GABON VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,513	2	1,128	+ 1,385
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,248	4	966	+ 282
Malaria	3	913	7	540	+ 373
Low Birth Weight	4	625	9	494	+ 130
Birth Trauma	5	603	13	362	+ 240
Stroke	6	598	5	896	- 299
Coronary Heart Disease	7	573	3	1,019	- 446
Road Traffic Accidents	8	504	8	518	- 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	477	14	318	+ 159
Tuberculosis	10	439	1	1,819	- 1,380
Diabetes Mellitus	11	409	6	643	- 234
Congenital Anomalies	12	341	15	285	+ 55
Liver Disease	13	272	10	416	- 144
Kidney Disease	14	271	12	384	- 112
Measles	15	247	20	146	+ 101
Hypertension	16	226	11	412	- 186
Maternal Conditions	17	190	21	145	+ 44
Syphilis	18	183	47	33	+ 150
Meningitis	19	174	23	113	+ 61
Lung Disease	20	165	16	215	- 50
Pertussis	21	149	31	81	+ 68
Suicide	22	146	18	183	- 36
Other Injuries	23	144	22	140	+ 4
Breast Cancer	24	115	27	92	+ 23
Endocrine Disorders	25	100	25	98	+ 2
Asthma	26	89	28	90	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	27	86	24	101	- 15
Cervical Cancer	28	77	26	96	- 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	76	19	152	- 76
Drug Use	30	69	45	34	+ 35
Malnutrition	31	66	33	78	- 12
Falls	32	62	30	84	- 22
Violence	33	61	17	184	- 123
Liver Cancer	34	59	35	53	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	35	59	32	80	- 21
Drownings	36	54	38	42	+ 12
Oral Cancer	37	47	34	69	- 22
Epilepsy	38	44	40	37	+ 7
Fires	39	41	39	39	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	39	37	43	- 4
Lung Cancers	41	37	29	87	- 51
Tetanus	42	32	59	8	+ 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	30	41	36	- 6
Poisonings	44	29	50	28	+ 1
Lymphomas	45	26	49	32	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	46	24	36	47	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	47	23	42	35	- 13
Skin Cancers	48	22	46	34	- 12
Stomach Cancer	49	21	48	32	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	19	54	20	- 0
Skin Disease	51	18	52	22	- 4
Ovary Cancer	52	18	51	27	- 9
Alcohol	53	16	56	19	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	54	16	44	35	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	55	16	53	21	- 5
Bladder Cancer	56	12	43	35	- 23
Encephalitis	57	11	60	7	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	58	11	55	19	- 9
Appendicitis	59	8	61	7	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	60	6	58	14	- 8
Leukemia	61	5	57	17	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	63	6	- 1
Other Neoplasms	63	4	64	5	- 1
Diphtheria	64	4	69	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	65	4	62	7	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	66	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	2	67	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	68	1	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	70	0	+ 0
War	71	0	65	3	- 3
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Equ. Guinea

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.