GABON VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	4,852	19	152	+ 4,701
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,290	3	1,019	+ 3,271
Stroke	3	1,796	5	896	+ 899
Lung Cancers	4	1,009	29	87	+ 922
Hypertension	5	886	11	412	+ 474
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	625	37	43	+ 582
Falls	7	578	30	84	+ 494
Lung Disease	8	563	16	215	+ 348
Pancreas Cancer	9	544	53	21	+ 524
Liver Disease	10	466	10	416	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	11	423	32	80	+ 344
Breast Cancer	12	414	27	92	+ 321
Parkinson's Disease	13	372	36	47	+ 325
Lymphomas	14	371	49	32	+ 339
Suicide	15	369	18	183	+ 187
Liver Cancer	16	238	35	53	+ 185
Inflammatory/Heart	17	226	24	101	+ 125
Alcohol	18	203	56	19	+ 183
Stomach Cancer	19	195	48	32	+ 163
Other Injuries	20	191	22	140	+ 51
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	190	4	966	- 775
Diabetes Mellitus	22	182	6	643	- 460
Other Neoplasms	23	164	64	5	+ 159
Leukemia	24	162	57	17	+ 145
Ovary Cancer	25	150	51	27	+ 124
Kidney Disease	26	149	12	384	- 234
Oesophagus Cancer	27	140	44	35	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	28	135	43	35	+ 100
Skin Cancers	29	130	46	34	+ 96
Drug Use	30	117	45	34	+ 84
Endocrine Disorders	31	112	25	98	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	32	98	55	19	+ 79
Road Traffic Accidents	33	94	8	518	- 425
Oral Cancer	34	90	34	69	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	35	84	15	285	- 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	66	41	36	+ 30
Drownings	37	46	38	42	+ 4
Epilepsy	38	45	40	37	+ 8
Schizophrenia	39	41	81	0	+ 41
Asthma	40	37	28	90	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	36	63	6	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	42	35	67	2	+ 33
Violence	43	28	17	184	- 156
Cervical Cancer	44	27	26	96	- 69
Fires	45	27	39	39	- 12
Tuberculosis	46	14	1	1,819	- 1,805
Skin Disease	47	12	52	22	- 10
Low Birth Weight	48	11	9	494	- 483
Poisonings	49	11	50	28	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	8	54	20	- 12
Osteoarthritis	51	7	86	0	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	7	14	318	- 312
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	85	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	54	4	61	7	- 2
Meningitis	55	4	23	113	- 109
Birth Trauma	56	3	13	362	- 359
Malnutrition	57	3	33	78	- 75
Anemia	58	2	82	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	59	2	2	1,128	- 1,126
Hepatitis C	60	2	68	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	2	84	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	1	66	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	62	7	- 6
Maternal Conditions	64	1	21	145	- 145
War	65	0	65	3	- 3
Encephalitis	66	0	60	7	- 7
Syphilis	67	0	47	33	- 33
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	31	81	- 81
Tetanus	70	0	59	8	- 8
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	20	146	- 146
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	7	540	- 540
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	58	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	42	35	- 35
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Finland

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.