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Compare Germany 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
     
      Germany GERMANY   Gabon GABON
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.9
    72.3
    69.5
    19
    21
    18
     
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    67.4
    73.7
    70.5
    23
    23
    23
     
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    69.4
    76.1
    72.6
    27
    20
    26
     
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    72.0
    78.6
    75.2
    25
    19
    22
     
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    75.0
    81.0
    77.9
    23
    14
    19
     
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
    2010
    77.5
    82.6
    80.1
    21
    22
    22
     
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2015
    78.7
    83.4
    81.0
    21
    25
    24
     
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.7
    83.4
    21
    25
     
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.6
    21
    26
     
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.7
    21
    26
     
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
    Age 15
    79.1
    83.7
    21
    26
     
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
    Age 20
    79.2
    83.7
    21
    26
     
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
    Age 25
    79.3
    83.8
    22
    26
     
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
    Age 30
    79.4
    83.9
    22
    26
     
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
    Age 35
    79.6
    83.9
    23
    26
     
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.0
    23
    26
     
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.2
    27
    26
     
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
    Age 50
    80.4
    84.5
    27
    27
     
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
    Age 55
    81.0
    84.8
    28
    28
     
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
    Age 60
    81.9
    85.4
    29
    28
     
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
    Age 65
    83.1
    86.1
    29
    28
     
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
    Age 70
    84.3
    86.9
    29
    29
     
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
    Age 75
    86.0
    88.0
    30
    32
     
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.4
    39
    42
     
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.5
    48
    54
     
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.4
    66
    67
     
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.0
    72
    74
     
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.1
    84
    86
     
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.93
    133
     
    87.31
    90
    2. Lung Cancers
    27.78
    30
     
    5.40
    125
    3. Stroke
    27.32
    163
     
    96.24
    78
    4. Breast Cancer
    21.84
    32
     
    5.27
    167
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.98
    93
     
    9.91
    124
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.17
    41
     
    3.01
    154
    7. Hypertension
    15.05
    104
     
    18.03
    73
    8. Lung Disease
    14.98
    117
     
    34.60
    22
    9. Alzheimers/Dementia
    13.39
    25
     
    4.20
    60
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.43
    138
     
    28.79
    81
    11. Liver Disease
    10.72
    110
     
    24.24
    53
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.86
    149
     
    98.05
    43
    13. Suicide
    9.59
    74
     
    8.16
    90
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    9.24
    14
     
    0.77
    158
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.53
    128
     
    12.62
    101
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.43
    31
     
    2.82
    140
    17. Lymphomas
    6.30
    46
     
    1.97
    153
    18. Stomach Cancer
    6.13
    74
     
    1.97
    164
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.18
    96
     
    20.01
    14
    20. Falls
    5.17
    92
     
    8.52
    52
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.91
    122
     
    8.42
    73
    22. Leukemia
    4.66
    44
     
    1.01
    163
    23. Alcohol
    4.59
    15
     
    0.51
    103
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.49
    105
     
    2.09
    161
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    59
     
    3.19
    80
    26. Other Injuries
    3.95
    162
     
    17.35
    51
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.94
    160
     
    21.23
    61
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.68
    66
     
    2.10
    102
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.38
    154
     
    10.67
    33
    30. Other Neoplasms
    3.36
    61
     
    2.39
    101
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.32
    28
     
    2.47
    64
    32. Bladder Cancer
    3.12
    55
     
    1.79
    94
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.72
    142
     
    7.63
    90
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.49
    34
     
    1.32
    110
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.39
    105
     
    55.62
    25
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2.36
    68
     
    2.32
    70
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.19
    147
     
    20.03
    31
    38. Epilepsy
    1.80
    92
     
    3.40
    60
    39. Drug Use
    1.34
    76
     
    0.14
    157
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.31
    133
     
    3.25
    73
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.09
    132
     
    4.57
    80
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.90
    16
     
    0.09
    143
    43. Violence
    0.70
    160
     
    9.48
    54
    44. Asthma
    0.67
    156
     
    6.95
    72
    45. Skin Disease
    0.66
    126
     
    2.47
    66
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.51
    157
     
    13.81
    49
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    42
     
    0.61
    32
    48. HIV/AIDS
    0.48
    127
     
    184.26
    16
    49. Drownings
    0.39
    170
     
    5.52
    60
    50. Anemia
    0.36
    110
     
    3.92
    31
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Germany GERMANY   Gabon GABON
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    132,851
    20.09
     
    928
    6.67
    2. Stroke
    59,883
    9.06
     
    1,028
    7.38
    3. Lung Cancers
    45,785
    6.92
     
    58
    0.42
    4. Hypertension
    34,769
    5.26
     
    191
    1.37
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    32,074
    4.85
     
    46
    0.33
    6. Lung Disease
    30,591
    4.63
     
    369
    2.65
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    28,606
    4.33
     
    33
    0.24
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    24,194
    3.66
     
    310
    2.22
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,138
    3.20
     
    1,315
    9.45
    10. Breast Cancer
    19,577
    2.96
     
    30
    0.22
    11. Kidney Disease
    17,106
    2.59
     
    145
    1.04
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    16,832
    2.55
     
    9
    0.06
    13. Prostate Cancer
    14,846
    2.25
     
    45
    0.33
    14. Liver Disease
    14,480
    2.19
     
    272
    1.95
    15. Lymphomas
    11,889
    1.80
     
    25
    0.18
    16. Stomach Cancer
    10,959
    1.66
     
    21
    0.15
    17. Suicide
    10,744
    1.63
     
    114
    0.82
    18. Falls
    10,600
    1.60
     
    110
    0.79
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8,823
    1.33
     
    275
    1.98
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,798
    1.33
     
    97
    0.69
    21. Leukemia
    8,392
    1.27
     
    13
    0.09
    22. Liver Cancer
    8,004
    1.21
     
    25
    0.18
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    7,855
    1.19
     
    27
    0.19
    24. Other Neoplasms
    6,910
    1.05
     
    27
    0.19
    25. Bladder Cancer
    6,362
    0.96
     
    19
    0.14
    26. Other Injuries
    6,260
    0.95
     
    273
    1.96
    27. Oral Cancer
    6,063
    0.92
     
    34
    0.25
    28. Ovary Cancer
    5,901
    0.89
     
    17
    0.12
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5,790
    0.88
     
    22
    0.16
    30. Alcohol
    5,376
    0.81
     
    6
    0.04
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,347
    0.81
     
    816
    5.86
    32. Skin Cancers
    4,124
    0.62
     
    13
    0.10
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,654
    0.55
     
    303
    2.17
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,703
    0.41
     
    35
    0.25
    35. Epilepsy
    2,558
    0.39
     
    51
    0.36
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2,501
    0.38
     
    13
    0.09
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,443
    0.37
     
    53
    0.38
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1,967
    0.30
     
    43
    0.31
    39. Congenital Anomalies
    1,888
    0.29
     
    275
    1.97
    40. Skin Disease
    1,397
    0.21
     
    30
    0.22
    41. Drug Use
    1,263
    0.19
     
    3
    0.02
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,224
    0.19
     
    2
    0.01
    43. Asthma
    1,129
    0.17
     
    79
    0.57
    44. Low Birth Weight
    854
    0.13
     
    538
    3.86
    45. Anemia
    832
    0.13
     
    49
    0.35
    46. Hepatitis C
    741
    0.11
     
    7
    0.05
    47. Violence
    650
    0.10
     
    146
    1.05
    48. HIV/AIDS
    490
    0.07
     
    2,291
    16.46
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    437
    0.07
     
    16
    0.11
    50. Fires
    422
    0.06
     
    77
    0.55
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.78
    30
     
    5.40
    125
    2. Breast Cancer
    21.84
    32
     
    5.27
    167
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.98
    93
     
    9.91
    124
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.17
    41
     
    3.01
    154
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.24
    14
     
    0.77
    158
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.43
    31
     
    2.82
    140
    7. Lymphomas
    6.30
    46
     
    1.97
    153
    8. Stomach Cancer
    6.13
    74
     
    1.97
    164
    9. Leukemia
    4.66
    44
     
    1.01
    163
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.49
    105
     
    2.09
    161
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    59
     
    3.19
    80
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.68
    66
     
    2.10
    102
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.12
    55
     
    1.79
    94
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.72
    142
     
    7.63
    90
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.49
    34
     
    1.32
    110
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.36
    68
     
    2.32
    70
     
     
     
    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.