JAPAN VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	91,278	34	3,459	+ 87,820
HIV/AIDS	2	56,605	63	48	+ 56,557
Coronary Heart Disease	3	51,129	1	163,905	- 112,776
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	48,466	3	107,899	- 59,432
Stroke	5	44,980	2	121,823	- 76,843
Diabetes Mellitus	6	32,250	29	5,433	+ 26,818
Malaria	7	27,089	79	0	+ 27,089
Road Traffic Accidents	8	26,012	31	4,566	+ 21,446
Low Birth Weight	9	24,812	55	202	+ 24,610
Liver Disease	10	20,901	17	14,195	+ 6,705
Hypertension	11	20,685	28	6,673	+ 14,012
Kidney Disease	12	19,250	9	44,779	- 25,529
Birth Trauma	13	18,190	61	104	+ 18,085
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	15,967	37	2,731	+ 13,236
Congenital Anomalies	15	14,318	40	2,473	+ 11,845
Lung Disease	16	10,794	5	78,169	- 67,376
Violence	17	9,219	53	266	+ 8,953
Suicide	18	9,165	13	19,466	- 10,301
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	7,603	7	56,937	- 49,334
Measles	20	7,329	75	0	+ 7,329
Maternal Conditions	21	7,289	64	39	+ 7,250
Other Injuries	22	7,007	12	22,068	- 15,062
Meningitis	23	5,672	52	308	+ 5,364
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,083	27	8,232	- 3,150
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,921	21	11,486	- 6,565
Cervical Cancer	26	4,827	32	3,799	+ 1,028
Breast Cancer	27	4,630	15	15,805	- 11,174
Asthma	28	4,538	42	1,922	+ 2,616
Lung Cancers	29	4,375	4	79,688	- 75,313
Falls	30	4,238	23	9,736	- 5,498
Pertussis	31	4,074	71	1	+ 4,072
Prostate Cancer	32	3,995	19	13,515	- 9,520
Malnutrition	33	3,898	43	1,910	+ 1,988
Oral Cancer	34	3,474	26	8,333	- 4,859
Liver Cancer	35	2,642	11	29,384	- 26,742
Parkinson's Disease	36	2,368	18	14,007	- 11,639
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,161	6	57,340	- 55,180
Drownings	38	2,095	25	8,409	- 6,314
Fires	39	1,935	48	1,007	+ 928
Epilepsy	40	1,862	45	1,558	+ 304
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,826	35	2,922	- 1,096
Trypanosomiasis	42	1,771	76	0	+ 1,771
Bladder Cancer	43	1,747	22	9,936	- 8,189
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,734	20	12,316	- 10,581
Drug Use	45	1,698	50	732	+ 966
Skin Cancers	46	1,695	44	1,843	- 148
Syphilis	47	1,643	65	16	+ 1,627
Stomach Cancer	48	1,626	8	50,433	- 48,807
Lymphomas	49	1,593	14	19,273	- 17,679
Poisonings	50	1,401	54	255	+ 1,147
Ovary Cancer	51	1,331	30	5,061	- 3,730
Skin Disease	52	1,083	36	2,806	- 1,723
Pancreas Cancer	53	1,035	10	37,027	- 35,992
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	998	39	2,555	- 1,557
Uterin Cancer	55	973	33	3,461	- 2,488
Alcohol	56	970	51	576	+ 394
Leukemia	57	846	24	9,607	- 8,760
Schistosomiasis	58	696	72	0	+ 695
Tetanus	59	424	67	9	+ 414
Encephalitis	60	362	69	5	+ 357
Appendicitis	61	332	58	126	+ 206
Hepatitis B	62	331	46	1,423	- 1,092
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	313	38	2,618	- 2,305
Other Neoplasms	64	267	16	15,120	- 14,852
War	65	139	66	15	+ 124
Upper Respiratory	66	129	57	159	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	67	81	59	108	- 27
Hepatitis C	68	52	41	2,220	- 2,168
Diphtheria	69	18	74	0	+ 18
Ascariasis	70	17	82	0	+ 17
Chlamydia	71	14	80	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	72	9	68	8	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	60	106	- 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	86	0	62	86	- 86
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Gabon

Japan

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.