GABON VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,997	3	1,019	+ 978
Stroke	2	1,339	5	896	+ 443
Hypertension	3	1,182	11	412	+ 769
Diabetes Mellitus	4	918	6	643	+ 275
Violence	5	887	17	184	+ 704
HIV/AIDS	6	802	2	1,128	- 326
Kidney Disease	7	716	12	384	+ 332
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	583	4	966	- 383
Breast Cancer	9	412	27	92	+ 319
Other Injuries	10	400	22	140	+ 261
Liver Disease	11	400	10	416	- 16
Prostate Cancer	12	391	32	80	+ 311
Endocrine Disorders	13	369	25	98	+ 271
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	319	19	152	+ 168
Inflammatory/Heart	15	280	24	101	+ 179
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	253	37	43	+ 210
Lung Disease	17	199	16	215	- 17
Road Traffic Accidents	18	180	8	518	- 338
Lung Cancers	19	175	29	87	+ 88
Skin Disease	20	158	52	22	+ 137
Drownings	21	155	38	42	+ 113
Lymphomas	22	149	49	32	+ 117
Cervical Cancer	23	123	26	96	+ 27
Alcohol	24	120	56	19	+ 101
Stomach Cancer	25	106	48	32	+ 74
Falls	26	105	30	84	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	27	101	36	47	+ 53
Low Birth Weight	28	99	9	494	- 396
Congenital Anomalies	29	95	15	285	- 191
Uterin Cancer	30	83	55	19	+ 64
Suicide	31	82	18	183	- 100
Liver Cancer	32	71	35	53	+ 18
Fires	33	62	39	39	+ 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	62	41	36	+ 26
Leukemia	35	60	57	17	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	36	60	51	27	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	37	58	53	21	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	38	52	44	35	+ 17
Asthma	39	51	28	90	- 39
Epilepsy	40	47	40	37	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	41	38	21	145	- 107
Birth Trauma	42	37	13	362	- 325
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	31	14	318	- 287
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	26	54	20	+ 6
Malnutrition	45	25	33	78	- 52
Oral Cancer	46	21	34	69	- 49
Other Neoplasms	47	20	64	5	+ 14
Drug Use	48	15	45	34	- 19
Meningitis	49	15	23	113	- 98
Bladder Cancer	50	13	43	35	- 22
Encephalitis	51	11	60	7	+ 4
Appendicitis	52	11	61	7	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	9	63	6	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	54	9	67	2	+ 7
Skin Cancers	55	5	46	34	- 29
Poisonings	56	4	50	28	- 24
War	57	4	65	3	+ 1
Tuberculosis	58	2	1	1,819	- 1,817
Dengue	59	2	73	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	60	1	62	7	- 5
Upper Respiratory	61	1	66	3	- 1
Tetanus	62	0	59	8	- 8
Syphilis	63	0	47	33	- 32
Chlamydia	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	31	81	- 81
Measles	69	0	20	146	- 146
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	58	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	540	- 540
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	42	35	- 35
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

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Gabon

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.