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Equatorial Guinea
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Equatorial Guinea and Mauritius 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.

Mauritius
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Equatorial Guinea Population Pyramid
2,820,923
Mauritius Population Pyramid
1,185,525
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Mauritius MAURITIUS
  Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Mauritius MAURITIUS
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
35.4
38.4
36.9
161
157
159
 
57.7
61.2
59.4
65
66
65
1970
38.4
41.5
39.9
165
162
163
 
60.3
64.6
62.4
70
69
67
1980
41.5
44.6
43.0
168
165
167
 
63.4
68.7
66.0
76
77
75
1990
45.2
48.4
46.8
173
171
172
 
65.6
73.4
69.4
82
66
72
2000
51.2
54.3
52.7
156
152
153
 
67.8
74.3
71.0
85
75
81
2010
54.9
57.3
56.1
168
167
168
 
70.1
76.6
73.3
85
75
83
2019
60.9
63.6
62.2
162
171
172
 
71.0
77.3
74.1
89
86
87
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Mauritius MAURITIUS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
60.9
63.6
162
171
71.0
77.3
89
86
Age
60.9
63.6
162
171
71.0
77.3
89
86
Age 5
66.7
68.8
152
168
72.1
78.4
92
85
Age 10
67.3
69.4
151
168
72.2
78.5
93
85
Age 15
67.7
69.7
151
168
72.3
78.5
95
85
Age 20
68.1
70.0
152
168
72.5
78.6
94
83
Age 25
68.5
70.5
152
167
72.8
78.8
96
82
Age 30
69.0
71.3
152
165
73.2
79.0
94
81
Age 35
69.7
72.4
148
161
73.7
79.2
93
82
Age 40
70.8
73.6
146
158
74.3
79.5
91
81
Age 45
72.1
74.9
145
151
75.0
79.9
89
81
Age 50
73.5
76.2
136
147
75.9
80.5
86
80
Age 55
75.0
77.5
133
143
77.1
81.1
82
77
Age 60
76.5
78.8
132
137
78.5
82.0
82
75
Age 65
78.4
80.3
134
134
80.2
83.0
76
72
Age 70
80.6
82.0
131
132
82.2
84.4
71
71
Age 75
83.2
84.2
132
134
84.4
86.1
72
67
Age 80
86.1
86.8
128
134
87.1
88.3
68
61
Age 85
89.5
90.0
129
139
90.1
90.7
72
67
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Mauritius MAURITIUS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. HIV/AIDS
159.33
6
9.81
60
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
102.79
23
21.53
108
3. Stroke
102.28
68
56.52
121
4. Coronary Heart Disease
101.86
105
102.82
103
5. Diabetes Mellitus
65.06
21
104.41
8
6. Hypertension
40.56
22
34.14
34
7. Kidney Disease
37.97
26
41.13
20
8. Malaria
36.88
25
0.00
135
9. Road Traffic Accidents
33.71
40
10.85
122
10. Tuberculosis
32.43
34
1.09
124
11. Lung Disease
31.60
45
37.21
31
12. Diarrhoeal diseases
31.31
48
1.41
118
13. Liver Disease
30.93
55
8.61
136
14. Prostate Cancer
25.56
41
16.53
83
15. Breast Cancer
23.78
34
24.67
31
16. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.94
35
2.41
177
17. Cervical Cancer
18.15
43
5.26
122
18. Suicide
13.51
37
8.75
87
19. Low Birth Weight
12.02
18
3.62
113
20. Asthma
11.91
52
6.38
78
21. Birth Trauma
11.51
13
4.26
71
22. Other Injuries
10.43
61
4.15
150
23. Inflammatory/Heart
10.22
26
6.69
55
24. Maternal Conditions
10.03
32
0.87
91
25. Congenital Anomalies
9.49
12
6.34
76
26. Meningitis
9.40
37
0.22
154
27. Measles
8.32
9
0.00
146
28. Falls
8.23
45
3.56
135
29. Endocrine Disorders
7.32
32
6.10
51
30. Malnutrition
6.02
46
0.24
132
31. Oral Cancer
5.85
32
3.62
64
32. Liver Cancer
5.77
81
3.04
166
33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.46
144
10.27
72
34. Parkinson's Disease
5.44
37
0.70
179
35. Lung Cancers
5.20
136
10.21
103
36. Pertussis
5.12
12
0.00
169
37. Syphilis
4.96
1
0.00
181
38. Ovary Cancer
4.50
88
4.98
69
39. Drug Use
4.22
15
1.16
95
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3.96
69
1.26
140
41. Skin Cancers
3.32
23
0.24
172
42. Violence
3.18
110
2.18
128
43. Fires
3.10
46
0.62
130
44. Uterin Cancer
2.92
61
3.26
43
45. Stomach Cancer
2.91
159
5.88
93
46. Epilepsy
2.86
34
2.36
51
47. Drownings
2.70
81
3.02
75
48. Pancreas Cancer
2.46
131
3.13
106
49. Lymphomas
2.31
167
3.36
138
50. Skin Disease
2.27
49
3.73
22
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Mauritius MAURITIUS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. HIV/AIDS
1,838
19.37
141
1.42
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
913
9.62
346
3.49
3. Malaria
668
7.04
0
0.00
4. Low Birth Weight
457
4.82
37
0.37
5. Birth Trauma
441
4.65
37
0.37
6. Stroke
437
4.61
985
9.94
7. Coronary Heart Disease
419
4.42
1,805
18.21
8. Road Traffic Accidents
368
3.88
155
1.56
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
349
3.68
23
0.23
10. Tuberculosis
321
3.38
17
0.17
11. Diabetes Mellitus
299
3.15
1,873
18.89
12. Congenital Anomalies
249
2.62
57
0.57
13. Liver Disease
199
2.10
145
1.46
14. Kidney Disease
198
2.09
724
7.30
15. Measles
181
1.91
0
0.00
16. Hypertension
165
1.74
592
5.97
17. Maternal Conditions
139
1.47
11
0.11
18. Syphilis
134
1.41
0
0.00
19. Meningitis
127
1.34
2
0.02
20. Lung Disease
120
1.26
646
6.52
21. Pertussis
109
1.15
0
0.00
22. Suicide
107
1.13
120
1.21
23. Other Injuries
105
1.11
66
0.67
24. Breast Cancer
84
0.89
232
2.34
25. Endocrine Disorders
73
0.77
101
1.02
26. Asthma
65
0.69
107
1.08
27. Inflammatory/Heart
63
0.66
108
1.09
28. Cervical Cancer
56
0.59
49
0.49
29. Alzheimers & Dementia
55
0.58
42
0.42
30. Drug Use
50
0.53
16
0.16
31. Malnutrition
48
0.51
4
0.04
32. Falls
46
0.48
57
0.57
33. Violence
45
0.47
30
0.30
34. Liver Cancer
43
0.45
56
0.56
35. Prostate Cancer
43
0.45
115
1.16
36. Drownings
39
0.41
43
0.43
37. Oral Cancer
35
0.37
63
0.64
38. Epilepsy
32
0.34
35
0.35
39. Fires
30
0.32
10
0.10
40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
29
0.31
182
1.84
41. Lung Cancers
27
0.28
182
1.84
42. Tetanus
23
0.24
0
0.00
43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
22
0.23
22
0.22
44. Poisonings
21
0.22
11
0.11
45. Lymphomas
19
0.20
57
0.57
46. Parkinson's Disease
18
0.19
12
0.12
47. Trypanosomiasis
16
0.17
0
0.00
48. Stomach Cancer
16
0.17
104
1.05
49. Skin Cancers
16
0.17
5
0.05
50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
14
0.15
3
0.03
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA   Mauritius MAURITIUS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
25.56
41
16.53
83
2. Breast Cancer
23.78
34
24.67
31
3. Cervical Cancer
18.15
43
5.26
122
4. Oral Cancer
5.85
32
3.62
64
5. Liver Cancer
5.77
81
3.04
166
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.46
144
10.27
72
7. Lung Cancers
5.20
136
10.21
103
8. Ovary Cancer
4.50
88
4.98
69
9. Skin Cancers
3.32
23
0.24
172
10. Uterin Cancer
2.92
61
3.26
43
11. Stomach Cancer
2.91
159
5.88
93
12. Pancreas Cancer
2.46
131
3.13
106
13. Lymphomas
2.31
167
3.36
138
14. Oesophagus Cancer
2.09
109
2.01
111
15. Bladder Cancer
1.66
116
1.17
146
16. Leukemia
0.49
180
2.86
127
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.