GABON VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,987	4	966	+ 2,021
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,908	14	318	+ 1,590
Malaria	3	1,110	7	540	+ 570
Birth Trauma	4	1,069	13	362	+ 707
Low Birth Weight	5	904	9	494	+ 409
Stroke	6	779	5	896	- 117
Coronary Heart Disease	7	725	3	1,019	- 294
Road Traffic Accidents	8	665	8	518	+ 147
Meningitis	9	618	23	113	+ 505
Congenital Anomalies	10	479	15	285	+ 194
Maternal Conditions	11	472	21	145	+ 327
Tuberculosis	12	450	1	1,819	- 1,369
HIV/AIDS	13	414	2	1,128	- 714
Liver Disease	14	395	10	416	- 22
Other Injuries	15	343	22	140	+ 203
Pertussis	16	321	31	81	+ 240
Measles	17	305	20	146	+ 159
Malnutrition	18	277	33	78	+ 199
Kidney Disease	19	243	12	384	- 140
Diabetes Mellitus	20	242	6	643	- 401
Violence	21	184	17	184	+ 0
Lung Disease	22	184	16	215	- 31
Hypertension	23	162	11	412	- 250
Asthma	24	161	28	90	+ 71
Endocrine Disorders	25	149	25	98	+ 51
Drownings	26	137	38	42	+ 95
Suicide	27	132	18	183	- 51
Breast Cancer	28	130	27	92	+ 38
Fires	29	93	39	39	+ 54
Syphilis	30	92	47	33	+ 60
Tetanus	31	88	59	8	+ 79
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	85	19	152	- 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	84	41	36	+ 47
Falls	34	83	30	84	- 2
Cervical Cancer	35	81	26	96	- 15
Poisonings	36	71	50	28	+ 43
Inflammatory/Heart	37	60	24	101	- 41
Epilepsy	38	58	40	37	+ 21
Lymphomas	39	50	49	32	+ 18
Liver Cancer	40	50	35	53	- 3
Prostate Cancer	41	44	32	80	- 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	43	37	43	- 0
Oral Cancer	43	38	34	69	- 31
War	44	37	65	3	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	37	54	20	+ 17
Leukemia	46	36	57	17	+ 19
Hepatitis B	47	34	62	7	+ 28
Drug Use	48	30	45	34	- 4
Ovary Cancer	49	28	51	27	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	50	26	36	47	- 21
Stomach Cancer	51	24	48	32	- 8
Schistosomiasis	52	24	58	14	+ 10
Skin Disease	53	18	52	22	- 3
Skin Cancers	54	18	46	34	- 16
Diphtheria	55	17	69	0	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	56	16	44	35	- 19
Encephalitis	57	16	60	7	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	58	14	53	21	- 7
Lung Cancers	59	13	29	87	- 74
Alcohol	60	12	56	19	- 8
Bladder Cancer	61	11	43	35	- 24
Appendicitis	62	10	61	7	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	9	70	0	+ 9
Leishmaniasis	64	8	76	0	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	65	7	55	19	- 12
Upper Respiratory	66	5	66	3	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	4	68	1	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	68	2	64	5	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	67	2	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	2	42	35	- 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	2	63	6	- 5
Chlamydia	72	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	73	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

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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.