GABON VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,292	3	1,019	+ 3,273
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,493	19	152	+ 1,342
Stroke	3	1,453	5	896	+ 557
Lung Cancers	4	1,359	29	87	+ 1,272
Lung Disease	5	1,249	16	215	+ 1,034
Hypertension	6	782	11	412	+ 370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	760	37	43	+ 717
Kidney Disease	8	665	12	384	+ 281
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	605	4	966	- 361
Breast Cancer	10	550	27	92	+ 458
Pancreas Cancer	11	525	53	21	+ 504
Prostate Cancer	12	481	32	80	+ 402
Diabetes Mellitus	13	454	6	643	- 189
Falls	14	447	30	84	+ 363
Liver Disease	15	443	10	416	+ 27
Parkinson's Disease	16	368	36	47	+ 320
Lymphomas	17	357	49	32	+ 326
Endocrine Disorders	18	312	25	98	+ 214
Suicide	19	300	18	183	+ 118
Stomach Cancer	20	282	48	32	+ 249
Inflammatory/Heart	21	259	24	101	+ 158
Leukemia	22	255	57	17	+ 238
Other Injuries	23	241	22	140	+ 101
Other Neoplasms	24	238	64	5	+ 233
Liver Cancer	25	235	35	53	+ 183
Alcohol	26	183	56	19	+ 163
Oesophagus Cancer	27	181	44	35	+ 147
Bladder Cancer	28	181	43	35	+ 146
Oral Cancer	29	176	34	69	+ 107
Ovary Cancer	30	152	51	27	+ 125
Skin Cancers	31	118	46	34	+ 85
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	112	14	318	- 206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	106	54	20	+ 86
Road Traffic Accidents	34	92	8	518	- 426
Epilepsy	35	90	40	37	+ 53
Congenital Anomalies	36	67	15	285	- 218
Uterin Cancer	37	65	55	19	+ 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	63	41	36	+ 27
Cervical Cancer	39	62	26	96	- 34
Drug Use	40	56	45	34	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	41	46	67	2	+ 44
Skin Disease	42	45	52	22	+ 23
Anemia	43	29	82	0	+ 29
Asthma	44	27	28	90	- 63
Low Birth Weight	45	22	9	494	- 472
Violence	46	22	17	184	- 161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	16	63	6	+ 10
Hepatitis C	48	15	68	1	+ 14
Drownings	49	13	38	42	- 28
Malnutrition	50	13	33	78	- 65
Schizophrenia	51	11	81	0	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	52	11	86	0	+ 11
Fires	53	10	39	39	- 28
HIV/AIDS	54	10	2	1,128	- 1,118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	9	85	0	+ 9
Tuberculosis	56	8	1	1,819	- 1,811
Birth Trauma	57	7	13	362	- 355
Poisonings	58	6	50	28	- 22
Hepatitis B	59	5	62	7	- 1
Meningitis	60	5	23	113	- 108
Upper Respiratory	61	4	66	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	4	61	7	- 3
Oral conditions	63	2	84	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	21	145	- 144
Otitis Media	65	0	72	0	+ 0
War	66	0	65	3	- 2
Encephalitis	67	0	60	7	- 7
Syphilis	68	0	47	33	- 33
Pertussis	69	0	31	81	- 81
Measles	70	0	20	146	- 146
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	58	14	- 14
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	59	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	42	35	- 35
Malaria	79	0	7	540	- 540
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

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Gabon

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.