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Venezuela
COUNTRY #1
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
VENEZUELA VS GAMBIA

Compare Venezuela and Gambia 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.

Gambia
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
Venezuela Population Pyramid
37,023,121
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Gambia Population Pyramid
4,882,099
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Venezuela VENEZUELA   Gambia GAMBIA
  Venezuela VENEZUELA   Gambia GAMBIA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
58.2
61.5
59.8
61
64
62
  
33.1
33.3
33.2
168
171
170
1970
62.6
67.8
65.1
62
57
59
  
36.9
37.7
37.3
169
170
169
1980
65.5
71.4
68.3
59
61
58
  
43.3
44.9
44.1
163
164
164
1990
68.4
74.2
71.2
51
56
50
  
50.3
52.4
51.3
156
160
157
2000
68.4
77.1
72.5
77
45
62
  
54.8
57.1
55.9
147
148
148
2010
69.8
77.8
73.7
90
54
75
  
58.3
60.5
59.3
152
153
153
2019
69.9
78.2
73.9
99
71
90
  
63.4
67.7
65.5
144
148
145
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Venezuela VENEZUELA   Gambia GAMBIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.9
78.2
99
71
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age
69.9
78.2
99
71
63.4
67.7
144
148
Age 5
72.2
80.2
91
54
67.2
71.0
149
151
Age 10
72.3
80.3
91
54
67.5
71.3
149
152
Age 15
72.4
80.4
91
53
67.8
71.5
147
152
Age 20
73.2
80.6
86
53
68.2
71.8
149
154
Age 25
74.4
80.8
73
52
68.6
72.1
150
154
Age 30
75.2
81.0
72
51
69.1
72.5
151
156
Age 35
75.9
81.2
62
49
69.7
73.1
151
157
Age 40
76.6
81.5
61
49
70.4
73.8
149
155
Age 45
77.1
81.9
60
49
71.5
74.6
149
155
Age 50
77.7
82.3
59
46
72.7
75.6
150
154
Age 55
78.6
82.9
60
45
74.1
76.7
149
153
Age 60
79.7
83.6
60
45
75.8
78.0
148
154
Age 65
81.3
84.8
56
43
77.8
79.6
148
153
Age 70
83.0
85.9
56
42
80.2
81.5
146
152
Age 75
85.0
87.2
60
44
83.0
83.8
143
153
Age 80
87.3
88.9
65
51
86.0
86.6
141
155
Age 85
90.3
91.3
62
36
89.3
89.7
147
155
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Venezuela VENEZUELA   Gambia GAMBIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
99.32
110
142.59
53
2. Violence
64.65
3
11.94
43
3. Stroke
45.07
136
108.94
59
4. Diabetes Mellitus
41.42
57
37.65
66
5. Road Traffic Accidents
39.75
26
51.34
8
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
26.48
95
113.77
18
7. HIV/AIDS
26.13
37
70.82
17
8. Prostate Cancer
25.55
42
6.08
156
9. Kidney Disease
21.78
99
32.04
48
10. Lung Disease
19.28
108
29.40
54
11. Hypertension
19.28
86
22.89
68
12. Breast Cancer
16.79
93
4.44
182
13. Lung Cancers
14.10
80
3.62
150
14. Cervical Cancer
13.21
65
25.76
23
15. Congenital Anomalies
9.91
10
6.72
59
16. Low Birth Weight
8.87
47
9.17
43
17. Liver Disease
8.36
138
33.48
48
18. Other Neoplasms
7.94
3
0.42
95
19. Stomach Cancer
7.93
63
1.43
178
20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.41
114
1.05
183
21. Other Injuries
6.32
114
11.81
46
22. Diarrhoeal diseases
5.21
79
41.12
43
23. Lymphomas
4.50
100
0.74
181
24. Pancreas Cancer
3.94
85
0.54
179
25. Liver Cancer
3.76
142
30.83
3
26. Ovary Cancer
3.74
119
0.44
183
27. Leukemia
3.60
90
0.09
183
28. Falls
3.17
144
9.85
22
29. Birth Trauma
3.10
81
10.44
21
30. Chagas disease
3.08
2
0.00
76
31. Endocrine Disorders
2.78
122
11.17
16
32. Tuberculosis
2.72
99
28.42
38
33. Malnutrition
2.41
81
7.13
39
34. Inflammatory/Heart
2.20
159
6.44
58
35. Alzheimers & Dementia
2.18
178
19.89
49
36. Suicide
2.10
178
9.64
77
37. Uterin Cancer
2.06
105
0.23
180
38. Skin Cancers
2.02
83
0.01
177
39. Oral Cancer
1.96
135
0.01
181
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.55
131
6.56
37
41. Maternal Conditions
1.53
77
18.68
8
42. Epilepsy
1.48
102
2.78
36
43. Malaria
1.44
45
46.43
15
44. Drownings
1.38
135
2.58
84
45. Bladder Cancer
1.35
138
0.44
181
46. Oesophagus Cancer
1.34
136
0.48
177
47. Asthma
1.13
125
15.88
35
48. Parkinson's Disease
0.96
175
6.31
18
49. Meningitis
0.94
82
13.27
23
50. Drug Use
0.81
130
2.38
34
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Venezuela VENEZUELA   Gambia GAMBIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
26,905
17.07
1,007
7.83
2. Violence
18,132
11.50
195
1.52
3. Stroke
12,133
7.70
802
6.24
4. Diabetes Mellitus
11,176
7.09
290
2.25
5. Road Traffic Accidents
11,127
7.06
695
5.40
6. HIV/AIDS
7,490
4.75
1,125
8.75
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,188
4.56
1,340
10.42
8. Kidney Disease
5,932
3.76
266
2.07
9. Hypertension
5,195
3.30
172
1.34
10. Lung Disease
5,150
3.27
206
1.60
11. Lung Cancers
3,900
2.47
34
0.26
12. Low Birth Weight
3,088
1.96
662
5.15
13. Prostate Cancer
2,848
1.81
21
0.16
14. Congenital Anomalies
2,846
1.81
383
2.98
15. Breast Cancer
2,563
1.63
26
0.20
16. Liver Disease
2,340
1.48
323
2.51
17. Stomach Cancer
2,175
1.38
14
0.11
18. Other Neoplasms
2,167
1.37
3
0.02
19. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,037
1.29
11
0.09
20. Cervical Cancer
1,986
1.26
145
1.13
21. Other Injuries
1,693
1.07
194
1.51
22. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,359
0.86
626
4.87
23. Lymphomas
1,248
0.79
12
0.09
24. Birth Trauma
1,087
0.69
754
5.86
25. Pancreas Cancer
1,082
0.69
6
0.05
26. Liver Cancer
1,029
0.65
377
2.93
27. Leukemia
1,007
0.64
2
0.02
28. Falls
865
0.55
83
0.65
29. Chagas disease
826
0.52
0
0.00
30. Endocrine Disorders
760
0.48
230
1.79
31. Tuberculosis
748
0.47
445
3.46
32. Malnutrition
629
0.40
110
0.86
33. Inflammatory/Heart
599
0.38
59
0.46
34. Suicide
585
0.37
113
0.88
35. Alzheimers & Dementia
572
0.36
89
0.69
36. Ovary Cancer
563
0.36
2
0.02
37. Skin Cancers
553
0.35
0
0.00
38. Oral Cancer
544
0.35
0
0.00
39. Maternal Conditions
422
0.27
345
2.68
40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
418
0.27
56
0.44
41. Epilepsy
411
0.26
43
0.33
42. Malaria
402
0.26
674
5.24
43. Drownings
388
0.25
69
0.54
44. Oesophagus Cancer
370
0.23
5
0.04
45. Bladder Cancer
365
0.23
4
0.03
46. Asthma
311
0.20
134
1.04
47. Uterin Cancer
309
0.20
1
0.01
48. Parkinson's Disease
252
0.16
34
0.26
49. Meningitis
251
0.16
229
1.78
50. Drug Use
225
0.14
28
0.22
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Venezuela VENEZUELA   Gambia GAMBIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
25.55
42
6.08
156
2. Breast Cancer
16.79
93
4.44
182
3. Lung Cancers
14.10
80
3.62
150
4. Cervical Cancer
13.21
65
25.76
23
5. Stomach Cancer
7.93
63
1.43
178
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.41
114
1.05
183
7. Lymphomas
4.50
100
0.74
181
8. Pancreas Cancer
3.94
85
0.54
179
9. Liver Cancer
3.76
142
30.83
3
10. Ovary Cancer
3.74
119
0.44
183
11. Leukemia
3.60
90
0.09
183
12. Uterin Cancer
2.06
105
0.23
180
13. Skin Cancers
2.02
83
0.01
177
14. Oral Cancer
1.96
135
0.01
181
15. Bladder Cancer
1.35
138
0.44
181
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.34
136
0.48
177
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.