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Gabon
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Gabon and Fiji 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.

Fiji
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Gabon Population Pyramid
3,809,049
Fiji Population Pyramid
1,071,252
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gabon GABON   Fiji FIJI
  Gabon GABON   Fiji FIJI
       
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
 
54.0
58.2
56.0
75
74
74
1970
45.5
48.7
47.0
134
133
135
 
58.0
62.2
60.0
81
81
82
1980
53.5
56.7
55.1
126
123
126
 
62.0
66.2
64.0
79
84
84
1990
59.4
62.6
60.9
124
127
126
 
64.6
68.8
66.7
89
99
97
2000
59.5
60.7
60.1
130
136
133
 
65.2
70.3
67.7
102
110
105
2010
62.4
62.1
62.3
133
150
141
 
66.3
72.3
69.1
112
112
109
2019
63.6
69.7
66.5
143
134
138
 
65.9
70.3
68.0
131
131
133
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gabon GABON   Fiji FIJI
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
63.6
69.7
143
134
65.9
70.3
131
131
Age
63.6
69.7
143
134
65.9
70.3
131
131
Age 5
66.6
72.5
153
137
67.9
72.0
141
139
Age 10
67.0
72.8
155
136
68.0
72.1
146
142
Age 15
67.4
73.1
155
137
68.2
72.3
146
144
Age 20
67.8
73.3
155
137
68.4
72.5
146
146
Age 25
68.3
73.6
156
137
68.8
72.7
146
147
Age 30
68.8
74.0
158
137
69.2
73.0
148
147
Age 35
69.3
74.5
159
137
69.6
73.3
152
151
Age 40
70.0
75.2
161
136
70.1
73.7
158
156
Age 45
70.8
76.0
163
133
70.8
74.3
164
159
Age 50
72.0
77.0
163
127
71.8
75.0
165
161
Age 55
73.4
78.1
164
122
73.2
76.1
167
166
Age 60
75.2
79.3
163
117
74.9
77.5
167
165
Age 65
77.3
80.7
165
114
77.0
79.3
169
162
Age 70
79.7
82.3
164
115
79.4
81.4
171
157
Age 75
82.6
84.4
162
120
82.1
83.9
175
146
Age 80
85.7
86.9
157
129
85.1
86.6
174
152
Age 85
89.2
90.0
154
138
88.4
89.7
178
154
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gabon GABON   Fiji FIJI
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Tuberculosis
113.96
4
5.68
82
2. Coronary Heart Disease
107.54
94
229.26
21
3. Stroke
94.08
79
96.45
75
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
73.73
46
32.87
80
5. Diabetes Mellitus
64.41
22
243.61
1
6. HIV/AIDS
60.61
20
3.43
86
7. Hypertension
44.80
19
27.17
51
8. Kidney Disease
37.95
27
43.25
17
9. Liver Disease
35.26
43
10.90
120
10. Malaria
28.76
32
0.00
104
11. Road Traffic Accidents
28.47
53
14.33
100
12. Lung Disease
23.69
84
24.76
80
13. Diarrhoeal diseases
21.09
57
16.40
62
14. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.55
40
15.70
127
15. Prostate Cancer
20.47
61
15.69
93
16. Cervical Cancer
14.89
56
21.82
34
17. Breast Cancer
13.28
131
41.41
2
18. Suicide
13.11
40
9.51
78
19. Violence
9.80
53
2.26
125
20. Other Injuries
9.28
73
9.37
72
21. Inflammatory/Heart
8.92
37
6.47
57
22. Low Birth Weight
8.92
45
6.04
78
23. Asthma
8.68
69
38.33
5
24. Lung Cancers
8.18
114
6.89
123
25. Falls
7.99
51
4.37
117
26. Maternal Conditions
6.80
41
0.98
85
27. Oral Cancer
6.76
19
1.90
140
28. Endocrine Disorders
6.74
42
3.84
84
29. Birth Trauma
6.57
52
2.70
85
30. Congenital Anomalies
6.38
72
11.65
3
31. Malnutrition
6.07
45
2.71
77
32. Meningitis
5.91
44
1.89
63
33. Parkinson's Disease
5.55
33
8.32
5
34. Measles
4.14
17
0.03
68
35. Ovary Cancer
4.13
101
7.28
14
36. Liver Cancer
3.71
143
9.03
38
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.54
174
7.43
113
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.48
76
5.41
53
39. Bladder Cancer
3.39
46
1.04
156
40. Uterin Cancer
3.26
45
4.99
17
41. Skin Cancers
3.19
24
0.26
170
42. Oesophagus Cancer
2.91
76
2.55
88
43. Stomach Cancer
2.73
165
3.19
150
44. Fires
2.62
62
3.39
38
45. Lymphomas
2.32
166
3.38
137
46. Pertussis
2.32
36
0.98
66
47. Drug Use
2.27
40
0.52
158
48. Epilepsy
2.20
54
1.89
75
49. Pancreas Cancer
2.05
140
3.05
110
50. Skin Disease
2.01
65
3.06
26
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Gabon GABON   Fiji FIJI
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Tuberculosis
1,819
13.74
39
0.58
2. HIV/AIDS
1,128
8.52
30
0.45
3. Coronary Heart Disease
1,019
7.70
1,481
22.17
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
966
7.30
228
3.41
5. Stroke
896
6.77
583
8.73
6. Diabetes Mellitus
643
4.86
1,628
24.37
7. Malaria
540
4.08
0
0.00
8. Road Traffic Accidents
518
3.91
120
1.80
9. Low Birth Weight
494
3.73
86
1.29
10. Liver Disease
416
3.14
82
1.23
11. Hypertension
412
3.11
170
2.55
12. Kidney Disease
384
2.90
277
4.15
13. Birth Trauma
362
2.73
36
0.54
14. Diarrhoeal diseases
318
2.40
96
1.44
15. Congenital Anomalies
285
2.15
129
1.93
16. Lung Disease
215
1.62
141
2.11
17. Violence
184
1.39
19
0.28
18. Suicide
183
1.38
80
1.20
19. Alzheimers & Dementia
152
1.15
63
0.94
20. Measles
146
1.10
0
0.00
21. Maternal Conditions
145
1.10
9
0.13
22. Other Injuries
140
1.06
77
1.15
23. Meningitis
113
0.85
17
0.25
24. Inflammatory/Heart
101
0.76
45
0.67
25. Endocrine Disorders
98
0.74
28
0.42
26. Cervical Cancer
96
0.73
86
1.29
27. Breast Cancer
92
0.70
162
2.43
28. Asthma
90
0.68
226
3.38
29. Lung Cancers
87
0.66
48
0.72
30. Falls
84
0.63
27
0.40
31. Pertussis
81
0.61
10
0.15
32. Prostate Cancer
80
0.60
41
0.61
33. Malnutrition
78
0.59
14
0.21
34. Oral Cancer
69
0.52
13
0.19
35. Liver Cancer
53
0.40
68
1.02
36. Parkinson's Disease
47
0.36
40
0.60
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
43
0.32
45
0.67
38. Drownings
42
0.32
60
0.90
39. Fires
39
0.29
28
0.42
40. Epilepsy
37
0.28
16
0.24
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
36
0.27
34
0.51
42. Trypanosomiasis
35
0.26
0
0.00
43. Oesophagus Cancer
35
0.26
18
0.27
44. Bladder Cancer
35
0.26
8
0.12
45. Skin Cancers
34
0.26
1
0.01
46. Drug Use
34
0.26
4
0.06
47. Syphilis
33
0.25
11
0.16
48. Stomach Cancer
32
0.24
23
0.34
49. Lymphomas
32
0.24
27
0.40
50. Poisonings
28
0.21
2
0.03
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gabon GABON   Fiji FIJI
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
20.47
61
15.69
93
2. Cervical Cancer
14.89
56
21.82
34
3. Breast Cancer
13.28
131
41.41
2
4. Lung Cancers
8.18
114
6.89
123
5. Oral Cancer
6.76
19
1.90
140
6. Ovary Cancer
4.13
101
7.28
14
7. Liver Cancer
3.71
143
9.03
38
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.54
174
7.43
113
9. Bladder Cancer
3.39
46
1.04
156
10. Uterin Cancer
3.26
45
4.99
17
11. Skin Cancers
3.19
24
0.26
170
12. Oesophagus Cancer
2.91
76
2.55
88
13. Stomach Cancer
2.73
165
3.19
150
14. Lymphomas
2.32
166
3.38
137
15. Pancreas Cancer
2.05
140
3.05
110
16. Leukemia
1.42
162
3.99
72
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.