GABON VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,245	4	966	+ 1,279
Malaria	2	1,436	7	540	+ 896
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,192	14	318	+ 873
Measles	4	1,058	20	146	+ 912
Stroke	5	1,014	5	896	+ 118
Coronary Heart Disease	6	994	3	1,019	- 24
Birth Trauma	7	842	13	362	+ 480
Low Birth Weight	8	758	9	494	+ 264
Road Traffic Accidents	9	665	8	518	+ 147
HIV/AIDS	10	530	2	1,128	- 598
Meningitis	11	462	23	113	+ 349
Liver Disease	12	448	10	416	+ 31
Tuberculosis	13	416	1	1,819	- 1,403
Congenital Anomalies	14	383	15	285	+ 97
Diabetes Mellitus	15	375	6	643	- 267
Kidney Disease	16	340	12	384	- 43
Maternal Conditions	17	315	21	145	+ 170
Other Injuries	18	264	22	140	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	19	262	26	96	+ 166
Lung Disease	20	241	16	215	+ 26
Hypertension	21	237	11	412	- 176
Asthma	22	207	28	90	+ 117
Liver Cancer	23	205	35	53	+ 152
Pertussis	24	205	31	81	+ 123
Endocrine Disorders	25	200	25	98	+ 102
Violence	26	198	17	184	+ 14
Trypanosomiasis	27	188	42	35	+ 153
Malnutrition	28	181	33	78	+ 103
Suicide	29	157	18	183	- 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	102	19	152	- 50
Drownings	31	93	38	42	+ 51
Prostate Cancer	32	92	32	80	+ 13
Falls	33	84	30	84	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	79	41	36	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	35	77	24	101	- 24
Fires	36	72	39	39	+ 33
Epilepsy	37	61	40	37	+ 24
Breast Cancer	38	61	27	92	- 32
Syphilis	39	58	47	33	+ 25
Poisonings	40	52	50	28	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	41	43	48	32	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	42	54	20	+ 22
Schistosomiasis	43	41	58	14	+ 27
Parkinson's Disease	44	37	36	47	- 10
Tetanus	45	30	59	8	+ 21
Drug Use	46	30	45	34	- 4
Hepatitis B	47	28	62	7	+ 22
Lymphomas	48	28	49	32	- 4
Skin Cancers	49	27	46	34	- 7
Lung Cancers	50	22	29	87	- 65
Skin Disease	51	22	52	22	+ 1
Oral Cancer	52	21	34	69	- 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	18	37	43	- 26
Ovary Cancer	54	16	51	27	- 10
Alcohol	55	15	56	19	- 5
Encephalitis	56	14	60	7	+ 7
Appendicitis	57	7	61	7	+ 1
Diphtheria	58	7	69	0	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	59	7	55	19	- 13
Bladder Cancer	60	6	43	35	- 29
Hepatitis C	61	4	68	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	62	4	70	0	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	63	3	44	35	- 31
War	64	3	65	3	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	65	3	53	21	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	67	2	+ 2
Leukemia	67	3	57	17	- 14
Other Neoplasms	68	3	64	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	69	3	66	3	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	2	63	6	- 4
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Guinea

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.