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GABON VS FRANCE
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Compare Gabon and France 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
     
      Gabon GABON   France FRANCE
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    		  
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
    1970
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    		  
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
    1980
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    		  
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
    1990
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    		  
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
    2000
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
    		  
    75.3
    82.7
    78.9
    20
    2
    10
    2010
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    		  
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
    2015
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
    		  
    79.4
    85.4
    82.4
    16
    5
    9
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gabon GABON   France FRANCE
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
    		  
    79.4
    85.4
    16
    5
    Age 5
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
    		  
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    Age 10
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
    		  
    79.8
    85.7
    16
    5
    Age 15
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
    		  
    79.8
    85.8
    16
    5
    Age 20
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
    		  
    80.0
    85.8
    16
    5
    Age 25
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
    		  
    80.1
    85.9
    17
    5
    Age 30
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
    		  
    80.3
    85.9
    16
    5
    Age 35
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
    		  
    80.5
    86.0
    16
    5
    Age 40
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
    		  
    80.8
    86.2
    15
    4
    Age 45
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
    		  
    81.2
    86.4
    15
    4
    Age 50
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
    		  
    81.7
    86.7
    11
    3
    Age 55
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
    		  
    82.4
    87.2
    10
    3
    Age 60
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
    		  
    83.5
    87.7
    7
    3
    Age 65
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
    		  
    84.6
    88.3
    4
    3
    Age 70
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
    		  
    85.8
    89.1
    2
    3
    Age 75
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
    		  
    87.3
    89.9
    3
    3
    Age 80
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
    		  
    89.1
    91.1
    5
    3
    Age 85
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
    		  
    91.4
    92.9
    14
    12
    Age 90
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
    		  
    94.3
    95.2
    27
    18
    Age 95
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
    		  
    97.9
    98.4
    52
    40
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
    		  
    102.0
    102.3
    87
    57
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gabon GABON   France FRANCE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    184.26
    16
    		  
    0.60
    123
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98.05
    43
    		  
    10.01
    148
    3. Stroke
    96.24
    78
    		  
    24.63
    168
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    87.31
    90
    		  
    29.97
    171
    5. Malaria
    61.72
    10
    		  
    0.03
    73
    6. Tuberculosis
    56.16
    20
    		  
    0.43
    145
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.62
    25
    		  
    1.80
    117
    8. Malnutrition
    34.93
    26
    		  
    2.25
    88
    9. Lung Disease
    34.60
    22
    		  
    6.14
    164
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.79
    81
    		  
    8.78
    150
    11. Liver Disease
    24.24
    53
    		  
    8.35
    124
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.23
    61
    		  
    5.65
    153
    13. Low Birth Weight
    20.03
    31
    		  
    1.20
    166
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    20.01
    14
    		  
    6.66
    76
    15. Hypertension
    18.03
    73
    		  
    7.36
    154
    16. Other Injuries
    17.35
    51
    		  
    10.92
    91
    17. Birth Trauma
    13.81
    49
    		  
    0.86
    137
    18. Kidney Disease
    12.62
    101
    		  
    6.10
    142
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    10.67
    33
    		  
    3.12
    157
    20. Prostate Cancer
    9.91
    124
    		  
    18.21
    70
    21. Meningitis
    9.63
    41
    		  
    0.29
    151
    22. Violence
    9.48
    54
    		  
    1.07
    148
    23. Maternal Conditions
    9.18
    45
    		  
    0.12
    138
    24. Falls
    8.52
    52
    		  
    4.90
    97
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.42
    73
    		  
    4.18
    130
    26. Suicide
    8.16
    90
    		  
    12.84
    44
    27. Cervical Cancer
    7.63
    90
    		  
    2.80
    138
    28. Asthma
    6.95
    72
    		  
    0.82
    144
    29. Drownings
    5.52
    60
    		  
    1.33
    139
    30. Lung Cancers
    5.40
    125
    		  
    31.46
    16
    31. Breast Cancer
    5.27
    167
    		  
    23.34
    19
    32. Fires
    4.96
    54
    		  
    0.60
    141
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.57
    80
    		  
    1.21
    128
    34. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.20
    60
    		  
    25.62
    13
    35. Anemia
    3.92
    31
    		  
    0.60
    98
    36. Epilepsy
    3.40
    60
    		  
    1.87
    89
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.25
    73
    		  
    0.75
    156
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    80
    		  
    5.01
    39
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.01
    154
    		  
    16.58
    26
    40. Schistosomiasis
    2.89
    33
    		  
    0.00
    172
    41. Ovary Cancer
    2.82
    140
    		  
    5.83
    44
    42. Skin Disease
    2.47
    66
    		  
    1.04
    109
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    2.47
    64
    		  
    3.67
    22
    44. Other Neoplasms
    2.39
    101
    		  
    5.84
    14
    45. Uterin Cancer
    2.32
    70
    		  
    3.36
    34
    46. Measles
    2.30
    29
    		  
    0.00
    101
    47. Pertussis
    2.17
    28
    		  
    0.01
    127
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
    		  
    4.46
    45
    49. Liver Cancer
    2.09
    161
    		  
    7.56
    54
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1.97
    164
    		  
    4.64
    107
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Gabon GABON   France FRANCE
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    2,291
    16.46
    		  
    451
    0.11
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,315
    9.45
    		  
    14,097
    3.41
    3. Malaria
    1,061
    7.62
    		  
    18
    0.00
    4. Stroke
    1,028
    7.38
    		  
    34,411
    8.33
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    928
    6.67
    		  
    39,931
    9.66
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    816
    5.86
    		  
    2,430
    0.59
    7. Tuberculosis
    666
    4.78
    		  
    574
    0.14
    8. Low Birth Weight
    538
    3.86
    		  
    532
    0.13
    9. Malnutrition
    428
    3.08
    		  
    3,370
    0.82
    10. Birth Trauma
    371
    2.66
    		  
    379
    0.09
    11. Lung Disease
    369
    2.65
    		  
    8,479
    2.05
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    310
    2.22
    		  
    11,974
    2.90
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    303
    2.17
    		  
    3,788
    0.92
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    275
    1.98
    		  
    8,029
    1.94
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    275
    1.97
    		  
    1,763
    0.43
    16. Other Injuries
    273
    1.96
    		  
    13,406
    3.24
    17. Liver Disease
    272
    1.95
    		  
    7,738
    1.87
    18. Hypertension
    191
    1.37
    		  
    10,676
    2.58
    19. Meningitis
    153
    1.10
    		  
    222
    0.05
    20. Violence
    146
    1.05
    		  
    753
    0.18
    21. Kidney Disease
    145
    1.04
    		  
    8,794
    2.13
    22. Maternal Conditions
    131
    0.94
    		  
    71
    0.02
    23. Suicide
    114
    0.82
    		  
    10,093
    2.44
    24. Falls
    110
    0.79
    		  
    6,341
    1.53
    25. Drownings
    98
    0.71
    		  
    1,072
    0.26
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    97
    0.69
    		  
    5,464
    1.32
    27. Asthma
    79
    0.57
    		  
    970
    0.23
    28. Fires
    77
    0.55
    		  
    488
    0.12
    29. Measles
    58
    0.42
    		  
    3
    0.00
    30. Lung Cancers
    58
    0.42
    		  
    33,449
    8.10
    31. Pertussis
    58
    0.42
    		  
    6
    0.00
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    53
    0.38
    		  
    1,645
    0.40
    33. Epilepsy
    51
    0.36
    		  
    1,859
    0.45
    34. Anemia
    49
    0.35
    		  
    894
    0.22
    35. Alzheimers/Dementia
    46
    0.33
    		  
    39,069
    9.46
    36. Prostate Cancer
    45
    0.33
    		  
    10,554
    2.55
    37. Cervical Cancer
    43
    0.31
    		  
    1,428
    0.35
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    35
    0.25
    		  
    989
    0.24
    39. Oral Cancer
    34
    0.25
    		  
    4,851
    1.17
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    33
    0.24
    		  
    21,091
    5.10
    41. Schistosomiasis
    32
    0.23
    		  
    1
    0.00
    42. Skin Disease
    30
    0.22
    		  
    1,536
    0.37
    43. Breast Cancer
    30
    0.22
    		  
    14,438
    3.49
    44. Poisonings
    29
    0.21
    		  
    1,251
    0.30
    45. Syphilis
    28
    0.20
    		  
    4
    0.00
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    27
    0.19
    		  
    5,554
    1.34
    47. Other Neoplasms
    27
    0.19
    		  
    7,603
    1.84
    48. Lymphomas
    25
    0.18
    		  
    9,523
    2.30
    49. Liver Cancer
    25
    0.18
    		  
    8,912
    2.16
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    22
    0.16
    		  
    4,834
    1.17
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gabon GABON   France FRANCE
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    9.91
    124
    		  
    18.21
    70
    2. Cervical Cancer
    7.63
    90
    		  
    2.80
    138
    3. Lung Cancers
    5.40
    125
    		  
    31.46
    16
    4. Breast Cancer
    5.27
    167
    		  
    23.34
    19
    5. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    80
    		  
    5.01
    39
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.01
    154
    		  
    16.58
    26
    7. Ovary Cancer
    2.82
    140
    		  
    5.83
    44
    8. Uterin Cancer
    2.32
    70
    		  
    3.36
    34
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
    		  
    4.46
    45
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.09
    161
    		  
    7.56
    54
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.97
    164
    		  
    4.64
    107
    12. Lymphomas
    1.97
    153
    		  
    7.61
    19
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    94
    		  
    4.67
    20
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.32
    110
    		  
    2.81
    28
    15. Leukemia
    1.01
    163
    		  
    5.60
    15
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.77
    158
    		  
    9.10
    16
     
     
     
    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.