NETHERLANDS VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	13,167	56	29	+ 13,139
HIV/AIDS	2	8,165	55	33	+ 8,133
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,376	2	17,601	- 10,225
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,991	7	4,946	+ 2,045
Stroke	5	6,489	4	9,707	- 3,218
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,652	14	2,386	+ 2,266
Malaria	7	3,908	77	0	+ 3,908
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,752	31	681	+ 3,071
Low Birth Weight	9	3,579	45	167	+ 3,412
Liver Disease	10	3,015	28	936	+ 2,079
Hypertension	11	2,984	29	818	+ 2,166
Kidney Disease	12	2,777	12	2,530	+ 247
Birth Trauma	13	2,624	52	74	+ 2,550
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	2,303	33	584	+ 1,719
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,065	35	544	+ 1,522
Lung Disease	16	1,557	5	9,567	- 8,010
Violence	17	1,330	48	107	+ 1,223
Suicide	18	1,322	17	2,025	- 703
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,097	1	18,148	- 17,052
Measles	20	1,057	73	0	+ 1,057
Maternal Conditions	21	1,051	65	8	+ 1,043
Other Injuries	22	1,011	19	1,648	- 638
Meningitis	23	818	51	78	+ 740
Inflammatory/Heart	24	733	23	1,201	- 468
Endocrine Disorders	25	710	26	1,055	- 345
Cervical Cancer	26	696	39	266	+ 430
Breast Cancer	27	668	9	3,535	- 2,867
Asthma	28	655	46	165	+ 490
Lung Cancers	29	631	3	10,980	- 10,348
Falls	30	611	8	4,131	- 3,519
Pertussis	31	588	67	1	+ 587
Prostate Cancer	32	576	10	3,265	- 2,689
Malnutrition	33	562	63	12	+ 550
Oral Cancer	34	501	30	768	- 266
Liver Cancer	35	381	24	1,163	- 782
Parkinson's Disease	36	342	16	2,120	- 1,778
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	312	6	5,829	- 5,518
Drownings	38	302	49	98	+ 204
Fires	39	279	53	49	+ 230
Epilepsy	40	269	38	289	- 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	263	47	130	+ 133
Trypanosomiasis	42	256	76	0	+ 256
Bladder Cancer	43	252	21	1,471	- 1,219
Oesophagus Cancer	44	250	15	2,145	- 1,895
Drug Use	45	245	42	231	+ 14
Skin Cancers	46	245	27	1,024	- 780
Syphilis	47	237	69	1	+ 236
Stomach Cancer	48	235	22	1,361	- 1,126
Lymphomas	49	230	13	2,511	- 2,281
Poisonings	50	202	61	17	+ 185
Ovary Cancer	51	192	25	1,067	- 875
Skin Disease	52	156	36	295	- 139
Pancreas Cancer	53	149	11	2,995	- 2,846
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	144	41	238	- 94
Uterin Cancer	55	140	34	566	- 426
Alcohol	56	140	32	612	- 473
Leukemia	57	122	20	1,578	- 1,456
Schistosomiasis	58	100	74	0	+ 100
Tetanus	59	61	72	0	+ 61
Encephalitis	60	52	68	1	+ 51
Appendicitis	61	48	58	26	+ 22
Hepatitis B	62	48	62	14	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	45	44	214	- 169
Other Neoplasms	64	39	18	1,831	- 1,793
War	65	20	66	2	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	66	19	57	28	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	67	12	37	295	- 283
Hepatitis C	68	7	60	20	- 13
Diphtheria	69	3	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	64	10	- 9
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	96	- 96
Anemia	82	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	59	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	86	0	43	220	- 220
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Gabon

Netherlands

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.