AUSTRALIA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	19,832	56	53	+ 19,780
HIV/AIDS	2	12,299	57	50	+ 12,249
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,109	1	21,548	- 10,439
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,531	8	4,446	+ 6,084
Stroke	5	9,773	3	10,331	- 558
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,007	7	4,471	+ 2,536
Malaria	7	5,886	82	0	+ 5,886
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,652	29	1,245	+ 4,407
Low Birth Weight	9	5,391	43	248	+ 5,143
Liver Disease	10	4,541	26	1,421	+ 3,120
Hypertension	11	4,494	23	1,631	+ 2,863
Kidney Disease	12	4,183	12	3,139	+ 1,043
Birth Trauma	13	3,952	50	140	+ 3,812
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	3,469	40	296	+ 3,174
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,111	33	711	+ 2,400
Lung Disease	16	2,345	5	8,487	- 6,142
Violence	17	2,003	44	243	+ 1,759
Suicide	18	1,991	11	3,150	- 1,159
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,652	2	15,588	- 13,937
Measles	20	1,592	78	0	+ 1,592
Maternal Conditions	21	1,584	63	20	+ 1,563
Other Injuries	22	1,522	22	1,642	- 120
Meningitis	23	1,232	60	37	+ 1,195
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,104	24	1,571	- 467
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,069	16	2,328	- 1,259
Cervical Cancer	26	1,049	39	342	+ 707
Breast Cancer	27	1,006	10	3,405	- 2,399
Asthma	28	986	36	455	+ 531
Lung Cancers	29	951	4	8,769	- 7,818
Falls	30	921	14	3,116	- 2,195
Pertussis	31	885	69	1	+ 884
Prostate Cancer	32	868	9	3,766	- 2,898
Malnutrition	33	847	51	117	+ 730
Oral Cancer	34	755	32	972	- 217
Liver Cancer	35	574	20	2,036	- 1,462
Parkinson's Disease	36	515	19	2,036	- 1,522
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	469	6	6,209	- 5,739
Drownings	38	455	47	177	+ 278
Fires	39	420	55	55	+ 366
Epilepsy	40	405	41	285	+ 120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	397	42	276	+ 121
Trypanosomiasis	42	385	83	0	+ 385
Bladder Cancer	43	380	30	1,187	- 808
Oesophagus Cancer	44	377	25	1,494	- 1,117
Drug Use	45	369	21	1,783	- 1,414
Skin Cancers	46	368	17	2,319	- 1,950
Syphilis	47	357	67	3	+ 354
Stomach Cancer	48	353	27	1,288	- 935
Lymphomas	49	346	15	3,039	- 2,692
Poisonings	50	304	61	35	+ 270
Ovary Cancer	51	289	31	1,003	- 713
Skin Disease	52	235	34	594	- 359
Pancreas Cancer	53	225	13	3,118	- 2,893
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	217	38	379	- 162
Uterin Cancer	55	211	35	524	- 313
Alcohol	56	211	37	380	- 169
Leukemia	57	184	18	2,126	- 1,942
Schistosomiasis	58	151	79	0	+ 151
Tetanus	59	92	70	1	+ 91
Encephalitis	60	79	68	3	+ 76
Appendicitis	61	72	62	26	+ 46
Hepatitis B	62	72	58	41	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	68	45	229	- 161
Other Neoplasms	64	58	28	1,252	- 1,194
War	65	30	65	8	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	66	28	64	17	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	67	18	46	188	- 170
Hepatitis C	68	11	48	173	- 162
Diphtheria	69	4	71	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	4	75	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	3	77	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	66	6	- 4
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	59	40	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	86	0	52	114	- 114
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Gabon

Australia

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.