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Kenya
COUNTRY #1
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KENYA VS GABON

Compare Kenya and Gabon 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.

Gabon
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
Kenya Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   Gabon GABON
      Kenya KENYA   Gabon GABON
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    		  
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    		  
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    		  
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    		  
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    		  
    59.5
    60.7
    60.1
    130
    136
    133
    2010
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    		  
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2019
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    		  
    63.6
    69.7
    66.5
    143
    134
    138
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    63.6
    69.7
    143
    134
    Age 5
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    66.6
    72.5
    153
    137
    Age 10
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    67.0
    72.8
    155
    136
    Age 15
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    67.4
    73.1
    155
    137
    Age 20
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    67.8
    73.3
    155
    137
    Age 25
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    68.3
    73.6
    156
    137
    Age 30
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    68.8
    74.0
    158
    137
    Age 35
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    69.3
    74.5
    159
    137
    Age 40
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    70.0
    75.2
    161
    136
    Age 45
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    70.8
    76.0
    163
    133
    Age 50
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    72.0
    77.0
    163
    127
    Age 55
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    73.4
    78.1
    164
    122
    Age 60
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    75.2
    79.3
    163
    117
    Age 65
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    77.3
    80.7
    165
    114
    Age 70
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    79.7
    82.3
    164
    115
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    82.6
    84.4
    162
    120
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    85.7
    86.9
    157
    129
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    89.2
    90.0
    154
    138
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    92.66
    81
    94.08
    79
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    85.68
    38
    73.73
    46
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    72.70
    144
    107.54
    94
    4. Liver Disease
    57.44
    6
    35.26
    43
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53.46
    31
    21.09
    57
    6. Tuberculosis
    49.91
    18
    113.96
    4
    7. HIV/AIDS
    48.82
    25
    60.61
    20
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    48.00
    12
    28.47
    53
    9. Malaria
    33.54
    29
    28.76
    32
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    30.43
    88
    64.41
    22
    11. Hypertension
    28.53
    47
    44.80
    19
    12. Lung Disease
    26.82
    68
    23.69
    84
    13. Cervical Cancer
    24.71
    26
    14.89
    56
    14. Prostate Cancer
    24.17
    51
    20.47
    61
    15. Kidney Disease
    23.30
    91
    37.95
    27
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.37
    2
    2.91
    76
    17. Breast Cancer
    19.76
    51
    13.28
    131
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.35
    76
    20.55
    40
    19. Meningitis
    13.96
    19
    5.91
    44
    20. Malnutrition
    13.10
    21
    6.07
    45
    21. Other Injuries
    12.36
    42
    9.28
    73
    22. Maternal Conditions
    11.72
    28
    6.80
    41
    23. Suicide
    11.01
    60
    13.11
    40
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10.16
    43
    2.73
    165
    25. Asthma
    9.95
    65
    8.68
    69
    26. Birth Trauma
    8.50
    38
    6.57
    52
    27. Low Birth Weight
    8.13
    53
    8.92
    45
    28. Falls
    7.89
    53
    7.99
    51
    29. Oral Cancer
    7.82
    13
    6.76
    19
    30. Lymphomas
    7.26
    17
    2.32
    166
    31. Violence
    7.07
    65
    9.80
    53
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.74
    123
    3.54
    174
    33. Ovary Cancer
    6.41
    25
    4.13
    101
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    6.20
    86
    6.38
    72
    35. Tetanus
    5.79
    2
    0.24
    63
    36. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    82
    3.71
    143
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.78
    61
    3.48
    76
    38. Leukemia
    4.48
    44
    1.42
    162
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    105
    8.92
    37
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    3.79
    112
    5.55
    33
    41. Fires
    3.66
    34
    2.62
    62
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    96
    2.05
    140
    43. Poisonings
    3.34
    13
    1.87
    49
    44. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    156
    8.18
    114
    45. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    26
    3.19
    24
    46. Uterin Cancer
    3.07
    51
    3.26
    45
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    2.69
    125
    6.74
    42
    48. Epilepsy
    2.27
    52
    2.20
    54
    49. Drownings
    2.27
    103
    1.96
    117
    50. Skin Disease
    2.15
    56
    2.01
    65
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Kenya KENYA   Gabon GABON
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22,571
    8.57
    966
    7.30
    2. HIV/AIDS
    20,885
    7.93
    1,128
    8.52
    3. Tuberculosis
    19,655
    7.46
    1,819
    13.74
    4. Stroke
    15,895
    6.03
    896
    6.77
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,420
    5.85
    318
    2.40
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    14,883
    5.65
    518
    3.91
    7. Liver Disease
    13,405
    5.09
    416
    3.14
    8. Malaria
    12,652
    4.80
    540
    4.08
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,972
    4.54
    1,019
    7.70
    10. Birth Trauma
    9,957
    3.78
    362
    2.73
    11. Low Birth Weight
    9,562
    3.63
    494
    3.73
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    6,115
    2.32
    285
    2.15
    13. Maternal Conditions
    5,651
    2.15
    145
    1.10
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,651
    2.15
    643
    4.86
    15. Meningitis
    5,364
    2.04
    113
    0.85
    16. Kidney Disease
    4,464
    1.69
    384
    2.90
    17. Hypertension
    4,418
    1.68
    412
    3.11
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,373
    1.66
    35
    0.26
    19. Other Injuries
    4,336
    1.65
    140
    1.06
    20. Lung Disease
    4,280
    1.62
    215
    1.62
    21. Malnutrition
    4,212
    1.60
    78
    0.59
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3,389
    1.29
    96
    0.73
    23. Suicide
    3,214
    1.22
    183
    1.38
    24. Violence
    2,942
    1.12
    184
    1.39
    25. Breast Cancer
    2,658
    1.01
    92
    0.70
    26. Asthma
    2,300
    0.87
    90
    0.68
    27. Tetanus
    2,129
    0.81
    8
    0.06
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2,010
    0.76
    32
    0.24
    29. Lymphomas
    1,931
    0.73
    32
    0.24
    30. Oral Cancer
    1,842
    0.70
    69
    0.52
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,827
    0.69
    152
    1.15
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,477
    0.56
    43
    0.32
    33. Falls
    1,465
    0.56
    84
    0.63
    34. Liver Cancer
    1,351
    0.51
    53
    0.40
    35. Leukemia
    1,327
    0.50
    17
    0.13
    36. Fires
    1,316
    0.50
    39
    0.29
    37. Prostate Cancer
    1,292
    0.49
    80
    0.60
    38. Poisonings
    1,269
    0.48
    28
    0.21
    39. Drownings
    1,200
    0.46
    42
    0.32
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,121
    0.43
    101
    0.76
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,089
    0.41
    36
    0.27
    42. Pertussis
    1,014
    0.38
    81
    0.61
    43. Epilepsy
    832
    0.32
    37
    0.28
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    831
    0.32
    98
    0.74
    45. Ovary Cancer
    795
    0.30
    27
    0.20
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    716
    0.27
    21
    0.16
    47. Lung Cancers
    669
    0.25
    87
    0.66
    48. Skin Cancers
    638
    0.24
    34
    0.26
    49. Hepatitis B
    522
    0.20
    7
    0.05
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    470
    0.18
    47
    0.36
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    24.71
    26
    14.89
    56
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.17
    51
    20.47
    61
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.37
    2
    2.91
    76
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.76
    51
    13.28
    131
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.16
    43
    2.73
    165
    6. Oral Cancer
    7.82
    13
    6.76
    19
    7. Lymphomas
    7.26
    17
    2.32
    166
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.74
    123
    3.54
    174
    9. Ovary Cancer
    6.41
    25
    4.13
    101
    10. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    82
    3.71
    143
    11. Leukemia
    4.48
    44
    1.42
    162
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    96
    2.05
    140
    13. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    156
    8.18
    114
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    26
    3.19
    24
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.07
    51
    3.26
    45
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.69
    115
    3.39
    46
    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.