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Iceland
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
ICELAND VS CAPE VERDE

Compare Iceland and Cape Verde 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.

Cape Verde
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
Iceland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Iceland ICELAND   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    50.7
    53.7
    52.2
    87
    87
    87
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    55.2
    58.2
    56.7
    90
    93
    92
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    59.1
    63.0
    61.0
    98
    99
    97
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    62.7
    68.0
    65.3
    107
    106
    108
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    68.2
    71.4
    69.9
    79
    99
    95
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    70.6
    74.2
    72.5
    77
    99
    94
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    69.9
    77.9
    74.0
    100
    76
    88
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    69.9
    77.9
    100
    76
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    71.1
    79.0
    107
    73
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    71.1
    79.1
    110
    73
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    71.2
    79.1
    110
    73
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    71.5
    79.2
    110
    73
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    71.9
    79.4
    112
    72
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    72.2
    79.5
    112
    72
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    72.5
    79.7
    113
    73
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    73.0
    79.9
    114
    74
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    73.5
    80.2
    117
    74
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    74.4
    80.6
    119
    76
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    75.4
    81.1
    121
    78
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    76.8
    81.8
    119
    80
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    78.5
    82.7
    124
    83
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    80.6
    83.8
    134
    87
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    83.1
    85.4
    138
    90
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    86.0
    87.5
    143
    95
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    89.4
    90.3
    144
    102
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    122.67
    76
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    16.89
    109
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    12.10
    94
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    40.00
    13
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    71.23
    103
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    9.70
    163
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    15.67
    136
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    5.57
    141
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    15.23
    27
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    59.11
    60
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    7.51
    94
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    6.72
    45
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    5.23
    42
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    4.54
    96
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    1.41
    180
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    3.13
    25
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    29.83
    89
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    21.60
    100
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    12.90
    19
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    11.35
    8
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    3.52
    122
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    12.21
    71
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    6.61
    75
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    0.96
    120
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    17.14
    5
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.29
    141
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    2.72
    135
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    12.84
    116
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    1.90
    153
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    0.94
    162
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    0.71
    151
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    5.58
    97
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    31.57
    45
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    24.37
    78
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    4.69
    43
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.54
    84
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    3.48
    17
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    4.59
    93
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    14.22
    30
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    1.92
    92
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    0.54
    93
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.19
    129
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.21
    88
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    2.47
    93
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    82
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    1.46
    99
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    5.15
    25
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    78
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    3.28
    50
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    5.86
    82
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    457
    17.60
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    68
    2.62
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    272
    10.48
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    44
    1.69
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    58
    2.23
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    236
    9.09
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    21
    0.81
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    52
    2.00
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    24
    0.92
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    20
    0.77
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    33
    1.27
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    27
    1.04
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    71
    2.73
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    19
    0.73
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    85
    3.27
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    112
    4.31
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    49
    1.89
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    27
    1.04
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    42
    1.62
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    49
    1.89
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    5
    0.19
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    10
    0.39
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    67
    2.58
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    14
    0.54
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    3
    0.12
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    9
    0.35
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    14
    0.54
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    4
    0.15
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    2
    0.08
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    2
    0.08
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    20
    0.77
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    27
    1.04
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    101
    3.89
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    2
    0.08
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    38
    1.46
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    147
    5.66
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    16
    0.62
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    1
    0.04
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    73
    2.81
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    37
    1.43
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    1
    0.04
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    10
    0.39
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    6
    0.23
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    2
    0.08
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    15
    0.58
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    23
    0.89
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    41
    1.58
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    14
    0.54
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    12.10
    94
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    40.00
    13
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    9.70
    163
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    5.57
    141
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    6.72
    45
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    4.54
    96
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    1.41
    180
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    12.90
    19
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    11.35
    8
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    12.21
    71
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    17.14
    5
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.29
    141
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    2.72
    135
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    0.94
    162
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    0.71
    151
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    4.69
    43
    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.