
    0.81
    39
    Cape Verde CAPE VERDE TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    457
    17.60
    2. Stroke
    272
    10.48
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    236
    9.09
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    147
    5.66
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    112
    4.31
    6. Liver Disease
    101
    3.89
    7. Kidney Disease
    85
    3.27
    8. Violence
    73
    2.81
    9. Suicide
    71
    2.73
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    68
    2.62
    11. Stomach Cancer
    67
    2.58
    12. Lung Disease
    58
    2.23
    13. Prostate Cancer
    52
    2.00
    14. Hypertension
    49
    1.89
    15. Liver Cancer
    49
    1.89
    16. Lung Cancers
    44
    1.69
    17. Oesophagus Cancer
    42
    1.62
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41
    1.58
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    38
    1.46
    20. Low Birth Weight
    37
    1.43
    21. HIV/AIDS
    34
    1.31
    22. Other Injuries
    33
    1.27
    23. Cervical Cancer
    27
    1.04
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    27
    1.04
    25. Falls
    27
    1.04
      Deaths %
    26. Drownings
    27
    1.04
    27. Breast Cancer
    24
    0.92
    28. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.89
    29. Asthma
    23
    0.89
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    0.81
    31. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.77
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    20
    0.77
    33. Lymphomas
    19
    0.73
    34. Epilepsy
    16
    0.62
    35. Birth Trauma
    15
    0.58
    36. Drug Use
    14
    0.54
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    14
    0.54
    38. Meningitis
    14
    0.54
    39. Fires
    13
    0.50
    40. Leukemia
    10
    0.39
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.39
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    9
    0.35
    43. Malnutrition
    8
    0.31
    44. Skin Disease
    6
    0.23
    45. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.19
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5
    0.19
    47. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.19
    48. Encephalitis
    4
    0.15
    49. Alcohol
    4
    0.15
    50. Syphilis
    3
    0.12
    Cape Verde CAPE VERDE CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    40.00
    13
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.14
    5
    3. Liver Cancer
    12.90
    19
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.21
    71
    5. Lung Cancers
    12.10
    94
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.35
    8
    7. Breast Cancer
    9.70
    163
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    6.72
    45
      Rate World Rank
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.57
    141
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.69
    43
    11. Lymphomas
    4.54
    96
    12. Leukemia
    2.72
    135
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.41
    180
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.29
    141
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.94
    162
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    151
    Cape Verde CAPE VERDE HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    6.4
    84
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    17.0
    5.3
    125
    94
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    6.9
    16.3
    131
    134
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Cape Verde CAPE VERDE LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    50.7
    53.7
    52.2
    87
    87
    87
    1970
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
    1980
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
    1990
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
    2000
    68.2
    71.4
    69.9
    79
    99
    95
    2010
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
    2019
    69.9
    77.9
    74.0
    100
    76
    88
    Cape Verde CAPE VERDE DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    589,451
    164
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.95
    157
    Population 0-14
    28.0%
    78
    Population 15-64
    66.6%
    62
    Population 65 +
    5.5%
    117
    Birth Rate / 1000
    18.49
    76
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.80
    142
    Fertility Rate
    2.14
    88
    Infant Mortality
    24.10
    70
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    155
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.01
    165
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.95
    160
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.60
    182
    Net Migration
    -0.58
    105
    Population Growth
    1.24%
    70
    Literacy Total
    86.8%
    116
    Literacy Male
    91.7%
    92
    Literacy Female
    82.0%
    104
    Unemployment
    9.0%
    67
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    74.0
    88
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    64.8
    87
    GDP per Capita USD
    $6,000
    131

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    64,477
    417
    4/1/24
    Cape Verde COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Cape Verde causes.

     
     
    Cape Verde COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Cape Verde COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.