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Compare Gabon and Madagascar 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   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
           
    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
     
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
    1970
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
    1980
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
     
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
    1990
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
     
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
    2000
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
     
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    145
    147
    147
    2010
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
     
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
    2015
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
     
    63.9
    67.0
    65.5
    134
    141
    140
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gabon GABON   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
     
    63.9
    67.0
    134
    141
    Age 5
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
     
    67.5
    70.2
    130
    142
    Age 10
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
     
    68.2
    70.7
    128
    143
    Age 15
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
     
    68.6
    71.1
    128
    142
    Age 20
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
     
    69.2
    71.6
    128
    141
    Age 25
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
     
    69.8
    72.1
    126
    140
    Age 30
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
     
    70.4
    72.7
    125
    141
    Age 35
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
     
    71.0
    73.3
    126
    142
    Age 40
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
     
    71.8
    74.0
    123
    143
    Age 45
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
     
    72.7
    74.8
    121
    145
    Age 50
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
     
    73.7
    75.6
    118
    145
    Age 55
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
     
    74.9
    76.5
    122
    147
    Age 60
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
     
    76.3
    77.6
    123
    146
    Age 65
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
     
    78.1
    79.0
    124
    146
    Age 70
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
     
    80.2
    80.9
    121
    145
    Age 75
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
     
    82.9
    83.4
    117
    137
    Age 80
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
     
    86.0
    86.3
    108
    131
    Age 85
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
     
    89.5
    89.7
    100
    124
    Age 90
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
     
    93.4
    93.5
    93
    111
    Age 95
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
     
    97.6
    97.6
    83
    100
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
     
    102.2
    102.1
    64
    78
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gabon GABON   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    184.26
    16
     
    33.68
    44
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98.05
    43
     
    88.74
    48
    3. Stroke
    96.24
    78
     
    172.43
    11
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    87.31
    90
     
    89.77
    85
    5. Malaria
    61.72
    10
     
    25.46
    35
    6. Tuberculosis
    56.16
    20
     
    72.04
    11
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    55.62
    25
     
    51.96
    32
    8. Malnutrition
    34.93
    26
     
    36.64
    24
    9. Lung Disease
    34.60
    22
     
    19.72
    80
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.79
    81
     
    21.06
    105
    11. Liver Disease
    24.24
    53
     
    17.67
    77
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    21.23
    61
     
    23.43
    44
    13. Low Birth Weight
    20.03
    31
     
    13.56
    56
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    20.01
    14
     
    7.68
    69
    15. Hypertension
    18.03
    73
     
    17.95
    75
    16. Other Injuries
    17.35
    51
     
    11.81
    86
    17. Birth Trauma
    13.81
    49
     
    14.51
    45
    18. Kidney Disease
    12.62
    101
     
    11.79
    104
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    10.67
    33
     
    7.50
    103
    20. Prostate Cancer
    9.91
    124
     
    36.65
    14
    21. Meningitis
    9.63
    41
     
    11.08
    39
    22. Violence
    9.48
    54
     
    11.53
    43
    23. Maternal Conditions
    9.18
    45
     
    18.58
    27
    24. Falls
    8.52
    52
     
    7.50
    64
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.42
    73
     
    15.51
    16
    26. Suicide
    8.16
    90
     
    10.50
    65
    27. Cervical Cancer
    7.63
    90
     
    28.96
    10
    28. Asthma
    6.95
    72
     
    9.46
    48
    29. Drownings
    5.52
    60
     
    7.74
    33
    30. Lung Cancers
    5.40
    125
     
    7.32
    109
    31. Breast Cancer
    5.27
    167
     
    14.42
    103
    32. Fires
    4.96
    54
     
    9.83
    33
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.57
    80
     
    9.50
    23
    34. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.20
    60
     
    1.58
    134
    35. Anemia
    3.92
    31
     
    2.20
    52
    36. Epilepsy
    3.40
    60
     
    7.36
    39
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.25
    73
     
    2.00
    106
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    80
     
    6.96
    15
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.01
    154
     
    6.85
    94
    40. Schistosomiasis
    2.89
    33
     
    2.84
    36
    41. Ovary Cancer
    2.82
    140
     
    1.86
    160
    42. Skin Disease
    2.47
    66
     
    7.72
    19
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    2.47
    64
     
    1.67
    94
    44. Other Neoplasms
    2.39
    101
     
    3.20
    67
    45. Uterin Cancer
    2.32
    70
     
    1.40
    117
    46. Measles
    2.30
    29
     
    3.21
    19
    47. Pertussis
    2.17
    28
     
    2.29
    18
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
     
    8.46
    23
    49. Liver Cancer
    2.09
    161
     
    3.59
    135
    50. Stomach Cancer
    1.97
    164
     
    5.05
    100
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Gabon GABON   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    2,291
    16.46
     
    6,026
    4.18
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,315
    9.45
     
    15,023
    10.43
    3. Malaria
    1,061
    7.62
     
    6,011
    4.17
    4. Stroke
    1,028
    7.38
     
    15,168
    10.53
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    928
    6.67
     
    8,340
    5.79
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    816
    5.86
     
    10,089
    7.00
    7. Tuberculosis
    666
    4.78
     
    10,131
    7.03
    8. Low Birth Weight
    538
    3.86
     
    5,396
    3.74
    9. Malnutrition
    428
    3.08
     
    4,829
    3.35
    10. Birth Trauma
    371
    2.66
     
    5,774
    4.01
    11. Lung Disease
    369
    2.65
     
    1,902
    1.32
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    310
    2.22
     
    1,976
    1.37
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    303
    2.17
     
    4,210
    2.92
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    275
    1.98
     
    1,232
    0.85
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    275
    1.97
     
    2,812
    1.95
    16. Other Injuries
    273
    1.96
     
    2,221
    1.54
    17. Liver Disease
    272
    1.95
     
    2,025
    1.40
    18. Hypertension
    191
    1.37
     
    1,605
    1.11
    19. Meningitis
    153
    1.10
     
    2,364
    1.64
    20. Violence
    146
    1.05
     
    2,442
    1.69
    21. Kidney Disease
    145
    1.04
     
    1,382
    0.96
    22. Maternal Conditions
    131
    0.94
     
    3,530
    2.45
    23. Suicide
    114
    0.82
     
    1,625
    1.13
    24. Falls
    110
    0.79
     
    1,001
    0.69
    25. Drownings
    98
    0.71
     
    1,777
    1.23
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    97
    0.69
     
    1,565
    1.09
    27. Asthma
    79
    0.57
     
    1,000
    0.69
    28. Fires
    77
    0.55
     
    2,045
    1.42
    29. Measles
    58
    0.42
     
    1,121
    0.78
    30. Lung Cancers
    58
    0.42
     
    708
    0.49
    31. Pertussis
    58
    0.42
     
    898
    0.62
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    53
    0.38
     
    1,102
    0.76
    33. Epilepsy
    51
    0.36
     
    1,418
    0.98
    34. Anemia
    49
    0.35
     
    328
    0.23
    35. Alzheimers/Dementia
    46
    0.33
     
    150
    0.10
    36. Prostate Cancer
    45
    0.33
     
    1,263
    0.88
    37. Cervical Cancer
    43
    0.31
     
    1,771
    1.23
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    35
    0.25
     
    209
    0.15
    39. Oral Cancer
    34
    0.25
     
    810
    0.56
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    33
    0.24
     
    737
    0.51
    41. Schistosomiasis
    32
    0.23
     
    325
    0.23
    42. Skin Disease
    30
    0.22
     
    880
    0.61
    43. Breast Cancer
    30
    0.22
     
    872
    0.60
    44. Poisonings
    29
    0.21
     
    905
    0.63
    45. Syphilis
    28
    0.20
     
    1,101
    0.76
    46. Parkinson's Disease
    27
    0.19
     
    137
    0.10
    47. Other Neoplasms
    27
    0.19
     
    355
    0.25
    48. Lymphomas
    25
    0.18
     
    719
    0.50
    49. Liver Cancer
    25
    0.18
     
    450
    0.31
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    22
    0.16
     
    837
    0.58
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gabon GABON   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    9.91
    124
     
    36.65
    14
    2. Cervical Cancer
    7.63
    90
     
    28.96
    10
    3. Lung Cancers
    5.40
    125
     
    7.32
    109
    4. Breast Cancer
    5.27
    167
     
    14.42
    103
    5. Oral Cancer
    3.19
    80
     
    6.96
    15
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.01
    154
     
    6.85
    94
    7. Ovary Cancer
    2.82
    140
     
    1.86
    160
    8. Uterin Cancer
    2.32
    70
     
    1.40
    117
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    102
     
    8.46
    23
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.09
    161
     
    3.59
    135
    11. Stomach Cancer
    1.97
    164
     
    5.05
    100
    12. Lymphomas
    1.97
    153
     
    5.62
    61
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    94
     
    2.47
    70
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.32
    110
     
    1.59
    88
    15. Leukemia
    1.01
    163
     
    3.79
    90
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.77
    158
     
    2.51
    103
     
     
     
    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.