SOUTH AFRICA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	44,781	6	21,965	+ 22,816
HIV/AIDS	2	27,770	1	71,996	- 44,226
Coronary Heart Disease	3	25,084	3	32,739	- 7,655
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	23,778	2	39,341	- 15,563
Stroke	5	22,067	4	30,693	- 8,626
Diabetes Mellitus	6	15,822	5	30,188	- 14,366
Malaria	7	13,290	63	83	+ 13,207
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,761	11	13,014	- 253
Low Birth Weight	9	12,173	16	6,250	+ 5,922
Liver Disease	10	10,254	14	9,013	+ 1,240
Hypertension	11	10,148	12	12,789	- 2,640
Kidney Disease	12	9,444	9	15,302	- 5,858
Birth Trauma	13	8,924	30	3,004	+ 5,920
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	7,833	8	15,843	- 8,010
Congenital Anomalies	15	7,024	25	4,351	+ 2,674
Lung Disease	16	5,295	13	11,895	- 6,599
Violence	17	4,523	7	21,000	- 16,477
Suicide	18	4,496	10	13,774	- 9,278
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,730	22	4,676	- 946
Measles	20	3,596	57	270	+ 3,325
Maternal Conditions	21	3,576	38	1,700	+ 1,876
Other Injuries	22	3,437	17	6,014	- 2,576
Meningitis	23	2,783	26	3,660	- 878
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,494	21	5,408	- 2,915
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,414	19	5,890	- 3,476
Cervical Cancer	26	2,368	20	5,555	- 3,187
Breast Cancer	27	2,272	23	4,533	- 2,262
Asthma	28	2,226	18	5,966	- 3,739
Lung Cancers	29	2,146	15	7,705	- 5,559
Falls	30	2,079	42	1,399	+ 680
Pertussis	31	1,999	43	1,142	+ 856
Prostate Cancer	32	1,960	24	4,374	- 2,414
Malnutrition	33	1,912	34	2,381	- 468
Oral Cancer	34	1,705	41	1,406	+ 299
Liver Cancer	35	1,296	33	2,383	- 1,087
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,162	46	1,077	+ 85
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,060	28	3,587	- 2,527
Drownings	38	1,028	32	2,403	- 1,375
Fires	39	949	27	3,618	- 2,668
Epilepsy	40	914	37	1,870	- 956
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	896	36	1,894	- 998
Trypanosomiasis	42	869	76	0	+ 869
Bladder Cancer	43	857	52	829	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	44	851	29	3,486	- 2,635
Drug Use	45	833	53	770	+ 63
Skin Cancers	46	832	48	993	- 161
Syphilis	47	806	44	1,130	- 323
Stomach Cancer	48	798	39	1,535	- 737
Lymphomas	49	782	31	2,818	- 2,036
Poisonings	50	688	50	975	- 288
Ovary Cancer	51	653	51	951	- 298
Skin Disease	52	532	45	1,101	- 570
Pancreas Cancer	53	508	35	2,007	- 1,499
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	490	47	1,015	- 525
Uterin Cancer	55	477	54	512	- 35
Alcohol	56	476	49	987	- 511
Leukemia	57	415	40	1,464	- 1,048
Schistosomiasis	58	341	66	35	+ 306
Tetanus	59	208	65	38	+ 170
Encephalitis	60	177	59	234	- 57
Appendicitis	61	163	56	274	- 111
Hepatitis B	62	162	61	139	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	154	55	376	- 222
Other Neoplasms	64	131	58	267	- 136
War	65	68	64	66	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	63	60	223	- 160
Multiple Sclerosis	67	40	62	113	- 73
Hepatitis C	68	25	70	8	+ 18
Diphtheria	69	9	69	16	- 7
Ascariasis	70	9	71	3	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	7	68	18	- 11
Otitis Media	72	4	67	19	- 15
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Gabon

South Africa

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.