ARGENTINA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	34,817	41	655	+ 34,162
HIV/AIDS	2	21,591	32	1,481	+ 20,110
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,503	1	48,765	- 29,262
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,487	2	40,986	- 22,499
Stroke	5	17,157	4	22,878	- 5,720
Diabetes Mellitus	6	12,302	9	6,838	+ 5,464
Malaria	7	10,333	83	0	+ 10,333
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,922	10	6,298	+ 3,625
Low Birth Weight	9	9,464	28	2,183	+ 7,282
Liver Disease	10	7,972	16	4,029	+ 3,943
Hypertension	11	7,890	11	5,799	+ 2,091
Kidney Disease	12	7,343	5	13,588	- 6,245
Birth Trauma	13	6,938	49	373	+ 6,565
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	6,091	42	578	+ 5,512
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,461	26	2,419	+ 3,042
Lung Disease	16	4,117	3	23,234	- 19,117
Violence	17	3,516	23	2,712	+ 804
Suicide	18	3,496	18	3,747	- 251
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,900	19	3,737	- 837
Measles	20	2,796	79	0	+ 2,796
Maternal Conditions	21	2,780	53	279	+ 2,501
Other Injuries	22	2,673	12	5,642	- 2,969
Meningitis	23	2,163	51	316	+ 1,847
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,939	13	5,495	- 3,556
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,877	17	3,987	- 2,110
Cervical Cancer	26	1,841	25	2,480	- 638
Breast Cancer	27	1,766	8	7,063	- 5,296
Asthma	28	1,731	47	403	+ 1,328
Lung Cancers	29	1,669	6	10,014	- 8,345
Falls	30	1,616	43	506	+ 1,110
Pertussis	31	1,554	68	10	+ 1,544
Prostate Cancer	32	1,524	15	4,507	- 2,984
Malnutrition	33	1,487	38	929	+ 557
Oral Cancer	34	1,325	35	1,073	+ 253
Liver Cancer	35	1,008	30	2,045	- 1,037
Parkinson's Disease	36	903	36	965	- 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	824	7	8,931	- 8,106
Drownings	38	799	48	380	+ 419
Fires	39	738	52	280	+ 458
Epilepsy	40	710	50	332	+ 378
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	696	44	488	+ 208
Trypanosomiasis	42	676	76	0	+ 675
Bladder Cancer	43	666	31	1,675	- 1,009
Oesophagus Cancer	44	662	29	2,054	- 1,393
Drug Use	45	648	39	826	- 178
Skin Cancers	46	647	34	1,073	- 426
Syphilis	47	627	65	15	+ 612
Stomach Cancer	48	620	20	3,523	- 2,903
Lymphomas	49	608	24	2,708	- 2,100
Poisonings	50	535	55	193	+ 341
Ovary Cancer	51	508	33	1,307	- 799
Skin Disease	52	413	22	3,171	- 2,757
Pancreas Cancer	53	395	14	4,607	- 4,212
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	381	56	139	+ 242
Uterin Cancer	55	371	37	944	- 573
Alcohol	56	370	46	442	- 72
Leukemia	57	323	27	2,189	- 1,866
Schistosomiasis	58	265	84	0	+ 265
Tetanus	59	162	71	3	+ 158
Encephalitis	60	138	64	17	+ 121
Appendicitis	61	127	60	71	+ 56
Hepatitis B	62	126	62	56	+ 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	119	54	243	- 124
Other Neoplasms	64	102	21	3,224	- 3,122
War	65	53	70	5	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	66	49	67	12	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	67	31	58	101	- 70
Hepatitis C	68	20	57	113	- 93
Diphtheria	69	7	78	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	7	77	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	5	82	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	3	73	2	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	45	451	- 451
Leprosy	78	0	69	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	61	59	- 59
Anemia	82	0	40	691	- 691
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	66	14	- 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	86	0	59	73	- 73
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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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.