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Compare Ethiopia 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
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Gabon GABON
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.3
    40.2
    38.7
    155
    152
    155
     
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    41.5
    44.5
    43.0
    155
    152
    153
     
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    43.3
    46.3
    44.8
    164
    160
    161
     
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    46.1
    49.1
    47.5
    168
    168
    168
     
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    48.8
    51.7
    50.2
    161
    161
    162
     
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
    2010
    60.1
    63.6
    61.8
    144
    144
    146
     
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2015
    62.8
    66.8
    64.8
    140
    143
    141
     
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    62.8
    66.8
    140
    143
     
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
    Age 5
    67.1
    70.5
    134
    139
     
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
    Age 10
    68.0
    71.2
    132
    138
     
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
    Age 15
    68.5
    71.6
    130
    137
     
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
    Age 20
    69.1
    72.1
    129
    137
     
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
    Age 25
    70.0
    72.7
    120
    137
     
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
    Age 30
    70.9
    73.3
    117
    136
     
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
    Age 35
    71.7
    74.0
    113
    135
     
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
    Age 40
    72.5
    74.7
    111
    135
     
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
    Age 45
    73.5
    75.6
    109
    130
     
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
    Age 50
    74.5
    76.4
    105
    127
     
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
    Age 55
    75.7
    77.4
    103
    125
     
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
    Age 60
    77.0
    78.5
    103
    128
     
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
    Age 65
    78.6
    79.8
    104
    128
     
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
    Age 70
    80.6
    81.5
    106
    127
     
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
    Age 75
    83.0
    83.7
    111
    126
     
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
    Age 80
    85.9
    86.4
    111
    125
     
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.6
    113
    127
     
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
    Age 90
    93.0
    93.4
    118
    122
     
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.5
    119
    114
     
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    125
    114
     
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    176.36
    15
     
    98.05
    43
    2. Stroke
    71.94
    107
     
    96.24
    78
    3. HIV/AIDS
    64.02
    30
     
    184.26
    16
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    49.54
    35
     
    55.62
    25
    5. Malnutrition
    48.19
    14
     
    34.93
    26
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    36.10
    166
     
    87.31
    90
    7. Tuberculosis
    31.49
    37
     
    56.16
    20
    8. Breast Cancer
    23.59
    18
     
    5.27
    167
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.62
    98
     
    28.79
    81
    10. Liver Disease
    22.52
    58
     
    24.24
    53
    11. Lung Disease
    20.52
    76
     
    34.60
    22
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.16
    68
     
    21.23
    61
    13. Birth Trauma
    18.64
    28
     
    13.81
    49
    14. Cervical Cancer
    18.51
    35
     
    7.63
    90
    15. Maternal Conditions
    18.15
    28
     
    9.18
    45
    16. Meningitis
    17.72
    33
     
    9.63
    41
    17. Low Birth Weight
    17.12
    42
     
    20.03
    31
    18. Malaria
    17.00
    37
     
    61.72
    10
    19. Other Injuries
    16.68
    56
     
    17.35
    51
    20. Kidney Disease
    15.28
    77
     
    12.62
    101
    21. Asthma
    14.47
    18
     
    6.95
    72
    22. Hypertension
    13.55
    115
     
    18.03
    73
    23. Violence
    13.05
    38
     
    9.48
    54
    24. Fires
    12.11
    20
     
    4.96
    54
    25. Suicide
    10.89
    62
     
    8.16
    90
    26. Skin Disease
    9.21
    10
     
    2.47
    66
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.83
    67
     
    8.42
    73
    28. Falls
    8.46
    53
     
    8.52
    52
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    8.04
    98
     
    10.67
    33
    30. Epilepsy
    7.70
    37
     
    3.40
    60
    31. Ovary Cancer
    7.36
    16
     
    2.82
    140
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6.60
    79
     
    20.01
    14
    33. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    145
     
    9.91
    124
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.33
    40
     
    3.25
    73
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.17
    60
     
    4.57
    80
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.94
    106
     
    3.01
    154
    37. Leukemia
    5.56
    18
     
    1.01
    163
    38. Drownings
    5.42
    62
     
    5.52
    60
    39. Schistosomiasis
    5.02
    13
     
    2.89
    33
    40. Other Neoplasms
    4.54
    23
     
    2.39
    101
    41. Measles
    4.44
    12
     
    2.30
    29
    42. Poisonings
    3.98
    35
     
    1.61
    73
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    3.71
    16
     
    1.37
    49
    44. Lymphomas
    3.54
    121
     
    1.97
    153
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.24
    70
     
    2.10
    102
    46. Leishmaniasis
    3.23
    4
     
    0.00
    172
    47. Stomach Cancer
    3.00
    140
     
    1.97
    164
    48. Pertussis
    2.80
    6
     
    2.17
    28
    49. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    136
     
    5.40
    125
    50. Anemia
    2.59
    46
     
    3.92
    31
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Gabon GABON
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    103,399
    17.20
     
    1,315
    9.45
    2. HIV/AIDS
    50,103
    8.33
     
    2,291
    16.46
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    41,287
    6.87
     
    816
    5.86
    4. Birth Trauma
    29,663
    4.93
     
    371
    2.66
    5. Malnutrition
    28,560
    4.75
     
    428
    3.08
    6. Stroke
    28,320
    4.71
     
    1,028
    7.38
    7. Low Birth Weight
    27,243
    4.53
     
    538
    3.86
    8. Tuberculosis
    15,934
    2.65
     
    666
    4.78
    9. Meningitis
    15,130
    2.52
     
    153
    1.10
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    15,015
    2.50
     
    303
    2.17
    11. Malaria
    14,998
    2.49
     
    1,061
    7.62
    12. Coronary Heart Disease
    14,728
    2.45
     
    928
    6.67
    13. Maternal Conditions
    13,568
    2.26
     
    131
    0.94
    14. Other Injuries
    12,779
    2.13
     
    273
    1.96
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    11,965
    1.99
     
    275
    1.97
    16. Violence
    10,963
    1.82
     
    146
    1.05
    17. Liver Disease
    10,751
    1.79
     
    272
    1.95
    18. Fires
    10,020
    1.67
     
    77
    0.55
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    9,305
    1.55
     
    310
    2.22
    20. Lung Disease
    8,819
    1.47
     
    369
    2.65
    21. Kidney Disease
    7,528
    1.25
     
    145
    1.04
    22. Suicide
    6,852
    1.14
     
    114
    0.82
    23. Asthma
    6,743
    1.12
     
    79
    0.57
    24. Measles
    6,714
    1.12
     
    58
    0.42
    25. Breast Cancer
    6,395
    1.06
     
    30
    0.22
    26. Epilepsy
    5,900
    0.98
     
    51
    0.36
    27. Hypertension
    5,549
    0.92
     
    191
    1.37
    28. Drownings
    5,166
    0.86
     
    98
    0.71
    29. Falls
    4,694
    0.78
     
    110
    0.79
    30. Cervical Cancer
    4,595
    0.76
     
    43
    0.31
    31. Skin Disease
    4,385
    0.73
     
    30
    0.22
    32. Pertussis
    4,264
    0.71
     
    58
    0.42
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    4,203
    0.70
     
    275
    1.98
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,766
    0.63
     
    97
    0.69
    35. Syphilis
    3,626
    0.60
     
    28
    0.20
    36. Leishmaniasis
    3,424
    0.57
     
    1
    0.01
    37. Poisonings
    3,252
    0.54
     
    29
    0.21
    38. Leukemia
    3,222
    0.54
     
    13
    0.09
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,953
    0.49
     
    53
    0.38
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,906
    0.48
     
    35
    0.25
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,877
    0.48
     
    33
    0.24
    42. Schistosomiasis
    2,467
    0.41
     
    32
    0.23
    43. Other Neoplasms
    2,311
    0.38
     
    27
    0.19
    44. Tetanus
    2,309
    0.38
     
    15
    0.11
    45. Lymphomas
    1,888
    0.31
     
    25
    0.18
    46. Ovary Cancer
    1,879
    0.31
     
    17
    0.12
    47. Encephalitis
    1,721
    0.29
     
    19
    0.14
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,653
    0.27
     
    16
    0.11
    49. Anemia
    1,615
    0.27
     
    49
    0.35
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,491
    0.25
     
    22
    0.16
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ethiopia ETHIOPIA   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    23.59
    18
     
    5.27
    167
    2. Cervical Cancer
    18.51
    35
     
    7.63
    90
    3. Ovary Cancer
    7.36
    16
     
    2.82
    140
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.41
    145
     
    9.91
    124
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.94
    106
     
    3.01
    154
    6. Leukemia
    5.56
    18
     
    1.01
    163
    7. Lymphomas
    3.54
    121
     
    1.97
    153
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.24
    70
     
    2.10
    102
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.00
    140
     
    1.97
    164
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    136
     
    5.40
    125
    11. Oral Cancer
    2.12
    117
     
    3.19
    80
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.89
    90
     
    1.79
    94
    13. Liver Cancer
    1.83
    167
     
    2.09
    161
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.00
    150
     
    0.77
    158
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.95
    151
     
    2.32
    70
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.70
    146
     
    1.32
    110
     
     
     
    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.