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HEALTH PROFILE: Gabon

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Gabon GABON POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Gabon
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Gabon GABON LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.6
    69.7
    143
    134
    Age 5
    66.6
    72.5
    153
    137
    Age 10
    67.0
    72.8
    155
    136
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.1
    155
    137
    Age 20
    67.8
    73.3
    155
    137
    Age 25
    68.3
    73.6
    156
    137
    Age 30
    68.8
    74.0
    158
    137
    Age 35
    69.3
    74.5
    159
    137
    Age 40
    70.0
    75.2
    161
    136
    Age 45
    70.8
    76.0
    163
    133
    Age 50
    72.0
    77.0
    163
    127
    Age 55
    73.4
    78.1
    164
    122
    Age 60
    75.2
    79.3
    163
    117
    Age 65
    77.3
    80.7
    165
    114
    Age 70
    79.7
    82.3
    164
    115
    Age 75
    82.6
    84.4
    162
    120
    Age 80
    85.7
    86.9
    157
    129
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.0
    154
    138
    Gabon GABON TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Tuberculosis
    113.96
    4
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.54
    94
    3. Stroke
    94.08
    79
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73.73
    46
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    64.41
    22
    6. HIV/AIDS
    60.61
    20
    7. Hypertension
    44.80
    19
    8. Kidney Disease
    37.95
    27
    9. Liver Disease
    35.26
    43
    10. Malaria
    28.76
    32
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    28.47
    53
    12. Lung Disease
    23.69
    84
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    21.09
    57
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.55
    40
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.47
    61
    16. Cervical Cancer
    14.89
    56
    17. Breast Cancer
    13.28
    131
    18. Suicide
    13.11
    40
    19. Violence
    9.80
    53
    20. Other Injuries
    9.28
    73
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.92
    37
    22. Low Birth Weight
    8.92
    45
    23. Asthma
    8.68
    69
    24. Lung Cancers
    8.18
    114
    25. Falls
    7.99
    51
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Maternal Conditions
    6.80
    41
    27. Oral Cancer
    6.76
    19
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    6.74
    42
    29. Birth Trauma
    6.57
    52
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    72
    31. Malnutrition
    6.07
    45
    32. Meningitis
    5.91
    44
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    5.55
    33
    34. Measles
    4.14
    17
    35. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    101
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    143
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    174
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.48
    76
    39. Bladder Cancer
    3.39
    46
    40. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    45
    41. Skin Cancers
    3.19
    24
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.91
    76
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.73
    165
    44. Fires
    2.62
    62
    45. Lymphomas
    2.32
    166
    46. Pertussis
    2.32
    36
    47. Drug Use
    2.27
    40
    48. Epilepsy
    2.20
    54
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    2.05
    140
    50. Skin Disease
    2.01
    65
    Gabon GABON TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    1,819
    13.74
    2. HIV/AIDS
    1,128
    8.52
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,019
    7.70
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    966
    7.30
    5. Stroke
    896
    6.77
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    643
    4.86
    7. Malaria
    540
    4.08
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    518
    3.91
    9. Low Birth Weight
    494
    3.73
    10. Liver Disease
    416
    3.14
    11. Hypertension
    412
    3.11
    12. Kidney Disease
    384
    2.90
    13. Birth Trauma
    362
    2.73
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    318
    2.40
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    285
    2.15
    16. Lung Disease
    215
    1.62
    17. Violence
    184
    1.39
    18. Suicide
    183
    1.38
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    152
    1.15
    20. Measles
    146
    1.10
    21. Maternal Conditions
    145
    1.10
    22. Other Injuries
    140
    1.06
    23. Meningitis
    113
    0.85
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    101
    0.76
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    98
    0.74
      Deaths %
    26. Cervical Cancer
    96
    0.73
    27. Breast Cancer
    92
    0.70
    28. Asthma
    90
    0.68
    29. Lung Cancers
    87
    0.66
    30. Falls
    84
    0.63
    31. Pertussis
    81
    0.61
    32. Prostate Cancer
    80
    0.60
    33. Malnutrition
    78
    0.59
    34. Oral Cancer
    69
    0.52
    35. Liver Cancer
    53
    0.40
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    47
    0.36
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    43
    0.32
    38. Drownings
    42
    0.32
    39. Fires
    39
    0.29
    40. Epilepsy
    37
    0.28
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    36
    0.27
    42. Trypanosomiasis
    35
    0.26
    43. Bladder Cancer
    35
    0.26
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.26
    45. Drug Use
    34
    0.26
    46. Skin Cancers
    34
    0.26
    47. Syphilis
    33
    0.25
    48. Stomach Cancer
    32
    0.24
    49. Lymphomas
    32
    0.24
    50. Poisonings
    28
    0.21
    Gabon GABON CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.47
    61
    2. Cervical Cancer
    14.89
    56
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.28
    131
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.18
    114
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.76
    19
    6. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    101
    7. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    143
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    174
      Rate World Rank
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.39
    46
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    45
    11. Skin Cancers
    3.19
    24
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.91
    76
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.73
    165
    14. Lymphomas
    2.32
    166
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.05
    140
    16. Leukemia
    1.42
    162
    Gabon GABON HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    8.1
    61
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    9.6
    20.3
    124
    115
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.96
    101
    Gabon GABON LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    59.5
    60.7
    60.1
    130
    136
    133
    2010
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2019
    63.6
    69.7
    66.5
    143
    134
    138
    Gabon GABON DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    2.285m
    141
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.08
    9
    Population 0-14
    36.5%
    43
    Population 15-64
    59.6%
    149
    Population 65 +
    4.0%
    143
    Birth Rate / 1000
    26.03
    43
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.67
    148
    Fertility Rate
    3.36
    41
    Infant Mortality
    29.45
    58
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    157
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    126
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.11
    11
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    1.00
    10
    Net Migration
    3.76
    22
    Population Growth
    2.41%
    24
    Literacy Total
    84.7%
    123
    Literacy Male
    85.9%
    110
    Literacy Female
    83.4%
    101
    Unemployment
    28.0%
    16
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    66.5
    138
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    57.6
    142
    GDP per Capita USD
    $14,400
    80

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    49,051
    307
    3/1/24
    Gabon COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Gabon causes.

     
     
    Gabon COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Gabon COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.