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Tanzania
COUNTRY #1
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
TANZANIA VS GABON

Compare Tanzania 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
Tanzania Population Pyramid
129,386,845
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Gabon Population Pyramid
3,809,049
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tanzania TANZANIA   Gabon GABON
  Tanzania TANZANIA   Gabon GABON
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
42.1
45.5
43.7
129
126
127
  
38.3
41.5
39.9
150
143
148
1970
45.2
48.6
46.9
136
135
136
  
45.5
48.7
47.0
134
133
135
1980
48.7
52.0
50.3
143
141
142
  
53.5
56.7
55.1
126
123
126
1990
49.1
52.8
50.9
160
157
160
  
59.4
62.6
60.9
124
127
126
2000
48.4
50.0
49.2
166
170
167
  
59.5
60.7
60.1
130
136
133
2010
56.4
58.6
57.5
161
162
161
  
62.4
62.1
62.3
133
150
141
2019
65.4
69.3
67.3
134
136
135
  
63.6
69.7
66.5
143
134
138
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tanzania TANZANIA   Gabon GABON
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
65.4
69.3
134
136
63.6
69.7
143
134
Age
65.4
69.3
134
136
63.6
69.7
143
134
Age 5
69.1
72.6
134
136
66.6
72.5
153
137
Age 10
69.6
73.1
133
135
67.0
72.8
155
136
Age 15
69.8
73.3
132
135
67.4
73.1
155
137
Age 20
70.2
73.6
130
135
67.8
73.3
155
137
Age 25
70.6
73.9
131
135
68.3
73.6
156
137
Age 30
71.1
74.3
131
135
68.8
74.0
158
137
Age 35
71.7
74.8
128
133
69.3
74.5
159
137
Age 40
72.4
75.4
124
133
70.0
75.2
161
136
Age 45
73.3
76.1
123
131
70.8
76.0
163
133
Age 50
74.3
76.9
120
130
72.0
77.0
163
127
Age 55
75.6
77.9
113
126
73.4
78.1
164
122
Age 60
77.1
79.1
113
127
75.2
79.3
163
117
Age 65
78.9
80.5
111
119
77.3
80.7
165
114
Age 70
81.0
82.3
115
117
79.7
82.3
164
115
Age 75
83.5
84.5
113
109
82.6
84.4
162
120
Age 80
86.5
87.2
110
105
85.7
86.9
157
129
Age 85
89.8
90.4
97
92
89.2
90.0
154
138
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tanzania TANZANIA   Gabon GABON
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
91.34
83
94.08
79
2. Coronary Heart Disease
76.15
138
107.54
94
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
71.25
48
73.73
46
4. HIV/AIDS
64.39
19
60.61
20
5. Tuberculosis
60.37
15
113.96
4
6. Road Traffic Accidents
49.33
10
28.47
53
7. Malaria
48.99
10
28.76
32
8. Diarrhoeal diseases
46.84
38
21.09
57
9. Cervical Cancer
46.71
7
14.89
56
10. Diabetes Mellitus
31.47
87
64.41
22
11. Hypertension
31.31
41
44.80
19
12. Prostate Cancer
29.39
30
20.47
61
13. Liver Disease
26.48
72
35.26
43
14. Kidney Disease
22.48
94
37.95
27
15. Alzheimers & Dementia
18.11
81
20.55
40
16. Lung Disease
17.10
126
23.69
84
17. Maternal Conditions
14.15
16
6.80
41
18. Malnutrition
12.23
22
6.07
45
19. Violence
10.35
47
9.80
53
20. Oesophagus Cancer
10.06
11
2.91
76
21. Other Injuries
9.26
74
9.28
73
22. Birth Trauma
9.12
34
6.57
52
23. Breast Cancer
8.50
171
13.28
131
24. Suicide
8.15
96
13.11
40
25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.78
106
3.54
174
26. Congenital Anomalies
7.48
42
6.38
72
27. Low Birth Weight
7.48
58
8.92
45
28. Asthma
7.03
76
8.68
69
29. Falls
6.85
70
7.99
51
30. Oral Cancer
6.73
20
6.76
19
31. Meningitis
6.36
43
5.91
44
32. Stomach Cancer
5.88
94
2.73
165
33. Liver Cancer
5.65
85
3.71
143
34. Endocrine Disorders
4.70
69
6.74
42
35. Inflammatory/Heart
4.21
107
8.92
37
36. Parkinson's Disease
3.49
124
5.55
33
37. Skin Cancers
3.42
22
3.19
24
38. Fires
2.84
53
2.62
62
39. Bladder Cancer
2.76
63
3.39
46
40. Pertussis
2.58
30
2.32
36
41. Lymphomas
2.46
162
2.32
166
42. Poisonings
2.34
38
1.87
49
43. Ovary Cancer
2.25
167
4.13
101
44. Drownings
2.22
105
1.96
117
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.98
110
3.48
76
46. Uterin Cancer
1.84
117
3.26
45
47. Epilepsy
1.76
83
2.20
54
48. Syphilis
1.75
14
0.82
45
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.58
86
1.78
78
50. Drug Use
1.48
68
2.27
40
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Tanzania TANZANIA   Gabon GABON
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
27,402
9.29
1,128
8.52
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
26,028
8.83
966
7.30
3. Malaria
21,758
7.38
540
4.08
4. Tuberculosis
20,269
6.87
1,819
13.74
5. Road Traffic Accidents
18,054
6.12
518
3.91
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
17,587
5.96
318
2.40
7. Stroke
16,894
5.73
896
6.77
8. Birth Trauma
15,086
5.12
362
2.73
9. Coronary Heart Disease
13,215
4.48
1,019
7.70
10. Low Birth Weight
12,173
4.13
494
3.73
11. Congenital Anomalies
9,791
3.32
285
2.15
12. Maternal Conditions
6,835
2.32
145
1.10
13. Liver Disease
6,586
2.23
416
3.14
14. Cervical Cancer
6,424
2.18
96
0.73
15. Diabetes Mellitus
6,247
2.12
643
4.86
16. Malnutrition
5,574
1.89
78
0.59
17. Hypertension
5,209
1.77
412
3.11
18. Violence
4,713
1.60
184
1.39
19. Kidney Disease
4,547
1.54
384
2.90
20. Other Injuries
4,270
1.45
140
1.06
21. Meningitis
3,188
1.08
113
0.85
22. Lung Disease
3,051
1.03
215
1.62
23. Pertussis
2,774
0.94
81
0.61
24. Suicide
2,474
0.84
183
1.38
25. Oesophagus Cancer
2,247
0.76
35
0.26
26. Syphilis
2,115
0.72
33
0.25
27. Alzheimers & Dementia
2,048
0.69
152
1.15
28. Prostate Cancer
1,819
0.62
80
0.60
29. Endocrine Disorders
1,778
0.60
98
0.74
30. Asthma
1,700
0.58
90
0.68
31. Oral Cancer
1,646
0.56
69
0.52
32. Drownings
1,642
0.56
42
0.32
33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,567
0.53
43
0.32
34. Falls
1,533
0.52
84
0.63
35. Fires
1,424
0.48
39
0.29
36. Liver Cancer
1,413
0.48
53
0.40
37. Breast Cancer
1,285
0.44
92
0.70
38. Inflammatory/Heart
1,227
0.42
101
0.76
39. Stomach Cancer
1,190
0.40
32
0.24
40. Poisonings
1,170
0.40
28
0.21
41. Lymphomas
805
0.27
32
0.24
42. Skin Cancers
744
0.25
34
0.26
43. Epilepsy
707
0.24
37
0.28
44. Bladder Cancer
667
0.23
35
0.26
45. Parkinson's Disease
513
0.17
47
0.36
46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
462
0.16
36
0.27
47. Leukemia
416
0.14
17
0.13
48. Drug Use
404
0.14
34
0.26
49. Tetanus
402
0.14
8
0.06
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
401
0.14
20
0.15
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Tanzania TANZANIA   Gabon GABON
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Cervical Cancer
46.71
7
14.89
56
2. Prostate Cancer
29.39
30
20.47
61
3. Oesophagus Cancer
10.06
11
2.91
76
4. Breast Cancer
8.50
171
13.28
131
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.78
106
3.54
174
6. Oral Cancer
6.73
20
6.76
19
7. Stomach Cancer
5.88
94
2.73
165
8. Liver Cancer
5.65
85
3.71
143
9. Skin Cancers
3.42
22
3.19
24
10. Bladder Cancer
2.76
63
3.39
46
11. Lymphomas
2.46
162
2.32
166
12. Ovary Cancer
2.25
167
4.13
101
13. Uterin Cancer
1.84
117
3.26
45
14. Leukemia
1.24
165
1.42
162
15. Pancreas Cancer
0.71
174
2.05
140
16. Lung Cancers
0.60
181
8.18
114
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.