INDIA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	1,044,002	5	435,882	+ 608,120
HIV/AIDS	2	647,419	31	44,406	+ 603,014
Coronary Heart Disease	3	584,793	1	1,520,034	- 935,241
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	554,337	6	392,425	+ 161,912
Stroke	5	514,460	3	697,038	- 182,578
Diabetes Mellitus	6	368,865	7	271,495	+ 97,369
Malaria	7	309,837	57	7,705	+ 302,132
Road Traffic Accidents	8	297,514	12	212,596	+ 84,918
Low Birth Weight	9	283,786	9	238,739	+ 45,047
Liver Disease	10	239,051	8	268,580	- 29,528
Hypertension	11	236,591	19	108,050	+ 128,541
Kidney Disease	12	220,176	11	222,903	- 2,726
Birth Trauma	13	208,047	20	102,819	+ 105,228
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	182,624	4	670,315	- 487,690
Congenital Anomalies	15	163,760	23	82,769	+ 80,991
Lung Disease	16	123,453	2	879,732	- 756,279
Violence	17	105,438	27	51,767	+ 53,671
Suicide	18	104,822	14	173,347	- 68,525
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	86,956	17	126,593	- 39,637
Measles	20	83,826	51	11,923	+ 71,903
Maternal Conditions	21	83,366	41	25,917	+ 57,449
Other Injuries	22	80,137	15	149,570	- 69,433
Meningitis	23	64,871	36	33,337	+ 31,534
Inflammatory/Heart	24	58,136	49	12,651	+ 45,485
Endocrine Disorders	25	56,286	47	15,264	+ 41,022
Cervical Cancer	26	55,212	30	45,319	+ 9,893
Breast Cancer	27	52,959	22	82,821	- 29,862
Asthma	28	51,906	13	196,051	- 144,145
Lung Cancers	29	50,036	21	88,276	- 38,240
Falls	30	48,468	10	225,755	- 177,287
Pertussis	31	46,595	54	10,094	+ 36,501
Prostate Cancer	32	45,693	38	30,945	+ 14,748
Malnutrition	33	44,583	55	8,626	+ 35,956
Oral Cancer	34	39,739	16	134,187	- 94,448
Liver Cancer	35	30,218	39	30,369	- 151
Parkinson's Disease	36	27,087	32	43,398	- 16,311
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	24,715	25	77,368	- 52,653
Drownings	38	23,964	28	48,774	- 24,810
Fires	39	22,133	42	23,265	- 1,132
Epilepsy	40	21,298	40	30,307	- 9,009
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	20,882	26	68,108	- 47,226
Trypanosomiasis	42	20,260	78	0	+ 20,260
Bladder Cancer	43	19,981	48	14,081	+ 5,900
Oesophagus Cancer	44	19,838	34	38,898	- 19,060
Drug Use	45	19,420	52	11,747	+ 7,672
Skin Cancers	46	19,386	60	5,054	+ 14,332
Syphilis	47	18,793	64	2,007	+ 16,786
Stomach Cancer	48	18,599	24	81,058	- 62,459
Lymphomas	49	18,225	33	40,159	- 21,934
Poisonings	50	16,029	61	3,540	+ 12,489
Ovary Cancer	51	15,229	44	21,947	- 6,718
Skin Disease	52	12,391	45	17,857	- 5,466
Pancreas Cancer	53	11,835	37	32,812	- 20,977
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	11,414	18	126,079	- 114,665
Uterin Cancer	55	11,124	59	6,841	+ 4,284
Alcohol	56	11,093	43	23,097	- 12,003
Leukemia	57	9,682	35	33,383	- 23,701
Schistosomiasis	58	7,955	76	0	+ 7,955
Tetanus	59	4,845	58	7,093	- 2,247
Encephalitis	60	4,137	29	48,080	- 43,943
Appendicitis	61	3,797	53	11,245	- 7,449
Hepatitis B	62	3,785	56	8,184	- 4,399
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	3,582	50	11,931	- 8,349
Other Neoplasms	64	3,057	62	2,968	+ 88
War	65	1,585	67	890	+ 695
Upper Respiratory	66	1,479	68	584	+ 895
Multiple Sclerosis	67	930	63	2,328	- 1,398
Hepatitis C	68	593	65	1,364	- 771
Diphtheria	69	204	72	65	+ 139
Ascariasis	70	199	70	126	+ 73
Chlamydia	71	161	69	379	- 217
Otitis Media	72	102	71	68	+ 34
Dengue	73	7	46	17,546	- 17,538
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	66	973	- 973
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	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 INDIA

Gabon

India

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.