
South Africa has seen the largest decrease in tuberculosis deaths over the past decade, but it remains the biggest cause of mortality in the country.
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Gabon is 132nd in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since the Prosperity Index began in 2007, Gabon has moved down the rankings table by 6 places.
In the Prosperity Pillar rankings, Gabon performs best on Personal Freedom and Education and scores lowest on the Economic Quality pillar. Gabon did not show an improvement in any pillar rankings when compared to last year , whereas they dropped 16 places on Social Capital.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Gabon compares to other countries.
28 November, 2018
The gap between the largest and smallest scores has been growing steadily since 2013, and this year the gap is the largest it has ever been.
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Prosperity has grown over the last year to its highest ever point. In the last five years, 113 countries have improved their prosperity. In many respects the world is getting…
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28 November, 2018
Over the course of the past decade, 35 countries in the region increased their prosperity. There was mixed success for individual countries last year, with 20 countries…
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29 November, 2017
In the last year, 21 countries in the region have increased their Prosperity, while 19 have seen it decrease.
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