GABON VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,565	4	966	+ 599
Tuberculosis	2	931	1	1,819	- 888
Measles	3	899	20	146	+ 753
Malaria	4	890	7	540	+ 350
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	879	14	318	+ 560
Stroke	6	779	5	896	- 118
Coronary Heart Disease	7	738	3	1,019	- 280
Low Birth Weight	8	738	9	494	+ 243
Birth Trauma	9	704	13	362	+ 341
Road Traffic Accidents	10	644	8	518	+ 125
Congenital Anomalies	11	346	15	285	+ 61
Hypertension	12	335	11	412	- 77
Liver Disease	13	320	10	416	- 96
Lung Disease	14	288	16	215	+ 73
HIV/AIDS	15	283	2	1,128	- 845
Diabetes Mellitus	16	274	6	643	- 368
Meningitis	17	246	23	113	+ 133
Violence	18	237	17	184	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	19	224	21	145	+ 78
Kidney Disease	20	193	12	384	- 191
Malnutrition	21	190	33	78	+ 112
Other Injuries	22	176	22	140	+ 36
Pertussis	23	169	31	81	+ 87
Asthma	24	165	28	90	+ 74
Endocrine Disorders	25	157	25	98	+ 59
Suicide	26	124	18	183	- 59
Cervical Cancer	27	103	26	96	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	97	19	152	- 55
Inflammatory/Heart	29	86	24	101	- 15
Prostate Cancer	30	84	32	80	+ 4
Liver Cancer	31	82	35	53	+ 29
Syphilis	32	80	47	33	+ 47
Falls	33	74	30	84	- 10
Drownings	34	73	38	42	+ 32
Breast Cancer	35	73	27	92	- 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	63	37	43	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	37	55	48	32	+ 22
Lymphomas	38	44	49	32	+ 12
Fires	39	43	39	39	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	41	41	36	+ 5
Leukemia	41	40	57	17	+ 23
Poisonings	42	37	50	28	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	37	54	20	+ 17
Epilepsy	44	37	40	37	- 0
War	45	35	65	3	+ 33
Tetanus	46	25	59	8	+ 16
Lung Cancers	47	25	29	87	- 63
Schistosomiasis	48	23	58	14	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	49	22	36	47	- 25
Pancreas Cancer	50	22	53	21	+ 1
Oral Cancer	51	21	34	69	- 48
Leishmaniasis	52	18	76	0	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	53	17	44	35	- 18
Skin Disease	54	17	52	22	- 5
Skin Cancers	55	16	46	34	- 17
Appendicitis	56	15	61	7	+ 8
Encephalitis	57	14	60	7	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	58	14	51	27	- 13
Drug Use	59	14	45	34	- 20
Alcohol	60	14	56	19	- 6
Hepatitis B	61	10	62	7	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	8	66	3	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	63	7	55	19	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	64	7	42	35	- 28
Bladder Cancer	65	6	43	35	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	5	63	6	- 2
Other Neoplasms	67	2	64	5	- 3
Ascariasis	68	2	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	68	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	67	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	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.