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Guyana
COUNTRY #1
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GUYANA VS GAMBIA

Compare Guyana 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
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Guyana GUYANA   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    		  
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    		  
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    		  
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    		  
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    		  
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    		  
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    		  
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192.95
    31
    142.59
    53
    2. Stroke
    149.26
    24
    108.94
    59
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    82.60
    14
    37.65
    66
    4. Hypertension
    45.77
    18
    22.89
    68
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    42.19
    65
    113.77
    18
    6. Prostate Cancer
    41.13
    12
    6.08
    156
    7. Suicide
    40.85
    2
    9.64
    77
    8. HIV/AIDS
    34.94
    29
    70.82
    17
    9. Kidney Disease
    32.95
    45
    32.04
    48
    10. Liver Disease
    26.93
    68
    33.48
    48
    11. Breast Cancer
    25.59
    23
    4.44
    182
    12. Violence
    25.46
    14
    11.94
    43
    13. Lung Disease
    25.43
    78
    29.40
    54
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    24.94
    3
    11.17
    16
    15. Cervical Cancer
    24.77
    25
    25.76
    23
    16. Other Injuries
    22.64
    4
    11.81
    46
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.39
    63
    51.34
    8
    18. Tuberculosis
    18.83
    52
    28.42
    38
    19. Drownings
    18.48
    1
    2.58
    84
    20. Anemia
    14.15
    1
    0.00
    103
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.69
    18
    6.44
    58
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.32
    96
    1.05
    183
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.61
    26
    6.56
    37
    24. Low Birth Weight
    7.54
    57
    9.17
    43
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    7.16
    50
    6.72
    59
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.60
    74
    41.12
    43
    27. Other Neoplasms
    5.49
    10
    0.42
    95
    28. Lung Cancers
    5.31
    135
    3.62
    150
    29. Malnutrition
    5.24
    53
    7.13
    39
    30. Birth Trauma
    5.24
    62
    10.44
    21
    31. Stomach Cancer
    4.88
    110
    1.43
    178
    32. Ovary Cancer
    4.75
    77
    0.44
    183
    33. Lymphomas
    4.43
    105
    0.74
    181
    34. Liver Cancer
    4.07
    126
    30.83
    3
    35. Malaria
    3.88
    44
    46.43
    15
    36. Maternal Conditions
    3.59
    53
    18.68
    8
    37. Asthma
    3.57
    100
    15.88
    35
    38. Uterin Cancer
    3.50
    36
    0.23
    180
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.28
    171
    19.89
    49
    40. Epilepsy
    3.18
    26
    2.78
    36
    41. Leukemia
    2.77
    131
    0.09
    183
    42. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    94
    0.01
    181
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    2.70
    123
    0.54
    179
    44. Fires
    2.65
    61
    3.83
    32
    45. Drug Use
    2.12
    43
    2.38
    34
    46. Meningitis
    1.91
    62
    13.27
    23
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.69
    81
    2.55
    52
    48. Falls
    1.52
    177
    9.85
    22
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1.31
    172
    6.31
    18
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.15
    6
    0.00
    102
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guyana GUYANA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,335
    18.58
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Stroke
    1,022
    14.22
    802
    6.24
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    579
    8.06
    290
    2.25
    4. Hypertension
    320
    4.45
    172
    1.34
    5. Suicide
    315
    4.38
    113
    0.88
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    302
    4.20
    1,340
    10.42
    7. HIV/AIDS
    256
    3.56
    1,125
    8.75
    8. Kidney Disease
    233
    3.24
    266
    2.07
    9. Liver Disease
    197
    2.74
    323
    2.51
    10. Violence
    194
    2.70
    195
    1.52
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    175
    2.44
    695
    5.40
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    174
    2.42
    230
    1.79
    13. Lung Disease
    174
    2.42
    206
    1.60
    14. Other Injuries
    167
    2.32
    194
    1.51
    15. Drownings
    145
    2.02
    69
    0.54
    16. Tuberculosis
    137
    1.91
    445
    3.46
    17. Prostate Cancer
    123
    1.71
    21
    0.16
    18. Anemia
    99
    1.38
    0
    0.00
    19. Breast Cancer
    96
    1.34
    26
    0.20
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    92
    1.28
    59
    0.46
    21. Cervical Cancer
    91
    1.27
    145
    1.13
    22. Low Birth Weight
    89
    1.24
    662
    5.15
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    69
    0.96
    383
    2.98
    24. Birth Trauma
    64
    0.89
    754
    5.86
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    59
    0.82
    11
    0.09
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    54
    0.75
    56
    0.44
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    48
    0.67
    626
    4.87
    28. Other Neoplasms
    40
    0.56
    3
    0.02
    29. Lung Cancers
    38
    0.53
    34
    0.26
    30. Malnutrition
    37
    0.51
    110
    0.86
    31. Stomach Cancer
    34
    0.47
    14
    0.11
    32. Lymphomas
    32
    0.45
    12
    0.09
    33. Malaria
    30
    0.42
    674
    5.24
    34. Liver Cancer
    29
    0.40
    377
    2.93
    35. Maternal Conditions
    28
    0.39
    345
    2.68
    36. Asthma
    25
    0.35
    134
    1.04
    37. Epilepsy
    24
    0.33
    43
    0.33
    38. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23
    0.32
    89
    0.69
    39. Leukemia
    21
    0.29
    2
    0.02
    40. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.28
    0
    0.00
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    19
    0.26
    6
    0.05
    42. Fires
    19
    0.26
    67
    0.52
    43. Ovary Cancer
    18
    0.25
    2
    0.02
    44. Meningitis
    17
    0.24
    229
    1.78
    45. Drug Use
    16
    0.22
    28
    0.22
    46. Uterin Cancer
    13
    0.18
    1
    0.01
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    13
    0.18
    24
    0.19
    48. Falls
    11
    0.15
    83
    0.65
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    9
    0.13
    34
    0.26
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    8
    0.11
    5
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guyana GUYANA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    41.13
    12
    6.08
    156
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.59
    23
    4.44
    182
    3. Cervical Cancer
    24.77
    25
    25.76
    23
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.32
    96
    1.05
    183
    5. Lung Cancers
    5.31
    135
    3.62
    150
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.88
    110
    1.43
    178
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.75
    77
    0.44
    183
    8. Lymphomas
    4.43
    105
    0.74
    181
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.07
    126
    30.83
    3
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.50
    36
    0.23
    180
    11. Leukemia
    2.77
    131
    0.09
    183
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    94
    0.01
    181
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.70
    123
    0.54
    179
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.11
    150
    0.44
    181
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.07
    152
    0.48
    177
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    152
    0.01
    177
    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.