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Gabon
COUNTRY #1
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GABON VS UNITED STATES

Compare Gabon and United States 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.

United States
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Gabon Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   United States UNITED STATES
      Gabon GABON   United States UNITED STATES
           
    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
    		  
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    1970
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    		  
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    1980
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    		  
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    1990
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    		  
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    2000
    59.5
    60.7
    60.1
    130
    136
    133
    		  
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    2010
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    		  
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    2019
    63.6
    69.7
    66.5
    143
    134
    138
    		  
    76.3
    80.7
    78.5
    41
    42
    40
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   United States UNITED STATES
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.6
    69.7
    143
    134
    76.3
    80.7
    41
    42
    Age 5
    66.6
    72.5
    153
    137
    76.8
    81.2
    42
    45
    Age 10
    67.0
    72.8
    155
    136
    76.9
    81.2
    43
    45
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.1
    155
    137
    76.9
    81.3
    43
    45
    Age 20
    67.8
    73.3
    155
    137
    77.1
    81.4
    43
    45
    Age 25
    68.3
    73.6
    156
    137
    77.5
    81.5
    43
    45
    Age 30
    68.8
    74.0
    158
    137
    77.9
    81.7
    41
    45
    Age 35
    69.3
    74.5
    159
    137
    78.3
    81.9
    41
    43
    Age 40
    70.0
    75.2
    161
    136
    78.8
    82.2
    40
    43
    Age 45
    70.8
    76.0
    163
    133
    79.3
    82.5
    40
    42
    Age 50
    72.0
    77.0
    163
    127
    79.9
    83.0
    41
    41
    Age 55
    73.4
    78.1
    164
    122
    80.7
    83.6
    40
    40
    Age 60
    75.2
    79.3
    163
    117
    81.8
    84.4
    37
    38
    Age 65
    77.3
    80.7
    165
    114
    83.1
    85.3
    34
    38
    Age 70
    79.7
    82.3
    164
    115
    84.6
    86.4
    32
    38
    Age 75
    82.6
    84.4
    162
    120
    86.5
    87.7
    23
    35
    Age 80
    85.7
    86.9
    157
    129
    88.6
    89.4
    18
    27
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.0
    154
    138
    91.1
    91.5
    22
    30
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   United States UNITED STATES
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Tuberculosis
    113.96
    4
    0.09
    178
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.54
    94
    73.49
    142
    3. Stroke
    94.08
    79
    22.27
    164
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73.73
    46
    8.86
    163
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    64.41
    22
    10.58
    144
    6. HIV/AIDS
    60.61
    20
    1.37
    113
    7. Hypertension
    44.80
    19
    10.26
    133
    8. Kidney Disease
    37.95
    27
    13.08
    127
    9. Liver Disease
    35.26
    43
    8.98
    134
    10. Malaria
    28.76
    32
    0.00
    180
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    28.47
    53
    11.10
    120
    12. Lung Disease
    23.69
    84
    28.49
    60
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    21.09
    57
    1.55
    114
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.55
    40
    33.26
    8
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.47
    61
    11.64
    126
    16. Cervical Cancer
    14.89
    56
    2.77
    151
    17. Breast Cancer
    13.28
    131
    15.93
    105
    18. Suicide
    13.11
    40
    14.51
    31
    19. Violence
    9.80
    53
    6.00
    81
    20. Other Injuries
    9.28
    73
    5.11
    130
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.92
    37
    5.64
    73
    22. Low Birth Weight
    8.92
    45
    2.37
    138
    23. Asthma
    8.68
    69
    0.84
    141
    24. Lung Cancers
    8.18
    114
    25.54
    24
    25. Falls
    7.99
    51
    5.68
    90
    26. Maternal Conditions
    6.80
    41
    0.26
    129
    27. Oral Cancer
    6.76
    19
    2.01
    132
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    6.74
    42
    8.22
    28
    29. Birth Trauma
    6.57
    52
    0.42
    157
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    72
    3.78
    140
    31. Malnutrition
    6.07
    45
    0.90
    104
    32. Meningitis
    5.91
    44
    0.15
    166
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    5.55
    33
    4.55
    68
    34. Measles
    4.14
    17
    0.00
    180
    35. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    101
    4.70
    79
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    143
    4.69
    110
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    174
    10.28
    71
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.48
    76
    0.55
    170
    39. Bladder Cancer
    3.39
    46
    2.84
    61
    40. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    45
    3.11
    50
    41. Skin Cancers
    3.19
    24
    2.36
    57
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.91
    76
    3.04
    71
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.73
    165
    2.24
    173
    44. Fires
    2.62
    62
    0.73
    124
    45. Lymphomas
    2.32
    166
    6.36
    31
    46. Pertussis
    2.32
    36
    0.01
    135
    47. Drug Use
    2.27
    40
    21.28
    1
    48. Epilepsy
    2.20
    54
    0.78
    159
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    2.05
    140
    7.26
    36
    50. Skin Disease
    2.01
    65
    0.86
    115
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Gabon GABON   United States UNITED STATES
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    1,819
    13.74
    546
    0.02
    2. HIV/AIDS
    1,128
    8.52
    5,660
    0.23
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,019
    7.70
    504,904
    20.15
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    966
    7.30
    60,317
    2.41
    5. Stroke
    896
    6.77
    158,520
    6.33
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    643
    4.86
    61,418
    2.45
    7. Malaria
    540
    4.08
    0
    0.00
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    518
    3.91
    41,694
    1.66
    9. Low Birth Weight
    494
    3.73
    6,924
    0.28
    10. Liver Disease
    416
    3.14
    43,402
    1.73
    11. Hypertension
    412
    3.11
    65,960
    2.63
    12. Kidney Disease
    384
    2.90
    85,861
    3.43
    13. Birth Trauma
    362
    2.73
    1,233
    0.05
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    318
    2.40
    9,955
    0.40
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    285
    2.15
    11,762
    0.47
    16. Lung Disease
    215
    1.62
    195,387
    7.80
    17. Violence
    184
    1.39
    18,976
    0.76
    18. Suicide
    183
    1.38
    53,099
    2.12
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    152
    1.15
    287,198
    11.46
    20. Measles
    146
    1.10
    0
    0.00
    21. Maternal Conditions
    145
    1.10
    779
    0.03
    22. Other Injuries
    140
    1.06
    25,997
    1.04
    23. Meningitis
    113
    0.85
    606
    0.02
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    101
    0.76
    32,529
    1.30
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    98
    0.74
    46,985
    1.87
    26. Cervical Cancer
    96
    0.73
    6,984
    0.28
    27. Breast Cancer
    92
    0.70
    48,671
    1.94
    28. Asthma
    90
    0.68
    3,818
    0.15
    29. Lung Cancers
    87
    0.66
    155,533
    6.21
    30. Falls
    84
    0.63
    40,418
    1.61
    31. Pertussis
    81
    0.61
    16
    0.00
    32. Prostate Cancer
    80
    0.60
    35,612
    1.42
    33. Malnutrition
    78
    0.59
    6,762
    0.27
    34. Oral Cancer
    69
    0.52
    11,555
    0.46
    35. Liver Cancer
    53
    0.40
    27,064
    1.08
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    47
    0.36
    34,491
    1.38
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    43
    0.32
    61,827
    2.47
    38. Drownings
    42
    0.32
    4,070
    0.16
    39. Fires
    39
    0.29
    3,183
    0.13
    40. Epilepsy
    37
    0.28
    3,162
    0.13
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    36
    0.27
    3,461
    0.14
    42. Trypanosomiasis
    35
    0.26
    0
    0.00
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.26
    17,829
    0.71
    44. Bladder Cancer
    35
    0.26
    19,622
    0.78
    45. Skin Cancers
    34
    0.26
    14,311
    0.57
    46. Drug Use
    34
    0.26
    74,435
    2.97
    47. Syphilis
    33
    0.25
    49
    0.00
    48. Stomach Cancer
    32
    0.24
    13,077
    0.52
    49. Lymphomas
    32
    0.24
    40,281
    1.61
    50. Poisonings
    28
    0.21
    1,674
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   United States UNITED STATES
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.47
    61
    11.64
    126
    2. Cervical Cancer
    14.89
    56
    2.77
    151
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.28
    131
    15.93
    105
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.18
    114
    25.54
    24
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.76
    19
    2.01
    132
    6. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    101
    4.70
    79
    7. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    143
    4.69
    110
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    174
    10.28
    71
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.39
    46
    2.84
    61
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    45
    3.11
    50
    11. Skin Cancers
    3.19
    24
    2.36
    57
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.91
    76
    3.04
    71
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.73
    165
    2.24
    173
    14. Lymphomas
    2.32
    166
    6.36
    31
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.05
    140
    7.26
    36
    16. Leukemia
    1.42
    162
    4.43
    49
    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.