USA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	253,355	62	546	+ 252,809
HIV/AIDS	2	157,114	42	5,660	+ 151,453
Coronary Heart Disease	3	141,916	1	504,904	- 362,988
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	134,525	11	60,317	+ 74,208
Stroke	5	124,848	4	158,520	- 33,672
Diabetes Mellitus	6	89,515	10	61,418	+ 28,097
Malaria	7	75,190	77	0	+ 75,190
Road Traffic Accidents	8	72,200	17	41,694	+ 30,506
Low Birth Weight	9	68,868	39	6,924	+ 61,944
Liver Disease	10	58,012	16	43,402	+ 14,610
Hypertension	11	57,415	8	65,960	- 8,545
Kidney Disease	12	53,432	6	85,861	- 32,429
Birth Trauma	13	50,488	54	1,233	+ 49,255
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	44,319	37	9,955	+ 34,364
Congenital Anomalies	15	39,741	34	11,762	+ 27,979
Lung Disease	16	29,959	3	195,387	- 165,428
Violence	17	25,587	27	18,976	+ 6,611
Suicide	18	25,438	12	53,099	- 27,661
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	21,102	2	287,198	- 266,096
Measles	20	20,343	80	0	+ 20,343
Maternal Conditions	21	20,231	56	779	+ 19,453
Other Injuries	22	19,447	25	25,997	- 6,550
Meningitis	23	15,743	60	606	+ 15,137
Inflammatory/Heart	24	14,108	22	32,529	- 18,421
Endocrine Disorders	25	13,659	14	46,985	- 33,326
Cervical Cancer	26	13,399	38	6,984	+ 6,414
Breast Cancer	27	12,852	13	48,671	- 35,819
Asthma	28	12,596	46	3,818	+ 8,778
Lung Cancers	29	12,143	5	155,533	- 143,390
Falls	30	11,762	18	40,418	- 28,656
Pertussis	31	11,308	69	16	+ 11,292
Prostate Cancer	32	11,089	20	35,612	- 24,524
Malnutrition	33	10,819	40	6,762	+ 4,057
Oral Cancer	34	9,644	35	11,555	- 1,911
Liver Cancer	35	7,333	23	27,064	- 19,731
Parkinson's Disease	36	6,573	21	34,491	- 27,918
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	5,998	9	61,827	- 55,829
Drownings	38	5,816	45	4,070	+ 1,746
Fires	39	5,371	49	3,183	+ 2,188
Epilepsy	40	5,169	50	3,162	+ 2,006
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	5,068	48	3,461	+ 1,606
Trypanosomiasis	42	4,917	78	0	+ 4,917
Bladder Cancer	43	4,849	26	19,622	- 14,773
Oesophagus Cancer	44	4,814	28	17,829	- 13,015
Drug Use	45	4,713	7	74,435	- 69,722
Skin Cancers	46	4,705	32	14,311	- 9,606
Syphilis	47	4,561	66	49	+ 4,511
Stomach Cancer	48	4,513	33	13,077	- 8,563
Lymphomas	49	4,423	19	40,281	- 35,858
Poisonings	50	3,890	53	1,674	+ 2,216
Ovary Cancer	51	3,696	31	14,591	- 10,896
Skin Disease	52	3,007	43	5,409	- 2,402
Pancreas Cancer	53	2,872	15	44,293	- 41,421
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	2,770	47	3,646	- 876
Uterin Cancer	55	2,700	36	10,063	- 7,363
Alcohol	56	2,692	30	14,659	- 11,967
Leukemia	57	2,349	24	26,966	- 24,616
Schistosomiasis	58	1,931	72	1	+ 1,929
Tetanus	59	1,176	71	2	+ 1,174
Encephalitis	60	1,004	68	25	+ 979
Appendicitis	61	921	63	424	+ 497
Hepatitis B	62	918	59	608	+ 311
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	869	52	2,461	- 1,592
Other Neoplasms	64	742	29	17,743	- 17,001
War	65	385	55	1,198	- 813
Upper Respiratory	66	359	65	229	+ 130
Multiple Sclerosis	67	226	44	5,059	- 4,833
Hepatitis C	68	144	41	5,684	- 5,540
Diphtheria	69	49	75	0	+ 49
Ascariasis	70	48	82	0	+ 48
Chlamydia	71	39	84	0	+ 39
Otitis Media	72	25	67	34	- 9
Dengue	73	2	76	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	286	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	579	- 579
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Gabon

United States

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.