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Gabon
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Gabon and Sri Lanka health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Sri Lanka
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Gabon Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Gabon GABON   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
     
    62.1
    62.1
    62.1
    43
    59
    54
    1970
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
     
    63.7
    66.2
    64.9
    54
    64
    61
    1980
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
     
    65.7
    70.4
    68.0
    55
    66
    60
    1990
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
     
    66.9
    73.5
    70.1
    61
    63
    62
    2000
    59.5
    60.7
    60.1
    130
    136
    133
     
    68.2
    75.1
    71.5
    78
    65
    74
    2010
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
     
    70.9
    78.1
    74.5
    72
    50
    62
    2019
    63.6
    69.7
    66.5
    143
    134
    138
     
    73.8
    79.8
    76.9
    61
    52
    54
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.6
    69.7
    143
    134
    73.8
    79.8
    61
    52
    Age 5
    66.6
    72.5
    153
    137
    74.4
    80.3
    64
    53
    Age 10
    67.0
    72.8
    155
    136
    74.4
    80.4
    65
    53
    Age 15
    67.4
    73.1
    155
    137
    74.5
    80.4
    65
    54
    Age 20
    67.8
    73.3
    155
    137
    74.7
    80.6
    64
    54
    Age 25
    68.3
    73.6
    156
    137
    75.1
    80.7
    67
    54
    Age 30
    68.8
    74.0
    158
    137
    75.3
    80.9
    68
    54
    Age 35
    69.3
    74.5
    159
    137
    75.6
    81.0
    71
    55
    Age 40
    70.0
    75.2
    161
    136
    75.8
    81.1
    74
    55
    Age 45
    70.8
    76.0
    163
    133
    76.2
    81.4
    77
    56
    Age 50
    72.0
    77.0
    163
    127
    76.7
    81.6
    76
    57
    Age 55
    73.4
    78.1
    164
    122
    77.6
    82.1
    79
    59
    Age 60
    75.2
    79.3
    163
    117
    78.6
    82.6
    79
    60
    Age 65
    77.3
    80.7
    165
    114
    80.1
    83.4
    79
    66
    Age 70
    79.7
    82.3
    164
    115
    81.5
    84.2
    93
    73
    Age 75
    82.6
    84.4
    162
    120
    83.8
    85.8
    96
    76
    Age 80
    85.7
    86.9
    157
    129
    87.0
    88.3
    74
    62
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.0
    154
    138
    90.8
    91.2
    35
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Tuberculosis
    113.96
    4
    3.45
    95
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    107.54
    94
    101.31
    106
    3. Stroke
    94.08
    79
    26.55
    154
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73.73
    46
    20.42
    113
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    64.41
    22
    47.34
    45
    6. HIV/AIDS
    60.61
    20
    0.18
    147
    7. Hypertension
    44.80
    19
    4.08
    161
    8. Kidney Disease
    37.95
    27
    26.23
    72
    9. Liver Disease
    35.26
    43
    4.96
    160
    10. Malaria
    28.76
    32
    0.00
    166
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    28.47
    53
    18.07
    82
    12. Lung Disease
    23.69
    84
    36.99
    33
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    21.09
    57
    2.47
    100
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.55
    40
    27.62
    14
    15. Prostate Cancer
    20.47
    61
    4.61
    165
    16. Cervical Cancer
    14.89
    56
    5.15
    125
    17. Breast Cancer
    13.28
    131
    9.49
    165
    18. Suicide
    13.11
    40
    12.89
    42
    19. Violence
    9.80
    53
    2.36
    122
    20. Other Injuries
    9.28
    73
    6.41
    112
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.92
    37
    1.83
    165
    22. Low Birth Weight
    8.92
    45
    2.13
    145
    23. Asthma
    8.68
    69
    25.43
    10
    24. Lung Cancers
    8.18
    114
    6.56
    126
    25. Falls
    7.99
    51
    3.85
    129
    26. Maternal Conditions
    6.80
    41
    0.50
    110
    27. Oral Cancer
    6.76
    19
    10.87
    7
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    6.74
    42
    1.82
    154
    29. Birth Trauma
    6.57
    52
    0.78
    135
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    6.38
    72
    4.53
    125
    31. Malnutrition
    6.07
    45
    0.18
    142
    32. Meningitis
    5.91
    44
    0.59
    106
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    5.55
    33
    0.65
    181
    34. Measles
    4.14
    17
    0.00
    170
    35. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    101
    1.93
    174
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    143
    4.05
    128
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    174
    3.43
    175
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.48
    76
    0.15
    183
    39. Bladder Cancer
    3.39
    46
    1.63
    117
    40. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    45
    1.40
    144
    41. Skin Cancers
    3.19
    24
    0.22
    174
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.91
    76
    5.72
    30
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.73
    165
    4.94
    107
    44. Fires
    2.62
    62
    1.04
    112
    45. Lymphomas
    2.32
    166
    3.88
    126
    46. Pertussis
    2.32
    36
    0.08
    108
    47. Drug Use
    2.27
    40
    1.16
    96
    48. Epilepsy
    2.20
    54
    1.14
    127
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    2.05
    140
    0.80
    171
    50. Skin Disease
    2.01
    65
    1.14
    107
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Gabon GABON   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    1,819
    13.74
    769
    0.66
    2. HIV/AIDS
    1,128
    8.52
    39
    0.03
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,019
    7.70
    26,304
    22.66
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    966
    7.30
    5,117
    4.41
    5. Stroke
    896
    6.77
    6,805
    5.86
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    643
    4.86
    12,460
    10.73
    7. Malaria
    540
    4.08
    0
    0.00
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    518
    3.91
    4,200
    3.62
    9. Low Birth Weight
    494
    3.73
    536
    0.46
    10. Liver Disease
    416
    3.14
    1,303
    1.12
    11. Hypertension
    412
    3.11
    1,055
    0.91
    12. Kidney Disease
    384
    2.90
    6,858
    5.91
    13. Birth Trauma
    362
    2.73
    193
    0.17
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    318
    2.40
    605
    0.52
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    285
    2.15
    989
    0.85
    16. Lung Disease
    215
    1.62
    9,456
    8.15
    17. Violence
    184
    1.39
    499
    0.43
    18. Suicide
    183
    1.38
    2,977
    2.56
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    152
    1.15
    6,939
    5.98
    20. Measles
    146
    1.10
    0
    0.00
    21. Maternal Conditions
    145
    1.10
    96
    0.08
    22. Other Injuries
    140
    1.06
    1,529
    1.32
    23. Meningitis
    113
    0.85
    146
    0.13
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    101
    0.76
    425
    0.37
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    98
    0.74
    462
    0.40
    26. Cervical Cancer
    96
    0.73
    762
    0.66
    27. Breast Cancer
    92
    0.70
    1,383
    1.19
    28. Asthma
    90
    0.68
    6,471
    5.57
    29. Lung Cancers
    87
    0.66
    1,775
    1.53
    30. Falls
    84
    0.63
    964
    0.83
    31. Pertussis
    81
    0.61
    15
    0.01
    32. Prostate Cancer
    80
    0.60
    507
    0.44
    33. Malnutrition
    78
    0.59
    43
    0.04
    34. Oral Cancer
    69
    0.52
    2,893
    2.49
    35. Liver Cancer
    53
    0.40
    1,090
    0.94
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    47
    0.36
    168
    0.14
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    43
    0.32
    911
    0.78
    38. Drownings
    42
    0.32
    731
    0.63
    39. Fires
    39
    0.29
    239
    0.21
    40. Epilepsy
    37
    0.28
    269
    0.23
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    36
    0.27
    38
    0.03
    42. Trypanosomiasis
    35
    0.26
    0
    0.00
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.26
    1,544
    1.33
    44. Bladder Cancer
    35
    0.26
    432
    0.37
    45. Skin Cancers
    34
    0.26
    58
    0.05
    46. Drug Use
    34
    0.26
    257
    0.22
    47. Syphilis
    33
    0.25
    15
    0.01
    48. Stomach Cancer
    32
    0.24
    1,321
    1.14
    49. Lymphomas
    32
    0.24
    1,027
    0.88
    50. Poisonings
    28
    0.21
    93
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Gabon GABON   Sri Lanka SRI LANKA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.47
    61
    4.61
    165
    2. Cervical Cancer
    14.89
    56
    5.15
    125
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.28
    131
    9.49
    165
    4. Lung Cancers
    8.18
    114
    6.56
    126
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.76
    19
    10.87
    7
    6. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    101
    1.93
    174
    7. Liver Cancer
    3.71
    143
    4.05
    128
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    174
    3.43
    175
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.39
    46
    1.63
    117
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    45
    1.40
    144
    11. Skin Cancers
    3.19
    24
    0.22
    174
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.91
    76
    5.72
    30
    13. Stomach Cancer
    2.73
    165
    4.94
    107
    14. Lymphomas
    2.32
    166
    3.88
    126
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    2.05
    140
    0.80
    171
    16. Leukemia
    1.42
    162
    4.61
    35
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.