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Gabon
COUNTRY #1
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GABON VS EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Compare Gabon and Equatorial Guinea 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.

Equatorial Guinea
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Gabon Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
      Gabon GABON   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    		  
    35.4
    38.4
    36.9
    161
    157
    159
    1970
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    		  
    38.4
    41.5
    39.9
    165
    162
    163
    1980
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    		  
    41.5
    44.6
    43.0
    168
    165
    167
    1990
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    		  
    45.2
    48.4
    46.8
    173
    171
    172
    2000
    59.5
    60.7
    60.1
    130
    136
    133
    		  
    51.2
    54.3
    52.7
    156
    152
    153
    2010
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    		  
    54.9
    57.3
    56.1
    168
    167
    168
    2019
    63.6
    69.7
    66.5
    143
    134
    138
    		  
    60.9
    63.6
    62.2
    162
    171
    172
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.6
    69.7
    143
    134
    60.9
    63.6
    162
    171
    Age 5
    66.6
    72.5
    153
    137
    66.7
    68.8
    152
    168
    Age 10
    67.0
    72.8
    155
    136
    67.3
    69.4
    151
    168
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.1
    155
    137
    67.7
    69.7
    151
    168
    Age 20
    67.8
    73.3
    155
    137
    68.1
    70.0
    152
    168
    Age 25
    68.3
    73.6
    156
    137
    68.5
    70.5
    152
    167
    Age 30
    68.8
    74.0
    158
    137
    69.0
    71.3
    152
    165
    Age 35
    69.3
    74.5
    159
    137
    69.7
    72.4
    148
    161
    Age 40
    70.0
    75.2
    161
    136
    70.8
    73.6
    146
    158
    Age 45
    70.8
    76.0
    163
    133
    72.1
    74.9
    145
    151
    Age 50
    72.0
    77.0
    163
    127
    73.5
    76.2
    136
    147
    Age 55
    73.4
    78.1
    164
    122
    75.0
    77.5
    133
    143
    Age 60
    75.2
    79.3
    163
    117
    76.5
    78.8
    132
    137
    Age 65
    77.3
    80.7
    165
    114
    78.4
    80.3
    134
    134
    Age 70
    79.7
    82.3
    164
    115
    80.6
    82.0
    131
    132
    Age 75
    82.6
    84.4
    162
    120
    83.2
    84.2
    132
    134
    Age 80
    85.7
    86.9
    157
    129
    86.1
    86.8
    128
    134
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.0
    154
    138
    89.5
    90.0
    129
    139
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Tuberculosis
    113.96
    4
    32.43
    34
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.54
    94
    101.86
    105
    3. Stroke
    94.08
    79
    102.28
    68
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73.73
    46
    102.79
    23
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    64.41
    22
    65.06
    21
    6. HIV/AIDS
    60.61
    20
    159.33
    6
    7. Hypertension
    44.80
    19
    40.56
    22
    8. Kidney Disease
    37.95
    27
    37.97
    26
    9. Liver Disease
    35.26
    43
    30.93
    55
    10. Malaria
    28.76
    32
    36.88
    25
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    28.47
    53
    33.71
    40
    12. Lung Disease
    23.69
    84
    31.60
    45
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    21.09
    57
    31.31
    48
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.55
    40
    20.94
    35
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.47
    61
    25.56
    41
    16. Cervical Cancer
    14.89
    56
    18.15
    43
    17. Breast Cancer
    13.28
    131
    23.78
    34
    18. Suicide
    13.11
    40
    13.51
    37
    19. Violence
    9.80
    53
    3.18
    110
    20. Other Injuries
    9.28
    73
    10.43
    61
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.92
    37
    10.22
    26
    22. Low Birth Weight
    8.92
    45
    12.02
    18
    23. Asthma
    8.68
    69
    11.91
    52
    24. Lung Cancers
    8.18
    114
    5.20
    136
    25. Falls
    7.99
    51
    8.23
    45
    26. Maternal Conditions
    6.80
    41
    10.03
    32
    27. Oral Cancer
    6.76
    19
    5.85
    32
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    6.74
    42
    7.32
    32
    29. Birth Trauma
    6.57
    52
    11.51
    13
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    72
    9.49
    12
    31. Malnutrition
    6.07
    45
    6.02
    46
    32. Meningitis
    5.91
    44
    9.40
    37
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    5.55
    33
    5.44
    37
    34. Measles
    4.14
    17
    8.32
    9
    35. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    101
    4.50
    88
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    143
    5.77
    81
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    174
    5.46
    144
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.48
    76
    3.96
    69
    39. Bladder Cancer
    3.39
    46
    1.66
    116
    40. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    45
    2.92
    61
    41. Skin Cancers
    3.19
    24
    3.32
    23
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.91
    76
    2.09
    109
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.73
    165
    2.91
    159
    44. Fires
    2.62
    62
    3.10
    46
    45. Lymphomas
    2.32
    166
    2.31
    167
    46. Pertussis
    2.32
    36
    5.12
    12
    47. Drug Use
    2.27
    40
    4.22
    15
    48. Epilepsy
    2.20
    54
    2.86
    34
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    2.05
    140
    2.46
    131
    50. Skin Disease
    2.01
    65
    2.27
    49
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Gabon GABON   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    1,819
    13.74
    321
    3.38
    2. HIV/AIDS
    1,128
    8.52
    1,838
    19.37
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,019
    7.70
    419
    4.42
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    966
    7.30
    913
    9.62
    5. Stroke
    896
    6.77
    437
    4.61
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    643
    4.86
    299
    3.15
    7. Malaria
    540
    4.08
    668
    7.04
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    518
    3.91
    368
    3.88
    9. Low Birth Weight
    494
    3.73
    457
    4.82
    10. Liver Disease
    416
    3.14
    199
    2.10
    11. Hypertension
    412
    3.11
    165
    1.74
    12. Kidney Disease
    384
    2.90
    198
    2.09
    13. Birth Trauma
    362
    2.73
    441
    4.65
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    318
    2.40
    349
    3.68
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    285
    2.15
    249
    2.62
    16. Lung Disease
    215
    1.62
    120
    1.26
    17. Violence
    184
    1.39
    45
    0.47
    18. Suicide
    183
    1.38
    107
    1.13
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    152
    1.15
    55
    0.58
    20. Measles
    146
    1.10
    181
    1.91
    21. Maternal Conditions
    145
    1.10
    139
    1.47
    22. Other Injuries
    140
    1.06
    105
    1.11
    23. Meningitis
    113
    0.85
    127
    1.34
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    101
    0.76
    63
    0.66
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    98
    0.74
    73
    0.77
    26. Cervical Cancer
    96
    0.73
    56
    0.59
    27. Breast Cancer
    92
    0.70
    84
    0.89
    28. Asthma
    90
    0.68
    65
    0.69
    29. Lung Cancers
    87
    0.66
    27
    0.28
    30. Falls
    84
    0.63
    46
    0.48
    31. Pertussis
    81
    0.61
    109
    1.15
    32. Prostate Cancer
    80
    0.60
    43
    0.45
    33. Malnutrition
    78
    0.59
    48
    0.51
    34. Oral Cancer
    69
    0.52
    35
    0.37
    35. Liver Cancer
    53
    0.40
    43
    0.45
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    47
    0.36
    18
    0.19
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    43
    0.32
    29
    0.31
    38. Drownings
    42
    0.32
    39
    0.41
    39. Fires
    39
    0.29
    30
    0.32
    40. Epilepsy
    37
    0.28
    32
    0.34
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    36
    0.27
    22
    0.23
    42. Trypanosomiasis
    35
    0.26
    16
    0.17
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.26
    12
    0.13
    44. Bladder Cancer
    35
    0.26
    9
    0.09
    45. Skin Cancers
    34
    0.26
    16
    0.17
    46. Drug Use
    34
    0.26
    50
    0.53
    47. Syphilis
    33
    0.25
    134
    1.41
    48. Stomach Cancer
    32
    0.24
    16
    0.17
    49. Lymphomas
    32
    0.24
    19
    0.20
    50. Poisonings
    28
    0.21
    21
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.47
    61
    25.56
    41
    2. Cervical Cancer
    14.89
    56
    18.15
    43
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.28
    131
    23.78
    34
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.18
    114
    5.20
    136
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.76
    19
    5.85
    32
    6. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    101
    4.50
    88
    7. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    143
    5.77
    81
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    174
    5.46
    144
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.39
    46
    1.66
    116
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    45
    2.92
    61
    11. Skin Cancers
    3.19
    24
    3.32
    23
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.91
    76
    2.09
    109
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.73
    165
    2.91
    159
    14. Lymphomas
    2.32
    166
    2.31
    167
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.05
    140
    2.46
    131
    16. Leukemia
    1.42
    162
    0.49
    180
    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.