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COLOMBIA VS GABON
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Compare Colombia 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
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Gabon GABON
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    55.1
    58.6
    56.8
    69
    70
    70
    		  
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    59.2
    63.0
    61.1
    79
    75
    79
    		  
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    62.9
    68.6
    65.7
    78
    78
    78
    		  
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    64.5
    72.5
    68.4
    91
    73
    83
    		  
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    67.4
    74.9
    71.1
    81
    63
    71
    		  
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
    2010
    70.0
    77.2
    73.6
    88
    65
    78
    		  
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2015
    71.2
    78.4
    74.8
    84
    61
    75
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.2
    78.4
    84
    61
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
    Age 5
    72.5
    79.5
    84
    59
    		  
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
    Age 10
    72.6
    79.6
    84
    55
    		  
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
    Age 15
    72.8
    79.7
    84
    56
    		  
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
    Age 20
    73.5
    79.9
    79
    54
    		  
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
    Age 25
    74.4
    80.1
    70
    54
    		  
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.4
    59
    52
    		  
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
    Age 35
    76.1
    80.6
    54
    51
    		  
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
    Age 40
    76.8
    81.0
    49
    51
    		  
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
    Age 45
    77.5
    81.3
    48
    53
    		  
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.7
    49
    52
    		  
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.4
    48
    52
    		  
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
    Age 60
    80.2
    83.1
    50
    53
    		  
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
    Age 65
    81.6
    84.1
    47
    53
    		  
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
    Age 70
    83.5
    85.4
    44
    52
    		  
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
    Age 75
    85.8
    87.2
    39
    50
    		  
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    25
    45
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
    Age 85
    91.3
    92.0
    17
    32
    		  
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
    Age 90
    94.6
    95.1
    16
    24
    		  
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
    Age 95
    98.4
    98.6
    19
    25
    		  
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
    Age 100
    102.6
    102.5
    20
    30
    		  
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    79.44
    102
    		  
    87.31
    90
    2. Violence
    37.61
    7
    		  
    9.48
    54
    3. Stroke
    36.06
    144
    		  
    96.24
    78
    4. Lung Disease
    29.22
    39
    		  
    34.60
    22
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.14
    128
    		  
    98.05
    43
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    17.05
    85
    		  
    21.23
    61
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.50
    111
    		  
    28.79
    81
    8. Prostate Cancer
    15.77
    96
    		  
    9.91
    124
    9. Hypertension
    14.47
    107
    		  
    18.03
    73
    10. Breast Cancer
    12.71
    116
    		  
    5.27
    167
    11. Stomach Cancer
    12.67
    30
    		  
    1.97
    164
    12. Lung Cancers
    10.70
    91
    		  
    5.40
    125
    13. Kidney Disease
    9.80
    119
    		  
    12.62
    101
    14. Cervical Cancer
    9.49
    72
    		  
    7.63
    90
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    8.59
    85
    		  
    10.67
    33
    16. Other Neoplasms
    8.59
    3
    		  
    2.39
    101
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.12
    79
    		  
    3.01
    154
    18. Low Birth Weight
    7.55
    89
    		  
    20.03
    31
    19. HIV/AIDS
    6.05
    82
    		  
    184.26
    16
    20. Suicide
    5.62
    115
    		  
    8.16
    90
    21. Liver Disease
    5.50
    151
    		  
    24.24
    53
    22. Leukemia
    4.69
    43
    		  
    1.01
    163
    23. Lymphomas
    4.35
    89
    		  
    1.97
    153
    24. Other Injuries
    4.28
    157
    		  
    17.35
    51
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    114
    		  
    2.09
    161
    26. Falls
    4.01
    108
    		  
    8.52
    52
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.97
    77
    		  
    0.77
    158
    28. Ovary Cancer
    3.95
    93
    		  
    2.82
    140
    29. Malnutrition
    3.70
    74
    		  
    34.93
    26
    30. Skin Disease
    3.62
    52
    		  
    2.47
    66
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    3.54
    115
    		  
    20.01
    14
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.37
    143
    		  
    8.42
    73
    33. Birth Trauma
    2.79
    100
    		  
    13.81
    49
    34. Tuberculosis
    2.77
    106
    		  
    56.16
    20
    35. Drownings
    2.30
    112
    		  
    5.52
    60
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    43
    		  
    1.32
    110
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    104
    		  
    2.10
    102
    38. Epilepsy
    1.85
    91
    		  
    3.40
    60
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.76
    120
    		  
    55.62
    25
    40. Maternal Conditions
    1.60
    78
    		  
    9.18
    45
    41. Oral Cancer
    1.59
    144
    		  
    3.19
    80
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.58
    120
    		  
    3.25
    73
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.24
    142
    		  
    4.20
    60
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.21
    134
    		  
    1.79
    94
    45. War
    1.11
    21
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Uterin Cancer
    1.06
    142
    		  
    2.32
    70
    47. Meningitis
    0.94
    107
    		  
    9.63
    41
    48. Asthma
    0.71
    153
    		  
    6.95
    72
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.67
    77
    		  
    1.37
    49
    50. Appendicitis
    0.63
    65
    		  
    0.66
    63
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Gabon GABON
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    29,069
    17.16
    		  
    928
    6.67
    2. Violence
    18,075
    10.67
    		  
    146
    1.05
    3. Stroke
    13,257
    7.82
    		  
    1,028
    7.38
    4. Lung Disease
    10,261
    6.06
    		  
    369
    2.65
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,813
    4.61
    		  
    303
    2.17
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,835
    4.03
    		  
    1,315
    9.45
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,144
    3.63
    		  
    310
    2.22
    8. Hypertension
    5,103
    3.01
    		  
    191
    1.37
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4,907
    2.90
    		  
    21
    0.15
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,317
    2.55
    		  
    275
    1.97
    11. Lung Cancers
    4,018
    2.37
    		  
    58
    0.42
    12. Low Birth Weight
    3,837
    2.26
    		  
    538
    3.86
    13. Kidney Disease
    3,641
    2.15
    		  
    145
    1.04
    14. Other Neoplasms
    3,395
    2.00
    		  
    27
    0.19
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,135
    1.85
    		  
    33
    0.24
    16. Breast Cancer
    2,818
    1.66
    		  
    30
    0.22
    17. HIV/AIDS
    2,809
    1.66
    		  
    2,291
    16.46
    18. Suicide
    2,629
    1.55
    		  
    114
    0.82
    19. Prostate Cancer
    2,397
    1.41
    		  
    45
    0.33
    20. Liver Disease
    2,158
    1.27
    		  
    272
    1.95
    21. Cervical Cancer
    2,108
    1.24
    		  
    43
    0.31
    22. Leukemia
    1,997
    1.18
    		  
    13
    0.09
    23. Other Injuries
    1,914
    1.13
    		  
    273
    1.96
    24. Lymphomas
    1,743
    1.03
    		  
    25
    0.18
    25. Falls
    1,633
    0.96
    		  
    110
    0.79
    26. Liver Cancer
    1,592
    0.94
    		  
    25
    0.18
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    1,520
    0.90
    		  
    9
    0.06
    28. Malnutrition
    1,470
    0.87
    		  
    428
    3.08
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    1,428
    0.84
    		  
    275
    1.98
    30. Birth Trauma
    1,416
    0.84
    		  
    371
    2.66
    31. Skin Disease
    1,323
    0.78
    		  
    30
    0.22
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,322
    0.78
    		  
    97
    0.69
    33. Tuberculosis
    1,158
    0.68
    		  
    666
    4.78
    34. Drownings
    1,112
    0.66
    		  
    98
    0.71
    35. Ovary Cancer
    874
    0.52
    		  
    17
    0.12
    36. Skin Cancers
    865
    0.51
    		  
    13
    0.10
    37. Epilepsy
    827
    0.49
    		  
    51
    0.36
    38. Maternal Conditions
    781
    0.46
    		  
    131
    0.94
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    752
    0.44
    		  
    22
    0.16
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    739
    0.44
    		  
    816
    5.86
    41. Oral Cancer
    611
    0.36
    		  
    34
    0.25
    42. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    579
    0.34
    		  
    35
    0.25
    43. War
    547
    0.32
    		  
    0
    0.00
    44. Bladder Cancer
    444
    0.26
    		  
    19
    0.14
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    433
    0.26
    		  
    46
    0.33
    46. Meningitis
    426
    0.25
    		  
    153
    1.10
    47. Asthma
    295
    0.17
    		  
    79
    0.57
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    259
    0.15
    		  
    16
    0.11
    49. Appendicitis
    259
    0.15
    		  
    9
    0.07
    50. Uterin Cancer
    225
    0.13
    		  
    13
    0.09
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Colombia COLOMBIA   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    15.77
    96
    		  
    9.91
    124
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.71
    116
    		  
    5.27
    167
    3. Stomach Cancer
    12.67
    30
    		  
    1.97
    164
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.70
    91
    		  
    5.40
    125
    5. Cervical Cancer
    9.49
    72
    		  
    7.63
    90
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.12
    79
    		  
    3.01
    154
    7. Leukemia
    4.69
    43
    		  
    1.01
    163
    8. Lymphomas
    4.35
    89
    		  
    1.97
    153
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.21
    114
    		  
    2.09
    161
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.97
    77
    		  
    0.77
    158
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.95
    93
    		  
    2.82
    140
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    43
    		  
    1.32
    110
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    104
    		  
    2.10
    102
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.59
    144
    		  
    3.19
    80
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.21
    134
    		  
    1.79
    94
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.06
    142
    		  
    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.