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Cape Verde
COUNTRY #1
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CAPE VERDE VS MAURITANIA

Compare Cape Verde and Mauritania 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.

Mauritania
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Cape Verde Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Mauritania MAURITANIA
           
    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
    		  
    41.5
    45.7
    43.5
    131
    123
    129
    1970
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
    		  
    45.5
    49.9
    47.6
    135
    129
    133
    1980
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
    		  
    50.5
    54.7
    52.5
    135
    133
    134
    1990
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
    		  
    55.6
    59.5
    57.5
    140
    136
    137
    2000
    68.2
    71.4
    69.9
    79
    99
    95
    		  
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    2010
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
    		  
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    2019
    69.9
    77.9
    74.0
    100
    76
    88
    		  
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Mauritania MAURITANIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    77.9
    100
    76
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    Age 5
    71.1
    79.0
    107
    73
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    Age 10
    71.1
    79.1
    110
    73
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    Age 15
    71.2
    79.1
    110
    73
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    Age 20
    71.5
    79.2
    110
    73
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    Age 25
    71.9
    79.4
    112
    72
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    Age 30
    72.2
    79.5
    112
    72
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    Age 35
    72.5
    79.7
    113
    73
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    Age 40
    73.0
    79.9
    114
    74
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    Age 45
    73.5
    80.2
    117
    74
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    Age 50
    74.4
    80.6
    119
    76
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    Age 55
    75.4
    81.1
    121
    78
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    Age 60
    76.8
    81.8
    119
    80
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    Age 65
    78.5
    82.7
    124
    83
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    Age 70
    80.6
    83.8
    134
    87
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    Age 75
    83.1
    85.4
    138
    90
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.5
    143
    95
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.3
    144
    102
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Mauritania MAURITANIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    122.67
    76
    97.58
    114
    2. Stroke
    71.23
    103
    74.41
    100
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59.11
    60
    84.48
    39
    4. Prostate Cancer
    40.00
    13
    18.54
    72
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.57
    45
    31.87
    44
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    29.83
    89
    33.08
    83
    7. Liver Disease
    24.37
    78
    25.88
    73
    8. Kidney Disease
    21.60
    100
    28.66
    67
    9. Stomach Cancer
    17.14
    5
    6.03
    91
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.89
    109
    19.76
    53
    11. Lung Disease
    15.67
    136
    16.35
    131
    12. Suicide
    15.23
    27
    5.47
    132
    13. Violence
    14.22
    30
    13.71
    31
    14. Liver Cancer
    12.90
    19
    12.80
    20
    15. Hypertension
    12.84
    116
    16.11
    102
    16. Cervical Cancer
    12.21
    71
    27.42
    20
    17. Lung Cancers
    12.10
    94
    2.77
    163
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.35
    8
    1.31
    140
    19. Breast Cancer
    9.70
    163
    14.72
    122
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.54
    69
    44.13
    41
    21. Other Injuries
    7.51
    94
    8.96
    76
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    6.72
    45
    1.67
    151
    23. Falls
    6.61
    75
    6.66
    73
    24. HIV/AIDS
    6.45
    70
    7.20
    66
    25. Asthma
    5.86
    82
    8.59
    70
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.58
    97
    7.27
    46
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.57
    141
    5.29
    146
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.23
    42
    4.87
    54
    29. Drownings
    5.15
    25
    2.10
    112
    30. Oral Cancer
    4.69
    43
    2.03
    130
    31. Low Birth Weight
    4.59
    93
    15.92
    3
    32. Lymphomas
    4.54
    96
    2.74
    157
    33. Tuberculosis
    4.35
    88
    24.14
    46
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.52
    122
    4.86
    90
    35. Epilepsy
    3.48
    17
    1.97
    72
    36. Meningitis
    3.28
    50
    8.18
    39
    37. Fires
    3.16
    45
    3.05
    47
    38. Drug Use
    3.13
    25
    2.66
    30
    39. Leukemia
    2.72
    135
    0.73
    176
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.47
    93
    4.26
    67
    41. Birth Trauma
    1.92
    92
    9.85
    27
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.90
    153
    4.39
    78
    43. Malnutrition
    1.83
    85
    13.89
    20
    44. Skin Disease
    1.46
    99
    2.17
    54
    45. Ovary Cancer
    1.41
    180
    3.39
    128
    46. Bladder Cancer
    1.29
    141
    2.05
    93
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.20
    100
    1.53
    91
    48. Alcohol
    0.96
    120
    0.69
    132
    49. Uterin Cancer
    0.94
    162
    1.46
    141
    50. Encephalitis
    0.81
    39
    0.80
    40
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    457
    17.60
    1,636
    6.92
    2. Stroke
    272
    10.48
    1,307
    5.53
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    236
    9.09
    2,756
    11.66
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    147
    5.66
    1,158
    4.90
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    112
    4.31
    594
    2.51
    6. Liver Disease
    101
    3.89
    586
    2.48
    7. Kidney Disease
    85
    3.27
    555
    2.35
    8. Violence
    73
    2.81
    491
    2.08
    9. Suicide
    71
    2.73
    141
    0.60
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    68
    2.62
    251
    1.06
    11. Stomach Cancer
    67
    2.58
    132
    0.56
    12. Lung Disease
    58
    2.23
    275
    1.16
    13. Prostate Cancer
    52
    2.00
    118
    0.50
    14. Liver Cancer
    49
    1.89
    312
    1.32
    15. Hypertension
    49
    1.89
    286
    1.21
    16. Lung Cancers
    44
    1.69
    60
    0.25
    17. Oesophagus Cancer
    42
    1.62
    30
    0.13
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41
    1.58
    1,656
    7.01
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    38
    1.46
    665
    2.81
    20. Low Birth Weight
    37
    1.43
    2,014
    8.52
    21. HIV/AIDS
    34
    1.31
    231
    0.98
    22. Other Injuries
    33
    1.27
    343
    1.45
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    27
    1.04
    39
    0.17
    24. Cervical Cancer
    27
    1.04
    333
    1.41
    25. Falls
    27
    1.04
    140
    0.59
    26. Drownings
    27
    1.04
    116
    0.49
    27. Breast Cancer
    24
    0.92
    189
    0.80
    28. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.89
    717
    3.03
    29. Asthma
    23
    0.89
    170
    0.72
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    0.81
    110
    0.47
    31. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.77
    45
    0.19
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    20
    0.77
    69
    0.29
    33. Lymphomas
    19
    0.73
    65
    0.28
    34. Epilepsy
    16
    0.62
    75
    0.32
    35. Birth Trauma
    15
    0.58
    1,204
    5.10
    36. Meningitis
    14
    0.54
    357
    1.51
    37. Drug Use
    14
    0.54
    71
    0.30
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    14
    0.54
    110
    0.47
    39. Fires
    13
    0.50
    123
    0.52
    40. Leukemia
    10
    0.39
    22
    0.09
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.39
    83
    0.35
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    9
    0.35
    197
    0.83
    43. Malnutrition
    8
    0.31
    462
    1.96
    44. Skin Disease
    6
    0.23
    47
    0.20
    45. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.19
    639
    2.70
    46. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.19
    42
    0.18
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5
    0.19
    34
    0.14
    48. Encephalitis
    4
    0.15
    33
    0.14
    49. Alcohol
    4
    0.15
    16
    0.07
    50. Syphilis
    3
    0.12
    204
    0.86
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    40.00
    13
    18.54
    72
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.14
    5
    6.03
    91
    3. Liver Cancer
    12.90
    19
    12.80
    20
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.21
    71
    27.42
    20
    5. Lung Cancers
    12.10
    94
    2.77
    163
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.35
    8
    1.31
    140
    7. Breast Cancer
    9.70
    163
    14.72
    122
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    6.72
    45
    1.67
    151
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.57
    141
    5.29
    146
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.69
    43
    2.03
    130
    11. Lymphomas
    4.54
    96
    2.74
    157
    12. Leukemia
    2.72
    135
    0.73
    176
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.41
    180
    3.39
    128
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.29
    141
    2.05
    93
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.94
    162
    1.46
    141
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    151
    2.41
    54
    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.