GABON VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,621	4	966	+ 655
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	991	14	318	+ 673
Stroke	3	970	5	896	+ 74
Coronary Heart Disease	4	951	3	1,019	- 68
Low Birth Weight	5	895	9	494	+ 401
Road Traffic Accidents	6	617	8	518	+ 98
Birth Trauma	7	575	13	362	+ 213
Liver Disease	8	436	10	416	+ 19
Diabetes Mellitus	9	372	6	643	- 271
Congenital Anomalies	10	356	15	285	+ 71
Meningitis	11	315	23	113	+ 202
Hypertension	12	314	11	412	- 98
Cervical Cancer	13	285	26	96	+ 189
Kidney Disease	14	276	12	384	- 107
Malnutrition	15	262	33	78	+ 184
Other Injuries	16	246	22	140	+ 106
Lung Disease	17	228	16	215	+ 13
Pertussis	18	218	31	81	+ 137
Tuberculosis	19	215	1	1,819	- 1,604
Violence	20	172	17	184	- 11
Asthma	21	133	28	90	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	22	128	21	145	- 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	127	19	152	- 25
Suicide	24	125	18	183	- 58
Drownings	25	95	38	42	+ 53
Oesophagus Cancer	26	92	44	35	+ 57
Prostate Cancer	27	90	32	80	+ 10
Liver Cancer	28	79	35	53	+ 27
Malaria	29	79	7	540	- 461
Fires	30	74	39	39	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	31	72	24	101	- 30
Falls	32	71	30	84	- 13
Breast Cancer	33	62	27	92	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	57	41	36	+ 21
Poisonings	35	55	50	28	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	36	53	25	98	- 45
Lymphomas	37	53	49	32	+ 21
Syphilis	38	52	47	33	+ 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	51	37	43	+ 8
Epilepsy	40	47	40	37	+ 10
Oral Cancer	41	42	34	69	- 27
Skin Cancers	42	34	46	34	+ 0
Tetanus	43	32	59	8	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	44	31	36	47	- 16
Stomach Cancer	45	31	48	32	- 2
Bladder Cancer	46	28	43	35	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	28	54	20	+ 8
Skin Disease	48	25	52	22	+ 4
Drug Use	49	18	45	34	- 16
Appendicitis	50	16	61	7	+ 9
Alcohol	51	16	56	19	- 4
Hepatitis B	52	14	62	7	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	53	11	66	3	+ 9
Encephalitis	54	11	60	7	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	55	8	55	19	- 11
Ovary Cancer	56	8	51	27	- 18
Leukemia	57	8	57	17	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	5	63	6	- 2
Other Neoplasms	59	3	64	5	- 2
Lung Cancers	60	3	29	87	- 84
Hepatitis C	61	3	68	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	2	67	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	64	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	65	1	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	1	71	0	+ 0
War	67	0	65	3	- 2
Dengue	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	42	35	- 35
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	58	14	- 14
HIV/AIDS	76	0	2	1,128	- 1,128
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	20	146	- 146
Depression	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	53	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Comoros

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.