CANADA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	28,742	58	97	+ 28,645
HIV/AIDS	2	17,824	53	163	+ 17,661
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,100	1	40,063	- 23,963
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,261	7	7,431	+ 7,830
Stroke	5	14,164	5	14,159	+ 5
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,155	9	5,718	+ 4,438
Malaria	7	8,530	76	0	+ 8,530
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,191	28	1,998	+ 6,193
Low Birth Weight	9	7,813	42	553	+ 7,259
Liver Disease	10	6,581	17	3,624	+ 2,958
Hypertension	11	6,514	22	2,563	+ 3,951
Kidney Disease	12	6,062	14	4,578	+ 1,484
Birth Trauma	13	5,728	50	193	+ 5,535
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	5,028	36	840	+ 4,187
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,508	35	1,081	+ 3,427
Lung Disease	16	3,399	4	14,212	- 10,813
Violence	17	2,903	40	605	+ 2,298
Suicide	18	2,886	15	4,417	- 1,531
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,394	2	30,970	- 28,576
Measles	20	2,308	74	0	+ 2,308
Maternal Conditions	21	2,295	64	45	+ 2,250
Other Injuries	22	2,206	24	2,392	- 186
Meningitis	23	1,786	59	68	+ 1,718
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,601	27	2,060	- 459
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,550	19	3,233	- 1,683
Cervical Cancer	26	1,520	41	578	+ 942
Breast Cancer	27	1,458	8	5,910	- 4,452
Asthma	28	1,429	49	262	+ 1,167
Lung Cancers	29	1,378	3	20,937	- 19,559
Falls	30	1,334	12	4,829	- 3,495
Pertussis	31	1,283	69	1	+ 1,282
Prostate Cancer	32	1,258	13	4,711	- 3,453
Malnutrition	33	1,227	51	192	+ 1,035
Oral Cancer	34	1,094	32	1,592	- 498
Liver Cancer	35	832	20	3,113	- 2,281
Parkinson's Disease	36	746	18	3,359	- 2,613
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	680	6	9,651	- 8,970
Drownings	38	660	48	283	+ 377
Fires	39	609	52	192	+ 417
Epilepsy	40	586	44	384	+ 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	575	43	442	+ 133
Trypanosomiasis	42	558	75	0	+ 558
Bladder Cancer	43	550	23	2,521	- 1,970
Oesophagus Cancer	44	546	25	2,230	- 1,684
Drug Use	45	535	16	3,686	- 3,151
Skin Cancers	46	534	30	1,756	- 1,223
Syphilis	47	517	67	5	+ 512
Stomach Cancer	48	512	26	2,177	- 1,665
Lymphomas	49	502	10	5,146	- 4,644
Poisonings	50	441	56	121	+ 320
Ovary Cancer	51	419	29	1,902	- 1,483
Skin Disease	52	341	38	679	- 338
Pancreas Cancer	53	326	11	5,057	- 4,732
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	314	39	636	- 322
Uterin Cancer	55	306	34	1,183	- 877
Alcohol	56	305	33	1,491	- 1,185
Leukemia	57	267	21	3,098	- 2,832
Schistosomiasis	58	219	78	0	+ 219
Tetanus	59	133	71	0	+ 133
Encephalitis	60	114	68	3	+ 111
Appendicitis	61	105	62	49	+ 55
Hepatitis B	62	104	60	66	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	99	47	322	- 224
Other Neoplasms	64	84	31	1,679	- 1,594
War	65	44	65	21	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	66	41	63	47	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	67	26	37	692	- 667
Hepatitis C	68	16	45	363	- 347
Diphtheria	69	6	73	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	4	83	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	3	66	8	- 5
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	118	- 118
Anemia	82	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	51	- 51
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	86	0	55	139	- 139
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.