ECUADOR VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	13,566	29	574	+ 12,992
HIV/AIDS	2	8,412	27	609	+ 7,803
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,599	1	9,805	- 2,206
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,203	4	5,083	+ 2,120
Stroke	5	6,685	3	5,429	+ 1,256
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,793	5	4,321	+ 472
Malaria	7	4,026	77	0	+ 4,026
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,866	6	3,490	+ 376
Low Birth Weight	9	3,687	16	1,172	+ 2,516
Liver Disease	10	3,106	7	3,330	- 224
Hypertension	11	3,074	10	2,507	+ 567
Kidney Disease	12	2,861	2	6,184	- 3,323
Birth Trauma	13	2,703	38	302	+ 2,401
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	2,373	34	410	+ 1,963
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,128	13	1,335	+ 793
Lung Disease	16	1,604	8	2,576	- 972
Violence	17	1,370	15	1,210	+ 160
Suicide	18	1,362	14	1,326	+ 36
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,130	9	2,565	- 1,435
Measles	20	1,089	72	0	+ 1,089
Maternal Conditions	21	1,083	46	164	+ 919
Other Injuries	22	1,041	17	1,161	- 119
Meningitis	23	843	52	90	+ 753
Inflammatory/Heart	24	755	36	308	+ 448
Endocrine Disorders	25	731	31	507	+ 225
Cervical Cancer	26	717	24	840	- 122
Breast Cancer	27	688	25	825	- 137
Asthma	28	674	53	85	+ 589
Lung Cancers	29	650	20	1,075	- 424
Falls	30	630	18	1,114	- 484
Pertussis	31	605	56	79	+ 526
Prostate Cancer	32	594	12	1,362	- 768
Malnutrition	33	579	28	578	+ 1
Oral Cancer	34	516	45	166	+ 350
Liver Cancer	35	393	21	954	- 561
Parkinson's Disease	36	352	26	658	- 306
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	321	19	1,109	- 788
Drownings	38	311	32	470	- 158
Fires	39	288	43	175	+ 112
Epilepsy	40	277	40	273	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	271	33	417	- 145
Trypanosomiasis	42	263	76	0	+ 263
Bladder Cancer	43	260	44	168	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	44	258	42	180	+ 78
Drug Use	45	252	41	214	+ 39
Skin Cancers	46	252	37	308	- 56
Syphilis	47	244	54	85	+ 159
Stomach Cancer	48	242	11	2,089	- 1,847
Lymphomas	49	237	22	883	- 646
Poisonings	50	208	58	59	+ 150
Ovary Cancer	51	198	35	322	- 124
Skin Disease	52	161	51	103	+ 58
Pancreas Cancer	53	154	30	562	- 408
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	148	47	163	- 14
Uterin Cancer	55	145	48	129	+ 16
Alcohol	56	144	39	280	- 136
Leukemia	57	126	23	882	- 756
Schistosomiasis	58	103	75	0	+ 103
Tetanus	59	63	62	9	+ 54
Encephalitis	60	54	55	82	- 28
Appendicitis	61	49	50	110	- 61
Hepatitis B	62	49	64	3	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	47	49	124	- 77
Other Neoplasms	64	40	57	64	- 24
War	65	21	66	2	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	66	19	63	8	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	67	12	60	18	- 6
Hepatitis C	68	8	67	1	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	3	69	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	3	65	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	2	68	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	21	- 21
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Gabon

Ecuador

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.