GABON VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,816	2	1,128	+ 688
Tuberculosis	2	1,120	1	1,819	- 699
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,037	4	966	+ 71
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,004	3	1,019	- 15
Stroke	5	913	5	896	+ 16
Malaria	6	796	7	540	+ 256
Road Traffic Accidents	7	644	8	518	+ 125
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	525	14	318	+ 207
Low Birth Weight	9	517	9	494	+ 22
Diabetes Mellitus	10	423	6	643	- 220
Birth Trauma	11	402	13	362	+ 39
Hypertension	12	375	11	412	- 37
Liver Disease	13	375	10	416	- 42
Congenital Anomalies	14	293	15	285	+ 8
Kidney Disease	15	247	12	384	- 137
Maternal Conditions	16	233	21	145	+ 87
Lung Disease	17	218	16	215	+ 3
Violence	18	217	17	184	+ 33
Suicide	19	140	18	183	- 42
Other Injuries	20	134	22	140	- 5
Pertussis	21	133	31	81	+ 51
Meningitis	22	120	23	113	+ 7
Asthma	23	117	28	90	+ 27
Malnutrition	24	109	33	78	+ 32
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	93	19	152	- 59
Inflammatory/Heart	26	88	24	101	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	27	84	25	98	- 14
Prostate Cancer	28	80	32	80	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	29	79	26	96	- 17
Liver Cancer	30	68	35	53	+ 16
Measles	31	64	20	146	- 82
Breast Cancer	32	64	27	92	- 28
Falls	33	60	30	84	- 25
Syphilis	34	43	47	33	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	42	41	36	+ 6
Drownings	36	42	38	42	+ 0
Fires	37	36	39	39	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	36	37	43	- 7
Stomach Cancer	39	35	48	32	+ 3
Epilepsy	40	31	40	37	- 7
Poisonings	41	28	50	28	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	42	28	36	47	- 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	27	54	20	+ 7
Drug Use	44	26	45	34	- 7
Lymphomas	45	25	49	32	- 7
Leukemia	46	23	57	17	+ 6
Lung Cancers	47	22	29	87	- 66
Ovary Cancer	48	20	51	27	- 7
Alcohol	49	19	56	19	- 1
Skin Disease	50	18	52	22	- 3
Schistosomiasis	51	18	58	14	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	52	17	53	21	- 4
Skin Cancers	53	14	46	34	- 19
Oral Cancer	54	13	34	69	- 56
Tetanus	55	9	59	8	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	8	60	7	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	8	44	35	- 27
Appendicitis	58	7	61	7	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	6	63	6	- 0
Uterin Cancer	60	6	55	19	- 13
Bladder Cancer	61	6	43	35	- 29
Hepatitis B	62	6	62	7	- 1
Other Neoplasms	63	3	64	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	64	3	66	3	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	65	3	42	35	- 33
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	67	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	1	68	1	- 0
Diphtheria	68	1	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
War	72	0	65	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	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.