CHINA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	1,049,125	32	34,802	+ 1,014,323
HIV/AIDS	2	650,596	34	28,746	+ 621,851
Coronary Heart Disease	3	587,663	2	1,771,525	- 1,183,863
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	557,057	12	183,342	+ 373,715
Stroke	5	516,985	1	2,043,210	- 1,526,226
Diabetes Mellitus	6	370,675	14	161,672	+ 209,003
Malaria	7	311,357	75	0	+ 311,357
Road Traffic Accidents	8	298,974	8	250,272	+ 48,702
Low Birth Weight	9	285,178	40	21,631	+ 263,547
Liver Disease	10	240,224	15	145,603	+ 94,621
Hypertension	11	237,752	7	301,183	- 63,431
Kidney Disease	12	221,257	11	192,302	+ 28,954
Birth Trauma	13	209,068	43	17,644	+ 191,423
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	183,521	50	8,719	+ 174,802
Congenital Anomalies	15	164,564	31	36,613	+ 127,951
Lung Disease	16	124,059	3	968,607	- 844,548
Violence	17	105,955	47	11,115	+ 94,841
Suicide	18	105,336	17	116,324	- 10,987
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	87,383	6	304,455	- 217,072
Measles	20	84,237	62	558	+ 83,680
Maternal Conditions	21	83,775	54	3,596	+ 80,179
Other Injuries	22	80,530	25	54,087	+ 26,443
Meningitis	23	65,189	51	5,704	+ 59,486
Inflammatory/Heart	24	58,422	33	29,954	+ 28,468
Endocrine Disorders	25	56,563	37	25,613	+ 30,950
Cervical Cancer	26	55,483	27	51,650	+ 3,833
Breast Cancer	27	53,219	19	92,757	- 39,538
Asthma	28	52,161	39	23,147	+ 29,013
Lung Cancers	29	50,282	4	714,311	- 664,029
Falls	30	48,706	16	138,878	- 90,172
Pertussis	31	46,824	64	484	+ 46,340
Prostate Cancer	32	45,917	28	51,056	- 5,139
Malnutrition	33	44,802	44	12,995	+ 31,807
Oral Cancer	34	39,934	24	54,695	- 14,761
Liver Cancer	35	30,366	13	180,952	- 150,586
Parkinson's Disease	36	27,220	20	70,699	- 43,479
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	24,836	9	248,388	- 223,552
Drownings	38	24,082	26	52,807	- 28,725
Fires	39	22,242	48	10,498	+ 11,743
Epilepsy	40	21,403	46	11,365	+ 10,038
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	20,984	30	37,723	- 16,739
Trypanosomiasis	42	20,359	77	0	+ 20,359
Bladder Cancer	43	20,079	29	37,873	- 17,795
Oesophagus Cancer	44	19,936	10	242,891	- 222,955
Drug Use	45	19,515	38	24,214	- 4,699
Skin Cancers	46	19,481	41	19,669	- 188
Syphilis	47	18,885	58	1,824	+ 17,062
Stomach Cancer	48	18,690	5	398,439	- 379,749
Lymphomas	49	18,315	23	57,838	- 39,523
Poisonings	50	16,108	36	25,762	- 9,655
Ovary Cancer	51	15,304	35	28,078	- 12,774
Skin Disease	52	12,452	52	5,222	+ 7,230
Pancreas Cancer	53	11,893	18	111,537	- 99,644
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	11,470	21	65,350	- 53,880
Uterin Cancer	55	11,179	45	11,751	- 572
Alcohol	56	11,148	42	19,071	- 7,924
Leukemia	57	9,729	22	58,145	- 48,416
Schistosomiasis	58	7,994	65	400	+ 7,594
Tetanus	59	4,869	63	491	+ 4,378
Encephalitis	60	4,157	55	2,796	+ 1,361
Appendicitis	61	3,815	60	1,468	+ 2,348
Hepatitis B	62	3,803	56	2,757	+ 1,046
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	3,599	49	10,108	- 6,509
Other Neoplasms	64	3,072	53	4,374	- 1,302
War	65	1,592	61	900	+ 692
Upper Respiratory	66	1,486	57	2,663	- 1,177
Multiple Sclerosis	67	934	59	1,734	- 800
Hepatitis C	68	596	66	86	+ 511
Diphtheria	69	205	71	11	+ 194
Ascariasis	70	200	68	34	+ 166
Chlamydia	71	162	67	55	+ 107
Otitis Media	72	102	69	15	+ 87
Dengue	73	7	70	12	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.