GABON VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,943	3	1,019	+ 3,924
Stroke	2	2,401	5	896	+ 1,505
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,917	4	966	+ 952
Lung Cancers	4	1,340	29	87	+ 1,253
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,308	19	152	+ 1,156
Lung Disease	6	1,230	16	215	+ 1,015
Hypertension	7	777	11	412	+ 364
Prostate Cancer	8	753	32	80	+ 674
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	662	37	43	+ 619
Falls	10	629	30	84	+ 545
Liver Disease	11	419	10	416	+ 3
Other Injuries	12	419	22	140	+ 279
Diabetes Mellitus	13	401	6	643	- 242
Kidney Disease	14	381	12	384	- 3
Breast Cancer	15	375	27	92	+ 282
Suicide	16	367	18	183	+ 184
Inflammatory/Heart	17	259	24	101	+ 158
Lymphomas	18	244	49	32	+ 212
Road Traffic Accidents	19	226	8	518	- 293
Stomach Cancer	20	222	48	32	+ 189
Pancreas Cancer	21	203	53	21	+ 182
Oesophagus Cancer	22	197	44	35	+ 162
Oral Cancer	23	196	34	69	+ 127
Liver Cancer	24	183	35	53	+ 130
Other Neoplasms	25	172	64	5	+ 167
Bladder Cancer	26	164	43	35	+ 130
Parkinson's Disease	27	155	36	47	+ 107
Alcohol	28	151	56	19	+ 132
Cervical Cancer	29	149	26	96	+ 53
Leukemia	30	142	57	17	+ 125
Uterin Cancer	31	135	55	19	+ 115
Violence	32	131	17	184	- 53
Skin Cancers	33	115	46	34	+ 81
HIV/AIDS	34	106	2	1,128	- 1,022
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	94	41	36	+ 58
Endocrine Disorders	36	92	25	98	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	37	82	15	285	- 203
Osteoarthritis	38	73	86	0	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	39	72	51	27	+ 46
Asthma	40	67	28	90	- 23
Skin Disease	41	58	52	22	+ 36
Drownings	42	52	38	42	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	46	14	318	- 272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	36	54	20	+ 16
Hepatitis C	45	25	68	1	+ 24
Epilepsy	46	24	40	37	- 13
Appendicitis	47	23	61	7	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	48	22	9	494	- 472
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	19	63	6	+ 13
Meningitis	50	19	23	113	- 95
Drug Use	51	18	45	34	- 16
Anemia	52	17	82	0	+ 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	17	85	0	+ 17
Schizophrenia	54	15	81	0	+ 15
Malnutrition	55	14	33	78	- 63
Hepatitis B	56	13	62	7	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	57	12	67	2	+ 11
Fires	58	12	39	39	- 26
Birth Trauma	59	11	13	362	- 352
Tuberculosis	60	10	1	1,819	- 1,809
Maternal Conditions	61	10	21	145	- 136
Poisonings	62	4	50	28	- 24
Otitis Media	63	2	72	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	64	1	84	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	66	3	- 1
Encephalitis	66	1	60	7	- 6
Leprosy	67	0	78	0	+ 0
War	68	0	65	3	- 2
Syphilis	69	0	47	33	- 33
Ascariasis	70	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	31	81	- 81
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	20	146	- 146
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	42	35	- 35
Schistosomiasis	81	0	58	14	- 14
Malaria	82	0	7	540	- 540
Leishmaniasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Cuba

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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.