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Gabon
COUNTRY #1
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GABON VS LAOS

Compare Gabon and Laos 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.

Laos
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Gabon Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   Laos LAOS
      Gabon GABON   Laos LAOS
           
    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
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    59.5
    60.7
    60.1
    130
    136
    133
    		  
    56.5
    59.7
    58.1
    140
    142
    140
    2010
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2019
    63.6
    69.7
    66.5
    143
    134
    138
    		  
    66.2
    70.9
    68.5
    130
    128
    130
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.6
    69.7
    143
    134
    66.2
    70.9
    130
    128
    Age 5
    66.6
    72.5
    153
    137
    69.6
    73.9
    126
    125
    Age 10
    67.0
    72.8
    155
    136
    69.8
    74.1
    128
    126
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.1
    155
    137
    70.1
    74.3
    126
    126
    Age 20
    67.8
    73.3
    155
    137
    70.4
    74.5
    126
    125
    Age 25
    68.3
    73.6
    156
    137
    70.9
    74.8
    124
    125
    Age 30
    68.8
    74.0
    158
    137
    71.3
    75.0
    125
    125
    Age 35
    69.3
    74.5
    159
    137
    71.7
    75.4
    126
    124
    Age 40
    70.0
    75.2
    161
    136
    72.2
    75.8
    127
    125
    Age 45
    70.8
    76.0
    163
    133
    72.9
    76.3
    128
    127
    Age 50
    72.0
    77.0
    163
    127
    73.7
    76.9
    131
    128
    Age 55
    73.4
    78.1
    164
    122
    74.9
    77.8
    135
    130
    Age 60
    75.2
    79.3
    163
    117
    76.4
    78.9
    138
    132
    Age 65
    77.3
    80.7
    165
    114
    78.2
    80.3
    137
    135
    Age 70
    79.7
    82.3
    164
    115
    80.5
    82.0
    137
    135
    Age 75
    82.6
    84.4
    162
    120
    83.1
    84.2
    135
    135
    Age 80
    85.7
    86.9
    157
    129
    86.1
    86.8
    134
    135
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.0
    154
    138
    89.4
    90.0
    136
    140
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Tuberculosis
    113.96
    4
    34.86
    29
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.54
    94
    139.74
    56
    3. Stroke
    94.08
    79
    152.50
    21
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73.73
    46
    59.07
    61
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    64.41
    22
    36.38
    71
    6. HIV/AIDS
    60.61
    20
    4.45
    78
    7. Hypertension
    44.80
    19
    24.41
    59
    8. Kidney Disease
    37.95
    27
    38.60
    25
    9. Liver Disease
    35.26
    43
    24.75
    75
    10. Malaria
    28.76
    32
    0.15
    55
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    28.47
    53
    19.78
    77
    12. Lung Disease
    23.69
    84
    46.19
    20
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    21.09
    57
    27.89
    53
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.55
    40
    16.42
    119
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.47
    61
    3.01
    174
    16. Cervical Cancer
    14.89
    56
    7.80
    96
    17. Breast Cancer
    13.28
    131
    17.83
    80
    18. Suicide
    13.11
    40
    5.98
    128
    19. Violence
    9.80
    53
    6.67
    74
    20. Other Injuries
    9.28
    73
    7.53
    92
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.92
    37
    4.66
    93
    22. Low Birth Weight
    8.92
    45
    8.47
    50
    23. Asthma
    8.68
    69
    19.60
    22
    24. Lung Cancers
    8.18
    114
    21.02
    48
    25. Falls
    7.99
    51
    9.16
    28
    26. Maternal Conditions
    6.80
    41
    2.91
    61
    27. Oral Cancer
    6.76
    19
    7.55
    14
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    6.74
    42
    3.39
    92
    29. Birth Trauma
    6.57
    52
    8.00
    40
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    72
    5.84
    92
    31. Malnutrition
    6.07
    45
    3.82
    60
    32. Meningitis
    5.91
    44
    1.88
    64
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    5.55
    33
    4.40
    75
    34. Measles
    4.14
    17
    0.33
    36
    35. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    101
    4.05
    108
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    143
    25.37
    4
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    174
    10.17
    74
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.48
    76
    16.83
    4
    39. Bladder Cancer
    3.39
    46
    1.36
    137
    40. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    45
    1.27
    151
    41. Skin Cancers
    3.19
    24
    1.43
    123
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.91
    76
    4.43
    41
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.73
    165
    11.97
    22
    44. Fires
    2.62
    62
    1.68
    85
    45. Lymphomas
    2.32
    166
    4.47
    102
    46. Pertussis
    2.32
    36
    3.41
    21
    47. Drug Use
    2.27
    40
    0.53
    157
    48. Epilepsy
    2.20
    54
    0.86
    144
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    2.05
    140
    1.38
    157
    50. Skin Disease
    2.01
    65
    2.37
    45
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Gabon GABON   Laos LAOS
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    1,819
    13.74
    1,949
    4.84
    2. HIV/AIDS
    1,128
    8.52
    313
    0.78
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,019
    7.70
    5,190
    12.89
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    966
    7.30
    2,820
    7.01
    5. Stroke
    896
    6.77
    5,769
    14.33
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    643
    4.86
    1,466
    3.64
    7. Malaria
    540
    4.08
    10
    0.02
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    518
    3.91
    1,281
    3.18
    9. Low Birth Weight
    494
    3.73
    1,156
    2.87
    10. Liver Disease
    416
    3.14
    1,171
    2.91
    11. Hypertension
    412
    3.11
    890
    2.21
    12. Kidney Disease
    384
    2.90
    1,646
    4.09
    13. Birth Trauma
    362
    2.73
    1,116
    2.77
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    318
    2.40
    1,552
    3.86
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    285
    2.15
    647
    1.61
    16. Lung Disease
    215
    1.62
    1,626
    4.04
    17. Violence
    184
    1.39
    475
    1.18
    18. Suicide
    183
    1.38
    390
    0.97
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    152
    1.15
    458
    1.14
    20. Measles
    146
    1.10
    29
    0.07
    21. Maternal Conditions
    145
    1.10
    218
    0.54
    22. Other Injuries
    140
    1.06
    519
    1.29
    23. Meningitis
    113
    0.85
    154
    0.38
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    101
    0.76
    206
    0.51
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    98
    0.74
    186
    0.46
    26. Cervical Cancer
    96
    0.73
    187
    0.46
    27. Breast Cancer
    92
    0.70
    437
    1.09
    28. Asthma
    90
    0.68
    840
    2.09
    29. Lung Cancers
    87
    0.66
    919
    2.28
    30. Falls
    84
    0.63
    440
    1.09
    31. Pertussis
    81
    0.61
    304
    0.76
    32. Prostate Cancer
    80
    0.60
    37
    0.09
    33. Malnutrition
    78
    0.59
    166
    0.41
    34. Oral Cancer
    69
    0.52
    349
    0.87
    35. Liver Cancer
    53
    0.40
    1,104
    2.74
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    47
    0.36
    139
    0.35
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    43
    0.32
    422
    1.05
    38. Drownings
    42
    0.32
    568
    1.41
    39. Fires
    39
    0.29
    108
    0.27
    40. Epilepsy
    37
    0.28
    58
    0.14
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    36
    0.27
    651
    1.62
    42. Trypanosomiasis
    35
    0.26
    0
    0.00
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.26
    214
    0.53
    44. Bladder Cancer
    35
    0.26
    49
    0.12
    45. Skin Cancers
    34
    0.26
    59
    0.15
    46. Drug Use
    34
    0.26
    33
    0.08
    47. Syphilis
    33
    0.25
    28
    0.07
    48. Stomach Cancer
    32
    0.24
    530
    1.32
    49. Lymphomas
    32
    0.24
    211
    0.52
    50. Poisonings
    28
    0.21
    41
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.47
    61
    3.01
    174
    2. Cervical Cancer
    14.89
    56
    7.80
    96
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.28
    131
    17.83
    80
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.18
    114
    21.02
    48
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.76
    19
    7.55
    14
    6. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    101
    4.05
    108
    7. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    143
    25.37
    4
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    174
    10.17
    74
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.39
    46
    1.36
    137
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    45
    1.27
    151
    11. Skin Cancers
    3.19
    24
    1.43
    123
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.91
    76
    4.43
    41
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.73
    165
    11.97
    22
    14. Lymphomas
    2.32
    166
    4.47
    102
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.05
    140
    1.38
    157
    16. Leukemia
    1.42
    162
    5.00
    19
    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.