UNITED KINGDOM VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	50,720	47	351	+ 50,369
HIV/AIDS	2	31,453	55	188	+ 31,265
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,411	2	71,728	- 43,317
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	26,931	3	40,540	- 13,609
Stroke	5	24,994	4	37,626	- 12,633
Diabetes Mellitus	6	17,920	17	5,842	+ 12,078
Malaria	7	15,053	76	0	+ 15,053
Road Traffic Accidents	8	14,454	33	2,169	+ 12,285
Low Birth Weight	9	13,787	40	1,313	+ 12,474
Liver Disease	10	11,614	14	7,666	+ 3,948
Hypertension	11	11,494	23	5,208	+ 6,286
Kidney Disease	12	10,697	18	5,471	+ 5,226
Birth Trauma	13	10,107	54	190	+ 9,918
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	8,872	38	1,599	+ 7,274
Congenital Anomalies	15	7,956	35	2,127	+ 5,829
Lung Disease	16	5,998	6	32,896	- 26,898
Violence	17	5,122	46	868	+ 4,255
Suicide	18	5,093	20	5,325	- 232
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	4,225	1	98,135	- 93,910
Measles	20	4,072	75	0	+ 4,072
Maternal Conditions	21	4,050	64	47	+ 4,003
Other Injuries	22	3,893	19	5,464	- 1,571
Meningitis	23	3,152	52	232	+ 2,919
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,824	29	3,126	- 302
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,735	28	3,297	- 562
Cervical Cancer	26	2,682	43	1,099	+ 1,583
Breast Cancer	27	2,573	9	12,718	- 10,145
Asthma	28	2,522	41	1,302	+ 1,219
Lung Cancers	29	2,431	5	35,715	- 33,284
Falls	30	2,355	15	7,618	- 5,264
Pertussis	31	2,264	69	3	+ 2,261
Prostate Cancer	32	2,220	8	13,289	- 11,069
Malnutrition	33	2,166	58	116	+ 2,050
Oral Cancer	34	1,931	30	3,109	- 1,178
Liver Cancer	35	1,468	21	5,237	- 3,769
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,316	13	8,573	- 7,257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,201	7	18,446	- 17,245
Drownings	38	1,164	49	301	+ 863
Fires	39	1,075	48	334	+ 741
Epilepsy	40	1,035	42	1,193	- 159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,014	36	2,090	- 1,075
Trypanosomiasis	42	984	77	0	+ 984
Bladder Cancer	43	971	16	6,133	- 5,163
Oesophagus Cancer	44	964	12	8,727	- 7,763
Drug Use	45	943	31	2,824	- 1,881
Skin Cancers	46	942	27	3,727	- 2,785
Syphilis	47	913	62	49	+ 864
Stomach Cancer	48	904	24	4,999	- 4,095
Lymphomas	49	885	10	9,350	- 8,465
Poisonings	50	779	53	221	+ 558
Ovary Cancer	51	740	25	4,019	- 3,279
Skin Disease	52	602	34	2,134	- 1,532
Pancreas Cancer	53	575	11	8,995	- 8,420
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	555	45	876	- 322
Uterin Cancer	55	540	32	2,346	- 1,806
Alcohol	56	539	39	1,555	- 1,016
Leukemia	57	470	22	5,211	- 4,741
Schistosomiasis	58	386	78	0	+ 386
Tetanus	59	235	72	0	+ 235
Encephalitis	60	201	68	6	+ 195
Appendicitis	61	184	59	105	+ 79
Hepatitis B	62	184	65	40	+ 144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	174	44	1,014	- 840
Other Neoplasms	64	149	26	3,986	- 3,837
War	65	77	67	10	+ 67
Upper Respiratory	66	72	63	48	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	67	45	37	1,856	- 1,811
Hepatitis C	68	29	51	267	- 238
Diphtheria	69	10	74	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	70	10	80	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	71	8	79	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	72	5	66	16	- 11
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	54	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	86	0	57	167	- 167
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Gabon

United Kingdom

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.