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COUNTRY #1
Compare Cape Verde and Gambia 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.
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COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Cape Verde Population Pyramid
679,399
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Gambia Population Pyramid
4,882,099
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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
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World Rank
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World Rank
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M | F | All | M | F | All | M | F | All | M | F | All | ||
1960 |
50.7
|
53.7
|
52.2
|
87
|
87
|
87
|
33.1
|
33.3
|
33.2
|
168
|
171
|
170
|
|
1970 |
55.2
|
58.2
|
56.7
|
90
|
93
|
92
|
36.9
|
37.7
|
37.3
|
169
|
170
|
169
|
|
1980 |
59.1
|
63.0
|
61.0
|
98
|
99
|
97
|
43.3
|
44.9
|
44.1
|
163
|
164
|
164
|
|
1990 |
62.7
|
68.0
|
65.3
|
107
|
106
|
108
|
50.3
|
52.4
|
51.3
|
156
|
160
|
157
|
|
2000 |
68.2
|
71.4
|
69.9
|
79
|
99
|
95
|
54.8
|
57.1
|
55.9
|
147
|
148
|
148
|
|
2010 |
70.6
|
74.2
|
72.5
|
77
|
99
|
94
|
58.3
|
60.5
|
59.3
|
152
|
153
|
153
|
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2019 |
69.9
|
77.9
|
74.0
|
100
|
76
|
88
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63.4
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67.7
|
65.5
|
144
|
148
|
145
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LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
69.9
|
77.9
|
100
|
76
|
63.4
|
67.7
|
144
|
148
|
|
Age 5 |
71.1
|
79.0
|
107
|
73
|
67.2
|
71.0
|
149
|
151
|
|
Age 10 |
71.1
|
79.1
|
110
|
73
|
67.5
|
71.3
|
149
|
152
|
|
Age 15 |
71.2
|
79.1
|
110
|
73
|
67.8
|
71.5
|
147
|
152
|
|
Age 20 |
71.5
|
79.2
|
110
|
73
|
68.2
|
71.8
|
149
|
154
|
|
Age 25 |
71.9
|
79.4
|
112
|
72
|
68.6
|
72.1
|
150
|
154
|
|
Age 30 |
72.2
|
79.5
|
112
|
72
|
69.1
|
72.5
|
151
|
156
|
|
Age 35 |
72.5
|
79.7
|
113
|
73
|
69.7
|
73.1
|
151
|
157
|
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Age 40 |
73.0
|
79.9
|
114
|
74
|
70.4
|
73.8
|
149
|
155
|
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Age 45 |
73.5
|
80.2
|
117
|
74
|
71.5
|
74.6
|
149
|
155
|
|
Age 50 |
74.4
|
80.6
|
119
|
76
|
72.7
|
75.6
|
150
|
154
|
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Age 55 |
75.4
|
81.1
|
121
|
78
|
74.1
|
76.7
|
149
|
153
|
|
Age 60 |
76.8
|
81.8
|
119
|
80
|
75.8
|
78.0
|
148
|
154
|
|
Age 65 |
78.5
|
82.7
|
124
|
83
|
77.8
|
79.6
|
148
|
153
|
|
Age 70 |
80.6
|
83.8
|
134
|
87
|
80.2
|
81.5
|
146
|
152
|
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Age 75 |
83.1
|
85.4
|
138
|
90
|
83.0
|
83.8
|
143
|
153
|
|
Age 80 |
86.0
|
87.5
|
143
|
95
|
86.0
|
86.6
|
141
|
155
|
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Age 85 |
89.4
|
90.3
|
144
|
102
|
89.3
|
89.7
|
147
|
155
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TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
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TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
122.67
|
76
|
142.59
|
53
|
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2. | Stroke |
71.23
|
103
|
108.94
|
59
|
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3. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
59.11
|
60
|
113.77
|
18
|
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4. | Prostate Cancer |
40.00
|
13
|
6.08
|
156
|
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5. | Road Traffic Accidents |
31.57
|
45
|
51.34
|
8
|
|
6. | Diabetes Mellitus |
29.83
|
89
|
37.65
|
66
|
|
7. | Liver Disease |
24.37
|
78
|
33.48
|
48
|
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8. | Kidney Disease |
21.60
|
100
|
32.04
|
48
|
|
9. | Stomach Cancer |
17.14
|
5
|
1.43
|
178
|
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10. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
16.89
|
109
|
19.89
|
49
|
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11. | Lung Disease |
15.67
|
136
|
29.40
|
54
|
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12. | Suicide |
15.23
|
27
|
9.64
|
77
|
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13. | Violence |
14.22
|
30
|
11.94
|
43
|
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14. | Liver Cancer |
12.90
|
19
|
30.83
|
3
|
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15. | Hypertension |
12.84
|
116
|
22.89
|
68
|
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16. | Cervical Cancer |
12.21
|
71
|
25.76
|
23
|
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17. | Lung Cancers |
12.10
|
94
|
3.62
|
150
|
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18. | Oesophagus Cancer |
11.35
|
8
|
0.48
|
177
|
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19. | Breast Cancer |
9.70
|
163
|
4.44
|
182
|
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20. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
9.54
|
69
|
41.12
|
43
|
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21. | Other Injuries |
7.51
|
94
|
11.81
|
46
|
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22. | Pancreas Cancer |
6.72
|
45
|
0.54
|
179
|
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23. | Falls |
6.61
|
75
|
9.85
|
22
|
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24. | HIV/AIDS |
6.45
|
70
|
70.82
|
17
|
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25. | Asthma |
5.86
|
82
|
15.88
|
35
|
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26. | Congenital Anomalies |
5.58
|
97
|
6.72
|
59
|
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27. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
5.57
|
141
|
1.05
|
183
|
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28. | Parkinson's Disease |
5.23
|
42
|
6.31
|
18
|
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29. | Drownings |
5.15
|
25
|
2.58
|
84
|
|
30. | Oral Cancer |
4.69
|
43
|
0.01
|
181
|
|
31. | Low Birth Weight |
4.59
|
93
|
9.17
|
43
|
|
32. | Lymphomas |
4.54
|
96
|
0.74
|
181
|
|
33. | Tuberculosis |
4.35
|
88
|
28.42
|
38
|
|
34. | Inflammatory/Heart |
3.52
|
122
|
6.44
|
58
|
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35. | Epilepsy |
3.48
|
17
|
2.78
|
36
|
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36. | Meningitis |
3.28
|
50
|
13.27
|
23
|
|
37. | Fires |
3.16
|
45
|
3.83
|
32
|
|
38. | Drug Use |
3.13
|
25
|
2.38
|
34
|
|
39. | Leukemia |
2.72
|
135
|
0.09
|
183
|
|
40. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
2.47
|
93
|
6.56
|
37
|
|
41. | Birth Trauma |
1.92
|
92
|
10.44
|
21
|
|
42. | Endocrine Disorders |
1.90
|
153
|
11.17
|
16
|
|
43. | Malnutrition |
1.83
|
85
|
7.13
|
39
|
|
44. | Skin Disease |
1.46
|
99
|
2.12
|
59
|
|
45. | Ovary Cancer |
1.41
|
180
|
0.44
|
183
|
|
46. | Bladder Cancer |
1.29
|
141
|
0.44
|
181
|
|
47. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
1.20
|
100
|
2.55
|
52
|
|
48. | Alcohol |
0.96
|
120
|
1.23
|
103
|
|
49. | Uterin Cancer |
0.94
|
162
|
0.23
|
180
|
|
50. | Encephalitis |
0.81
|
39
|
0.84
|
37
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
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Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
457
|
17.60
|
1,007
|
7.83
|
|
2. | Stroke |
272
|
10.48
|
802
|
6.24
|
|
3. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
236
|
9.09
|
1,340
|
10.42
|
|
4. | Road Traffic Accidents |
147
|
5.66
|
695
|
5.40
|
|
5. | Diabetes Mellitus |
112
|
4.31
|
290
|
2.25
|
|
6. | Liver Disease |
101
|
3.89
|
323
|
2.51
|
|
7. | Kidney Disease |
85
|
3.27
|
266
|
2.07
|
|
8. | Violence |
73
|
2.81
|
195
|
1.52
|
|
9. | Suicide |
71
|
2.73
|
113
|
0.88
|
|
10. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
68
|
2.62
|
89
|
0.69
|
|
11. | Stomach Cancer |
67
|
2.58
|
14
|
0.11
|
|
12. | Lung Disease |
58
|
2.23
|
206
|
1.60
|
|
13. | Prostate Cancer |
52
|
2.00
|
21
|
0.16
|
|
14. | Liver Cancer |
49
|
1.89
|
377
|
2.93
|
|
15. | Hypertension |
49
|
1.89
|
172
|
1.34
|
|
16. | Lung Cancers |
44
|
1.69
|
34
|
0.26
|
|
17. | Oesophagus Cancer |
42
|
1.62
|
5
|
0.04
|
|
18. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
41
|
1.58
|
626
|
4.87
|
|
19. | Congenital Anomalies |
38
|
1.46
|
383
|
2.98
|
|
20. | Low Birth Weight |
37
|
1.43
|
662
|
5.15
|
|
21. | HIV/AIDS |
34
|
1.31
|
1,125
|
8.75
|
|
22. | Other Injuries |
33
|
1.27
|
194
|
1.51
|
|
23. | Pancreas Cancer |
27
|
1.04
|
6
|
0.05
|
|
24. | Cervical Cancer |
27
|
1.04
|
145
|
1.13
|
|
25. | Falls |
27
|
1.04
|
83
|
0.65
|
|
26. | Drownings |
27
|
1.04
|
69
|
0.54
|
|
27. | Breast Cancer |
24
|
0.92
|
26
|
0.20
|
|
28. | Tuberculosis |
23
|
0.89
|
445
|
3.46
|
|
29. | Asthma |
23
|
0.89
|
134
|
1.04
|
|
30. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
21
|
0.81
|
11
|
0.09
|
|
31. | Oral Cancer |
20
|
0.77
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
32. | Parkinson's Disease |
20
|
0.77
|
34
|
0.26
|
|
33. | Lymphomas |
19
|
0.73
|
12
|
0.09
|
|
34. | Epilepsy |
16
|
0.62
|
43
|
0.33
|
|
35. | Birth Trauma |
15
|
0.58
|
754
|
5.86
|
|
36. | Meningitis |
14
|
0.54
|
229
|
1.78
|
|
37. | Drug Use |
14
|
0.54
|
28
|
0.22
|
|
38. | Inflammatory/Heart |
14
|
0.54
|
59
|
0.46
|
|
39. | Fires |
13
|
0.50
|
67
|
0.52
|
|
40. | Leukemia |
10
|
0.39
|
2
|
0.02
|
|
41. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
10
|
0.39
|
56
|
0.44
|
|
42. | Endocrine Disorders |
9
|
0.35
|
230
|
1.79
|
|
43. | Malnutrition |
8
|
0.31
|
110
|
0.86
|
|
44. | Skin Disease |
6
|
0.23
|
19
|
0.15
|
|
45. | Maternal Conditions |
5
|
0.19
|
345
|
2.68
|
|
46. | Bladder Cancer |
5
|
0.19
|
4
|
0.03
|
|
47. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
5
|
0.19
|
24
|
0.19
|
|
48. | Encephalitis |
4
|
0.15
|
14
|
0.11
|
|
49. | Alcohol |
4
|
0.15
|
12
|
0.09
|
|
50. | Syphilis |
3
|
0.12
|
55
|
0.43
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
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Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Prostate Cancer |
40.00
|
13
|
6.08
|
156
|
|
2. | Stomach Cancer |
17.14
|
5
|
1.43
|
178
|
|
3. | Liver Cancer |
12.90
|
19
|
30.83
|
3
|
|
4. | Cervical Cancer |
12.21
|
71
|
25.76
|
23
|
|
5. | Lung Cancers |
12.10
|
94
|
3.62
|
150
|
|
6. | Oesophagus Cancer |
11.35
|
8
|
0.48
|
177
|
|
7. | Breast Cancer |
9.70
|
163
|
4.44
|
182
|
|
8. | Pancreas Cancer |
6.72
|
45
|
0.54
|
179
|
|
9. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
5.57
|
141
|
1.05
|
183
|
|
10. | Oral Cancer |
4.69
|
43
|
0.01
|
181
|
|
11. | Lymphomas |
4.54
|
96
|
0.74
|
181
|
|
12. | Leukemia |
2.72
|
135
|
0.09
|
183
|
|
13. | Ovary Cancer |
1.41
|
180
|
0.44
|
183
|
|
14. | Bladder Cancer |
1.29
|
141
|
0.44
|
181
|
|
15. | Uterin Cancer |
0.94
|
162
|
0.23
|
180
|
|
16. | Skin Cancers |
0.71
|
151
|
0.01
|
177
|
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.
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.