SWEDEN VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	7,846	56	24	+ 7,822
HIV/AIDS	2	4,865	61	13	+ 4,853
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,395	1	15,136	- 10,741
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,166	7	2,659	+ 1,507
Stroke	5	3,866	3	6,035	- 2,169
Diabetes Mellitus	6	2,772	11	1,834	+ 938
Malaria	7	2,328	74	0	+ 2,328
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,236	34	315	+ 1,921
Low Birth Weight	9	2,133	51	50	+ 2,082
Liver Disease	10	1,797	23	723	+ 1,073
Hypertension	11	1,778	10	1,838	- 60
Kidney Disease	12	1,655	12	1,629	+ 26
Birth Trauma	13	1,564	55	34	+ 1,530
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	1,372	36	289	+ 1,083
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,231	35	308	+ 923
Lung Disease	16	928	4	4,344	- 3,417
Violence	17	792	47	113	+ 679
Suicide	18	788	14	1,479	- 692
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	653	2	10,917	- 10,263
Measles	20	630	83	0	+ 630
Maternal Conditions	21	627	64	5	+ 622
Other Injuries	22	602	15	1,374	- 771
Meningitis	23	488	54	35	+ 452
Inflammatory/Heart	24	437	28	547	- 110
Endocrine Disorders	25	423	24	702	- 279
Cervical Cancer	26	415	38	228	+ 187
Breast Cancer	27	398	13	1,582	- 1,184
Asthma	28	390	42	158	+ 232
Lung Cancers	29	376	5	3,722	- 3,346
Falls	30	364	17	1,109	- 745
Pertussis	31	350	67	0	+ 350
Prostate Cancer	32	343	8	2,622	- 2,279
Malnutrition	33	335	45	117	+ 218
Oral Cancer	34	299	31	379	- 81
Liver Cancer	35	227	22	752	- 525
Parkinson's Disease	36	204	19	943	- 739
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	186	6	3,049	- 2,864
Drownings	38	180	46	114	+ 66
Fires	39	166	49	65	+ 102
Epilepsy	40	160	44	121	+ 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	157	37	277	- 120
Trypanosomiasis	42	152	76	0	+ 152
Bladder Cancer	43	150	21	760	- 610
Oesophagus Cancer	44	149	29	538	- 389
Drug Use	45	146	30	423	- 277
Skin Cancers	46	146	25	650	- 505
Syphilis	47	141	72	0	+ 141
Stomach Cancer	48	140	26	612	- 473
Lymphomas	49	137	16	1,357	- 1,220
Poisonings	50	120	60	18	+ 103
Ovary Cancer	51	114	27	553	- 438
Skin Disease	52	93	39	220	- 127
Pancreas Cancer	53	89	9	1,849	- 1,760
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	86	48	110	- 25
Uterin Cancer	55	84	33	345	- 261
Alcohol	56	83	32	359	- 275
Leukemia	57	73	20	825	- 753
Schistosomiasis	58	60	69	0	+ 59
Tetanus	59	36	68	0	+ 36
Encephalitis	60	31	71	0	+ 31
Appendicitis	61	29	59	18	+ 10
Hepatitis B	62	28	62	9	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	27	43	129	- 102
Other Neoplasms	64	23	18	1,036	- 1,013
War	65	12	65	2	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	11	58	20	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	67	7	41	170	- 163
Hepatitis C	68	4	53	44	- 40
Diphtheria	69	2	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	66	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	82	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	63	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	86	0	57	24	- 24
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.