ITALY VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	45,168	53	336	+ 44,832
HIV/AIDS	2	28,010	46	520	+ 27,490
Coronary Heart Disease	3	25,301	1	97,116	- 71,815
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	23,983	9	16,339	+ 7,644
Stroke	5	22,258	2	62,633	- 40,376
Diabetes Mellitus	6	15,959	8	19,836	- 3,877
Malaria	7	13,405	79	0	+ 13,405
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,872	30	3,221	+ 9,651
Low Birth Weight	9	12,278	51	357	+ 11,920
Liver Disease	10	10,342	23	5,559	+ 4,783
Hypertension	11	10,236	6	29,931	- 19,695
Kidney Disease	12	9,526	11	12,726	- 3,200
Birth Trauma	13	9,001	59	140	+ 8,861
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	7,901	36	1,622	+ 6,279
Congenital Anomalies	15	7,085	37	1,443	+ 5,642
Lung Disease	16	5,341	5	32,382	- 27,041
Violence	17	4,562	50	409	+ 4,153
Suicide	18	4,535	26	4,042	+ 493
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,762	3	41,445	- 37,683
Measles	20	3,627	71	1	+ 3,625
Maternal Conditions	21	3,607	67	6	+ 3,601
Other Injuries	22	3,467	12	12,112	- 8,645
Meningitis	23	2,807	60	128	+ 2,679
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,515	24	5,531	- 3,016
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,435	18	8,431	- 5,996
Cervical Cancer	26	2,389	40	1,154	+ 1,235
Breast Cancer	27	2,291	10	13,868	- 11,577
Asthma	28	2,246	47	494	+ 1,752
Lung Cancers	29	2,165	4	34,152	- 31,988
Falls	30	2,097	25	4,222	- 2,125
Pertussis	31	2,016	73	1	+ 2,015
Prostate Cancer	32	1,977	20	8,409	- 6,432
Malnutrition	33	1,929	41	775	+ 1,153
Oral Cancer	34	1,719	27	3,343	- 1,624
Liver Cancer	35	1,307	17	9,620	- 8,313
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,172	19	8,428	- 7,256
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,069	7	21,254	- 20,184
Drownings	38	1,037	52	344	+ 693
Fires	39	958	56	271	+ 687
Epilepsy	40	921	39	1,337	- 415
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	903	43	690	+ 214
Trypanosomiasis	42	877	77	0	+ 877
Bladder Cancer	43	864	22	6,711	- 5,846
Oesophagus Cancer	44	858	34	2,045	- 1,187
Drug Use	45	840	45	654	+ 186
Skin Cancers	46	839	29	3,239	- 2,400
Syphilis	47	813	69	4	+ 809
Stomach Cancer	48	805	14	10,252	- 9,448
Lymphomas	49	789	16	9,670	- 8,882
Poisonings	50	693	58	154	+ 539
Ovary Cancer	51	659	28	3,282	- 2,623
Skin Disease	52	536	38	1,440	- 904
Pancreas Cancer	53	512	13	12,095	- 11,583
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	494	32	2,216	- 1,722
Uterin Cancer	55	481	33	2,198	- 1,717
Alcohol	56	480	55	277	+ 203
Leukemia	57	419	21	6,728	- 6,310
Schistosomiasis	58	344	78	0	+ 344
Tetanus	59	210	63	22	+ 188
Encephalitis	60	179	68	5	+ 174
Appendicitis	61	164	61	49	+ 116
Hepatitis B	62	164	54	334	- 170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	155	42	701	- 547
Other Neoplasms	64	132	15	9,984	- 9,852
War	65	69	66	6	+ 62
Upper Respiratory	66	64	64	20	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	67	40	44	677	- 636
Hepatitis C	68	26	31	2,451	- 2,425
Diphtheria	69	9	76	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	9	80	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	71	7	84	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	4	65	16	- 12
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	82	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	62	47	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	86	0	48	481	- 481
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Gabon

Italy

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.