MALAYSIA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	25,609	26	1,227	+ 24,381
HIV/AIDS	2	15,881	13	2,679	+ 13,202
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,345	1	36,729	- 22,385
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,597	2	23,477	- 9,880
Stroke	5	12,619	3	21,592	- 8,973
Diabetes Mellitus	6	9,048	9	4,107	+ 4,941
Malaria	7	7,600	76	0	+ 7,600
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,298	4	7,181	+ 116
Low Birth Weight	9	6,961	29	1,020	+ 5,941
Liver Disease	10	5,864	7	5,125	+ 738
Hypertension	11	5,803	38	649	+ 5,154
Kidney Disease	12	5,401	6	6,629	- 1,228
Birth Trauma	13	5,103	42	359	+ 4,745
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	4,480	20	1,773	+ 2,707
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,017	24	1,403	+ 2,614
Lung Disease	16	3,028	5	6,633	- 3,604
Violence	17	2,586	34	869	+ 1,718
Suicide	18	2,571	19	1,823	+ 748
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,133	10	3,996	- 1,863
Measles	20	2,056	70	0	+ 2,056
Maternal Conditions	21	2,045	56	167	+ 1,878
Other Injuries	22	1,966	14	2,222	- 256
Meningitis	23	1,591	46	301	+ 1,290
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,426	27	1,214	+ 212
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,381	37	809	+ 571
Cervical Cancer	26	1,354	31	1,010	+ 344
Breast Cancer	27	1,299	12	3,071	- 1,772
Asthma	28	1,273	30	1,013	+ 260
Lung Cancers	29	1,227	8	4,319	- 3,092
Falls	30	1,189	18	1,855	- 666
Pertussis	31	1,143	57	80	+ 1,063
Prostate Cancer	32	1,121	33	903	+ 217
Malnutrition	33	1,094	49	249	+ 844
Oral Cancer	34	975	17	1,865	- 890
Liver Cancer	35	741	16	1,984	- 1,243
Parkinson's Disease	36	664	28	1,106	- 441
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	606	11	3,832	- 3,226
Drownings	38	588	36	820	- 232
Fires	39	543	44	336	+ 207
Epilepsy	40	522	52	226	+ 297
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	512	22	1,424	- 912
Trypanosomiasis	42	497	79	0	+ 497
Bladder Cancer	43	490	39	467	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	44	487	41	435	+ 52
Drug Use	45	476	45	322	+ 154
Skin Cancers	46	476	50	247	+ 228
Syphilis	47	461	62	19	+ 442
Stomach Cancer	48	456	21	1,441	- 985
Lymphomas	49	447	25	1,321	- 874
Poisonings	50	393	53	211	+ 182
Ovary Cancer	51	374	35	827	- 454
Skin Disease	52	304	15	2,066	- 1,762
Pancreas Cancer	53	290	32	994	- 704
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	280	51	246	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	55	273	43	352	- 79
Alcohol	56	272	55	181	+ 91
Leukemia	57	237	23	1,412	- 1,175
Schistosomiasis	58	195	75	0	+ 195
Tetanus	59	119	61	21	+ 97
Encephalitis	60	101	40	452	- 351
Appendicitis	61	93	58	71	+ 22
Hepatitis B	62	93	54	206	- 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	88	60	27	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	64	75	48	265	- 190
War	65	39	63	11	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	66	36	65	5	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	67	23	59	30	- 7
Hepatitis C	68	15	64	6	+ 9
Diphtheria	69	5	69	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	5	67	2	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	4	68	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	2	66	3	- 1
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Gabon

Malaysia

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.