IRAN VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	65,485	41	882	+ 64,603
HIV/AIDS	2	40,609	28	2,521	+ 38,088
Coronary Heart Disease	3	36,681	1	93,308	- 56,627
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	34,771	8	11,243	+ 23,527
Stroke	5	32,269	2	36,730	- 4,460
Diabetes Mellitus	6	23,137	5	13,910	+ 9,227
Malaria	7	19,434	77	0	+ 19,434
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,661	3	17,803	+ 859
Low Birth Weight	9	17,800	13	4,861	+ 12,940
Liver Disease	10	14,994	12	6,637	+ 8,357
Hypertension	11	14,840	4	16,415	- 1,575
Kidney Disease	12	13,810	6	11,810	+ 2,000
Birth Trauma	13	13,050	25	2,735	+ 10,315
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	11,455	33	1,836	+ 9,619
Congenital Anomalies	15	10,272	14	4,844	+ 5,428
Lung Disease	16	7,744	7	11,409	- 3,665
Violence	17	6,614	27	2,535	+ 4,078
Suicide	18	6,575	16	4,334	+ 2,241
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	5,454	9	11,046	- 5,592
Measles	20	5,258	68	2	+ 5,256
Maternal Conditions	21	5,229	52	285	+ 4,944
Other Injuries	22	5,027	17	4,048	+ 978
Meningitis	23	4,069	46	642	+ 3,427
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,647	35	1,611	+ 2,036
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,531	32	2,092	+ 1,438
Cervical Cancer	26	3,463	48	501	+ 2,962
Breast Cancer	27	3,322	19	3,736	- 414
Asthma	28	3,256	22	3,360	- 104
Lung Cancers	29	3,138	11	6,784	- 3,645
Falls	30	3,040	24	2,821	+ 219
Pertussis	31	2,923	60	75	+ 2,847
Prostate Cancer	32	2,866	21	3,583	- 717
Malnutrition	33	2,796	56	157	+ 2,640
Oral Cancer	34	2,493	45	655	+ 1,838
Liver Cancer	35	1,895	20	3,714	- 1,819
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,699	26	2,545	- 846
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,550	15	4,575	- 3,025
Drownings	38	1,503	40	930	+ 573
Fires	39	1,388	34	1,823	- 434
Epilepsy	40	1,336	44	719	+ 617
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,310	37	1,246	+ 63
Trypanosomiasis	42	1,271	79	0	+ 1,271
Bladder Cancer	43	1,253	36	1,410	- 156
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,244	30	2,371	- 1,127
Drug Use	45	1,218	31	2,242	- 1,024
Skin Cancers	46	1,216	47	518	+ 697
Syphilis	47	1,179	61	52	+ 1,127
Stomach Cancer	48	1,167	10	9,822	- 8,655
Lymphomas	49	1,143	23	2,882	- 1,738
Poisonings	50	1,005	43	816	+ 190
Ovary Cancer	51	955	39	937	+ 18
Skin Disease	52	777	55	237	+ 540
Pancreas Cancer	53	742	29	2,418	- 1,676
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	716	38	996	- 280
Uterin Cancer	55	698	51	355	+ 343
Alcohol	56	696	53	253	+ 443
Leukemia	57	607	18	3,966	- 3,359
Schistosomiasis	58	499	66	3	+ 496
Tetanus	59	304	62	37	+ 267
Encephalitis	60	259	54	246	+ 13
Appendicitis	61	238	57	155	+ 83
Hepatitis B	62	237	49	425	- 188
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	225	59	80	+ 144
Other Neoplasms	64	192	58	112	+ 80
War	65	99	42	848	- 748
Upper Respiratory	66	93	63	16	+ 77
Multiple Sclerosis	67	58	50	405	- 347
Hepatitis C	68	37	69	1	+ 36
Diphtheria	69	13	70	1	+ 12
Ascariasis	70	12	67	3	+ 10
Chlamydia	71	10	65	4	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	6	71	0	+ 6
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	64	8	- 8
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	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 IRAN

Gabon

Iran

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.