GABON VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,535	3	1,019	+ 1,517
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,960	19	152	+ 1,808
Lung Cancers	3	1,325	29	87	+ 1,238
Lung Disease	4	899	16	215	+ 684
Stroke	5	896	5	896	- 0
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	611	37	43	+ 568
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	470	4	966	- 496
Breast Cancer	8	374	27	92	+ 282
Diabetes Mellitus	9	362	6	643	- 281
Lymphomas	10	326	49	32	+ 294
Pancreas Cancer	11	320	53	21	+ 299
Falls	12	306	30	84	+ 221
Prostate Cancer	13	298	32	80	+ 219
Kidney Disease	14	290	12	384	- 94
Suicide	15	280	18	183	+ 97
Drug Use	16	233	45	34	+ 199
Liver Disease	17	229	10	416	- 187
Parkinson's Disease	18	213	36	47	+ 165
Endocrine Disorders	19	205	25	98	+ 107
Liver Cancer	20	197	35	53	+ 144
Leukemia	21	196	57	17	+ 179
Hypertension	22	162	11	412	- 250
Bladder Cancer	23	160	43	35	+ 125
Other Injuries	24	151	22	140	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	25	141	44	35	+ 107
Stomach Cancer	26	138	48	32	+ 105
Inflammatory/Heart	27	130	24	101	+ 29
Road Traffic Accidents	28	126	8	518	- 392
Ovary Cancer	29	120	51	27	+ 94
Skin Cancers	30	111	46	34	+ 77
Other Neoplasms	31	106	64	5	+ 101
Oral Cancer	32	101	34	69	+ 32
Alcohol	33	94	56	19	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	34	75	55	19	+ 55
Congenital Anomalies	35	68	15	285	- 217
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	53	14	318	- 265
Multiple Sclerosis	37	44	67	2	+ 42
Skin Disease	38	43	52	22	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	40	54	20	+ 20
Violence	40	38	17	184	- 145
Cervical Cancer	41	37	26	96	- 60
Low Birth Weight	42	35	9	494	- 459
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	28	41	36	- 8
Epilepsy	44	24	40	37	- 13
Hepatitis C	45	23	68	1	+ 22
Anemia	46	22	82	0	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	20	63	6	+ 14
Drownings	48	18	38	42	- 24
Asthma	49	17	28	90	- 74
Birth Trauma	50	12	13	362	- 350
Malnutrition	51	12	33	78	- 66
Fires	52	12	39	39	- 26
HIV/AIDS	53	10	2	1,128	- 1,118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	9	85	0	+ 9
Osteoarthritis	55	9	86	0	+ 9
Poisonings	56	8	50	28	- 20
Schizophrenia	57	7	81	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	58	6	1	1,819	- 1,813
Meningitis	59	4	23	113	- 109
Hepatitis B	60	4	62	7	- 2
Oral conditions	61	3	84	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	62	3	61	7	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	3	66	3	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	3	21	145	- 142
War	65	1	65	3	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	47	33	- 32
Encephalitis	68	0	60	7	- 7
Pertussis	69	0	31	81	- 81
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	8	- 8
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	20	146	- 146
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	42	35	- 35
Malaria	76	0	7	540	- 540
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	58	14	- 14
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.