GABON VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,721	3	1,019	+ 1,702
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,993	19	152	+ 1,841
Stroke	3	948	5	896	+ 52
Lung Cancers	4	905	29	87	+ 818
Lung Disease	5	868	16	215	+ 653
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	555	4	966	- 411
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	495	37	43	+ 452
Prostate Cancer	8	410	32	80	+ 331
Breast Cancer	9	360	27	92	+ 268
Parkinson's Disease	10	357	36	47	+ 310
Other Injuries	11	337	22	140	+ 198
Pancreas Cancer	12	292	53	21	+ 271
Suicide	13	271	18	183	+ 89
Lymphomas	14	248	49	32	+ 216
Kidney Disease	15	224	12	384	- 159
Diabetes Mellitus	16	200	6	643	- 443
Hypertension	17	163	11	412	- 249
Falls	18	160	30	84	+ 75
Oesophagus Cancer	19	152	44	35	+ 117
Liver Cancer	20	151	35	53	+ 98
Bladder Cancer	21	137	43	35	+ 102
Leukemia	22	127	57	17	+ 111
Stomach Cancer	23	118	48	32	+ 86
Drug Use	24	113	45	34	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	25	111	51	27	+ 84
Inflammatory/Heart	26	105	24	101	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	27	105	25	98	+ 7
Alcohol	28	95	56	19	+ 76
Skin Cancers	29	88	46	34	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	30	66	64	5	+ 60
Liver Disease	31	64	10	416	- 353
Cervical Cancer	32	62	26	96	- 34
Oral Cancer	33	58	34	69	- 12
Congenital Anomalies	34	50	15	285	- 235
Road Traffic Accidents	35	47	8	518	- 472
Uterin Cancer	36	47	55	19	+ 27
Epilepsy	37	37	40	37	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	29	63	6	+ 22
Violence	39	27	17	184	- 157
Anemia	40	25	82	0	+ 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	22	41	36	- 14
Poisonings	42	22	50	28	- 6
Low Birth Weight	43	20	9	494	- 474
Multiple Sclerosis	44	19	67	2	+ 17
Skin Disease	45	18	52	22	- 4
Birth Trauma	46	17	13	362	- 346
Osteoarthritis	47	14	86	0	+ 14
Asthma	48	11	28	90	- 79
Schizophrenia	49	10	81	0	+ 10
Meningitis	50	9	23	113	- 104
Upper Respiratory	51	7	66	3	+ 5
Hepatitis C	52	7	68	1	+ 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	7	85	0	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	7	54	20	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	7	14	318	- 312
Drownings	56	6	38	42	- 36
Malnutrition	57	4	33	78	- 74
Fires	58	4	39	39	- 35
HIV/AIDS	59	3	2	1,128	- 1,125
Maternal Conditions	60	2	21	145	- 143
War	61	0	65	3	- 2
Pertussis	62	0	31	81	- 81
Hepatitis B	63	0	62	7	- 7
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	20	146	- 146
Tetanus	68	0	59	8	- 8
Ascariasis	69	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	7	540	- 540
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	58	14	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	42	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	60	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	47	33	- 33
Chlamydia	81	0	71	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	1	1,819	- 1,819
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	84	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	61	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Iceland

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.