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Gabon
COUNTRY #1
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GABON VS SOUTH KOREA

Compare Gabon and South Korea 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.

South Korea
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   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Gabon GABON   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    52.6
    55.8
    54.2
    81
    82
    82
    1970
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    		  
    58.7
    65.1
    61.8
    80
    68
    73
    1980
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    		  
    61.8
    70.0
    65.8
    80
    69
    76
    1990
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    		  
    67.3
    75.5
    71.3
    59
    41
    49
    2000
    59.5
    60.7
    60.1
    130
    136
    133
    		  
    72.3
    79.5
    76.0
    38
    27
    33
    2010
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    		  
    77.2
    84.0
    80.7
    24
    8
    15
    2019
    63.6
    69.7
    66.5
    143
    134
    138
    		  
    80.3
    86.1
    83.3
    16
    2
    3
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.6
    69.7
    143
    134
    80.3
    86.1
    16
    2
    Age 5
    66.6
    72.5
    153
    137
    80.6
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 10
    67.0
    72.8
    155
    136
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.1
    155
    137
    80.7
    86.4
    17
    2
    Age 20
    67.8
    73.3
    155
    137
    80.8
    86.5
    17
    2
    Age 25
    68.3
    73.6
    156
    137
    80.9
    86.6
    17
    2
    Age 30
    68.8
    74.0
    158
    137
    81.0
    86.7
    17
    2
    Age 35
    69.3
    74.5
    159
    137
    81.2
    86.8
    17
    2
    Age 40
    70.0
    75.2
    161
    136
    81.4
    86.9
    15
    2
    Age 45
    70.8
    76.0
    163
    133
    81.7
    87.1
    16
    2
    Age 50
    72.0
    77.0
    163
    127
    82.1
    87.3
    15
    2
    Age 55
    73.4
    78.1
    164
    122
    82.6
    87.6
    15
    2
    Age 60
    75.2
    79.3
    163
    117
    83.4
    87.9
    12
    2
    Age 65
    77.3
    80.7
    165
    114
    84.2
    88.2
    14
    2
    Age 70
    79.7
    82.3
    164
    115
    85.3
    88.7
    15
    2
    Age 75
    82.6
    84.4
    162
    120
    86.6
    89.4
    21
    5
    Age 80
    85.7
    86.9
    157
    129
    88.6
    90.5
    19
    4
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.0
    154
    138
    91.2
    92.3
    13
    5
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Tuberculosis
    113.96
    4
    1.93
    110
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.54
    94
    27.78
    183
    3. Stroke
    94.08
    79
    25.48
    155
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73.73
    46
    25.21
    100
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    64.41
    22
    6.84
    160
    6. HIV/AIDS
    60.61
    20
    0.11
    155
    7. Hypertension
    44.80
    19
    3.45
    163
    8. Kidney Disease
    37.95
    27
    9.92
    142
    9. Liver Disease
    35.26
    43
    7.50
    148
    10. Malaria
    28.76
    32
    0.00
    67
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    28.47
    53
    5.76
    150
    12. Lung Disease
    23.69
    84
    8.14
    175
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    21.09
    57
    0.91
    139
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.55
    40
    11.04
    154
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.47
    61
    6.10
    155
    16. Cervical Cancer
    14.89
    56
    2.29
    160
    17. Breast Cancer
    13.28
    131
    6.59
    180
    18. Suicide
    13.11
    40
    21.16
    12
    19. Violence
    9.80
    53
    0.68
    170
    20. Other Injuries
    9.28
    73
    3.88
    154
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.92
    37
    1.55
    172
    22. Low Birth Weight
    8.92
    45
    1.62
    152
    23. Asthma
    8.68
    69
    1.08
    129
    24. Lung Cancers
    8.18
    114
    20.90
    49
    25. Falls
    7.99
    51
    3.34
    142
    26. Maternal Conditions
    6.80
    41
    0.07
    158
    27. Oral Cancer
    6.76
    19
    1.60
    154
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    6.74
    42
    2.11
    148
    29. Birth Trauma
    6.57
    52
    0.39
    164
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    72
    1.82
    181
    31. Malnutrition
    6.07
    45
    0.09
    158
    32. Meningitis
    5.91
    44
    0.07
    181
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    5.55
    33
    3.78
    114
    34. Measles
    4.14
    17
    0.00
    160
    35. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    101
    2.84
    149
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    143
    12.57
    21
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    174
    10.56
    68
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.48
    76
    0.54
    171
    39. Bladder Cancer
    3.39
    46
    1.74
    111
    40. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    45
    0.89
    165
    41. Skin Cancers
    3.19
    24
    0.60
    157
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.91
    76
    1.84
    115
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.73
    165
    9.13
    50
    44. Fires
    2.62
    62
    0.33
    159
    45. Lymphomas
    2.32
    166
    3.72
    131
    46. Pertussis
    2.32
    36
    0.03
    116
    47. Drug Use
    2.27
    40
    0.20
    181
    48. Epilepsy
    2.20
    54
    0.72
    166
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    2.05
    140
    7.34
    34
    50. Skin Disease
    2.01
    65
    0.67
    126
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Gabon GABON   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    1,819
    13.74
    1,950
    0.78
    2. HIV/AIDS
    1,128
    8.52
    84
    0.03
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,019
    7.70
    28,043
    11.19
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    966
    7.30
    26,650
    10.63
    5. Stroke
    896
    6.77
    25,596
    10.21
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    643
    4.86
    6,812
    2.72
    7. Malaria
    540
    4.08
    1
    0.00
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    518
    3.91
    4,399
    1.76
    9. Low Birth Weight
    494
    3.73
    370
    0.15
    10. Liver Disease
    416
    3.14
    6,348
    2.53
    11. Hypertension
    412
    3.11
    3,711
    1.48
    12. Kidney Disease
    384
    2.90
    10,107
    4.03
    13. Birth Trauma
    362
    2.73
    88
    0.04
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    318
    2.40
    929
    0.37
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    285
    2.15
    518
    0.21
    16. Lung Disease
    215
    1.62
    8,526
    3.40
    17. Violence
    184
    1.39
    386
    0.15
    18. Suicide
    183
    1.38
    14,636
    5.84
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    152
    1.15
    12,145
    4.85
    20. Measles
    146
    1.10
    0
    0.00
    21. Maternal Conditions
    145
    1.10
    34
    0.01
    22. Other Injuries
    140
    1.06
    3,634
    1.45
    23. Meningitis
    113
    0.85
    51
    0.02
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    101
    0.76
    1,325
    0.53
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    98
    0.74
    1,891
    0.75
    26. Cervical Cancer
    96
    0.73
    1,065
    0.42
    27. Breast Cancer
    92
    0.70
    2,880
    1.15
    28. Asthma
    90
    0.68
    1,150
    0.46
    29. Lung Cancers
    87
    0.66
    20,293
    8.10
    30. Falls
    84
    0.63
    2,934
    1.17
    31. Pertussis
    81
    0.61
    6
    0.00
    32. Prostate Cancer
    80
    0.60
    2,316
    0.92
    33. Malnutrition
    78
    0.59
    88
    0.04
    34. Oral Cancer
    69
    0.52
    1,457
    0.58
    35. Liver Cancer
    53
    0.40
    11,589
    4.62
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    47
    0.36
    3,951
    1.58
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    43
    0.32
    10,180
    4.06
    38. Drownings
    42
    0.32
    501
    0.20
    39. Fires
    39
    0.29
    263
    0.10
    40. Epilepsy
    37
    0.28
    524
    0.21
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    36
    0.27
    540
    0.22
    42. Trypanosomiasis
    35
    0.26
    0
    0.00
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.26
    1,733
    0.69
    44. Bladder Cancer
    35
    0.26
    1,768
    0.71
    45. Skin Cancers
    34
    0.26
    585
    0.23
    46. Drug Use
    34
    0.26
    154
    0.06
    47. Syphilis
    33
    0.25
    27
    0.01
    48. Stomach Cancer
    32
    0.24
    8,625
    3.44
    49. Lymphomas
    32
    0.24
    3,477
    1.39
    50. Poisonings
    28
    0.21
    115
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   South Korea SOUTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.47
    61
    6.10
    155
    2. Cervical Cancer
    14.89
    56
    2.29
    160
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.28
    131
    6.59
    180
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.18
    114
    20.90
    49
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.76
    19
    1.60
    154
    6. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    101
    2.84
    149
    7. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    143
    12.57
    21
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    174
    10.56
    68
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.39
    46
    1.74
    111
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    45
    0.89
    165
    11. Skin Cancers
    3.19
    24
    0.60
    157
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.91
    76
    1.84
    115
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.73
    165
    9.13
    50
    14. Lymphomas
    2.32
    166
    3.72
    131
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.05
    140
    7.34
    34
    16. Leukemia
    1.42
    162
    2.65
    138
    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.