COLOMBIA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	36,739	32	1,272	+ 35,467
HIV/AIDS	2	22,783	17	2,683	+ 20,100
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,579	1	43,066	- 22,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	19,508	5	10,773	+ 8,734
Stroke	5	18,104	3	16,573	+ 1,532
Diabetes Mellitus	6	12,981	11	5,028	+ 7,952
Malaria	7	10,903	67	26	+ 10,878
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,470	6	7,765	+ 2,705
Low Birth Weight	9	9,987	23	2,095	+ 7,891
Liver Disease	10	8,412	19	2,426	+ 5,986
Hypertension	11	8,326	8	6,400	+ 1,926
Kidney Disease	12	7,748	7	6,834	+ 914
Birth Trauma	13	7,321	41	648	+ 6,673
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	6,427	38	747	+ 5,679
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,763	16	2,963	+ 2,800
Lung Disease	16	4,344	4	15,928	- 11,584
Violence	17	3,710	2	19,268	- 15,558
Suicide	18	3,689	26	1,965	+ 1,724
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,060	22	2,157	+ 903
Measles	20	2,950	78	0	+ 2,950
Maternal Conditions	21	2,934	46	394	+ 2,540
Other Injuries	22	2,820	28	1,592	+ 1,228
Meningitis	23	2,283	50	244	+ 2,039
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,046	31	1,329	+ 717
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,981	30	1,367	+ 614
Cervical Cancer	26	1,943	20	2,266	- 323
Breast Cancer	27	1,864	13	3,669	- 1,806
Asthma	28	1,827	54	191	+ 1,635
Lung Cancers	29	1,761	10	5,250	- 3,489
Falls	30	1,706	29	1,518	+ 188
Pertussis	31	1,640	69	18	+ 1,622
Prostate Cancer	32	1,608	14	3,584	- 1,977
Malnutrition	33	1,569	27	1,878	- 309
Oral Cancer	34	1,398	37	807	+ 591
Liver Cancer	35	1,063	24	2,065	- 1,001
Parkinson's Disease	36	953	47	383	+ 570
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	870	12	4,371	- 3,501
Drownings	38	843	40	689	+ 154
Fires	39	779	56	127	+ 652
Epilepsy	40	750	43	597	+ 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	735	39	698	+ 36
Trypanosomiasis	42	713	84	0	+ 713
Bladder Cancer	43	703	42	609	+ 94
Oesophagus Cancer	44	698	36	835	- 137
Drug Use	45	683	44	492	+ 192
Skin Cancers	46	682	35	1,028	- 346
Syphilis	47	661	65	30	+ 631
Stomach Cancer	48	654	9	6,112	- 5,457
Lymphomas	49	641	18	2,603	- 1,962
Poisonings	50	564	61	61	+ 503
Ovary Cancer	51	536	33	1,122	- 586
Skin Disease	52	436	34	1,102	- 666
Pancreas Cancer	53	416	25	2,022	- 1,606
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	402	63	38	+ 364
Uterin Cancer	55	391	45	423	- 32
Alcohol	56	390	68	23	+ 368
Leukemia	57	341	21	2,208	- 1,868
Schistosomiasis	58	280	77	1	+ 279
Tetanus	59	171	71	14	+ 156
Encephalitis	60	146	64	38	+ 108
Appendicitis	61	134	52	213	- 79
Hepatitis B	62	133	62	50	+ 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	126	51	242	- 116
Other Neoplasms	64	108	15	3,205	- 3,097
War	65	56	49	260	- 204
Upper Respiratory	66	52	66	27	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	67	33	60	62	- 30
Hepatitis C	68	21	59	65	- 44
Diphtheria	69	7	80	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	7	76	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	6	81	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	4	73	7	- 4
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Leprosy	78	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	75	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	86	0	58	67	- 67
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Gabon

Colombia

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.