SOUTH KOREA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	38,587	24	1,950	+ 36,636
HIV/AIDS	2	23,929	55	84	+ 23,844
Coronary Heart Disease	3	21,614	1	28,043	- 6,429
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	20,488	2	26,650	- 6,161
Stroke	5	19,015	3	25,596	- 6,581
Diabetes Mellitus	6	13,633	13	6,812	+ 6,822
Malaria	7	11,452	71	1	+ 11,451
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,996	15	4,399	+ 6,597
Low Birth Weight	9	10,489	45	370	+ 10,118
Liver Disease	10	8,835	14	6,348	+ 2,487
Hypertension	11	8,744	17	3,711	+ 5,034
Kidney Disease	12	8,138	9	10,107	- 1,969
Birth Trauma	13	7,689	54	88	+ 7,601
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	6,750	35	929	+ 5,821
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,053	41	518	+ 5,535
Lung Disease	16	4,563	11	8,526	- 3,964
Violence	17	3,897	44	386	+ 3,511
Suicide	18	3,874	5	14,636	- 10,761
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,214	6	12,145	- 8,931
Measles	20	3,098	83	0	+ 3,098
Maternal Conditions	21	3,081	61	34	+ 3,047
Other Injuries	22	2,962	18	3,634	- 672
Meningitis	23	2,398	58	51	+ 2,347
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,149	31	1,325	+ 824
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,080	25	1,891	+ 190
Cervical Cancer	26	2,041	34	1,065	+ 976
Breast Cancer	27	1,957	21	2,880	- 923
Asthma	28	1,918	32	1,150	+ 768
Lung Cancers	29	1,849	4	20,293	- 18,444
Falls	30	1,791	20	2,934	- 1,143
Pertussis	31	1,722	67	6	+ 1,716
Prostate Cancer	32	1,689	22	2,316	- 627
Malnutrition	33	1,648	53	88	+ 1,559
Oral Cancer	34	1,469	29	1,457	+ 12
Liver Cancer	35	1,117	7	11,589	- 10,472
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,001	16	3,951	- 2,950
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	913	8	10,180	- 9,267
Drownings	38	886	42	501	+ 385
Fires	39	818	47	263	+ 555
Epilepsy	40	787	40	524	+ 263
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	772	38	540	+ 232
Trypanosomiasis	42	749	78	0	+ 749
Bladder Cancer	43	738	27	1,768	- 1,030
Oesophagus Cancer	44	733	28	1,733	- 999
Drug Use	45	718	50	154	+ 564
Skin Cancers	46	717	37	585	+ 132
Syphilis	47	695	62	27	+ 668
Stomach Cancer	48	687	10	8,625	- 7,938
Lymphomas	49	674	19	3,477	- 2,803
Poisonings	50	592	52	115	+ 477
Ovary Cancer	51	563	30	1,330	- 767
Skin Disease	52	458	36	704	- 246
Pancreas Cancer	53	437	12	6,994	- 6,556
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	422	48	224	+ 198
Uterin Cancer	55	411	43	420	- 9
Alcohol	56	410	33	1,081	- 671
Leukemia	57	358	23	2,140	- 1,782
Schistosomiasis	58	294	72	1	+ 293
Tetanus	59	179	69	5	+ 174
Encephalitis	60	153	65	19	+ 134
Appendicitis	61	140	57	54	+ 86
Hepatitis B	62	140	39	526	- 386
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	132	51	150	- 18
Other Neoplasms	64	113	26	1,807	- 1,694
War	65	59	68	5	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	66	55	63	26	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	67	34	66	11	+ 24
Hepatitis C	68	22	49	168	- 146
Diphtheria	69	8	73	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	7	74	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	6	84	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	4	70	5	- 1
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	86	0	60	41	- 41
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Gabon

South Korea

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.