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Equatorial Guinea
COUNTRY #1
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA VS GAMBIA

Compare Equatorial Guinea and Gambia 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.

Gambia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Equatorial Guinea Population Pyramid
2,820,923
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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Gambia Population Pyramid
4,882,099
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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Gambia GAMBIA
  Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Gambia GAMBIA
       
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
  
33.1
33.3
33.2
168
171
170
1970
38.4
41.5
39.9
165
162
163
  
36.9
37.7
37.3
169
170
169
1980
41.5
44.6
43.0
168
165
167
  
43.3
44.9
44.1
163
164
164
1990
45.2
48.4
46.8
173
171
172
  
50.3
52.4
51.3
156
160
157
2000
51.2
54.3
52.7
156
152
153
  
54.8
57.1
55.9
147
148
148
2010
54.9
57.3
56.1
168
167
168
  
58.3
60.5
59.3
152
153
153
2019
60.9
63.6
62.2
162
171
172
  
63.4
67.7
65.5
144
148
145
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Gambia GAMBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.9
63.6
162
171
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age
60.9
63.6
162
171
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age 5
66.7
68.8
152
168
67.2
71.0
149
151
Age 10
67.3
69.4
151
168
67.5
71.3
149
152
Age 15
67.7
69.7
151
168
67.8
71.5
147
152
Age 20
68.1
70.0
152
168
68.2
71.8
149
154
Age 25
68.5
70.5
152
167
68.6
72.1
150
154
Age 30
69.0
71.3
152
165
69.1
72.5
151
156
Age 35
69.7
72.4
148
161
69.7
73.1
151
157
Age 40
70.8
73.6
146
158
70.4
73.8
149
155
Age 45
72.1
74.9
145
151
71.5
74.6
149
155
Age 50
73.5
76.2
136
147
72.7
75.6
150
154
Age 55
75.0
77.5
133
143
74.1
76.7
149
153
Age 60
76.5
78.8
132
137
75.8
78.0
148
154
Age 65
78.4
80.3
134
134
77.8
79.6
148
153
Age 70
80.6
82.0
131
132
80.2
81.5
146
152
Age 75
83.2
84.2
132
134
83.0
83.8
143
153
Age 80
86.1
86.8
128
134
86.0
86.6
141
155
Age 85
89.5
90.0
129
139
89.3
89.7
147
155
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Gambia GAMBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
159.33
6
70.82
17
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
102.79
23
113.77
18
3. Stroke
102.28
68
108.94
59
4. Coronary Heart Disease
101.86
105
142.59
53
5. Diabetes Mellitus
65.06
21
37.65
66
6. Hypertension
40.56
22
22.89
68
7. Kidney Disease
37.97
26
32.04
48
8. Malaria
36.88
25
46.43
15
9. Road Traffic Accidents
33.71
40
51.34
8
10. Tuberculosis
32.43
34
28.42
38
11. Lung Disease
31.60
45
29.40
54
12. Diarrhoeal diseases
31.31
48
41.12
43
13. Liver Disease
30.93
55
33.48
48
14. Prostate Cancer
25.56
41
6.08
156
15. Breast Cancer
23.78
34
4.44
182
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.94
35
19.89
49
17. Cervical Cancer
18.15
43
25.76
23
18. Suicide
13.51
37
9.64
77
19. Low Birth Weight
12.02
18
9.17
43
20. Asthma
11.91
52
15.88
35
21. Birth Trauma
11.51
13
10.44
21
22. Other Injuries
10.43
61
11.81
46
23. Inflammatory/Heart
10.22
26
6.44
58
24. Maternal Conditions
10.03
32
18.68
8
25. Congenital Anomalies
9.49
12
6.72
59
26. Meningitis
9.40
37
13.27
23
27. Measles
8.32
9
0.30
38
28. Falls
8.23
45
9.85
22
29. Endocrine Disorders
7.32
32
11.17
16
30. Malnutrition
6.02
46
7.13
39
31. Oral Cancer
5.85
32
0.01
181
32. Liver Cancer
5.77
81
30.83
3
33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.46
144
1.05
183
34. Parkinson's Disease
5.44
37
6.31
18
35. Lung Cancers
5.20
136
3.62
150
36. Pertussis
5.12
12
2.22
39
37. Syphilis
4.96
1
0.97
38
38. Ovary Cancer
4.50
88
0.44
183
39. Drug Use
4.22
15
2.38
34
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.96
69
6.56
37
41. Skin Cancers
3.32
23
0.01
177
42. Violence
3.18
110
11.94
43
43. Fires
3.10
46
3.83
32
44. Uterin Cancer
2.92
61
0.23
180
45. Stomach Cancer
2.91
159
1.43
178
46. Epilepsy
2.86
34
2.78
36
47. Drownings
2.70
81
2.58
84
48. Pancreas Cancer
2.46
131
0.54
179
49. Lymphomas
2.31
167
0.74
181
50. Skin Disease
2.27
49
2.12
59
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Gambia GAMBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
1,838
19.37
1,125
8.75
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
913
9.62
1,340
10.42
3. Malaria
668
7.04
674
5.24
4. Low Birth Weight
457
4.82
662
5.15
5. Birth Trauma
441
4.65
754
5.86
6. Stroke
437
4.61
802
6.24
7. Coronary Heart Disease
419
4.42
1,007
7.83
8. Road Traffic Accidents
368
3.88
695
5.40
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
349
3.68
626
4.87
10. Tuberculosis
321
3.38
445
3.46
11. Diabetes Mellitus
299
3.15
290
2.25
12. Congenital Anomalies
249
2.62
383
2.98
13. Liver Disease
199
2.10
323
2.51
14. Kidney Disease
198
2.09
266
2.07
15. Measles
181
1.91
13
0.10
16. Hypertension
165
1.74
172
1.34
17. Maternal Conditions
139
1.47
345
2.68
18. Syphilis
134
1.41
55
0.43
19. Meningitis
127
1.34
229
1.78
20. Lung Disease
120
1.26
206
1.60
21. Pertussis
109
1.15
99
0.77
22. Suicide
107
1.13
113
0.88
23. Other Injuries
105
1.11
194
1.51
24. Breast Cancer
84
0.89
26
0.20
25. Endocrine Disorders
73
0.77
230
1.79
26. Asthma
65
0.69
134
1.04
27. Inflammatory/Heart
63
0.66
59
0.46
28. Cervical Cancer
56
0.59
145
1.13
29. Alzheimers & Dementia
55
0.58
89
0.69
30. Drug Use
50
0.53
28
0.22
31. Malnutrition
48
0.51
110
0.86
32. Falls
46
0.48
83
0.65
33. Violence
45
0.47
195
1.52
34. Liver Cancer
43
0.45
377
2.93
35. Prostate Cancer
43
0.45
21
0.16
36. Drownings
39
0.41
69
0.54
37. Oral Cancer
35
0.37
0
0.00
38. Epilepsy
32
0.34
43
0.33
39. Fires
30
0.32
67
0.52
40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
29
0.31
11
0.09
41. Lung Cancers
27
0.28
34
0.26
42. Tetanus
23
0.24
18
0.14
43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
22
0.23
56
0.44
44. Poisonings
21
0.22
42
0.33
45. Lymphomas
19
0.20
12
0.09
46. Parkinson's Disease
18
0.19
34
0.26
47. Trypanosomiasis
16
0.17
0
0.00
48. Stomach Cancer
16
0.17
14
0.11
49. Skin Cancers
16
0.17
0
0.00
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
14
0.15
24
0.19
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Gambia GAMBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
25.56
41
6.08
156
2. Breast Cancer
23.78
34
4.44
182
3. Cervical Cancer
18.15
43
25.76
23
4. Oral Cancer
5.85
32
0.01
181
5. Liver Cancer
5.77
81
30.83
3
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.46
144
1.05
183
7. Lung Cancers
5.20
136
3.62
150
8. Ovary Cancer
4.50
88
0.44
183
9. Skin Cancers
3.32
23
0.01
177
10. Uterin Cancer
2.92
61
0.23
180
11. Stomach Cancer
2.91
159
1.43
178
12. Pancreas Cancer
2.46
131
0.54
179
13. Lymphomas
2.31
167
0.74
181
14. Oesophagus Cancer
2.09
109
0.48
177
15. Bladder Cancer
1.66
116
0.44
181
16. Leukemia
0.49
180
0.09
183
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.