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Compare Brazil and Gabon health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Gabon GABON
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    79
    79
    78
     
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    56.8
    61.1
    58.9
    86
    86
    85
     
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    60.0
    65.7
    62.8
    93
    85
    89
     
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    62.9
    70.4
    66.6
    106
    90
    98
     
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    66.6
    74.3
    70.4
    94
    74
    84
     
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
    2010
    70.2
    77.5
    73.8
    84
    60
    71
     
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2015
    71.4
    78.7
    75.0
    79
    56
    68
     
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    78.7
    79
    56
     
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
    Age 5
    72.7
    79.9
    81
    51
     
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
    Age 10
    72.8
    79.9
    81
    52
     
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
    Age 15
    72.9
    80.0
    81
    52
     
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
    Age 20
    73.5
    80.2
    78
    52
     
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
    Age 25
    74.2
    80.3
    73
    50
     
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
    Age 30
    74.8
    80.5
    68
    50
     
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
    Age 35
    75.4
    80.8
    61
    50
     
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
    Age 40
    76.0
    81.0
    62
    50
     
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
    Age 45
    76.7
    81.4
    62
    50
     
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
    Age 50
    77.5
    81.9
    58
    48
     
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
    Age 55
    78.5
    82.5
    58
    48
     
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
    Age 60
    79.8
    83.3
    53
    49
     
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
    Age 65
    81.2
    84.3
    52
    48
     
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.7
    51
    49
     
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
    Age 75
    85.2
    87.3
    54
    48
     
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
    Age 80
    87.6
    89.3
    56
    48
     
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.8
    60
    41
     
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.8
    65
    37
     
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.5
    70
    37
     
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.5
    72
    31
     
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.74
    117
     
    87.31
    90
    2. Stroke
    66.71
    113
     
    96.24
    78
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    43.59
    73
     
    98.05
    43
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    39.74
    51
     
    28.79
    81
    5. Hypertension
    33.67
    18
     
    18.03
    73
    6. Violence
    30.53
    13
     
    9.48
    54
    7. Lung Disease
    24.52
    51
     
    34.60
    22
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.13
    42
     
    21.23
    61
    9. Prostate Cancer
    22.82
    47
     
    9.91
    124
    10. Breast Cancer
    16.91
    81
     
    5.27
    167
    11. Lung Cancers
    14.98
    73
     
    5.40
    125
    12. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12.56
    26
     
    4.20
    60
    13. Liver Disease
    12.19
    104
     
    24.24
    53
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.95
    67
     
    3.01
    154
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    9.81
    58
     
    8.42
    73
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.48
    121
     
    12.62
    101
    17. Stomach Cancer
    9.10
    50
     
    1.97
    164
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.62
    78
     
    7.63
    90
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8.45
    63
     
    20.01
    14
    20. Falls
    8.09
    55
     
    8.52
    52
    21. Other Injuries
    7.94
    117
     
    17.35
    51
    22. HIV/AIDS
    7.54
    75
     
    184.26
    16
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    6.58
    116
     
    10.67
    33
    24. Suicide
    5.85
    112
     
    8.16
    90
    25. Low Birth Weight
    5.63
    106
     
    20.03
    31
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.42
    34
     
    2.10
    102
    27. Liver Cancer
    5.30
    88
     
    2.09
    161
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    5.20
    58
     
    0.77
    158
    29. Lymphomas
    4.82
    79
     
    1.97
    153
    30. Oral Cancer
    4.70
    47
     
    3.19
    80
    31. Alcohol
    4.33
    22
     
    0.51
    103
    32. Malnutrition
    4.21
    70
     
    34.93
    26
    33. Leukemia
    4.17
    68
     
    1.01
    163
    34. Ovary Cancer
    3.84
    94
     
    2.82
    140
    35. Drownings
    3.28
    92
     
    5.52
    60
    36. Tuberculosis
    3.08
    101
     
    56.16
    20
    37. Chagas disease
    3.05
    2
     
    0.00
    172
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.82
    99
     
    55.62
    25
    39. Birth Trauma
    2.80
    99
     
    13.81
    49
    40. Other Neoplasms
    2.63
    86
     
    2.39
    101
    41. Skin Disease
    2.45
    68
     
    2.47
    66
    42. Bladder Cancer
    2.35
    75
     
    1.79
    94
    43. Skin Cancers
    2.25
    45
     
    1.32
    110
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.94
    87
     
    2.32
    70
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.91
    109
     
    3.25
    73
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    1.88
    83
     
    2.47
    64
    47. Asthma
    1.62
    121
     
    6.95
    72
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.50
    122
     
    4.57
    80
    49. Anemia
    1.47
    63
     
    3.92
    31
    50. Epilepsy
    1.36
    116
     
    3.40
    60
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Gabon GABON
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    138,983
    12.85
     
    928
    6.67
    2. Stroke
    123,092
    11.38
     
    1,028
    7.38
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    80,275
    7.42
     
    1,315
    9.45
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    73,345
    6.78
     
    310
    2.22
    5. Violence
    62,759
    5.80
     
    146
    1.05
    6. Hypertension
    61,993
    5.73
     
    191
    1.37
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    48,653
    4.50
     
    303
    2.17
    8. Lung Disease
    44,754
    4.14
     
    369
    2.65
    9. Lung Cancers
    27,924
    2.58
     
    58
    0.42
    10. Liver Disease
    23,932
    2.21
     
    272
    1.95
    11. Alzheimers/Dementia
    22,668
    2.10
     
    46
    0.33
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,624
    1.72
     
    33
    0.24
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    18,446
    1.70
     
    97
    0.69
    14. Prostate Cancer
    17,831
    1.65
     
    45
    0.33
    15. Kidney Disease
    17,627
    1.63
     
    145
    1.04
    16. Breast Cancer
    17,516
    1.62
     
    30
    0.22
    17. Stomach Cancer
    17,035
    1.57
     
    21
    0.15
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    15,959
    1.47
     
    275
    1.98
    19. HIV/AIDS
    15,429
    1.43
     
    2,291
    16.46
    20. Other Injuries
    15,411
    1.42
     
    273
    1.96
    21. Falls
    15,107
    1.40
     
    110
    0.79
    22. Suicide
    11,821
    1.09
     
    114
    0.82
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    11,421
    1.06
     
    275
    1.97
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    10,263
    0.95
     
    22
    0.16
    25. Liver Cancer
    9,938
    0.92
     
    25
    0.18
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    9,683
    0.89
     
    9
    0.06
    27. Low Birth Weight
    9,438
    0.87
     
    538
    3.86
    28. Lymphomas
    9,087
    0.84
     
    25
    0.18
    29. Oral Cancer
    8,981
    0.83
     
    34
    0.25
    30. Cervical Cancer
    8,950
    0.83
     
    43
    0.31
    31. Alcohol
    8,697
    0.80
     
    6
    0.04
    32. Leukemia
    7,933
    0.73
     
    13
    0.09
    33. Malnutrition
    7,703
    0.71
     
    428
    3.08
    34. Drownings
    6,537
    0.60
     
    98
    0.71
    35. Tuberculosis
    6,008
    0.56
     
    666
    4.78
    36. Chagas disease
    5,709
    0.53
     
    0
    0.00
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,120
    0.47
     
    816
    5.86
    38. Other Neoplasms
    4,940
    0.46
     
    27
    0.19
    39. Birth Trauma
    4,696
    0.43
     
    371
    2.66
    40. Skin Disease
    4,540
    0.42
     
    30
    0.22
    41. Bladder Cancer
    4,307
    0.40
     
    19
    0.14
    42. Skin Cancers
    4,226
    0.39
     
    13
    0.10
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3,954
    0.37
     
    17
    0.12
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,573
    0.33
     
    35
    0.25
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    3,399
    0.31
     
    27
    0.19
    46. Asthma
    3,024
    0.28
     
    79
    0.57
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,887
    0.27
     
    53
    0.38
    48. Anemia
    2,729
    0.25
     
    49
    0.35
    49. Epilepsy
    2,674
    0.25
     
    51
    0.36
    50. Hepatitis C
    2,611
    0.24
     
    7
    0.05
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Brazil BRAZIL   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    22.82
    47
     
    9.91
    124
    2. Breast Cancer
    16.91
    81
     
    5.27
    167
    3. Lung Cancers
    14.98
    73
     
    5.40
    125
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.95
    67
     
    3.01
    154
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.10
    50
     
    1.97
    164
    6. Cervical Cancer
    8.62
    78
     
    7.63
    90
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.42
    34
     
    2.10
    102
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.30
    88
     
    2.09
    161
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    5.20
    58
     
    0.77
    158
    10. Lymphomas
    4.82
    79
     
    1.97
    153
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.70
    47
     
    3.19
    80
    12. Leukemia
    4.17
    68
     
    1.01
    163
    13. Ovary Cancer
    3.84
    94
     
    2.82
    140
    14. Bladder Cancer
    2.35
    75
     
    1.79
    94
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.25
    45
     
    1.32
    110
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.94
    87
     
    2.32
    70
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.