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Cape Verde
COUNTRY #1
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CAPE VERDE VS GHANA

Compare Cape Verde and Ghana 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.

Ghana
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   Ghana GHANA
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    68.2
    71.4
    69.9
    79
    99
    95
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    69.9
    77.9
    74.0
    100
    76
    88
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    77.9
    100
    76
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    71.1
    79.0
    107
    73
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    71.1
    79.1
    110
    73
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    71.2
    79.1
    110
    73
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    71.5
    79.2
    110
    73
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    71.9
    79.4
    112
    72
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    72.2
    79.5
    112
    72
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    72.5
    79.7
    113
    73
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    73.0
    79.9
    114
    74
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    73.5
    80.2
    117
    74
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    74.4
    80.6
    119
    76
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    75.4
    81.1
    121
    78
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    76.8
    81.8
    119
    80
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    78.5
    82.7
    124
    83
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    80.6
    83.8
    134
    87
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    83.1
    85.4
    138
    90
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.5
    143
    95
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.3
    144
    102
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    122.67
    76
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    71.23
    103
    124.02
    35
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59.11
    60
    99.08
    26
    4. Prostate Cancer
    40.00
    13
    24.21
    50
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.57
    45
    31.33
    46
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    29.83
    89
    44.68
    47
    7. Liver Disease
    24.37
    78
    36.74
    35
    8. Kidney Disease
    21.60
    100
    30.38
    56
    9. Stomach Cancer
    17.14
    5
    6.41
    86
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.89
    109
    17.79
    85
    11. Lung Disease
    15.67
    136
    26.48
    69
    12. Suicide
    15.23
    27
    10.54
    64
    13. Violence
    14.22
    30
    6.73
    72
    14. Liver Cancer
    12.90
    19
    17.60
    10
    15. Hypertension
    12.84
    116
    17.73
    94
    16. Cervical Cancer
    12.21
    71
    24.53
    27
    17. Lung Cancers
    12.10
    94
    1.71
    177
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.35
    8
    2.61
    87
    19. Breast Cancer
    9.70
    163
    19.09
    60
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.54
    69
    30.48
    50
    21. Other Injuries
    7.51
    94
    10.75
    58
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    6.72
    45
    2.52
    128
    23. Falls
    6.61
    75
    8.85
    34
    24. HIV/AIDS
    6.45
    70
    51.92
    22
    25. Asthma
    5.86
    82
    13.95
    42
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.58
    97
    7.03
    51
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.57
    141
    6.86
    121
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.23
    42
    4.48
    70
    29. Drownings
    5.15
    25
    2.38
    93
    30. Oral Cancer
    4.69
    43
    2.86
    86
    31. Low Birth Weight
    4.59
    93
    9.43
    38
    32. Lymphomas
    4.54
    96
    5.70
    55
    33. Tuberculosis
    4.35
    88
    44.25
    21
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.52
    122
    11.13
    23
    35. Epilepsy
    3.48
    17
    1.45
    103
    36. Meningitis
    3.28
    50
    13.70
    21
    37. Fires
    3.16
    45
    3.31
    41
    38. Drug Use
    3.13
    25
    3.31
    22
    39. Leukemia
    2.72
    135
    1.38
    163
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.47
    93
    2.19
    103
    41. Birth Trauma
    1.92
    92
    8.81
    36
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.90
    153
    6.88
    37
    43. Malnutrition
    1.83
    85
    8.62
    36
    44. Skin Disease
    1.46
    99
    1.87
    77
    45. Ovary Cancer
    1.41
    180
    8.00
    7
    46. Bladder Cancer
    1.29
    141
    1.91
    102
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.20
    100
    1.73
    80
    48. Alcohol
    0.96
    120
    1.37
    94
    49. Uterin Cancer
    0.94
    162
    2.86
    68
    50. Encephalitis
    0.81
    39
    1.69
    8
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    457
    17.60
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    272
    10.48
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    236
    9.09
    16,262
    9.29
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    147
    5.66
    7,808
    4.46
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    112
    4.31
    5,929
    3.39
    6. Liver Disease
    101
    3.89
    6,053
    3.46
    7. Kidney Disease
    85
    3.27
    4,161
    2.38
    8. Violence
    73
    2.81
    1,857
    1.06
    9. Suicide
    71
    2.73
    1,993
    1.14
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    68
    2.62
    1,294
    0.74
    11. Stomach Cancer
    67
    2.58
    870
    0.50
    12. Lung Disease
    58
    2.23
    3,120
    1.78
    13. Prostate Cancer
    52
    2.00
    1,031
    0.59
    14. Liver Cancer
    49
    1.89
    2,851
    1.63
    15. Hypertension
    49
    1.89
    2,231
    1.28
    16. Lung Cancers
    44
    1.69
    237
    0.14
    17. Oesophagus Cancer
    42
    1.62
    285
    0.16
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41
    1.58
    6,538
    3.74
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    38
    1.46
    3,935
    2.25
    20. Low Birth Weight
    37
    1.43
    6,662
    3.81
    21. HIV/AIDS
    34
    1.31
    13,565
    7.75
    22. Other Injuries
    33
    1.27
    2,433
    1.39
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    27
    1.04
    334
    0.19
    24. Cervical Cancer
    27
    1.04
    2,161
    1.24
    25. Falls
    27
    1.04
    1,168
    0.67
    26. Drownings
    27
    1.04
    740
    0.42
    27. Breast Cancer
    24
    0.92
    1,937
    1.11
    28. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.89
    10,214
    5.84
    29. Asthma
    23
    0.89
    1,979
    1.13
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    0.81
    803
    0.46
    31. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.77
    483
    0.28
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    20
    0.77
    387
    0.22
    33. Lymphomas
    19
    0.73
    875
    0.50
    34. Epilepsy
    16
    0.62
    329
    0.19
    35. Birth Trauma
    15
    0.58
    6,194
    3.54
    36. Meningitis
    14
    0.54
    2,983
    1.70
    37. Drug Use
    14
    0.54
    630
    0.36
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    14
    0.54
    1,615
    0.92
    39. Fires
    13
    0.50
    729
    0.42
    40. Leukemia
    10
    0.39
    340
    0.19
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.39
    321
    0.18
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    9
    0.35
    1,965
    1.12
    43. Malnutrition
    8
    0.31
    1,868
    1.07
    44. Skin Disease
    6
    0.23
    264
    0.15
    45. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.19
    1,991
    1.14
    46. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.19
    245
    0.14
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5
    0.19
    256
    0.15
    48. Encephalitis
    4
    0.15
    357
    0.20
    49. Alcohol
    4
    0.15
    244
    0.14
    50. Syphilis
    3
    0.12
    483
    0.28
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    40.00
    13
    24.21
    50
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.14
    5
    6.41
    86
    3. Liver Cancer
    12.90
    19
    17.60
    10
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.21
    71
    24.53
    27
    5. Lung Cancers
    12.10
    94
    1.71
    177
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.35
    8
    2.61
    87
    7. Breast Cancer
    9.70
    163
    19.09
    60
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    6.72
    45
    2.52
    128
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.57
    141
    6.86
    121
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.69
    43
    2.86
    86
    11. Lymphomas
    4.54
    96
    5.70
    55
    12. Leukemia
    2.72
    135
    1.38
    163
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.41
    180
    8.00
    7
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.29
    141
    1.91
    102
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.94
    162
    2.86
    68
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    151
    1.57
    114
    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.