SPAIN VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	35,029	50	270	+ 34,759
HIV/AIDS	2	21,723	43	538	+ 21,185
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,622	1	51,684	- 32,062
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,600	7	13,717	+ 4,883
Stroke	5	17,262	3	29,004	- 11,742
Diabetes Mellitus	6	12,377	10	7,773	+ 4,603
Malaria	7	10,396	83	0	+ 10,396
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,982	31	1,829	+ 8,153
Low Birth Weight	9	9,522	52	253	+ 9,269
Liver Disease	10	8,021	23	4,231	+ 3,790
Hypertension	11	7,938	9	9,115	- 1,176
Kidney Disease	12	7,388	8	9,725	- 2,337
Birth Trauma	13	6,981	60	113	+ 6,868
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	6,128	36	1,064	+ 5,064
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,495	38	863	+ 4,632
Lung Disease	16	4,142	5	18,926	- 14,784
Violence	17	3,538	51	262	+ 3,276
Suicide	18	3,517	25	3,609	- 92
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,918	2	42,339	- 39,421
Measles	20	2,813	81	0	+ 2,813
Maternal Conditions	21	2,797	64	14	+ 2,784
Other Injuries	22	2,689	15	5,536	- 2,847
Meningitis	23	2,177	59	129	+ 2,048
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,951	19	4,984	- 3,033
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,889	21	4,863	- 2,975
Cervical Cancer	26	1,853	39	855	+ 998
Breast Cancer	27	1,777	11	7,067	- 5,291
Asthma	28	1,742	35	1,133	+ 609
Lung Cancers	29	1,679	4	22,131	- 20,452
Falls	30	1,626	26	3,246	- 1,620
Pertussis	31	1,563	73	2	+ 1,562
Prostate Cancer	32	1,533	13	6,420	- 4,886
Malnutrition	33	1,496	47	302	+ 1,193
Oral Cancer	34	1,333	27	2,583	- 1,250
Liver Cancer	35	1,014	18	5,098	- 4,085
Parkinson's Disease	36	909	20	4,943	- 4,034
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	829	6	16,957	- 16,128
Drownings	38	804	45	446	+ 358
Fires	39	743	55	185	+ 558
Epilepsy	40	715	40	824	- 109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	701	44	475	+ 225
Trypanosomiasis	42	680	84	0	+ 680
Bladder Cancer	43	670	17	5,222	- 4,552
Oesophagus Cancer	44	666	29	2,011	- 1,346
Drug Use	45	652	41	776	- 125
Skin Cancers	46	650	32	1,803	- 1,153
Syphilis	47	631	67	9	+ 622
Stomach Cancer	48	624	14	5,796	- 5,172
Lymphomas	49	612	16	5,335	- 4,723
Poisonings	50	538	57	170	+ 367
Ovary Cancer	51	511	28	2,026	- 1,515
Skin Disease	52	416	30	1,840	- 1,425
Pancreas Cancer	53	397	12	6,752	- 6,355
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	383	33	1,612	- 1,229
Uterin Cancer	55	373	34	1,612	- 1,239
Alcohol	56	372	46	333	+ 39
Leukemia	57	325	24	3,772	- 3,448
Schistosomiasis	58	267	74	0	+ 267
Tetanus	59	163	72	2	+ 161
Encephalitis	60	139	70	4	+ 135
Appendicitis	61	127	61	79	+ 48
Hepatitis B	62	127	58	162	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	120	48	294	- 174
Other Neoplasms	64	103	22	4,748	- 4,645
War	65	53	68	6	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	66	50	62	47	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	31	49	287	- 256
Hepatitis C	68	20	42	652	- 632
Diphtheria	69	7	76	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	70	7	78	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	5	82	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	3	66	9	- 6
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	82	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	63	44	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	86	0	53	212	- 212
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.