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Equatorial Guinea
COUNTRY #1
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA VS GABON

Compare Equatorial Guinea and Gabon 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.

Gabon
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Equatorial Guinea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Gabon GABON
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Gabon GABON
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    35.4
    38.4
    36.9
    161
    157
    159
    		  
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    38.4
    41.5
    39.9
    165
    162
    163
    		  
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    41.5
    44.6
    43.0
    168
    165
    167
    		  
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    45.2
    48.4
    46.8
    173
    171
    172
    		  
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    51.2
    54.3
    52.7
    156
    152
    153
    		  
    59.5
    60.7
    60.1
    130
    136
    133
    2010
    54.9
    57.3
    56.1
    168
    167
    168
    		  
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2019
    60.9
    63.6
    62.2
    162
    171
    172
    		  
    63.6
    69.7
    66.5
    143
    134
    138
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    60.9
    63.6
    162
    171
    63.6
    69.7
    143
    134
    Age 5
    66.7
    68.8
    152
    168
    66.6
    72.5
    153
    137
    Age 10
    67.3
    69.4
    151
    168
    67.0
    72.8
    155
    136
    Age 15
    67.7
    69.7
    151
    168
    67.4
    73.1
    155
    137
    Age 20
    68.1
    70.0
    152
    168
    67.8
    73.3
    155
    137
    Age 25
    68.5
    70.5
    152
    167
    68.3
    73.6
    156
    137
    Age 30
    69.0
    71.3
    152
    165
    68.8
    74.0
    158
    137
    Age 35
    69.7
    72.4
    148
    161
    69.3
    74.5
    159
    137
    Age 40
    70.8
    73.6
    146
    158
    70.0
    75.2
    161
    136
    Age 45
    72.1
    74.9
    145
    151
    70.8
    76.0
    163
    133
    Age 50
    73.5
    76.2
    136
    147
    72.0
    77.0
    163
    127
    Age 55
    75.0
    77.5
    133
    143
    73.4
    78.1
    164
    122
    Age 60
    76.5
    78.8
    132
    137
    75.2
    79.3
    163
    117
    Age 65
    78.4
    80.3
    134
    134
    77.3
    80.7
    165
    114
    Age 70
    80.6
    82.0
    131
    132
    79.7
    82.3
    164
    115
    Age 75
    83.2
    84.2
    132
    134
    82.6
    84.4
    162
    120
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.8
    128
    134
    85.7
    86.9
    157
    129
    Age 85
    89.5
    90.0
    129
    139
    89.2
    90.0
    154
    138
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    159.33
    6
    60.61
    20
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    102.79
    23
    73.73
    46
    3. Stroke
    102.28
    68
    94.08
    79
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    101.86
    105
    107.54
    94
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    65.06
    21
    64.41
    22
    6. Hypertension
    40.56
    22
    44.80
    19
    7. Kidney Disease
    37.97
    26
    37.95
    27
    8. Malaria
    36.88
    25
    28.76
    32
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    33.71
    40
    28.47
    53
    10. Tuberculosis
    32.43
    34
    113.96
    4
    11. Lung Disease
    31.60
    45
    23.69
    84
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    31.31
    48
    21.09
    57
    13. Liver Disease
    30.93
    55
    35.26
    43
    14. Prostate Cancer
    25.56
    41
    20.47
    61
    15. Breast Cancer
    23.78
    34
    13.28
    131
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.94
    35
    20.55
    40
    17. Cervical Cancer
    18.15
    43
    14.89
    56
    18. Suicide
    13.51
    37
    13.11
    40
    19. Low Birth Weight
    12.02
    18
    8.92
    45
    20. Asthma
    11.91
    52
    8.68
    69
    21. Birth Trauma
    11.51
    13
    6.57
    52
    22. Other Injuries
    10.43
    61
    9.28
    73
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.22
    26
    8.92
    37
    24. Maternal Conditions
    10.03
    32
    6.80
    41
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    9.49
    12
    6.38
    72
    26. Meningitis
    9.40
    37
    5.91
    44
    27. Measles
    8.32
    9
    4.14
    17
    28. Falls
    8.23
    45
    7.99
    51
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    7.32
    32
    6.74
    42
    30. Malnutrition
    6.02
    46
    6.07
    45
    31. Oral Cancer
    5.85
    32
    6.76
    19
    32. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    81
    3.71
    143
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.46
    144
    3.54
    174
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    5.44
    37
    5.55
    33
    35. Lung Cancers
    5.20
    136
    8.18
    114
    36. Pertussis
    5.12
    12
    2.32
    36
    37. Syphilis
    4.96
    1
    0.82
    45
    38. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    88
    4.13
    101
    39. Drug Use
    4.22
    15
    2.27
    40
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.96
    69
    3.48
    76
    41. Skin Cancers
    3.32
    23
    3.19
    24
    42. Violence
    3.18
    110
    9.80
    53
    43. Fires
    3.10
    46
    2.62
    62
    44. Uterin Cancer
    2.92
    61
    3.26
    45
    45. Stomach Cancer
    2.91
    159
    2.73
    165
    46. Epilepsy
    2.86
    34
    2.20
    54
    47. Drownings
    2.70
    81
    1.96
    117
    48. Pancreas Cancer
    2.46
    131
    2.05
    140
    49. Lymphomas
    2.31
    167
    2.32
    166
    50. Skin Disease
    2.27
    49
    2.01
    65
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Gabon GABON
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    1,838
    19.37
    1,128
    8.52
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    913
    9.62
    966
    7.30
    3. Malaria
    668
    7.04
    540
    4.08
    4. Low Birth Weight
    457
    4.82
    494
    3.73
    5. Birth Trauma
    441
    4.65
    362
    2.73
    6. Stroke
    437
    4.61
    896
    6.77
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    419
    4.42
    1,019
    7.70
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    368
    3.88
    518
    3.91
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    349
    3.68
    318
    2.40
    10. Tuberculosis
    321
    3.38
    1,819
    13.74
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    299
    3.15
    643
    4.86
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    249
    2.62
    285
    2.15
    13. Liver Disease
    199
    2.10
    416
    3.14
    14. Kidney Disease
    198
    2.09
    384
    2.90
    15. Measles
    181
    1.91
    146
    1.10
    16. Hypertension
    165
    1.74
    412
    3.11
    17. Maternal Conditions
    139
    1.47
    145
    1.10
    18. Syphilis
    134
    1.41
    33
    0.25
    19. Meningitis
    127
    1.34
    113
    0.85
    20. Lung Disease
    120
    1.26
    215
    1.62
    21. Pertussis
    109
    1.15
    81
    0.61
    22. Suicide
    107
    1.13
    183
    1.38
    23. Other Injuries
    105
    1.11
    140
    1.06
    24. Breast Cancer
    84
    0.89
    92
    0.70
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    73
    0.77
    98
    0.74
    26. Asthma
    65
    0.69
    90
    0.68
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    63
    0.66
    101
    0.76
    28. Cervical Cancer
    56
    0.59
    96
    0.73
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    55
    0.58
    152
    1.15
    30. Drug Use
    50
    0.53
    34
    0.26
    31. Malnutrition
    48
    0.51
    78
    0.59
    32. Falls
    46
    0.48
    84
    0.63
    33. Violence
    45
    0.47
    184
    1.39
    34. Liver Cancer
    43
    0.45
    53
    0.40
    35. Prostate Cancer
    43
    0.45
    80
    0.60
    36. Drownings
    39
    0.41
    42
    0.32
    37. Oral Cancer
    35
    0.37
    69
    0.52
    38. Epilepsy
    32
    0.34
    37
    0.28
    39. Fires
    30
    0.32
    39
    0.29
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    29
    0.31
    43
    0.32
    41. Lung Cancers
    27
    0.28
    87
    0.66
    42. Tetanus
    23
    0.24
    8
    0.06
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    22
    0.23
    36
    0.27
    44. Poisonings
    21
    0.22
    28
    0.21
    45. Lymphomas
    19
    0.20
    32
    0.24
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    18
    0.19
    47
    0.36
    47. Trypanosomiasis
    16
    0.17
    35
    0.26
    48. Stomach Cancer
    16
    0.17
    32
    0.24
    49. Skin Cancers
    16
    0.17
    34
    0.26
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    14
    0.15
    20
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    25.56
    41
    20.47
    61
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.78
    34
    13.28
    131
    3. Cervical Cancer
    18.15
    43
    14.89
    56
    4. Oral Cancer
    5.85
    32
    6.76
    19
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    81
    3.71
    143
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.46
    144
    3.54
    174
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.20
    136
    8.18
    114
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.50
    88
    4.13
    101
    9. Skin Cancers
    3.32
    23
    3.19
    24
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.92
    61
    3.26
    45
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.91
    159
    2.73
    165
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.46
    131
    2.05
    140
    13. Lymphomas
    2.31
    167
    2.32
    166
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.09
    109
    2.91
    76
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.66
    116
    3.39
    46
    16. Leukemia
    0.49
    180
    1.42
    162
    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.