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Gabon
COUNTRY #1
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GABON VS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Compare Gabon and Dominican Republic 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.

Dominican Republic
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Gabon Population Pyramid
3,809,049
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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Dominican Republic Population Pyramid
12,795,809
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
 
 
 
POOR
  Gabon GABON   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Gabon GABON   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
       
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
  
50.7
53.6
52.1
88
88
88
1970
45.5
48.7
47.0
134
133
135
  
57.0
60.4
58.6
85
87
86
1980
53.5
56.7
55.1
126
123
126
  
61.3
65.1
63.2
87
89
88
1990
59.4
62.6
60.9
124
127
126
  
65.6
70.6
68.0
84
89
91
2000
59.5
60.7
60.1
130
136
133
  
69.6
74.7
72.0
63
70
64
2010
62.4
62.1
62.3
133
150
141
  
69.7
75.9
72.7
92
86
90
2019
63.6
69.7
66.5
143
134
138
  
69.8
76.2
72.8
103
95
104
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gabon GABON   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
63.6
69.7
143
134
69.8
76.2
103
95
Age
63.6
69.7
143
134
69.8
76.2
103
95
Age 5
66.6
72.5
153
137
72.0
78.2
95
87
Age 10
67.0
72.8
155
136
72.1
78.3
96
88
Age 15
67.4
73.1
155
137
72.2
78.4
97
88
Age 20
67.8
73.3
155
137
72.5
78.5
95
88
Age 25
68.3
73.6
156
137
73.0
78.7
91
87
Age 30
68.8
74.0
158
137
73.5
79.0
90
80
Age 35
69.3
74.5
159
137
74.1
79.3
87
79
Age 40
70.0
75.2
161
136
74.8
79.7
85
77
Age 45
70.8
76.0
163
133
75.5
80.2
81
75
Age 50
72.0
77.0
163
127
76.5
80.7
79
72
Age 55
73.4
78.1
164
122
77.7
81.5
78
70
Age 60
75.2
79.3
163
117
79.0
82.4
72
68
Age 65
77.3
80.7
165
114
80.8
83.5
65
62
Age 70
79.7
82.3
164
115
82.8
84.8
62
60
Age 75
82.6
84.4
162
120
85.2
86.5
55
58
Age 80
85.7
86.9
157
129
87.7
88.2
53
64
Age 85
89.2
90.0
154
138
90.4
90.5
56
78
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gabon GABON   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Tuberculosis
113.96
4
2.34
104
2. Coronary Heart Disease
107.54
94
144.42
50
3. Stroke
94.08
79
76.94
97
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
73.73
46
20.03
116
5. Diabetes Mellitus
64.41
22
27.63
93
6. HIV/AIDS
60.61
20
18.91
45
7. Hypertension
44.80
19
18.05
93
8. Kidney Disease
37.95
27
20.79
105
9. Liver Disease
35.26
43
26.51
71
10. Malaria
28.76
32
0.04
60
11. Road Traffic Accidents
28.47
53
67.23
1
12. Lung Disease
23.69
84
13.00
153
13. Diarrhoeal diseases
21.09
57
4.57
81
14. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.55
40
15.84
126
15. Prostate Cancer
20.47
61
35.41
21
16. Cervical Cancer
14.89
56
10.82
79
17. Breast Cancer
13.28
131
28.28
14
18. Suicide
13.11
40
5.12
141
19. Violence
9.80
53
18.10
23
20. Other Injuries
9.28
73
8.26
84
21. Inflammatory/Heart
8.92
37
2.98
138
22. Low Birth Weight
8.92
45
9.31
41
23. Asthma
8.68
69
4.26
94
24. Lung Cancers
8.18
114
12.65
92
25. Falls
7.99
51
3.93
126
26. Maternal Conditions
6.80
41
1.85
73
27. Oral Cancer
6.76
19
4.35
51
28. Endocrine Disorders
6.74
42
5.59
59
29. Birth Trauma
6.57
52
5.51
59
30. Congenital Anomalies
6.38
72
7.20
49
31. Malnutrition
6.07
45
3.35
65
32. Meningitis
5.91
44
1.21
72
33. Parkinson's Disease
5.55
33
4.27
82
34. Measles
4.14
17
0.00
122
35. Ovary Cancer
4.13
101
1.73
177
36. Liver Cancer
3.71
143
6.73
60
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.54
174
8.53
95
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.48
76
2.84
87
39. Bladder Cancer
3.39
46
0.91
159
40. Uterin Cancer
3.26
45
0.83
167
41. Skin Cancers
3.19
24
1.71
104
42. Oesophagus Cancer
2.91
76
2.08
110
43. Stomach Cancer
2.73
165
5.54
98
44. Fires
2.62
62
1.27
99
45. Lymphomas
2.32
166
3.77
130
46. Pertussis
2.32
36
1.07
64
47. Drug Use
2.27
40
1.53
66
48. Epilepsy
2.20
54
1.51
97
49. Pancreas Cancer
2.05
140
4.61
73
50. Skin Disease
2.01
65
0.47
143
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Gabon GABON   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Tuberculosis
1,819
13.74
242
0.35
2. HIV/AIDS
1,128
8.52
1,931
2.83
3. Coronary Heart Disease
1,019
7.70
14,986
21.98
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
966
7.30
2,254
3.31
5. Stroke
896
6.77
7,882
11.56
6. Diabetes Mellitus
643
4.86
2,762
4.05
7. Malaria
540
4.08
4
0.01
8. Road Traffic Accidents
518
3.91
6,937
10.17
9. Low Birth Weight
494
3.73
1,532
2.25
10. Liver Disease
416
3.14
2,680
3.93
11. Hypertension
412
3.11
1,894
2.78
12. Kidney Disease
384
2.90
2,121
3.11
13. Birth Trauma
362
2.73
915
1.34
14. Diarrhoeal diseases
318
2.40
504
0.74
15. Congenital Anomalies
285
2.15
1,038
1.52
16. Lung Disease
215
1.62
1,360
1.99
17. Violence
184
1.39
1,917
2.81
18. Suicide
183
1.38
530
0.78
19. Alzheimers & Dementia
152
1.15
1,808
2.65
20. Measles
146
1.10
0
0.00
21. Maternal Conditions
145
1.10
202
0.30
22. Other Injuries
140
1.06
890
1.31
23. Meningitis
113
0.85
134
0.20
24. Inflammatory/Heart
101
0.76
312
0.46
25. Endocrine Disorders
98
0.74
602
0.88
26. Cervical Cancer
96
0.73
560
0.82
27. Breast Cancer
92
0.70
1,460
2.14
28. Asthma
90
0.68
441
0.65
29. Lung Cancers
87
0.66
1,244
1.82
30. Falls
84
0.63
435
0.64
31. Pertussis
81
0.61
121
0.18
32. Prostate Cancer
80
0.60
1,655
2.43
33. Malnutrition
78
0.59
372
0.55
34. Oral Cancer
69
0.52
434
0.64
35. Liver Cancer
53
0.40
664
0.97
36. Parkinson's Disease
47
0.36
446
0.65
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
43
0.32
851
1.25
38. Drownings
42
0.32
248
0.36
39. Fires
39
0.29
139
0.20
40. Epilepsy
37
0.28
158
0.23
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
36
0.27
295
0.43
42. Trypanosomiasis
35
0.26
0
0.00
43. Oesophagus Cancer
35
0.26
200
0.29
44. Bladder Cancer
35
0.26
92
0.13
45. Skin Cancers
34
0.26
172
0.25
46. Drug Use
34
0.26
156
0.23
47. Syphilis
33
0.25
70
0.10
48. Stomach Cancer
32
0.24
547
0.80
49. Lymphomas
32
0.24
374
0.55
50. Poisonings
28
0.21
47
0.07
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gabon GABON   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
20.47
61
35.41
21
2. Cervical Cancer
14.89
56
10.82
79
3. Breast Cancer
13.28
131
28.28
14
4. Lung Cancers
8.18
114
12.65
92
5. Oral Cancer
6.76
19
4.35
51
6. Ovary Cancer
4.13
101
1.73
177
7. Liver Cancer
3.71
143
6.73
60
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.54
174
8.53
95
9. Bladder Cancer
3.39
46
0.91
159
10. Uterin Cancer
3.26
45
0.83
167
11. Skin Cancers
3.19
24
1.71
104
12. Oesophagus Cancer
2.91
76
2.08
110
13. Stomach Cancer
2.73
165
5.54
98
14. Lymphomas
2.32
166
3.77
130
15. Pancreas Cancer
2.05
140
4.61
73
16. Leukemia
1.42
162
3.99
71
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.