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FRANCE VS GABON
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare France 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
     
      France FRANCE   Gabon GABON
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
    		  
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
    		  
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
    		  
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
    		  
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    75.3
    82.7
    78.9
    20
    2
    10
    		  
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
    2010
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
    		  
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2015
    79.4
    85.4
    82.4
    16
    5
    9
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      France FRANCE   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.4
    85.4
    16
    5
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
    Age 5
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    		  
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
    Age 10
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    		  
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
    Age 15
    79.8
    85.8
    16
    5
    		  
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
    Age 20
    80.0
    85.8
    16
    5
    		  
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
    Age 25
    80.1
    85.9
    17
    5
    		  
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
    Age 30
    80.3
    85.9
    16
    5
    		  
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
    Age 35
    80.5
    86.0
    16
    5
    		  
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
    Age 40
    80.8
    86.2
    15
    4
    		  
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
    Age 45
    81.2
    86.4
    15
    4
    		  
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
    Age 50
    81.7
    86.7
    11
    3
    		  
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
    Age 55
    82.4
    87.2
    10
    3
    		  
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
    Age 60
    83.5
    87.7
    7
    3
    		  
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
    Age 65
    84.6
    88.3
    4
    3
    		  
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
    Age 70
    85.8
    89.1
    2
    3
    		  
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.9
    3
    3
    		  
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
    Age 80
    89.1
    91.1
    5
    3
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
    Age 85
    91.4
    92.9
    14
    12
    		  
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
    Age 90
    94.3
    95.2
    27
    18
    		  
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.4
    52
    40
    		  
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.3
    87
    57
    		  
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      France FRANCE   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.46
    16
    		  
    5.40
    125
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    29.97
    171
    		  
    87.31
    90
    3. Alzheimers/Dementia
    25.62
    13
    		  
    4.20
    60
    4. Stroke
    24.63
    168
    		  
    96.24
    78
    5. Breast Cancer
    23.34
    19
    		  
    5.27
    167
    6. Prostate Cancer
    18.21
    70
    		  
    9.91
    124
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.58
    26
    		  
    3.01
    154
    8. Suicide
    12.84
    44
    		  
    8.16
    90
    9. Other Injuries
    10.92
    91
    		  
    17.35
    51
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.01
    148
    		  
    98.05
    43
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    9.10
    16
    		  
    0.77
    158
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.78
    150
    		  
    28.79
    81
    13. Liver Disease
    8.35
    124
    		  
    24.24
    53
    14. Lymphomas
    7.61
    19
    		  
    1.97
    153
    15. Liver Cancer
    7.56
    54
    		  
    2.09
    161
    16. Hypertension
    7.36
    154
    		  
    18.03
    73
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    6.66
    76
    		  
    20.01
    14
    18. Lung Disease
    6.14
    164
    		  
    34.60
    22
    19. Kidney Disease
    6.10
    142
    		  
    12.62
    101
    20. Other Neoplasms
    5.84
    14
    		  
    2.39
    101
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.83
    44
    		  
    2.82
    140
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.65
    153
    		  
    21.23
    61
    23. Leukemia
    5.60
    15
    		  
    1.01
    163
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.01
    39
    		  
    3.19
    80
    25. Falls
    4.90
    97
    		  
    8.52
    52
    26. Bladder Cancer
    4.67
    20
    		  
    1.79
    94
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    107
    		  
    1.97
    164
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.46
    45
    		  
    2.10
    102
    29. Alcohol
    4.45
    19
    		  
    0.51
    103
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.18
    130
    		  
    8.42
    73
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.67
    22
    		  
    2.47
    64
    32. Uterin Cancer
    3.36
    34
    		  
    2.32
    70
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    3.12
    157
    		  
    10.67
    33
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.81
    28
    		  
    1.32
    110
    35. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    138
    		  
    7.63
    90
    36. Malnutrition
    2.25
    88
    		  
    34.93
    26
    37. Epilepsy
    1.87
    89
    		  
    3.40
    60
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.80
    117
    		  
    55.62
    25
    39. Drownings
    1.33
    139
    		  
    5.52
    60
    40. Poisonings
    1.23
    86
    		  
    1.61
    73
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.21
    128
    		  
    4.57
    80
    42. Low Birth Weight
    1.20
    166
    		  
    20.03
    31
    43. Drug Use
    1.08
    87
    		  
    0.14
    157
    44. Violence
    1.07
    148
    		  
    9.48
    54
    45. Skin Disease
    1.04
    109
    		  
    2.47
    66
    46. Depression
    0.95
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.86
    137
    		  
    13.81
    49
    48. Asthma
    0.82
    144
    		  
    6.95
    72
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.75
    156
    		  
    3.25
    73
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.68
    28
    		  
    0.09
    143
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      France FRANCE   Gabon GABON
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39,931
    9.66
    		  
    928
    6.67
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    39,069
    9.46
    		  
    46
    0.33
    3. Stroke
    34,411
    8.33
    		  
    1,028
    7.38
    4. Lung Cancers
    33,449
    8.10
    		  
    58
    0.42
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,091
    5.10
    		  
    33
    0.24
    6. Breast Cancer
    14,438
    3.49
    		  
    30
    0.22
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14,097
    3.41
    		  
    1,315
    9.45
    8. Other Injuries
    13,406
    3.24
    		  
    273
    1.96
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11,974
    2.90
    		  
    310
    2.22
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    10,925
    2.64
    		  
    9
    0.06
    11. Hypertension
    10,676
    2.58
    		  
    191
    1.37
    12. Prostate Cancer
    10,554
    2.55
    		  
    45
    0.33
    13. Suicide
    10,093
    2.44
    		  
    114
    0.82
    14. Lymphomas
    9,523
    2.30
    		  
    25
    0.18
    15. Liver Cancer
    8,912
    2.16
    		  
    25
    0.18
    16. Kidney Disease
    8,794
    2.13
    		  
    145
    1.04
    17. Lung Disease
    8,479
    2.05
    		  
    369
    2.65
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    8,029
    1.94
    		  
    275
    1.98
    19. Liver Disease
    7,738
    1.87
    		  
    272
    1.95
    20. Other Neoplasms
    7,603
    1.84
    		  
    27
    0.19
    21. Leukemia
    6,892
    1.67
    		  
    13
    0.09
    22. Falls
    6,341
    1.53
    		  
    110
    0.79
    23. Bladder Cancer
    6,071
    1.47
    		  
    19
    0.14
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    5,554
    1.34
    		  
    27
    0.19
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,464
    1.32
    		  
    97
    0.69
    26. Stomach Cancer
    5,441
    1.32
    		  
    21
    0.15
    27. Oral Cancer
    4,851
    1.17
    		  
    34
    0.25
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,834
    1.17
    		  
    22
    0.16
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3,865
    0.94
    		  
    17
    0.12
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,788
    0.92
    		  
    303
    2.17
    31. Alcohol
    3,769
    0.91
    		  
    6
    0.04
    32. Malnutrition
    3,370
    0.82
    		  
    428
    3.08
    33. Skin Cancers
    3,134
    0.76
    		  
    13
    0.10
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2,480
    0.60
    		  
    13
    0.09
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,430
    0.59
    		  
    816
    5.86
    36. Epilepsy
    1,859
    0.45
    		  
    51
    0.36
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    1,763
    0.43
    		  
    275
    1.97
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,645
    0.40
    		  
    53
    0.38
    39. Skin Disease
    1,536
    0.37
    		  
    30
    0.22
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,428
    0.35
    		  
    43
    0.31
    41. Poisonings
    1,251
    0.30
    		  
    29
    0.21
    42. Depression
    1,137
    0.28
    		  
    0
    0.00
    43. Drownings
    1,072
    0.26
    		  
    98
    0.71
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    989
    0.24
    		  
    35
    0.25
    45. Asthma
    970
    0.23
    		  
    79
    0.57
    46. Anemia
    894
    0.22
    		  
    49
    0.35
    47. Drug Use
    773
    0.19
    		  
    3
    0.02
    48. Violence
    753
    0.18
    		  
    146
    1.05
    49. Multiple Sclerosis
    668
    0.16
    		  
    2
    0.01
    50. Hepatitis C
    607
    0.15
    		  
    7
    0.05
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      France FRANCE   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.46
    16
    		  
    5.40
    125
    2. Breast Cancer
    23.34
    19
    		  
    5.27
    167
    3. Prostate Cancer
    18.21
    70
    		  
    9.91
    124
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.58
    26
    		  
    3.01
    154
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.10
    16
    		  
    0.77
    158
    6. Lymphomas
    7.61
    19
    		  
    1.97
    153
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.56
    54
    		  
    2.09
    161
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.83
    44
    		  
    2.82
    140
    9. Leukemia
    5.60
    15
    		  
    1.01
    163
    10. Oral Cancer
    5.01
    39
    		  
    3.19
    80
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.67
    20
    		  
    1.79
    94
    12. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    107
    		  
    1.97
    164
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.46
    45
    		  
    2.10
    102
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.36
    34
    		  
    2.32
    70
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.81
    28
    		  
    1.32
    110
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.80
    138
    		  
    7.63
    90
     
     
     
    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.