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Guinea
COUNTRY #1
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GUINEA VS GAMBIA

Compare Guinea and Gambia 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.

Gambia
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
Guinea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea GUINEA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Guinea GUINEA   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    34.3
    36.3
    35.3
    165
    164
    164
    		  
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    37.3
    39.1
    38.2
    168
    166
    168
    		  
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    41.0
    43.1
    42.0
    170
    170
    171
    		  
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    46.0
    48.8
    47.4
    169
    169
    169
    		  
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    51.7
    53.2
    52.5
    153
    155
    154
    		  
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    56.6
    59.0
    57.8
    158
    159
    160
    		  
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    59.5
    62.3
    61.0
    173
    177
    173
    		  
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea GUINEA   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    59.5
    62.3
    173
    177
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    66.2
    68.4
    158
    172
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    67.0
    69.2
    156
    170
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    67.3
    69.5
    158
    169
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    67.8
    69.9
    157
    169
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    68.3
    70.4
    158
    169
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    68.8
    70.9
    156
    168
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    69.5
    71.6
    155
    168
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    70.3
    72.4
    155
    167
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    71.3
    73.3
    155
    168
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    72.5
    74.4
    155
    170
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    73.9
    75.7
    155
    170
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    75.6
    77.2
    155
    170
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    77.7
    79.0
    152
    169
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    80.1
    81.1
    152
    167
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    83.0
    83.7
    144
    159
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.6
    136
    153
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.0
    123
    130
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea GUINEA   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    145.90
    7
    113.77
    18
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    125.50
    71
    142.59
    53
    3. Stroke
    121.12
    37
    108.94
    59
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78.04
    14
    41.12
    43
    5. Malaria
    45.20
    16
    46.43
    15
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.29
    52
    37.65
    66
    7. Cervical Cancer
    42.44
    11
    25.76
    23
    8. Liver Disease
    42.03
    20
    33.48
    48
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.43
    29
    51.34
    8
    10. Prostate Cancer
    37.70
    18
    6.08
    156
    11. Kidney Disease
    35.30
    37
    32.04
    48
    12. HIV/AIDS
    31.46
    33
    70.82
    17
    13. Lung Disease
    30.27
    51
    29.40
    54
    14. Hypertension
    27.96
    49
    22.89
    68
    15. Tuberculosis
    27.05
    39
    28.42
    38
    16. Measles
    26.13
    3
    0.30
    38
    17. Asthma
    21.49
    17
    15.88
    35
    18. Meningitis
    21.27
    4
    13.27
    23
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.04
    46
    19.89
    49
    20. Liver Cancer
    19.78
    9
    30.83
    3
    21. Maternal Conditions
    17.43
    11
    18.68
    8
    22. Other Injuries
    15.68
    19
    11.81
    46
    23. Suicide
    12.33
    48
    9.64
    77
    24. Birth Trauma
    11.93
    12
    10.44
    21
    25. Low Birth Weight
    11.00
    28
    9.17
    43
    26. Violence
    10.25
    48
    11.94
    43
    27. Breast Cancer
    10.16
    156
    4.44
    182
    28. Trypanosomiasis
    10.01
    1
    0.00
    69
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    8.99
    26
    11.17
    16
    30. Malnutrition
    8.88
    33
    7.13
    39
    31. Falls
    8.84
    35
    9.85
    22
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.93
    24
    6.56
    37
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    36
    6.72
    59
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.28
    46
    6.44
    58
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    6.02
    22
    6.31
    18
    36. Pertussis
    5.14
    11
    2.22
    39
    37. Stomach Cancer
    4.56
    123
    1.43
    178
    38. Fires
    4.33
    20
    3.83
    32
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.89
    28
    2.55
    52
    40. Schistosomiasis
    3.80
    4
    2.34
    17
    41. Drownings
    3.61
    59
    2.58
    84
    42. Epilepsy
    3.58
    11
    2.78
    36
    43. Skin Cancers
    3.00
    32
    0.01
    177
    44. Poisonings
    2.68
    26
    2.48
    34
    45. Ovary Cancer
    2.45
    163
    0.44
    183
    46. Lymphomas
    2.40
    164
    0.74
    181
    47. Oral Cancer
    2.29
    115
    0.01
    181
    48. Skin Disease
    2.26
    50
    2.12
    59
    49. Drug Use
    2.17
    42
    2.38
    34
    50. Lung Cancers
    2.08
    171
    3.62
    150
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guinea GUINEA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,790
    12.95
    1,340
    10.42
    2. Malaria
    8,180
    8.28
    674
    5.24
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,788
    6.87
    626
    4.87
    4. Measles
    6,025
    6.10
    13
    0.10
    5. Stroke
    5,777
    5.85
    802
    6.24
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,665
    5.74
    1,007
    7.83
    7. Birth Trauma
    4,797
    4.86
    754
    5.86
    8. Low Birth Weight
    4,319
    4.37
    662
    5.15
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,788
    3.83
    695
    5.40
    10. HIV/AIDS
    3,020
    3.06
    1,125
    8.75
    11. Meningitis
    2,633
    2.67
    229
    1.78
    12. Liver Disease
    2,550
    2.58
    323
    2.51
    13. Tuberculosis
    2,369
    2.40
    445
    3.46
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    2,181
    2.21
    383
    2.98
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,138
    2.16
    290
    2.25
    16. Kidney Disease
    1,939
    1.96
    266
    2.07
    17. Maternal Conditions
    1,793
    1.82
    345
    2.68
    18. Other Injuries
    1,504
    1.52
    194
    1.51
    19. Cervical Cancer
    1,491
    1.51
    145
    1.13
    20. Lung Disease
    1,373
    1.39
    206
    1.60
    21. Hypertension
    1,348
    1.36
    172
    1.34
    22. Asthma
    1,179
    1.19
    134
    1.04
    23. Liver Cancer
    1,167
    1.18
    377
    2.93
    24. Pertussis
    1,165
    1.18
    99
    0.77
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,140
    1.15
    230
    1.79
    26. Violence
    1,128
    1.14
    195
    1.52
    27. Trypanosomiasis
    1,072
    1.09
    0
    0.00
    28. Malnutrition
    1,032
    1.04
    110
    0.86
    29. Suicide
    892
    0.90
    113
    0.88
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    579
    0.59
    89
    0.69
    31. Drownings
    528
    0.53
    69
    0.54
    32. Prostate Cancer
    525
    0.53
    21
    0.16
    33. Falls
    480
    0.49
    83
    0.65
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    448
    0.45
    56
    0.44
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    439
    0.44
    59
    0.46
    36. Fires
    410
    0.42
    67
    0.52
    37. Epilepsy
    350
    0.35
    43
    0.33
    38. Breast Cancer
    345
    0.35
    26
    0.20
    39. Syphilis
    328
    0.33
    55
    0.43
    40. Poisonings
    295
    0.30
    42
    0.33
    41. Stomach Cancer
    245
    0.25
    14
    0.11
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    238
    0.24
    24
    0.19
    43. Schistosomiasis
    232
    0.23
    23
    0.18
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    212
    0.21
    34
    0.26
    45. Tetanus
    170
    0.17
    18
    0.14
    46. Drug Use
    169
    0.17
    28
    0.22
    47. Hepatitis B
    162
    0.16
    14
    0.11
    48. Lymphomas
    158
    0.16
    12
    0.09
    49. Skin Cancers
    152
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    50. Lung Cancers
    128
    0.13
    34
    0.26
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guinea GUINEA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    42.44
    11
    25.76
    23
    2. Prostate Cancer
    37.70
    18
    6.08
    156
    3. Liver Cancer
    19.78
    9
    30.83
    3
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.16
    156
    4.44
    182
    5. Stomach Cancer
    4.56
    123
    1.43
    178
    6. Skin Cancers
    3.00
    32
    0.01
    177
    7. Ovary Cancer
    2.45
    163
    0.44
    183
    8. Lymphomas
    2.40
    164
    0.74
    181
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.29
    115
    0.01
    181
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.08
    171
    3.62
    150
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.78
    182
    1.05
    183
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.17
    156
    0.23
    180
    13. Bladder Cancer
    0.71
    169
    0.44
    181
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.42
    178
    0.48
    177
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.30
    181
    0.54
    179
    16. Leukemia
    0.20
    182
    0.09
    183
    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.