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Denmark
COUNTRY #1
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DENMARK VS GABON

Compare Denmark and Gabon 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.

Gabon
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. 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 Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles 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 Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Denmark Population Pyramid
6,245,374
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Gabon Population Pyramid
3,809,049
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Denmark DENMARK   Gabon GABON
  Denmark DENMARK   Gabon GABON
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
70.4
74.0
72.2
4
8
4
  
38.3
41.5
39.9
150
143
148
1970
70.9
75.9
73.3
3
7
4
  
45.5
48.7
47.0
134
133
135
1980
71.2
77.2
74.1
13
13
12
  
53.5
56.7
55.1
126
123
126
1990
72.0
77.7
74.8
24
25
26
  
59.4
62.6
60.9
124
127
126
2000
74.5
79.2
76.9
25
30
27
  
59.5
60.7
60.1
130
136
133
2010
77.1
81.3
79.2
25
29
28
  
62.4
62.1
62.3
133
150
141
2019
79.6
83.0
81.3
21
30
26
  
63.6
69.7
66.5
143
134
138
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Denmark DENMARK   Gabon GABON
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.6
83.0
21
30
63.6
69.7
143
134
Age
79.6
83.0
21
30
63.6
69.7
143
134
Age 5
79.9
83.3
22
31
66.6
72.5
153
137
Age 10
79.9
83.3
22
31
67.0
72.8
155
136
Age 15
80.0
83.3
22
32
67.4
73.1
155
137
Age 20
80.0
83.4
22
32
67.8
73.3
155
137
Age 25
80.1
83.4
24
32
68.3
73.6
156
137
Age 30
80.2
83.4
25
32
68.8
74.0
158
137
Age 35
80.4
83.5
25
33
69.3
74.5
159
137
Age 40
80.5
83.6
25
33
70.0
75.2
161
136
Age 45
80.7
83.8
26
33
70.8
76.0
163
133
Age 50
81.0
84.0
28
34
72.0
77.0
163
127
Age 55
81.5
84.3
30
35
73.4
78.1
164
122
Age 60
82.3
84.9
30
36
75.2
79.3
163
117
Age 65
83.3
85.6
33
37
77.3
80.7
165
114
Age 70
84.6
86.5
34
37
79.7
82.3
164
115
Age 75
86.1
87.6
36
40
82.6
84.4
162
120
Age 80
87.9
89.1
48
43
85.7
86.9
157
129
Age 85
90.2
91.0
67
57
89.2
90.0
154
138
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Denmark DENMARK   Gabon GABON
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
36.00
178
107.54
94
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
29.41
11
20.55
40
3. Lung Disease
29.30
56
23.69
84
4. Lung Cancers
28.82
15
8.18
114
5. Stroke
23.60
160
94.08
79
6. Prostate Cancer
22.37
53
20.47
61
7. Breast Cancer
19.03
62
13.28
131
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.72
23
3.54
174
9. Influenza and Pneumonia
13.49
144
73.73
46
10. Diabetes Mellitus
9.05
147
64.41
22
11. Pancreas Cancer
8.44
16
2.05
140
12. Suicide
7.63
106
13.11
40
13. Liver Disease
6.98
151
35.26
43
14. Alcohol
6.10
13
1.49
84
15. Kidney Disease
5.79
161
37.95
27
16. Ovary Cancer
5.69
41
4.13
101
17. Lymphomas
5.26
76
2.32
166
18. Endocrine Disorders
4.43
75
6.74
42
19. Leukemia
4.10
64
1.42
162
20. Stomach Cancer
3.96
130
2.73
165
21. Oesophagus Cancer
3.89
46
2.91
76
22. Hypertension
3.86
162
44.80
19
23. Bladder Cancer
3.85
28
3.39
46
24. Parkinson's Disease
3.79
111
5.55
33
25. Liver Cancer
3.71
144
3.71
143
26. Falls
3.55
136
7.99
51
27. Oral Cancer
3.19
79
6.76
19
28. Drug Use
3.09
26
2.27
40
29. Skin Cancers
3.04
31
3.19
24
30. Road Traffic Accidents
3.00
169
28.47
53
31. Cervical Cancer
2.70
154
14.89
56
32. Other Injuries
2.56
175
9.28
73
33. Other Neoplasms
2.50
41
0.54
83
34. Low Birth Weight
2.39
136
8.92
45
35. Inflammatory/Heart
2.39
155
8.92
37
36. Congenital Anomalies
2.33
172
6.38
72
37. Uterin Cancer
2.13
100
3.26
45
38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.46
134
3.48
76
39. Epilepsy
1.24
121
2.20
54
40. Multiple Sclerosis
1.19
3
0.12
139
41. Violence
1.08
151
9.80
53
42. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.88
142
21.09
57
43. Asthma
0.59
157
8.68
69
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.58
147
1.78
78
45. Fires
0.53
138
2.62
62
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.53
45
0.64
31
47. Schizophrenia
0.52
7
0.00
99
48. Skin Disease
0.51
140
2.01
65
49. Drownings
0.46
174
1.96
117
50. Birth Trauma
0.44
155
6.57
52
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Denmark DENMARK   Gabon GABON
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
5,341
11.90
1,019
7.70
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
5,218
11.62
152
1.15
3. Lung Disease
4,387
9.77
215
1.62
4. Lung Cancers
3,721
8.29
87
0.66
5. Stroke
3,662
8.16
896
6.77
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
2,244
5.00
966
7.30
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,147
4.78
43
0.32
8. Prostate Cancer
1,480
3.30
80
0.60
9. Breast Cancer
1,299
2.89
92
0.70
10. Diabetes Mellitus
1,284
2.86
643
4.86
11. Pancreas Cancer
1,096
2.44
21
0.16
12. Kidney Disease
911
2.03
384
2.90
13. Lymphomas
730
1.63
32
0.24
14. Liver Disease
692
1.54
416
3.14
15. Hypertension
642
1.43
412
3.11
16. Suicide
617
1.37
183
1.38
17. Parkinson's Disease
600
1.34
47
0.36
18. Alcohol
598
1.33
19
0.14
19. Endocrine Disorders
575
1.28
98
0.74
20. Leukemia
558
1.24
17
0.13
21. Bladder Cancer
545
1.21
35
0.26
22. Falls
541
1.21
84
0.63
23. Stomach Cancer
484
1.08
32
0.24
24. Oesophagus Cancer
477
1.06
35
0.26
25. Liver Cancer
464
1.03
53
0.40
26. Skin Cancers
388
0.86
34
0.26
27. Other Neoplasms
378
0.84
5
0.04
28. Oral Cancer
371
0.83
69
0.52
29. Ovary Cancer
367
0.82
27
0.20
30. Other Injuries
347
0.77
140
1.06
31. Inflammatory/Heart
284
0.63
101
0.76
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
216
0.48
36
0.27
33. Road Traffic Accidents
213
0.47
518
3.91
34. Drug Use
197
0.44
34
0.26
35. Uterin Cancer
156
0.35
19
0.14
36. Cervical Cancer
153
0.34
96
0.73
37. Congenital Anomalies
153
0.34
285
2.15
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
145
0.32
318
2.40
39. Multiple Sclerosis
132
0.29
2
0.02
40. Epilepsy
125
0.28
37
0.28
41. Low Birth Weight
116
0.26
494
3.73
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
96
0.21
20
0.15
43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
84
0.19
6
0.05
44. Asthma
82
0.18
90
0.68
45. Skin Disease
79
0.18
22
0.17
46. Anemia
73
0.16
0
0.00
47. Violence
63
0.14
184
1.39
48. Schizophrenia
57
0.13
0
0.00
49. Fires
53
0.12
39
0.29
50. Drownings
37
0.08
42
0.32
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Denmark DENMARK   Gabon GABON
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
28.82
15
8.18
114
2. Prostate Cancer
22.37
53
20.47
61
3. Breast Cancer
19.03
62
13.28
131
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
15.72
23
3.54
174
5. Pancreas Cancer
8.44
16
2.05
140
6. Ovary Cancer
5.69
41
4.13
101
7. Lymphomas
5.26
76
2.32
166
8. Leukemia
4.10
64
1.42
162
9. Stomach Cancer
3.96
130
2.73
165
10. Oesophagus Cancer
3.89
46
2.91
76
11. Bladder Cancer
3.85
28
3.39
46
12. Liver Cancer
3.71
144
3.71
143
13. Oral Cancer
3.19
79
6.76
19
14. Skin Cancers
3.04
31
3.19
24
15. Cervical Cancer
2.70
154
14.89
56
16. Uterin Cancer
2.13
100
3.26
45
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.