FRANCE VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	50,658	50	435	+ 50,223
HIV/AIDS	2	31,414	54	362	+ 31,053
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,376	1	63,181	- 34,806
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	26,898	6	19,771	+ 7,127
Stroke	5	24,963	3	36,354	- 11,391
Diabetes Mellitus	6	17,898	12	10,912	+ 6,987
Malaria	7	15,034	82	0	+ 15,034
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,436	31	3,339	+ 11,097
Low Birth Weight	9	13,770	47	651	+ 13,119
Liver Disease	10	11,599	22	7,382	+ 4,217
Hypertension	11	11,480	23	7,109	+ 4,371
Kidney Disease	12	10,684	11	11,477	- 793
Birth Trauma	13	10,095	55	309	+ 9,786
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	8,861	38	1,807	+ 7,054
Congenital Anomalies	15	7,946	35	2,012	+ 5,934
Lung Disease	16	5,990	7	18,232	- 12,241
Violence	17	5,116	49	538	+ 4,579
Suicide	18	5,086	16	8,961	- 3,875
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	4,219	2	53,157	- 48,938
Measles	20	4,067	77	0	+ 4,067
Maternal Conditions	21	4,045	64	52	+ 3,993
Other Injuries	22	3,888	9	15,119	- 11,231
Meningitis	23	3,148	58	163	+ 2,984
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,821	25	6,065	- 3,245
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,731	19	8,086	- 5,355
Cervical Cancer	26	2,679	40	1,574	+ 1,105
Breast Cancer	27	2,570	8	15,536	- 12,966
Asthma	28	2,519	42	1,039	+ 1,480
Lung Cancers	29	2,428	4	35,657	- 33,229
Falls	30	2,352	18	8,284	- 5,932
Pertussis	31	2,261	69	3	+ 2,258
Prostate Cancer	32	2,217	13	10,873	- 8,656
Malnutrition	33	2,163	29	4,212	- 2,048
Oral Cancer	34	1,928	27	4,676	- 2,748
Liver Cancer	35	1,466	15	9,573	- 8,107
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,314	20	7,570	- 6,256
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,199	5	21,854	- 20,654
Drownings	38	1,163	45	868	+ 295
Fires	39	1,074	53	403	+ 671
Epilepsy	40	1,033	37	1,865	- 832
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,013	43	986	+ 27
Trypanosomiasis	42	983	83	0	+ 983
Bladder Cancer	43	970	24	6,566	- 5,596
Oesophagus Cancer	44	963	28	4,673	- 3,711
Drug Use	45	942	36	1,881	- 939
Skin Cancers	46	941	32	3,256	- 2,315
Syphilis	47	912	68	4	+ 908
Stomach Cancer	48	902	26	5,530	- 4,628
Lymphomas	49	884	14	10,067	- 9,183
Poisonings	50	778	57	228	+ 550
Ovary Cancer	51	739	30	3,964	- 3,225
Skin Disease	52	601	39	1,598	- 997
Pancreas Cancer	53	574	10	12,360	- 11,785
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	554	41	1,384	- 830
Uterin Cancer	55	540	34	2,721	- 2,181
Alcohol	56	538	33	3,189	- 2,650
Leukemia	57	470	21	7,457	- 6,987
Schistosomiasis	58	386	71	1	+ 385
Tetanus	59	235	70	2	+ 233
Encephalitis	60	201	66	8	+ 193
Appendicitis	61	184	61	90	+ 95
Hepatitis B	62	184	59	135	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	174	51	426	- 253
Other Neoplasms	64	148	17	8,771	- 8,622
War	65	77	67	7	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	66	72	63	54	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	67	45	46	752	- 707
Hepatitis C	68	29	52	416	- 387
Diphtheria	69	10	75	1	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	10	79	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	71	8	78	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	72	5	65	16	- 11
Dengue	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	647	- 647
Anemia	82	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	60	118	- 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	86	0	56	245	- 245
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.