GUATEMALA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	13,525	37	301	+ 13,224
HIV/AIDS	2	8,387	21	1,173	+ 7,215
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,576	1	9,825	- 2,249
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,181	2	9,245	- 2,064
Stroke	5	6,665	6	4,849	+ 1,816
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,779	3	6,932	- 2,153
Malaria	7	4,014	74	0	+ 4,014
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,854	8	4,026	- 172
Low Birth Weight	9	3,676	16	1,658	+ 2,018
Liver Disease	10	3,097	5	5,684	- 2,588
Hypertension	11	3,065	26	679	+ 2,386
Kidney Disease	12	2,852	4	6,277	- 3,424
Birth Trauma	13	2,695	19	1,466	+ 1,229
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	2,366	9	2,617	- 251
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,122	18	1,517	+ 605
Lung Disease	16	1,599	13	1,901	- 302
Violence	17	1,366	7	4,411	- 3,045
Suicide	18	1,358	22	1,039	+ 319
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,127	12	1,957	- 830
Measles	20	1,086	72	0	+ 1,086
Maternal Conditions	21	1,080	30	468	+ 612
Other Injuries	22	1,038	10	2,466	- 1,428
Meningitis	23	840	41	271	+ 569
Inflammatory/Heart	24	753	44	225	+ 528
Endocrine Disorders	25	729	29	486	+ 244
Cervical Cancer	26	715	25	808	- 92
Breast Cancer	27	686	28	495	+ 191
Asthma	28	672	36	335	+ 338
Lung Cancers	29	648	35	391	+ 257
Falls	30	628	20	1,371	- 744
Pertussis	31	604	53	70	+ 534
Prostate Cancer	32	592	24	846	- 254
Malnutrition	33	578	11	1,981	- 1,403
Oral Cancer	34	515	49	142	+ 373
Liver Cancer	35	391	15	1,765	- 1,374
Parkinson's Disease	36	351	34	393	- 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	320	31	464	- 144
Drownings	38	310	32	463	- 153
Fires	39	287	45	207	+ 79
Epilepsy	40	276	33	463	- 187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	271	23	1,029	- 759
Trypanosomiasis	42	262	73	0	+ 262
Bladder Cancer	43	259	55	57	+ 201
Oesophagus Cancer	44	257	48	144	+ 113
Drug Use	45	252	40	272	- 20
Skin Cancers	46	251	46	195	+ 56
Syphilis	47	243	64	3	+ 241
Stomach Cancer	48	241	17	1,570	- 1,330
Lymphomas	49	236	43	229	+ 7
Poisonings	50	208	39	275	- 68
Ovary Cancer	51	197	50	133	+ 64
Skin Disease	52	161	42	232	- 72
Pancreas Cancer	53	153	38	282	- 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	148	54	62	+ 86
Uterin Cancer	55	144	59	27	+ 117
Alcohol	56	144	14	1,799	- 1,655
Leukemia	57	125	27	601	- 475
Schistosomiasis	58	103	75	0	+ 103
Tetanus	59	63	62	10	+ 53
Encephalitis	60	54	51	104	- 50
Appendicitis	61	49	47	164	- 115
Hepatitis B	62	49	65	2	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	46	52	82	- 35
Other Neoplasms	64	40	56	42	- 2
War	65	21	68	2	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	66	19	57	34	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	67	12	60	21	- 9
Hepatitis C	68	8	66	2	+ 5
Diphtheria	69	3	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	63	7	- 5
Chlamydia	71	2	67	2	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 32
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Gabon

Guatemala

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.