VENEZUELA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	23,153	31	748	+ 22,405
HIV/AIDS	2	14,358	6	7,490	+ 6,868
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,969	1	26,905	- 13,936
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,294	7	7,188	+ 5,105
Stroke	5	11,409	3	12,133	- 724
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,180	4	11,176	- 2,996
Malaria	7	6,871	42	402	+ 6,469
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,598	5	11,127	- 4,529
Low Birth Weight	9	6,294	12	3,088	+ 3,206
Liver Disease	10	5,301	16	2,340	+ 2,961
Hypertension	11	5,247	9	5,195	+ 52
Kidney Disease	12	4,883	8	5,932	- 1,049
Birth Trauma	13	4,614	24	1,087	+ 3,527
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	4,050	22	1,359	+ 2,691
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,632	14	2,846	+ 786
Lung Disease	16	2,738	10	5,150	- 2,412
Violence	17	2,338	2	18,132	- 15,794
Suicide	18	2,325	34	585	+ 1,739
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,928	35	572	+ 1,356
Measles	20	1,859	79	0	+ 1,859
Maternal Conditions	21	1,849	39	422	+ 1,427
Other Injuries	22	1,777	21	1,693	+ 84
Meningitis	23	1,439	49	251	+ 1,188
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,289	33	599	+ 690
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,248	30	760	+ 488
Cervical Cancer	26	1,224	20	1,986	- 762
Breast Cancer	27	1,174	15	2,563	- 1,389
Asthma	28	1,151	46	311	+ 840
Lung Cancers	29	1,110	11	3,900	- 2,790
Falls	30	1,075	28	865	+ 210
Pertussis	31	1,033	64	26	+ 1,008
Prostate Cancer	32	1,013	13	2,848	- 1,835
Malnutrition	33	989	32	629	+ 360
Oral Cancer	34	881	38	544	+ 337
Liver Cancer	35	670	26	1,029	- 359
Parkinson's Disease	36	601	48	252	+ 349
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	548	19	2,037	- 1,489
Drownings	38	531	43	388	+ 143
Fires	39	491	54	144	+ 346
Epilepsy	40	472	41	411	+ 62
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	463	40	418	+ 46
Trypanosomiasis	42	449	83	0	+ 449
Bladder Cancer	43	443	45	365	+ 79
Oesophagus Cancer	44	440	44	370	+ 70
Drug Use	45	431	50	225	+ 205
Skin Cancers	46	430	37	553	- 123
Syphilis	47	417	67	15	+ 402
Stomach Cancer	48	412	17	2,175	- 1,763
Lymphomas	49	404	23	1,248	- 844
Poisonings	50	355	58	68	+ 288
Ovary Cancer	51	338	36	563	- 225
Skin Disease	52	275	66	18	+ 257
Pancreas Cancer	53	262	25	1,082	- 820
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	253	57	80	+ 173
Uterin Cancer	55	247	47	309	- 63
Alcohol	56	246	62	34	+ 212
Leukemia	57	215	27	1,007	- 793
Schistosomiasis	58	176	76	1	+ 176
Tetanus	59	107	68	8	+ 100
Encephalitis	60	92	61	37	+ 55
Appendicitis	61	84	56	98	- 13
Hepatitis B	62	84	63	30	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	79	52	180	- 101
Other Neoplasms	64	68	18	2,167	- 2,100
War	65	35	51	185	- 150
Upper Respiratory	66	33	74	1	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	67	21	60	51	- 30
Hepatitis C	68	13	65	21	- 8
Diphtheria	69	5	78	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	4	70	5	- 0
Chlamydia	71	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	2	75	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	29	826	- 826
Leprosy	78	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	69	6	- 6
Anemia	82	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	86	0	72	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Gabon

Venezuela

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.