MEXICO VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	96,863	38	1,943	+ 94,920
HIV/AIDS	2	60,068	28	4,128	+ 55,940
Coronary Heart Disease	3	54,258	1	116,238	- 61,980
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	51,432	8	24,816	+ 26,616
Stroke	5	47,732	4	39,790	+ 7,942
Diabetes Mellitus	6	34,224	2	86,110	- 51,886
Malaria	7	28,747	84	0	+ 28,747
Road Traffic Accidents	8	27,604	10	16,303	+ 11,301
Low Birth Weight	9	26,330	18	7,163	+ 19,167
Liver Disease	10	22,179	6	29,838	- 7,659
Hypertension	11	21,951	9	17,806	+ 4,145
Kidney Disease	12	20,428	3	44,622	- 24,194
Birth Trauma	13	19,303	36	2,552	+ 16,751
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	16,944	29	3,476	+ 13,468
Congenital Anomalies	15	15,194	13	10,457	+ 4,737
Lung Disease	16	11,454	7	29,123	- 17,669
Violence	17	9,783	5	32,450	- 22,668
Suicide	18	9,725	22	6,772	+ 2,954
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	8,068	30	3,447	+ 4,621
Measles	20	7,777	80	0	+ 7,777
Maternal Conditions	21	7,735	54	750	+ 6,985
Other Injuries	22	7,435	11	12,175	- 4,740
Meningitis	23	6,019	58	357	+ 5,662
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,394	41	1,866	+ 3,528
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,222	12	11,310	- 6,088
Cervical Cancer	26	5,123	26	4,787	+ 335
Breast Cancer	27	4,914	16	7,380	- 2,466
Asthma	28	4,816	47	1,342	+ 3,474
Lung Cancers	29	4,642	17	7,349	- 2,707
Falls	30	4,497	35	2,628	+ 1,869
Pertussis	31	4,323	70	21	+ 4,302
Prostate Cancer	32	4,239	15	7,494	- 3,255
Malnutrition	33	4,136	14	7,552	- 3,415
Oral Cancer	34	3,687	46	1,355	+ 2,332
Liver Cancer	35	2,804	21	6,817	- 4,014
Parkinson's Disease	36	2,513	43	1,567	+ 946
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,293	20	6,871	- 4,578
Drownings	38	2,223	42	1,799	+ 425
Fires	39	2,054	56	604	+ 1,450
Epilepsy	40	1,976	39	1,912	+ 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,937	33	2,734	- 797
Trypanosomiasis	42	1,880	82	0	+ 1,880
Bladder Cancer	43	1,854	48	1,272	+ 581
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,841	49	1,252	+ 589
Drug Use	45	1,802	44	1,470	+ 332
Skin Cancers	46	1,799	40	1,909	- 110
Syphilis	47	1,744	73	5	+ 1,739
Stomach Cancer	48	1,726	19	6,939	- 5,213
Lymphomas	49	1,691	24	4,961	- 3,270
Poisonings	50	1,487	57	531	+ 956
Ovary Cancer	51	1,413	34	2,649	- 1,236
Skin Disease	52	1,150	31	3,029	- 1,879
Pancreas Cancer	53	1,098	27	4,510	- 3,412
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	1,059	52	859	+ 200
Uterin Cancer	55	1,032	50	902	+ 130
Alcohol	56	1,029	32	2,945	- 1,916
Leukemia	57	898	25	4,830	- 3,932
Schistosomiasis	58	738	83	0	+ 738
Tetanus	59	450	71	10	+ 440
Encephalitis	60	384	62	140	+ 244
Appendicitis	61	352	53	774	- 422
Hepatitis B	62	351	61	210	+ 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	332	45	1,415	- 1,083
Other Neoplasms	64	284	23	6,204	- 5,921
War	65	147	66	112	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	66	137	64	127	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	67	86	60	295	- 209
Hepatitis C	68	55	55	625	- 570
Diphtheria	69	19	79	0	+ 19
Ascariasis	70	18	72	5	+ 14
Chlamydia	71	15	77	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	72	9	68	29	- 20
Dengue	73	1	67	30	- 29
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	69	24	- 24
Leprosy	78	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	127	- 127
Anemia	82	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	65	125	- 125
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	86	0	59	305	- 305
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Gabon

Mexico

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.