ETHIOPIA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	87,832	9	21,455	+ 66,377
HIV/AIDS	2	54,468	17	11,471	+ 42,996
Coronary Heart Disease	3	49,199	4	36,530	+ 12,669
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	46,637	1	59,931	- 13,294
Stroke	5	43,282	3	39,362	+ 3,920
Diabetes Mellitus	6	31,033	10	16,258	+ 14,775
Malaria	7	26,067	26	5,626	+ 20,441
Road Traffic Accidents	8	25,030	5	31,564	- 6,534
Low Birth Weight	9	23,875	7	28,020	- 4,146
Liver Disease	10	20,111	8	27,270	- 7,159
Hypertension	11	19,904	12	13,470	+ 6,434
Kidney Disease	12	18,523	13	12,103	+ 6,420
Birth Trauma	13	17,503	6	31,107	- 13,604
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	15,364	2	44,361	- 28,996
Congenital Anomalies	15	13,777	11	15,638	- 1,860
Lung Disease	16	10,386	15	11,870	- 1,484
Violence	17	8,871	22	8,076	+ 795
Suicide	18	8,819	25	6,030	+ 2,788
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	7,316	21	8,258	- 942
Measles	20	7,052	24	6,324	+ 728
Maternal Conditions	21	7,014	18	8,887	- 1,873
Other Injuries	22	6,742	16	11,735	- 4,993
Meningitis	23	5,458	14	12,019	- 6,561
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,891	39	2,168	+ 2,723
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,735	45	1,623	+ 3,113
Cervical Cancer	26	4,645	27	5,019	- 374
Breast Cancer	27	4,455	20	8,485	- 4,030
Asthma	28	4,367	29	4,484	- 117
Lung Cancers	29	4,210	38	2,202	+ 2,007
Falls	30	4,078	28	4,510	- 433
Pertussis	31	3,920	23	6,896	- 2,976
Prostate Cancer	32	3,844	50	1,244	+ 2,600
Malnutrition	33	3,751	19	8,643	- 4,892
Oral Cancer	34	3,343	48	1,477	+ 1,867
Liver Cancer	35	2,542	42	1,730	+ 812
Parkinson's Disease	36	2,279	46	1,578	+ 701
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,079	31	3,755	- 1,675
Drownings	38	2,016	35	3,133	- 1,117
Fires	39	1,862	34	3,255	- 1,393
Epilepsy	40	1,792	44	1,625	+ 167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,757	41	1,758	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	42	1,704	77	0	+ 1,704
Bladder Cancer	43	1,681	51	1,080	+ 601
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,669	40	1,839	- 170
Drug Use	45	1,634	60	513	+ 1,121
Skin Cancers	46	1,631	52	1,006	+ 625
Syphilis	47	1,581	43	1,699	- 118
Stomach Cancer	48	1,565	47	1,519	+ 46
Lymphomas	49	1,533	33	3,590	- 2,056
Poisonings	50	1,349	32	3,668	- 2,320
Ovary Cancer	51	1,281	36	2,424	- 1,143
Skin Disease	52	1,042	53	904	+ 139
Pancreas Cancer	53	996	61	488	+ 508
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	960	49	1,339	- 379
Uterin Cancer	55	936	62	421	+ 515
Alcohol	56	933	55	750	+ 184
Leukemia	57	815	30	4,222	- 3,408
Schistosomiasis	58	669	54	839	- 170
Tetanus	59	408	37	2,203	- 1,795
Encephalitis	60	348	63	386	- 38
Appendicitis	61	319	58	677	- 358
Hepatitis B	62	318	56	742	- 423
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	301	65	221	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	64	257	66	148	+ 109
War	65	133	64	281	- 147
Upper Respiratory	66	124	57	709	- 585
Multiple Sclerosis	67	78	70	61	+ 17
Hepatitis C	68	50	69	115	- 65
Diphtheria	69	17	67	146	- 129
Ascariasis	70	17	68	130	- 113
Chlamydia	71	14	72	21	- 7
Otitis Media	72	9	71	39	- 30
Dengue	73	1	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Gabon

Ethiopia

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.