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Eritrea
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ERITREA VS GABON
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Compare Eritrea 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
     
      Eritrea ERITREA   Gabon GABON
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.6
    41.1
    39.3
    152
    148
    150
    		  
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    41.5
    45.3
    43.4
    154
    147
    151
    		  
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    42.3
    46.2
    44.2
    165
    161
    163
    		  
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    46.4
    50.8
    48.6
    166
    164
    165
    		  
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    51.8
    57.1
    54.4
    153
    150
    151
    		  
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
    2010
    59.6
    64.6
    62.1
    146
    139
    142
    		  
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2015
    62.4
    67.0
    64.7
    142
    142
    142
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Eritrea ERITREA   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    62.4
    67.0
    142
    142
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
    Age 5
    65.7
    69.9
    149
    147
    		  
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
    Age 10
    66.0
    70.1
    152
    148
    		  
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
    Age 15
    66.2
    70.3
    156
    148
    		  
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
    Age 20
    66.5
    70.6
    157
    150
    		  
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
    Age 25
    66.9
    70.9
    161
    152
    		  
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
    Age 30
    67.4
    71.4
    164
    153
    		  
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
    Age 35
    68.0
    72.1
    169
    155
    		  
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
    Age 40
    68.7
    72.8
    172
    156
    		  
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
    Age 45
    69.6
    73.6
    173
    158
    		  
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
    Age 50
    70.7
    74.6
    177
    160
    		  
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
    Age 55
    72.1
    75.7
    180
    160
    		  
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
    Age 60
    73.9
    77.1
    180
    156
    		  
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
    Age 65
    76.1
    78.9
    178
    150
    		  
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
    Age 70
    78.9
    81.1
    174
    138
    		  
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
    Age 75
    82.0
    83.6
    164
    129
    		  
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
    Age 80
    85.5
    86.6
    138
    110
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
    Age 85
    89.3
    90.1
    107
    101
    		  
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
    Age 90
    93.5
    93.9
    87
    88
    		  
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.1
    58
    60
    		  
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    35
    34
    		  
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Eritrea ERITREA   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    139.89
    29
    		  
    96.24
    78
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    132.20
    30
    		  
    98.05
    43
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    79.82
    101
    		  
    87.31
    90
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    79.21
    11
    		  
    55.62
    25
    5. Malnutrition
    58.04
    8
    		  
    34.93
    26
    6. HIV/AIDS
    48.18
    37
    		  
    184.26
    16
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    39.95
    49
    		  
    28.79
    81
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    27.94
    22
    		  
    21.23
    61
    9. Meningitis
    25.76
    22
    		  
    9.63
    41
    10. Liver Disease
    24.72
    47
    		  
    24.24
    53
    11. Hypertension
    21.78
    39
    		  
    18.03
    73
    12. Breast Cancer
    21.40
    39
    		  
    5.27
    167
    13. Kidney Disease
    21.09
    28
    		  
    12.62
    101
    14. Lung Disease
    19.43
    83
    		  
    34.60
    22
    15. Other Injuries
    18.10
    49
    		  
    17.35
    51
    16. Maternal Conditions
    17.77
    29
    		  
    9.18
    45
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    15.72
    15
    		  
    8.42
    73
    18. Suicide
    14.86
    33
    		  
    8.16
    90
    19. Fires
    13.50
    13
    		  
    4.96
    54
    20. Skin Disease
    13.16
    3
    		  
    2.47
    66
    21. Cervical Cancer
    12.91
    57
    		  
    7.63
    90
    22. Birth Trauma
    12.00
    52
    		  
    13.81
    49
    23. Falls
    11.55
    30
    		  
    8.52
    52
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11.02
    11
    		  
    4.57
    80
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    10.19
    53
    		  
    20.01
    14
    26. Epilepsy
    9.94
    25
    		  
    3.40
    60
    27. Prostate Cancer
    9.91
    125
    		  
    9.91
    124
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    9.69
    55
    		  
    10.67
    33
    29. Asthma
    9.40
    50
    		  
    6.95
    72
    30. Low Birth Weight
    9.36
    78
    		  
    20.03
    31
    31. Drownings
    9.33
    21
    		  
    5.52
    60
    32. Tuberculosis
    8.76
    76
    		  
    56.16
    20
    33. Violence
    8.73
    61
    		  
    9.48
    54
    34. Measles
    6.99
    7
    		  
    2.30
    29
    35. Ovary Cancer
    6.74
    27
    		  
    2.82
    140
    36. Poisonings
    5.89
    18
    		  
    1.61
    73
    37. Schistosomiasis
    5.86
    5
    		  
    2.89
    33
    38. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5.79
    12
    		  
    1.37
    49
    39. Leukemia
    4.88
    38
    		  
    1.01
    163
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    125
    		  
    3.01
    154
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.48
    55
    		  
    3.25
    73
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.45
    47
    		  
    2.10
    102
    43. Malaria
    4.28
    47
    		  
    61.72
    10
    44. Lymphomas
    4.05
    103
    		  
    1.97
    153
    45. Hepatitis B
    3.83
    22
    		  
    1.01
    61
    46. Oral Cancer
    3.82
    68
    		  
    3.19
    80
    47. Encephalitis
    3.51
    7
    		  
    1.25
    49
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    3.28
    31
    		  
    2.47
    64
    49. Other Neoplasms
    3.15
    68
    		  
    2.39
    101
    50. Anemia
    3.03
    39
    		  
    3.92
    31
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Eritrea ERITREA   Gabon GABON
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,633
    12.85
    		  
    1,315
    9.45
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,238
    8.98
    		  
    816
    5.86
    3. Stroke
    2,743
    7.61
    		  
    1,028
    7.38
    4. HIV/AIDS
    2,152
    5.97
    		  
    2,291
    16.46
    5. Malnutrition
    1,931
    5.36
    		  
    428
    3.08
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,671
    4.63
    		  
    928
    6.67
    7. Birth Trauma
    1,406
    3.90
    		  
    371
    2.66
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,167
    3.24
    		  
    303
    2.17
    9. Low Birth Weight
    1,096
    3.04
    		  
    538
    3.86
    10. Meningitis
    1,065
    2.95
    		  
    153
    1.10
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    1,021
    2.83
    		  
    275
    1.97
    12. Maternal Conditions
    918
    2.55
    		  
    131
    0.94
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    847
    2.35
    		  
    310
    2.22
    14. Measles
    787
    2.18
    		  
    58
    0.42
    15. Other Injuries
    754
    2.09
    		  
    273
    1.96
    16. Liver Disease
    670
    1.86
    		  
    272
    1.95
    17. Fires
    645
    1.79
    		  
    77
    0.55
    18. Kidney Disease
    538
    1.49
    		  
    145
    1.04
    19. Suicide
    510
    1.42
    		  
    114
    0.82
    20. Drownings
    505
    1.40
    		  
    98
    0.71
    21. Violence
    435
    1.21
    		  
    146
    1.05
    22. Epilepsy
    430
    1.19
    		  
    51
    0.36
    23. Hypertension
    424
    1.18
    		  
    191
    1.37
    24. Lung Disease
    411
    1.14
    		  
    369
    2.65
    25. Breast Cancer
    370
    1.03
    		  
    30
    0.22
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    358
    0.99
    		  
    97
    0.69
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    344
    0.96
    		  
    275
    1.98
    28. Falls
    341
    0.95
    		  
    110
    0.79
    29. Skin Disease
    338
    0.94
    		  
    30
    0.22
    30. Poisonings
    288
    0.80
    		  
    29
    0.21
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    283
    0.79
    		  
    53
    0.38
    32. Tuberculosis
    282
    0.78
    		  
    666
    4.78
    33. Pertussis
    243
    0.67
    		  
    58
    0.42
    34. Asthma
    218
    0.60
    		  
    79
    0.57
    35. Malaria
    194
    0.54
    		  
    1,061
    7.62
    36. Cervical Cancer
    189
    0.52
    		  
    43
    0.31
    37. Syphilis
    175
    0.48
    		  
    28
    0.20
    38. Schistosomiasis
    166
    0.46
    		  
    32
    0.23
    39. Leukemia
    164
    0.46
    		  
    13
    0.09
    40. Leishmaniasis
    151
    0.42
    		  
    1
    0.01
    41. Encephalitis
    136
    0.38
    		  
    19
    0.14
    42. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    135
    0.37
    		  
    33
    0.24
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    133
    0.37
    		  
    16
    0.11
    44. Lymphomas
    124
    0.34
    		  
    25
    0.18
    45. Drug Use
    113
    0.31
    		  
    3
    0.02
    46. Hepatitis B
    111
    0.31
    		  
    12
    0.09
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    108
    0.30
    		  
    35
    0.25
    48. Oral Cancer
    106
    0.29
    		  
    34
    0.25
    49. Ovary Cancer
    102
    0.28
    		  
    17
    0.12
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    102
    0.28
    		  
    22
    0.16
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Eritrea ERITREA   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    21.40
    39
    		  
    5.27
    167
    2. Cervical Cancer
    12.91
    57
    		  
    7.63
    90
    3. Prostate Cancer
    9.91
    125
    		  
    9.91
    124
    4. Ovary Cancer
    6.74
    27
    		  
    2.82
    140
    5. Leukemia
    4.88
    38
    		  
    1.01
    163
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.81
    125
    		  
    3.01
    154
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.45
    47
    		  
    2.10
    102
    8. Lymphomas
    4.05
    103
    		  
    1.97
    153
    9. Oral Cancer
    3.82
    68
    		  
    3.19
    80
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.91
    155
    		  
    2.09
    161
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.30
    158
    		  
    1.97
    164
    12. Lung Cancers
    2.16
    145
    		  
    5.40
    125
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.71
    98
    		  
    1.79
    94
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.18
    122
    		  
    1.32
    110
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.16
    131
    		  
    2.32
    70
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.98
    151
    		  
    0.77
    158
     
     
     
    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.