EGYPT VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	82,421	51	432	+ 81,990
HIV/AIDS	2	51,112	53	397	+ 50,715
Coronary Heart Disease	3	46,168	1	173,871	- 127,703
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	43,764	7	20,695	+ 23,069
Stroke	5	40,615	3	43,839	- 3,224
Diabetes Mellitus	6	29,121	8	19,131	+ 9,990
Malaria	7	24,461	77	0	+ 24,461
Road Traffic Accidents	8	23,488	12	10,141	+ 13,347
Low Birth Weight	9	22,404	11	11,391	+ 11,013
Liver Disease	10	18,873	2	60,122	- 41,250
Hypertension	11	18,678	5	21,094	- 2,416
Kidney Disease	12	17,382	6	21,087	- 3,705
Birth Trauma	13	16,425	17	6,109	+ 10,316
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	14,418	23	3,692	+ 10,726
Congenital Anomalies	15	12,928	10	12,163	+ 765
Lung Disease	16	9,746	9	13,393	- 3,647
Violence	17	8,324	20	4,165	+ 4,159
Suicide	18	8,275	25	3,022	+ 5,253
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	6,865	16	6,975	- 110
Measles	20	6,618	64	43	+ 6,575
Maternal Conditions	21	6,582	44	795	+ 5,787
Other Injuries	22	6,327	21	3,819	+ 2,508
Meningitis	23	5,121	43	827	+ 4,294
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,590	27	2,489	+ 2,101
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,444	29	2,372	+ 2,072
Cervical Cancer	26	4,359	48	625	+ 3,734
Breast Cancer	27	4,181	13	9,180	- 4,999
Asthma	28	4,098	15	7,104	- 3,006
Lung Cancers	29	3,950	18	5,677	- 1,727
Falls	30	3,826	30	2,019	+ 1,808
Pertussis	31	3,679	42	906	+ 2,772
Prostate Cancer	32	3,607	35	1,282	+ 2,325
Malnutrition	33	3,520	46	759	+ 2,761
Oral Cancer	34	3,137	45	793	+ 2,344
Liver Cancer	35	2,386	4	24,512	- 22,126
Parkinson's Disease	36	2,138	28	2,391	- 253
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,951	24	3,083	- 1,132
Drownings	38	1,892	37	1,122	+ 770
Fires	39	1,747	33	1,568	+ 179
Epilepsy	40	1,681	50	451	+ 1,231
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,649	34	1,339	+ 310
Trypanosomiasis	42	1,599	76	0	+ 1,599
Bladder Cancer	43	1,577	19	5,133	- 3,555
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,566	41	951	+ 615
Drug Use	45	1,533	62	116	+ 1,417
Skin Cancers	46	1,530	39	1,013	+ 517
Syphilis	47	1,484	58	159	+ 1,324
Stomach Cancer	48	1,468	32	1,844	- 376
Lymphomas	49	1,439	14	7,539	- 6,100
Poisonings	50	1,265	57	195	+ 1,071
Ovary Cancer	51	1,202	31	1,944	- 741
Skin Disease	52	978	55	219	+ 759
Pancreas Cancer	53	934	26	2,906	- 1,972
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	901	36	1,248	- 347
Uterin Cancer	55	878	52	422	+ 456
Alcohol	56	876	60	141	+ 735
Leukemia	57	764	22	3,763	- 2,999
Schistosomiasis	58	628	54	220	+ 408
Tetanus	59	383	49	540	- 158
Encephalitis	60	327	38	1,046	- 719
Appendicitis	61	300	59	142	+ 157
Hepatitis B	62	299	40	988	- 690
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	283	65	26	+ 257
Other Neoplasms	64	241	61	116	+ 125
War	65	125	47	714	- 588
Upper Respiratory	66	117	68	5	+ 112
Multiple Sclerosis	67	73	56	213	- 139
Hepatitis C	68	47	63	97	- 50
Diphtheria	69	16	70	3	+ 13
Ascariasis	70	16	67	6	+ 10
Chlamydia	71	13	71	1	+ 12
Otitis Media	72	8	72	0	+ 8
Dengue	73	1	69	5	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Gabon

Egypt

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.