AFGHANISTAN VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	29,725	7	9,839	+ 19,886
HIV/AIDS	2	18,434	46	464	+ 17,970
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,651	1	40,195	- 23,544
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,783	4	14,649	+ 1,134
Stroke	5	14,648	3	19,060	- 4,412
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,503	12	5,750	+ 4,753
Malaria	7	8,822	57	185	+ 8,636
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,471	11	6,033	+ 2,438
Low Birth Weight	9	8,080	5	12,631	- 4,551
Liver Disease	10	6,806	16	4,600	+ 2,207
Hypertension	11	6,736	8	7,995	- 1,259
Kidney Disease	12	6,269	10	6,590	- 321
Birth Trauma	13	5,924	6	10,723	- 4,799
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	5,200	13	5,555	- 356
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,663	14	5,001	- 338
Lung Disease	16	3,515	15	4,650	- 1,135
Violence	17	3,002	19	3,217	- 215
Suicide	18	2,985	24	1,573	+ 1,412
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,476	23	1,765	+ 711
Measles	20	2,387	49	350	+ 2,036
Maternal Conditions	21	2,374	9	7,807	- 5,433
Other Injuries	22	2,282	18	3,241	- 960
Meningitis	23	1,847	20	2,626	- 779
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,655	45	527	+ 1,128
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,603	28	1,364	+ 239
Cervical Cancer	26	1,572	44	541	+ 1,031
Breast Cancer	27	1,508	22	1,822	- 314
Asthma	28	1,478	17	3,403	- 1,925
Lung Cancers	29	1,425	32	1,076	+ 349
Falls	30	1,380	37	905	+ 475
Pertussis	31	1,327	21	2,107	- 781
Prostate Cancer	32	1,301	55	258	+ 1,043
Malnutrition	33	1,269	43	589	+ 680
Oral Cancer	34	1,131	27	1,467	- 336
Liver Cancer	35	860	40	657	+ 203
Parkinson's Disease	36	771	41	628	+ 144
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	704	39	741	- 38
Drownings	38	682	34	996	- 314
Fires	39	630	50	348	+ 282
Epilepsy	40	606	35	993	- 386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	595	25	1,505	- 910
Trypanosomiasis	42	577	78	0	+ 577
Bladder Cancer	43	569	54	272	+ 297
Oesophagus Cancer	44	565	29	1,314	- 749
Drug Use	45	553	51	328	+ 225
Skin Cancers	46	552	59	145	+ 407
Syphilis	47	535	60	94	+ 441
Stomach Cancer	48	530	26	1,501	- 971
Lymphomas	49	519	36	946	- 427
Poisonings	50	456	47	384	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	51	434	48	369	+ 64
Skin Disease	52	353	61	94	+ 259
Pancreas Cancer	53	337	56	229	+ 108
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	325	33	1,041	- 716
Uterin Cancer	55	317	53	289	+ 28
Alcohol	56	316	58	150	+ 166
Leukemia	57	276	42	610	- 335
Schistosomiasis	58	227	79	0	+ 227
Tetanus	59	138	30	1,254	- 1,116
Encephalitis	60	118	31	1,190	- 1,072
Appendicitis	61	108	52	298	- 190
Hepatitis B	62	108	38	863	- 756
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	102	65	25	+ 77
Other Neoplasms	64	87	63	29	+ 58
War	65	45	2	25,620	- 25,574
Upper Respiratory	66	42	68	9	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	67	26	62	84	- 57
Hepatitis C	68	17	64	28	- 11
Diphtheria	69	6	67	16	- 11
Ascariasis	70	6	66	17	- 11
Chlamydia	71	5	69	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	3	71	1	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Gabon

Afghanistan

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.