RWANDA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	10,093	26	625	+ 9,468
HIV/AIDS	2	6,259	7	2,826	+ 3,434
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,654	4	3,605	+ 2,048
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,359	1	5,280	+ 80
Stroke	5	4,974	2	5,060	- 86
Diabetes Mellitus	6	3,566	11	1,858	+ 1,708
Malaria	7	2,995	5	3,298	- 303
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,876	3	3,718	- 842
Low Birth Weight	9	2,744	9	2,193	+ 551
Liver Disease	10	2,311	8	2,548	- 237
Hypertension	11	2,287	14	1,357	+ 930
Kidney Disease	12	2,129	15	1,206	+ 923
Birth Trauma	13	2,011	10	1,888	+ 123
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	1,766	6	3,121	- 1,356
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,583	12	1,777	- 194
Lung Disease	16	1,194	13	1,555	- 361
Violence	17	1,019	29	548	+ 471
Suicide	18	1,013	24	704	+ 310
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	841	25	657	+ 183
Measles	20	810	59	51	+ 759
Maternal Conditions	21	806	21	722	+ 84
Other Injuries	22	775	17	944	- 169
Meningitis	23	627	19	847	- 220
Inflammatory/Heart	24	562	34	347	+ 215
Endocrine Disorders	25	544	41	219	+ 325
Cervical Cancer	26	534	18	941	- 407
Breast Cancer	27	512	27	600	- 88
Asthma	28	502	22	717	- 215
Lung Cancers	29	484	39	234	+ 250
Falls	30	469	31	412	+ 56
Pertussis	31	450	42	218	+ 233
Prostate Cancer	32	442	32	396	+ 46
Malnutrition	33	431	16	1,168	- 737
Oral Cancer	34	384	37	272	+ 112
Liver Cancer	35	292	23	706	- 414
Parkinson's Disease	36	262	47	146	+ 116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	239	28	591	- 352
Drownings	38	232	36	285	- 53
Fires	39	214	38	270	- 56
Epilepsy	40	206	45	191	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	202	33	362	- 160
Trypanosomiasis	42	196	78	0	+ 196
Bladder Cancer	43	193	62	35	+ 158
Oesophagus Cancer	44	192	44	213	- 21
Drug Use	45	188	60	45	+ 143
Skin Cancers	46	187	50	113	+ 75
Syphilis	47	182	46	173	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	48	180	20	780	- 600
Lymphomas	49	176	30	450	- 273
Poisonings	50	155	40	220	- 65
Ovary Cancer	51	147	53	92	+ 55
Skin Disease	52	120	52	103	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	53	114	43	214	- 99
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	110	48	136	- 26
Uterin Cancer	55	108	56	58	+ 49
Alcohol	56	107	49	125	- 18
Leukemia	57	94	35	317	- 223
Schistosomiasis	58	77	51	111	- 34
Tetanus	59	47	58	53	- 6
Encephalitis	60	40	61	39	+ 1
Appendicitis	61	37	54	70	- 33
Hepatitis B	62	37	55	68	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	35	63	23	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	64	30	64	16	+ 13
War	65	15	69	3	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	66	14	57	58	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	67	9	66	7	+ 2
Hepatitis C	68	6	65	12	- 7
Diphtheria	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	67	5	- 3
Chlamydia	71	2	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	68	4	- 3
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.