BELGIUM VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	8,874	54	46	+ 8,828
HIV/AIDS	2	5,503	57	36	+ 5,467
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,971	1	15,281	- 10,310
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,712	6	5,677	- 965
Stroke	5	4,373	3	7,408	- 3,035
Diabetes Mellitus	6	3,135	20	1,269	+ 1,866
Malaria	7	2,634	75	0	+ 2,634
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,529	29	666	+ 1,863
Low Birth Weight	9	2,412	50	70	+ 2,343
Liver Disease	10	2,032	17	1,433	+ 599
Hypertension	11	2,011	27	740	+ 1,271
Kidney Disease	12	1,872	8	2,952	- 1,080
Birth Trauma	13	1,768	53	47	+ 1,721
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	1,552	33	418	+ 1,135
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,392	40	282	+ 1,110
Lung Disease	16	1,049	5	6,438	- 5,389
Violence	17	896	44	149	+ 747
Suicide	18	891	10	2,111	- 1,220
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	739	2	9,416	- 8,677
Measles	20	713	79	0	+ 713
Maternal Conditions	21	709	64	6	+ 703
Other Injuries	22	681	11	2,006	- 1,325
Meningitis	23	551	58	28	+ 523
Inflammatory/Heart	24	494	23	1,060	- 566
Endocrine Disorders	25	478	18	1,432	- 953
Cervical Cancer	26	469	41	243	+ 227
Breast Cancer	27	450	9	2,587	- 2,137
Asthma	28	441	46	128	+ 314
Lung Cancers	29	425	4	6,777	- 6,352
Falls	30	412	15	1,756	- 1,344
Pertussis	31	396	68	1	+ 395
Prostate Cancer	32	388	13	1,824	- 1,436
Malnutrition	33	379	38	291	+ 88
Oral Cancer	34	338	28	675	- 337
Liver Cancer	35	257	24	976	- 719
Parkinson's Disease	36	230	19	1,378	- 1,147
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	210	7	3,329	- 3,119
Drownings	38	204	47	79	+ 125
Fires	39	188	48	75	+ 113
Epilepsy	40	181	36	348	- 167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	177	42	213	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	42	172	74	0	+ 172
Bladder Cancer	43	170	22	1,078	- 909
Oesophagus Cancer	44	169	25	898	- 730
Drug Use	45	165	39	287	- 122
Skin Cancers	46	165	31	522	- 357
Syphilis	47	160	70	0	+ 160
Stomach Cancer	48	158	26	863	- 705
Lymphomas	49	155	16	1,552	- 1,397
Poisonings	50	136	55	41	+ 95
Ovary Cancer	51	129	30	653	- 523
Skin Disease	52	105	35	380	- 274
Pancreas Cancer	53	101	14	1,809	- 1,709
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	97	37	293	- 196
Uterin Cancer	55	95	34	384	- 290
Alcohol	56	94	32	500	- 405
Leukemia	57	82	21	1,199	- 1,117
Schistosomiasis	58	68	76	0	+ 68
Tetanus	59	41	78	0	+ 41
Encephalitis	60	35	66	1	+ 34
Appendicitis	61	32	62	17	+ 16
Hepatitis B	62	32	63	17	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	30	49	73	- 42
Other Neoplasms	64	26	12	1,828	- 1,802
War	65	13	67	1	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	66	13	59	22	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	67	8	45	147	- 139
Hepatitis C	68	5	52	53	- 48
Diphtheria	69	2	69	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	65	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	82	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	59	- 59
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Gabon

Belgium

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.