BRAZIL VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	163,033	40	4,895	+ 158,138
HIV/AIDS	2	101,102	22	12,558	+ 88,544
Coronary Heart Disease	3	91,322	1	165,788	- 74,466
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	86,566	3	94,705	- 8,139
Stroke	5	80,339	2	123,207	- 42,868
Diabetes Mellitus	6	57,602	5	59,608	- 2,005
Malaria	7	48,385	74	44	+ 48,340
Road Traffic Accidents	8	46,460	8	33,871	+ 12,589
Low Birth Weight	9	44,316	33	6,881	+ 37,436
Liver Disease	10	37,331	13	21,422	+ 15,909
Hypertension	11	36,946	11	28,822	+ 8,124
Kidney Disease	12	34,383	7	37,690	- 3,307
Birth Trauma	13	32,489	45	3,777	+ 28,712
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	28,519	35	5,659	+ 22,859
Congenital Anomalies	15	25,573	23	12,317	+ 13,256
Lung Disease	16	19,279	6	59,373	- 40,094
Violence	17	16,465	4	68,779	- 52,314
Suicide	18	16,369	20	14,540	+ 1,829
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	13,579	10	30,717	- 17,137
Measles	20	13,090	81	4	+ 13,087
Maternal Conditions	21	13,019	53	1,507	+ 11,512
Other Injuries	22	12,514	21	13,807	- 1,292
Meningitis	23	10,130	54	1,359	+ 8,772
Inflammatory/Heart	24	9,079	18	17,508	- 8,429
Endocrine Disorders	25	8,790	19	16,927	- 8,137
Cervical Cancer	26	8,622	29	9,511	- 889
Breast Cancer	27	8,270	14	20,759	- 12,489
Asthma	28	8,106	48	2,595	+ 5,511
Lung Cancers	29	7,814	9	31,659	- 23,845
Falls	30	7,569	16	18,847	- 11,278
Pertussis	31	7,276	75	30	+ 7,246
Prostate Cancer	32	7,135	15	19,001	- 11,865
Malnutrition	33	6,962	34	6,695	+ 267
Oral Cancer	34	6,206	28	9,951	- 3,746
Liver Cancer	35	4,719	25	11,514	- 6,795
Parkinson's Disease	36	4,230	41	4,770	- 540
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	3,859	12	23,161	- 19,302
Drownings	38	3,742	39	4,937	- 1,195
Fires	39	3,456	58	1,028	+ 2,429
Epilepsy	40	3,326	46	3,263	+ 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3,261	44	4,258	- 997
Trypanosomiasis	42	3,164	83	1	+ 3,163
Bladder Cancer	43	3,120	36	5,306	- 2,186
Oesophagus Cancer	44	3,098	26	10,466	- 7,368
Drug Use	45	3,033	49	2,467	+ 566
Skin Cancers	46	3,027	38	5,032	- 2,004
Syphilis	47	2,935	68	223	+ 2,712
Stomach Cancer	48	2,904	17	17,992	- 15,088
Lymphomas	49	2,846	27	10,376	- 7,530
Poisonings	50	2,503	66	317	+ 2,187
Ovary Cancer	51	2,378	43	4,355	- 1,977
Skin Disease	52	1,935	31	7,179	- 5,244
Pancreas Cancer	53	1,848	24	11,999	- 10,151
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	1,782	51	2,193	- 410
Uterin Cancer	55	1,737	47	2,780	- 1,043
Alcohol	56	1,732	32	7,121	- 5,388
Leukemia	57	1,512	30	8,531	- 7,019
Schistosomiasis	58	1,242	62	593	+ 649
Tetanus	59	757	71	88	+ 669
Encephalitis	60	646	72	65	+ 581
Appendicitis	61	593	57	1,067	- 475
Hepatitis B	62	591	59	775	- 184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	559	61	596	- 37
Other Neoplasms	64	477	42	4,665	- 4,187
War	65	247	56	1,090	- 842
Upper Respiratory	66	231	67	260	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	67	145	64	356	- 211
Hepatitis C	68	93	52	1,955	- 1,862
Diphtheria	69	32	79	7	+ 25
Ascariasis	70	31	78	7	+ 24
Chlamydia	71	25	80	5	+ 20
Otitis Media	72	16	70	94	- 78
Dengue	73	1	76	14	- 13
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	85	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leprosy	78	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	82	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	1	- 1
Oral conditions	84	0	73	62	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	86	0	65	330	- 330
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Gabon

Brazil

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.