GABON VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,234	3	1,019	+ 1,215
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,505	19	152	+ 1,354
Lung Cancers	3	899	29	87	+ 812
Lung Disease	4	899	16	215	+ 683
Stroke	5	830	5	896	- 66
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	609	4	966	- 357
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	514	37	43	+ 471
Breast Cancer	8	356	27	92	+ 264
Prostate Cancer	9	274	32	80	+ 195
Kidney Disease	10	266	12	384	- 118
Pancreas Cancer	11	249	53	21	+ 228
Parkinson's Disease	12	248	36	47	+ 201
Lymphomas	13	241	49	32	+ 209
Suicide	14	220	18	183	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	15	196	44	35	+ 162
Diabetes Mellitus	16	194	6	643	- 449
Stomach Cancer	17	167	48	32	+ 135
Liver Cancer	18	149	35	53	+ 97
Liver Disease	19	131	10	416	- 285
Leukemia	20	128	57	17	+ 112
Ovary Cancer	21	128	51	27	+ 101
Bladder Cancer	22	120	43	35	+ 85
Skin Cancers	23	118	46	34	+ 84
Endocrine Disorders	24	117	25	98	+ 19
Falls	25	116	30	84	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	26	112	24	101	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	27	102	64	5	+ 97
Oral Cancer	28	86	34	69	+ 16
Hypertension	29	82	11	412	- 330
Other Injuries	30	80	22	140	- 59
Drug Use	31	78	45	34	+ 44
Congenital Anomalies	32	72	15	285	- 214
Road Traffic Accidents	33	72	8	518	- 447
Uterin Cancer	34	59	55	19	+ 40
Cervical Cancer	35	48	26	96	- 48
Epilepsy	36	40	40	37	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	37	39	67	2	+ 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	31	41	36	- 5
Alcohol	39	30	56	19	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	28	63	6	+ 21
Asthma	41	27	28	90	- 63
Skin Disease	42	27	52	22	+ 5
Drownings	43	27	38	42	- 15
Low Birth Weight	44	26	9	494	- 468
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	25	14	318	- 294
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	23	54	20	+ 3
Violence	47	18	17	184	- 166
Fires	48	14	39	39	- 24
Anemia	49	14	82	0	+ 14
Tuberculosis	50	11	1	1,819	- 1,808
Osteoarthritis	51	9	86	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	52	9	68	1	+ 8
Poisonings	53	7	50	28	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	6	85	0	+ 6
Schizophrenia	55	5	81	0	+ 5
Birth Trauma	56	5	13	362	- 358
HIV/AIDS	57	4	2	1,128	- 1,124
Meningitis	58	3	23	113	- 110
Hepatitis B	59	3	62	7	- 4
Appendicitis	60	2	61	7	- 5
Maternal Conditions	61	1	21	145	- 144
Oral conditions	62	1	84	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	33	78	- 77
Upper Respiratory	64	0	66	3	- 2
War	65	0	65	3	- 3
Encephalitis	66	0	60	7	- 7
Pertussis	67	0	31	81	- 81
Syphilis	68	0	47	33	- 33
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	58	14	- 14
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	42	35	- 35
Malaria	75	0	7	540	- 540
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	59	8	- 8
Diphtheria	82	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	20	146	- 146
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Ireland

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.