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Cape Verde
COUNTRY #1
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 VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Cape Verde and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    68.2
    71.4
    69.9
    79
    99
    95
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    69.9
    77.9
    74.0
    100
    76
    88
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    77.9
    100
    76
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    71.1
    79.0
    107
    73
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    71.1
    79.1
    110
    73
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    71.2
    79.1
    110
    73
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    71.5
    79.2
    110
    73
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    71.9
    79.4
    112
    72
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    72.2
    79.5
    112
    72
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    72.5
    79.7
    113
    73
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    73.0
    79.9
    114
    74
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    73.5
    80.2
    117
    74
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    74.4
    80.6
    119
    76
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    75.4
    81.1
    121
    78
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    76.8
    81.8
    119
    80
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    78.5
    82.7
    124
    83
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    80.6
    83.8
    134
    87
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.1
    85.4
    138
    90
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.5
    143
    95
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.3
    144
    102
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    122.67
    76
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    71.23
    103
    80.50
    93
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    59.11
    60
    83.23
    40
    4. Prostate Cancer
    40.00
    13
    35.20
    22
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.57
    45
    22.70
    61
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    29.83
    89
    74.67
    16
    7. Liver Disease
    24.37
    78
    18.41
    95
    8. Kidney Disease
    21.60
    100
    35.72
    35
    9. Stomach Cancer
    17.14
    5
    3.68
    137
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.89
    109
    16.44
    118
    11. Lung Disease
    15.67
    136
    31.41
    47
    12. Suicide
    15.23
    27
    23.49
    8
    13. Violence
    14.22
    30
    37.54
    8
    14. Liver Cancer
    12.90
    19
    5.46
    87
    15. Hypertension
    12.84
    116
    33.86
    36
    16. Cervical Cancer
    12.21
    71
    20.99
    37
    17. Lung Cancers
    12.10
    94
    18.34
    64
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.35
    8
    8.50
    16
    19. Breast Cancer
    9.70
    163
    18.21
    76
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.54
    69
    33.37
    46
    21. Other Injuries
    7.51
    94
    10.77
    57
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    6.72
    45
    4.98
    65
    23. Falls
    6.61
    75
    2.99
    150
    24. HIV/AIDS
    6.45
    70
    121.35
    9
    25. Asthma
    5.86
    82
    13.63
    45
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    5.58
    97
    6.23
    83
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.57
    141
    8.90
    89
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.23
    42
    3.36
    130
    29. Drownings
    5.15
    25
    4.06
    44
    30. Oral Cancer
    4.69
    43
    3.18
    80
    31. Low Birth Weight
    4.59
    93
    7.16
    63
    32. Lymphomas
    4.54
    96
    6.08
    39
    33. Tuberculosis
    4.35
    88
    39.83
    26
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.52
    122
    12.75
    17
    35. Epilepsy
    3.48
    17
    3.28
    22
    36. Meningitis
    3.28
    50
    6.74
    41
    37. Fires
    3.16
    45
    6.64
    4
    38. Drug Use
    3.13
    25
    1.52
    67
    39. Leukemia
    2.72
    135
    3.34
    108
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.47
    93
    4.52
    65
    41. Birth Trauma
    1.92
    92
    3.36
    78
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.90
    153
    11.70
    14
    43. Malnutrition
    1.83
    85
    4.41
    56
    44. Skin Disease
    1.46
    99
    2.91
    30
    45. Ovary Cancer
    1.41
    180
    3.85
    115
    46. Bladder Cancer
    1.29
    141
    2.19
    83
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.20
    100
    2.04
    70
    48. Alcohol
    0.96
    120
    1.93
    61
    49. Uterin Cancer
    0.94
    162
    2.15
    99
    50. Encephalitis
    0.81
    39
    0.43
    87
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    457
    17.60
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    272
    10.48
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    236
    9.09
    39,341
    8.65
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    147
    5.66
    13,014
    2.86
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    112
    4.31
    30,188
    6.64
    6. Liver Disease
    101
    3.89
    9,013
    1.98
    7. Kidney Disease
    85
    3.27
    15,302
    3.37
    8. Violence
    73
    2.81
    21,000
    4.62
    9. Suicide
    71
    2.73
    13,774
    3.03
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    68
    2.62
    4,676
    1.03
    11. Stomach Cancer
    67
    2.58
    1,535
    0.34
    12. Lung Disease
    58
    2.23
    11,895
    2.62
    13. Prostate Cancer
    52
    2.00
    4,374
    0.96
    14. Liver Cancer
    49
    1.89
    2,383
    0.52
    15. Hypertension
    49
    1.89
    12,789
    2.81
    16. Lung Cancers
    44
    1.69
    7,705
    1.70
    17. Oesophagus Cancer
    42
    1.62
    3,486
    0.77
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41
    1.58
    15,843
    3.49
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    38
    1.46
    4,351
    0.96
    20. Low Birth Weight
    37
    1.43
    6,250
    1.37
    21. HIV/AIDS
    34
    1.31
    71,996
    15.84
    22. Other Injuries
    33
    1.27
    6,014
    1.32
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    27
    1.04
    2,007
    0.44
    24. Cervical Cancer
    27
    1.04
    5,555
    1.22
    25. Falls
    27
    1.04
    1,399
    0.31
    26. Drownings
    27
    1.04
    2,403
    0.53
    27. Breast Cancer
    24
    0.92
    4,533
    1.00
    28. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.89
    21,965
    4.83
    29. Asthma
    23
    0.89
    5,966
    1.31
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21
    0.81
    3,587
    0.79
    31. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.77
    1,406
    0.31
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    20
    0.77
    1,077
    0.24
    33. Lymphomas
    19
    0.73
    2,818
    0.62
    34. Epilepsy
    16
    0.62
    1,870
    0.41
    35. Birth Trauma
    15
    0.58
    3,004
    0.66
    36. Meningitis
    14
    0.54
    3,660
    0.81
    37. Drug Use
    14
    0.54
    770
    0.17
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    14
    0.54
    5,408
    1.19
    39. Fires
    13
    0.50
    3,618
    0.80
    40. Leukemia
    10
    0.39
    1,464
    0.32
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.39
    1,894
    0.42
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    9
    0.35
    5,890
    1.30
    43. Malnutrition
    8
    0.31
    2,381
    0.52
    44. Skin Disease
    6
    0.23
    1,101
    0.24
    45. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.19
    1,700
    0.37
    46. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.19
    829
    0.18
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5
    0.19
    1,015
    0.22
    48. Encephalitis
    4
    0.15
    234
    0.05
    49. Alcohol
    4
    0.15
    987
    0.22
    50. Syphilis
    3
    0.12
    1,130
    0.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    40.00
    13
    35.20
    22
    2. Stomach Cancer
    17.14
    5
    3.68
    137
    3. Liver Cancer
    12.90
    19
    5.46
    87
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.21
    71
    20.99
    37
    5. Lung Cancers
    12.10
    94
    18.34
    64
    6. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.35
    8
    8.50
    16
    7. Breast Cancer
    9.70
    163
    18.21
    76
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    6.72
    45
    4.98
    65
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.57
    141
    8.90
    89
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.69
    43
    3.18
    80
    11. Lymphomas
    4.54
    96
    6.08
    39
    12. Leukemia
    2.72
    135
    3.34
    108
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.41
    180
    3.85
    115
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.29
    141
    2.19
    83
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.94
    162
    2.15
    99
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    151
    2.47
    53
    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.