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Cape Verde
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Cape Verde and South Sudan 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 Sudan
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
679,399
South Sudan Population Pyramid
19,962,715
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
  Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
       
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
 
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1970
55.2
58.2
56.7
90
93
92
 
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1980
59.1
63.0
61.0
98
99
97
 
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1990
62.7
68.0
65.3
107
106
108
 
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
2000
68.2
71.4
69.9
79
99
95
 
47.7
50.2
48.9
169
168
169
2010
70.6
74.2
72.5
77
99
94
 
54.1
56.0
55.0
170
170
170
2019
69.9
77.9
74.0
100
76
88
 
60.8
64.8
62.8
163
164
165
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.9
77.9
100
76
60.8
64.8
163
164
Age
69.9
77.9
100
76
60.8
64.8
163
164
Age 5
71.1
79.0
107
73
67.6
71.4
145
145
Age 10
71.1
79.1
110
73
68.4
72.3
141
141
Age 15
71.2
79.1
110
73
68.9
72.6
139
141
Age 20
71.5
79.2
110
73
69.3
72.9
139
141
Age 25
71.9
79.4
112
72
69.8
73.3
139
141
Age 30
72.2
79.5
112
72
70.3
73.8
139
139
Age 35
72.5
79.7
113
73
71.0
74.4
136
138
Age 40
73.0
79.9
114
74
71.8
75.1
135
138
Age 45
73.5
80.2
117
74
72.7
75.9
131
137
Age 50
74.4
80.6
119
76
73.8
76.8
128
134
Age 55
75.4
81.1
121
78
75.1
77.8
128
133
Age 60
76.8
81.8
119
80
76.6
78.9
130
130
Age 65
78.5
82.7
124
83
78.5
80.4
128
127
Age 70
80.6
83.8
134
87
80.7
82.2
127
123
Age 75
83.1
85.4
138
90
83.3
84.5
127
113
Age 80
86.0
87.5
143
95
86.3
87.2
117
99
Age 85
89.4
90.3
144
102
89.7
90.4
101
79
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
122.67
76
67.24
147
2. Stroke
71.23
103
78.18
96
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
59.11
60
91.82
32
4. Prostate Cancer
40.00
13
20.76
59
5. Road Traffic Accidents
31.57
45
50.94
9
6. Diabetes Mellitus
29.83
89
28.11
91
7. Liver Disease
24.37
78
33.72
46
8. Kidney Disease
21.60
100
21.96
98
9. Stomach Cancer
17.14
5
4.83
115
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.89
109
16.37
120
11. Lung Disease
15.67
136
20.35
103
12. Suicide
15.23
27
6.69
120
13. Violence
14.22
30
20.51
17
14. Liver Cancer
12.90
19
6.30
69
15. Hypertension
12.84
116
26.49
52
16. Cervical Cancer
12.21
71
26.49
21
17. Lung Cancers
12.10
94
3.26
155
18. Oesophagus Cancer
11.35
8
8.47
17
19. Breast Cancer
9.70
163
24.61
32
20. Diarrhoeal diseases
9.54
69
89.87
9
21. Other Injuries
7.51
94
12.63
39
22. Pancreas Cancer
6.72
45
2.21
137
23. Falls
6.61
75
5.13
100
24. HIV/AIDS
6.45
70
92.45
14
25. Asthma
5.86
82
10.14
63
26. Congenital Anomalies
5.58
97
7.99
32
27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.57
141
7.03
119
28. Parkinson's Disease
5.23
42
3.13
139
29. Drownings
5.15
25
3.07
73
30. Oral Cancer
4.69
43
4.79
40
31. Low Birth Weight
4.59
93
13.19
12
32. Lymphomas
4.54
96
7.27
16
33. Tuberculosis
4.35
88
53.50
17
34. Inflammatory/Heart
3.52
122
3.15
132
35. Epilepsy
3.48
17
1.73
85
36. Meningitis
3.28
50
13.97
18
37. Fires
3.16
45
3.92
30
38. Drug Use
3.13
25
0.59
151
39. Leukemia
2.72
135
4.90
23
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.47
93
3.46
78
41. Birth Trauma
1.92
92
15.46
3
42. Endocrine Disorders
1.90
153
2.34
137
43. Malnutrition
1.83
85
17.61
12
44. Skin Disease
1.46
99
1.70
85
45. Ovary Cancer
1.41
180
6.66
22
46. Bladder Cancer
1.29
141
1.83
105
47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.20
100
1.89
73
48. Alcohol
0.96
120
1.00
117
49. Uterin Cancer
0.94
162
2.48
81
50. Encephalitis
0.81
39
0.38
95
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
457
17.60
2,930
3.49
2. Stroke
272
10.48
3,541
4.22
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
236
9.09
9,918
11.82
4. Road Traffic Accidents
147
5.66
4,063
4.84
5. Diabetes Mellitus
112
4.31
1,312
1.56
6. Liver Disease
101
3.89
1,823
2.17
7. Kidney Disease
85
3.27
1,090
1.30
8. Violence
73
2.81
1,584
1.89
9. Suicide
71
2.73
425
0.51
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
68
2.62
543
0.65
11. Stomach Cancer
67
2.58
241
0.29
12. Lung Disease
58
2.23
894
1.07
13. Prostate Cancer
52
2.00
409
0.49
14. Hypertension
49
1.89
1,131
1.35
15. Liver Cancer
49
1.89
346
0.41
16. Lung Cancers
44
1.69
164
0.20
17. Oesophagus Cancer
42
1.62
435
0.52
18. Diarrhoeal diseases
41
1.58
7,270
8.67
19. Congenital Anomalies
38
1.46
2,020
2.41
20. Low Birth Weight
37
1.43
4,339
5.17
21. HIV/AIDS
34
1.31
7,915
9.44
22. Other Injuries
33
1.27
1,207
1.44
23. Cervical Cancer
27
1.04
761
0.91
24. Pancreas Cancer
27
1.04
109
0.13
25. Falls
27
1.04
269
0.32
26. Drownings
27
1.04
466
0.56
27. Breast Cancer
24
0.92
695
0.83
28. Tuberculosis
23
0.89
3,771
4.50
29. Asthma
23
0.89
587
0.70
30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
21
0.81
360
0.43
31. Oral Cancer
20
0.77
259
0.31
32. Parkinson's Disease
20
0.77
125
0.15
33. Lymphomas
19
0.73
422
0.50
34. Epilepsy
16
0.62
152
0.18
35. Birth Trauma
15
0.58
5,210
6.21
36. Drug Use
14
0.54
33
0.04
37. Inflammatory/Heart
14
0.54
217
0.26
38. Meningitis
14
0.54
1,780
2.12
39. Fires
13
0.50
433
0.52
40. Leukemia
10
0.39
314
0.37
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
10
0.39
186
0.22
42. Endocrine Disorders
9
0.35
192
0.23
43. Malnutrition
8
0.31
1,660
1.98
44. Skin Disease
6
0.23
97
0.12
45. Maternal Conditions
5
0.19
1,521
1.81
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
5
0.19
121
0.14
47. Bladder Cancer
5
0.19
88
0.10
48. Encephalitis
4
0.15
32
0.04
49. Alcohol
4
0.15
53
0.06
50. Syphilis
3
0.12
351
0.42
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cape Verde CAPE VERDE   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
40.00
13
20.76
59
2. Stomach Cancer
17.14
5
4.83
115
3. Liver Cancer
12.90
19
6.30
69
4. Cervical Cancer
12.21
71
26.49
21
5. Lung Cancers
12.10
94
3.26
155
6. Oesophagus Cancer
11.35
8
8.47
17
7. Breast Cancer
9.70
163
24.61
32
8. Pancreas Cancer
6.72
45
2.21
137
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.57
141
7.03
119
10. Oral Cancer
4.69
43
4.79
40
11. Lymphomas
4.54
96
7.27
16
12. Leukemia
2.72
135
4.90
23
13. Ovary Cancer
1.41
180
6.66
22
14. Bladder Cancer
1.29
141
1.83
105
15. Uterin Cancer
0.94
162
2.48
81
16. Skin Cancers
0.71
151
2.57
49
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.