GABON VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,195	3	1,019	+ 1,177
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,145	19	152	+ 1,993
Lung Disease	3	1,803	16	215	+ 1,588
Lung Cancers	4	1,530	29	87	+ 1,442
Stroke	5	1,505	5	896	+ 609
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	922	4	966	- 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	882	37	43	+ 839
Prostate Cancer	8	608	32	80	+ 529
Breast Cancer	9	534	27	92	+ 442
Diabetes Mellitus	10	528	6	643	- 115
Pancreas Cancer	11	450	53	21	+ 430
Kidney Disease	12	374	12	384	- 9
Lymphomas	13	300	49	32	+ 268
Liver Disease	14	284	10	416	- 132
Hypertension	15	264	11	412	- 148
Suicide	16	254	18	183	+ 71
Parkinson's Disease	17	247	36	47	+ 199
Alcohol	18	246	56	19	+ 227
Endocrine Disorders	19	236	25	98	+ 138
Leukemia	20	230	57	17	+ 213
Bladder Cancer	21	224	43	35	+ 189
Falls	22	222	30	84	+ 138
Stomach Cancer	23	199	48	32	+ 167
Oesophagus Cancer	24	196	44	35	+ 161
Liver Cancer	25	191	35	53	+ 138
Skin Cancers	26	160	46	34	+ 126
Other Neoplasms	27	155	64	5	+ 150
Oral Cancer	28	152	34	69	+ 83
Ovary Cancer	29	151	51	27	+ 124
Other Injuries	30	143	22	140	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	31	117	24	101	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	89	41	36	+ 52
Road Traffic Accidents	33	88	8	518	- 431
Drug Use	34	81	45	34	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	35	64	55	19	+ 45
Congenital Anomalies	36	63	15	285	- 222
Cervical Cancer	37	63	26	96	- 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	59	14	318	- 259
Multiple Sclerosis	39	54	67	2	+ 53
Epilepsy	40	51	40	37	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	41	48	9	494	- 447
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	40	54	20	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	35	63	6	+ 28
Asthma	44	34	28	90	- 57
Skin Disease	45	32	52	22	+ 11
Anemia	46	30	82	0	+ 30
Violence	47	26	17	184	- 158
Schizophrenia	48	23	81	0	+ 23
Fires	49	22	39	39	- 17
Drownings	50	15	38	42	- 26
Osteoarthritis	51	10	86	0	+ 10
Meningitis	52	10	23	113	- 103
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	10	85	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	54	9	61	7	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	55	9	2	1,128	- 1,119
Birth Trauma	56	9	13	362	- 354
Tuberculosis	57	6	1	1,819	- 1,813
Upper Respiratory	58	6	66	3	+ 4
Malnutrition	59	6	33	78	- 72
Hepatitis C	60	4	68	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	2	62	7	- 4
Poisonings	62	2	50	28	- 26
Oral conditions	63	2	84	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	21	145	- 144
Otitis Media	65	1	72	0	+ 1
War	66	0	65	3	- 3
Encephalitis	67	0	60	7	- 7
Tetanus	68	0	59	8	- 8
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	47	33	- 33
Measles	71	0	20	146	- 146
Pertussis	72	0	31	81	- 81
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	58	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	42	35	- 35
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	7	540	- 540
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Denmark

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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.