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Ireland
COUNTRY #1
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IRELAND VS CAPE VERDE

Compare Ireland 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Ireland Population Pyramid
5,677,620
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Cape Verde Population Pyramid
679,399
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
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  Ireland IRELAND   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
  Ireland IRELAND   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
67.9
71.6
69.7
10
26
17
  
50.7
53.7
52.2
87
87
87
1970
68.8
73.5
71.1
14
26
18
  
55.2
58.2
56.7
90
93
92
1980
70.1
75.4
72.7
20
27
25
  
59.1
63.0
61.0
98
99
97
1990
71.9
77.4
74.6
27
26
28
  
62.7
68.0
65.3
107
106
108
2000
73.8
79.0
76.4
30
31
30
  
68.2
71.4
69.9
79
99
95
2010
78.4
82.8
80.6
14
19
16
  
70.6
74.2
72.5
77
99
94
2019
80.2
83.5
81.8
17
26
18
  
69.9
77.9
74.0
100
76
88
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.2
83.5
17
26
69.9
77.9
100
76
Age
80.2
83.5
17
26
69.9
77.9
100
76
Age 5
80.5
83.7
18
28
71.1
79.0
107
73
Age 10
80.5
83.8
18
28
71.1
79.1
110
73
Age 15
80.5
83.8
18
28
71.2
79.1
110
73
Age 20
80.6
83.8
18
28
71.5
79.2
110
73
Age 25
80.8
83.9
18
28
71.9
79.4
112
72
Age 30
81.0
83.9
18
28
72.2
79.5
112
72
Age 35
81.1
84.0
18
29
72.5
79.7
113
73
Age 40
81.3
84.1
19
29
73.0
79.9
114
74
Age 45
81.6
84.3
20
29
73.5
80.2
117
74
Age 50
81.9
84.5
20
29
74.4
80.6
119
76
Age 55
82.4
84.8
17
29
75.4
81.1
121
78
Age 60
83.0
85.3
18
29
76.8
81.8
119
80
Age 65
83.8
85.9
23
32
78.5
82.7
124
83
Age 70
84.8
86.7
26
35
80.6
83.8
134
87
Age 75
86.2
87.7
33
37
83.1
85.4
138
90
Age 80
88.0
89.0
44
48
86.0
87.5
143
95
Age 85
90.3
90.8
61
60
89.4
90.3
144
102
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
53.73
158
122.67
76
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
32.23
9
16.89
109
3. Lung Cancers
24.05
30
12.10
94
4. Lung Disease
20.91
98
15.67
136
5. Stroke
19.27
172
71.23
103
6. Breast Cancer
19.15
59
9.70
163
7. Prostate Cancer
14.80
104
40.00
13
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.45
145
59.11
60
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.41
38
5.57
141
10. Suicide
8.90
86
15.23
27
11. Ovary Cancer
6.83
17
1.41
180
12. Pancreas Cancer
6.56
48
6.72
45
13. Lymphomas
6.29
33
4.54
96
14. Kidney Disease
6.12
160
21.60
100
15. Parkinson's Disease
5.57
32
5.23
42
16. Oesophagus Cancer
5.30
35
11.35
8
17. Diabetes Mellitus
4.68
172
29.83
89
18. Stomach Cancer
4.47
126
17.14
5
19. Liver Disease
4.13
169
24.37
78
20. Liver Cancer
3.97
132
12.90
19
21. Leukemia
3.39
105
2.72
135
22. Drug Use
3.38
20
3.13
25
23. Congenital Anomalies
3.33
149
5.58
97
24. Endocrine Disorders
3.24
103
1.90
153
25. Inflammatory/Heart
3.19
131
3.52
122
26. Skin Cancers
3.15
28
0.71
151
27. Falls
3.03
147
6.61
75
28. Cervical Cancer
3.00
145
12.21
71
29. Uterin Cancer
2.94
58
0.94
162
30. Bladder Cancer
2.93
57
1.29
141
31. Road Traffic Accidents
2.92
171
31.57
45
32. Other Neoplasms
2.55
39
0.54
84
33. Oral Cancer
2.43
108
4.69
43
34. Other Injuries
2.23
179
7.51
94
35. Hypertension
1.87
178
12.84
116
36. Low Birth Weight
1.39
157
4.59
93
37. Epilepsy
1.27
117
3.48
17
38. Multiple Sclerosis
1.12
5
0.21
88
39. Drownings
1.05
148
5.15
25
40. Alcohol
1.04
112
0.96
120
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.79
158
2.47
93
42. Violence
0.77
163
14.22
30
43. Asthma
0.70
149
5.86
82
44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.68
24
0.19
129
45. Skin Disease
0.63
128
1.46
99
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.58
149
1.20
100
47. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.55
158
9.54
69
48. Fires
0.41
152
3.16
45
49. Hepatitis C
0.32
35
0.06
111
50. Anemia
0.29
42
0.00
82
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Ireland IRELAND   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
4,762
18.40
457
17.60
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,209
12.40
68
2.62
3. Lung Cancers
1,916
7.40
44
1.69
4. Lung Disease
1,915
7.40
58
2.23
5. Stroke
1,770
6.84
272
10.48
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
1,298
5.02
236
9.09
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,095
4.23
21
0.81
8. Breast Cancer
760
2.94
24
0.92
9. Prostate Cancer
585
2.26
52
2.00
10. Kidney Disease
566
2.19
85
3.27
11. Pancreas Cancer
530
2.05
27
1.04
12. Parkinson's Disease
530
2.05
20
0.77
13. Lymphomas
513
1.98
19
0.73
14. Suicide
470
1.82
71
2.73
15. Oesophagus Cancer
419
1.62
42
1.62
16. Diabetes Mellitus
414
1.60
112
4.31
17. Stomach Cancer
357
1.38
67
2.58
18. Liver Cancer
318
1.23
49
1.89
19. Liver Disease
279
1.08
101
3.89
20. Leukemia
274
1.06
10
0.39
21. Ovary Cancer
273
1.05
3
0.12
22. Bladder Cancer
256
0.99
5
0.19
23. Skin Cancers
252
0.97
2
0.08
24. Endocrine Disorders
249
0.96
9
0.35
25. Falls
247
0.95
27
1.04
26. Inflammatory/Heart
240
0.93
14
0.54
27. Other Neoplasms
218
0.84
2
0.08
28. Oral Cancer
183
0.71
20
0.77
29. Hypertension
175
0.68
49
1.89
30. Other Injuries
171
0.66
33
1.27
31. Drug Use
167
0.65
14
0.54
32. Congenital Anomalies
153
0.59
38
1.46
33. Road Traffic Accidents
153
0.59
147
5.66
34. Uterin Cancer
126
0.49
2
0.08
35. Cervical Cancer
103
0.40
27
1.04
36. Epilepsy
85
0.33
16
0.62
37. Multiple Sclerosis
83
0.32
1
0.04
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
67
0.26
10
0.39
39. Alcohol
64
0.25
4
0.15
40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
59
0.23
1
0.04
41. Asthma
58
0.22
23
0.89
42. Skin Disease
58
0.22
6
0.23
43. Drownings
57
0.22
27
1.04
44. Low Birth Weight
56
0.22
37
1.43
45. Diarrhoeal diseases
53
0.20
41
1.58
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
50
0.19
5
0.19
47. Violence
38
0.15
73
2.81
48. Fires
30
0.12
13
0.50
49. Anemia
29
0.11
0
0.00
50. Tuberculosis
23
0.09
23
0.89
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Ireland IRELAND   Cape Verde CAPE VERDE
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
24.05
30
12.10
94
2. Breast Cancer
19.15
59
9.70
163
3. Prostate Cancer
14.80
104
40.00
13
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.41
38
5.57
141
5. Ovary Cancer
6.83
17
1.41
180
6. Pancreas Cancer
6.56
48
6.72
45
7. Lymphomas
6.29
33
4.54
96
8. Oesophagus Cancer
5.30
35
11.35
8
9. Stomach Cancer
4.47
126
17.14
5
10. Liver Cancer
3.97
132
12.90
19
11. Leukemia
3.39
105
2.72
135
12. Skin Cancers
3.15
28
0.71
151
13. Cervical Cancer
3.00
145
12.21
71
14. Uterin Cancer
2.94
58
0.94
162
15. Bladder Cancer
2.93
57
1.29
141
16. Oral Cancer
2.43
108
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.