MICRONESIA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		MICRONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	74	19	13	+ 61
HIV/AIDS	2	46	74	0	+ 46
Coronary Heart Disease	3	41	1	193	- 152
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	39	5	52	- 13
Stroke	5	36	3	119	- 83
Diabetes Mellitus	6	26	2	123	- 97
Malaria	7	22	77	0	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	8	21	58	0	+ 21
Low Birth Weight	9	20	14	15	+ 5
Liver Disease	10	17	9	24	- 7
Hypertension	11	17	8	27	- 10
Kidney Disease	12	16	4	56	- 41
Birth Trauma	13	15	21	11	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	13	16	13	- 1
Congenital Anomalies	15	12	18	13	- 2
Lung Disease	16	9	6	41	- 32
Violence	17	7	31	5	+ 2
Suicide	18	7	7	32	- 25
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	6	26	7	- 0
Measles	20	6	56	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	21	6	34	4	+ 2
Other Injuries	22	6	17	13	- 8
Meningitis	23	5	39	3	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4	28	6	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	25	4	30	5	- 1
Cervical Cancer	26	4	23	8	- 4
Breast Cancer	27	4	12	17	- 13
Asthma	28	4	13	16	- 12
Lung Cancers	29	4	10	23	- 19
Falls	30	3	27	6	- 3
Pertussis	31	3	37	4	- 0
Prostate Cancer	32	3	29	6	- 2
Malnutrition	33	3	44	3	+ 0
Oral Cancer	34	3	38	3	- 1
Liver Cancer	35	2	24	8	- 6
Parkinson's Disease	36	2	33	5	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2	22	8	- 7
Drownings	38	2	11	17	- 16
Fires	39	2	48	2	- 0
Epilepsy	40	2	43	3	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1	25	7	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	42	1	78	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	43	1	49	2	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1	47	2	- 1
Drug Use	45	1	52	1	+ 1
Skin Cancers	46	1	51	1	+ 0
Syphilis	47	1	40	3	- 2
Stomach Cancer	48	1	20	12	- 10
Lymphomas	49	1	36	4	- 2
Poisonings	50	1	50	1	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	51	1	45	2	- 1
Skin Disease	52	1	42	3	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	53	1	35	4	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	1	15	14	- 13
Uterin Cancer	55	1	41	3	- 2
Alcohol	56	1	46	2	- 1
Leukemia	57	1	32	5	- 4
Schistosomiasis	58	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	59	0	59	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	60	0	53	1	- 0
Appendicitis	61	0	54	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	62	0	57	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	60	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	64	0	55	0	- 0
War	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	62	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	63	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	64	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MICRONESIA

Gabon

Micronesia

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.