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Gabon
COUNTRY #1
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GABON VS JAMAICA

Compare Gabon and Jamaica 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.

Jamaica
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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Jamaica Population Pyramid
2,960,321
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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gabon GABON   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Gabon GABON   Jamaica JAMAICA
       
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
  
62.5
66.3
64.4
40
44
41
1970
45.5
48.7
47.0
134
133
135
  
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
1980
53.5
56.7
55.1
126
123
126
  
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
1990
59.4
62.6
60.9
124
127
126
  
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
2000
59.5
60.7
60.1
130
136
133
  
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
2010
62.4
62.1
62.3
133
150
141
  
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
2019
63.6
69.7
66.5
143
134
138
  
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gabon GABON   Jamaica JAMAICA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
63.6
69.7
143
134
74.4
77.7
57
82
Age
63.6
69.7
143
134
74.4
77.7
57
82
Age 5
66.6
72.5
153
137
75.5
78.6
50
78
Age 10
67.0
72.8
155
136
75.6
78.7
51
77
Age 15
67.4
73.1
155
137
75.7
78.8
51
77
Age 20
67.8
73.3
155
137
75.9
78.9
51
78
Age 25
68.3
73.6
156
137
76.1
79.1
53
77
Age 30
68.8
74.0
158
137
76.4
79.3
54
76
Age 35
69.3
74.5
159
137
76.7
79.6
53
74
Age 40
70.0
75.2
161
136
77.1
80.0
51
73
Age 45
70.8
76.0
163
133
77.6
80.4
49
71
Age 50
72.0
77.0
163
127
78.2
81.0
52
69
Age 55
73.4
78.1
164
122
79.0
81.8
53
64
Age 60
75.2
79.3
163
117
80.1
82.6
55
61
Age 65
77.3
80.7
165
114
81.4
83.8
52
58
Age 70
79.7
82.3
164
115
83.1
85.2
54
54
Age 75
82.6
84.4
162
120
85.4
86.9
50
50
Age 80
85.7
86.9
157
129
88.1
89.1
40
42
Age 85
89.2
90.0
154
138
91.1
91.5
20
25
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gabon GABON   Jamaica JAMAICA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Tuberculosis
113.96
4
0.24
157
2. Coronary Heart Disease
107.54
94
49.69
162
3. Stroke
94.08
79
70.26
104
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
73.73
46
11.23
153
5. Diabetes Mellitus
64.41
22
61.66
24
6. HIV/AIDS
60.61
20
25.41
38
7. Hypertension
44.80
19
18.75
89
8. Kidney Disease
37.95
27
23.98
84
9. Liver Disease
35.26
43
4.80
162
10. Malaria
28.76
32
0.00
119
11. Road Traffic Accidents
28.47
53
14.23
101
12. Lung Disease
23.69
84
13.20
151
13. Diarrhoeal diseases
21.09
57
1.06
133
14. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.55
40
15.09
133
15. Prostate Cancer
20.47
61
53.37
3
16. Cervical Cancer
14.89
56
22.18
32
17. Breast Cancer
13.28
131
25.54
24
18. Suicide
13.11
40
2.28
175
19. Violence
9.80
53
47.92
4
20. Other Injuries
9.28
73
2.77
173
21. Inflammatory/Heart
8.92
37
4.11
112
22. Low Birth Weight
8.92
45
6.72
67
23. Asthma
8.68
69
2.02
115
24. Lung Cancers
8.18
114
14.66
78
25. Falls
7.99
51
2.34
167
26. Maternal Conditions
6.80
41
1.15
81
27. Oral Cancer
6.76
19
1.87
141
28. Endocrine Disorders
6.74
42
5.56
60
29. Birth Trauma
6.57
52
1.82
96
30. Congenital Anomalies
6.38
72
4.63
124
31. Malnutrition
6.07
45
1.43
90
32. Meningitis
5.91
44
0.49
116
33. Parkinson's Disease
5.55
33
3.69
118
34. Measles
4.14
17
0.00
136
35. Ovary Cancer
4.13
101
5.85
38
36. Liver Cancer
3.71
143
3.14
161
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.54
174
13.25
39
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.48
76
2.47
92
39. Bladder Cancer
3.39
46
1.77
108
40. Uterin Cancer
3.26
45
6.42
8
41. Skin Cancers
3.19
24
0.29
168
42. Oesophagus Cancer
2.91
76
2.28
95
43. Stomach Cancer
2.73
165
7.00
77
44. Fires
2.62
62
0.47
145
45. Lymphomas
2.32
166
7.87
10
46. Pertussis
2.32
36
0.00
177
47. Drug Use
2.27
40
0.40
169
48. Epilepsy
2.20
54
1.48
101
49. Pancreas Cancer
2.05
140
3.62
94
50. Skin Disease
2.01
65
4.13
19
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Gabon GABON   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Tuberculosis
1,819
13.74
8
0.05
2. HIV/AIDS
1,128
8.52
757
4.33
3. Coronary Heart Disease
1,019
7.70
1,726
9.88
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
966
7.30
393
2.25
5. Stroke
896
6.77
2,415
13.82
6. Diabetes Mellitus
643
4.86
2,077
11.88
7. Malaria
540
4.08
0
0.00
8. Road Traffic Accidents
518
3.91
444
2.54
9. Low Birth Weight
494
3.73
241
1.38
10. Liver Disease
416
3.14
155
0.89
11. Hypertension
412
3.11
651
3.73
12. Kidney Disease
384
2.90
793
4.54
13. Birth Trauma
362
2.73
65
0.37
14. Diarrhoeal diseases
318
2.40
35
0.20
15. Congenital Anomalies
285
2.15
139
0.80
16. Lung Disease
215
1.62
452
2.59
17. Violence
184
1.39
1,484
8.49
18. Suicide
183
1.38
70
0.40
19. Alzheimers & Dementia
152
1.15
587
3.36
20. Measles
146
1.10
0
0.00
21. Maternal Conditions
145
1.10
35
0.20
22. Other Injuries
140
1.06
91
0.52
23. Meningitis
113
0.85
16
0.09
24. Inflammatory/Heart
101
0.76
133
0.76
25. Endocrine Disorders
98
0.74
176
1.01
26. Cervical Cancer
96
0.73
358
2.05
27. Breast Cancer
92
0.70
413
2.36
28. Asthma
90
0.68
65
0.37
29. Lung Cancers
87
0.66
472
2.70
30. Falls
84
0.63
82
0.47
31. Pertussis
81
0.61
0
0.00
32. Prostate Cancer
80
0.60
883
5.05
33. Malnutrition
78
0.59
48
0.27
34. Oral Cancer
69
0.52
59
0.34
35. Liver Cancer
53
0.40
101
0.58
36. Parkinson's Disease
47
0.36
132
0.76
37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
43
0.32
436
2.49
38. Drownings
42
0.32
10
0.06
39. Fires
39
0.29
16
0.09
40. Epilepsy
37
0.28
46
0.26
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
36
0.27
82
0.47
42. Trypanosomiasis
35
0.26
0
0.00
43. Oesophagus Cancer
35
0.26
74
0.42
44. Bladder Cancer
35
0.26
60
0.34
45. Skin Cancers
34
0.26
10
0.06
46. Drug Use
34
0.26
13
0.07
47. Syphilis
33
0.25
1
0.01
48. Stomach Cancer
32
0.24
231
1.32
49. Lymphomas
32
0.24
251
1.44
50. Poisonings
28
0.21
2
0.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Gabon GABON   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
20.47
61
53.37
3
2. Cervical Cancer
14.89
56
22.18
32
3. Breast Cancer
13.28
131
25.54
24
4. Lung Cancers
8.18
114
14.66
78
5. Oral Cancer
6.76
19
1.87
141
6. Ovary Cancer
4.13
101
5.85
38
7. Liver Cancer
3.71
143
3.14
161
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.54
174
13.25
39
9. Bladder Cancer
3.39
46
1.77
108
10. Uterin Cancer
3.26
45
6.42
8
11. Skin Cancers
3.19
24
0.29
168
12. Oesophagus Cancer
2.91
76
2.28
95
13. Stomach Cancer
2.73
165
7.00
77
14. Lymphomas
2.32
166
7.87
10
15. Pancreas Cancer
2.05
140
3.62
94
16. Leukemia
1.42
162
4.13
63
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.