GABON VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,266	3	1,019	+ 2,247
Stroke	2	2,428	5	896	+ 1,531
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,150	4	966	+ 1,184
Lung Cancers	4	1,588	29	87	+ 1,501
Lung Disease	5	1,558	16	215	+ 1,343
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,143	37	43	+ 1,100
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,135	19	152	+ 983
Stomach Cancer	8	1,005	48	32	+ 973
Kidney Disease	9	892	12	384	+ 509
Pancreas Cancer	10	738	53	21	+ 717
Liver Cancer	11	586	35	53	+ 533
Other Injuries	12	440	22	140	+ 300
Suicide	13	388	18	183	+ 205
Lymphomas	14	384	49	32	+ 352
Breast Cancer	15	315	27	92	+ 223
Other Neoplasms	16	301	64	5	+ 296
Liver Disease	17	283	10	416	- 134
Parkinson's Disease	18	279	36	47	+ 232
Prostate Cancer	19	269	32	80	+ 190
Oesophagus Cancer	20	245	44	35	+ 211
Endocrine Disorders	21	229	25	98	+ 131
Bladder Cancer	22	198	43	35	+ 163
Falls	23	194	30	84	+ 110
Leukemia	24	191	57	17	+ 175
Drownings	25	168	38	42	+ 126
Oral Cancer	26	166	34	69	+ 97
Inflammatory/Heart	27	164	24	101	+ 63
Hypertension	28	133	11	412	- 279
Diabetes Mellitus	29	108	6	643	- 534
Ovary Cancer	30	101	51	27	+ 74
Road Traffic Accidents	31	91	8	518	- 427
Cervical Cancer	32	76	26	96	- 20
Uterin Cancer	33	69	55	19	+ 50
Tuberculosis	34	69	1	1,819	- 1,750
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	58	41	36	+ 22
Skin Disease	36	56	52	22	+ 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	54	14	318	- 264
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	52	63	6	+ 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	51	54	20	+ 31
Congenital Anomalies	40	49	15	285	- 236
Hepatitis C	41	44	68	1	+ 43
Asthma	42	38	28	90	- 52
Malnutrition	43	38	33	78	- 40
Skin Cancers	44	37	46	34	+ 3
Epilepsy	45	31	40	37	- 6
Hepatitis B	46	28	62	7	+ 22
Schizophrenia	47	21	81	0	+ 21
Fires	48	20	39	39	- 18
Anemia	49	17	82	0	+ 17
Drug Use	50	15	45	34	- 19
Alcohol	51	11	56	19	- 8
Meningitis	52	6	23	113	- 107
Violence	53	5	17	184	- 178
Poisonings	54	5	50	28	- 23
Low Birth Weight	55	4	9	494	- 490
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3	85	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	57	3	66	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	3	61	7	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	67	2	+ 1
Oral conditions	60	2	84	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	61	2	13	362	- 360
Osteoarthritis	62	2	86	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	63	1	2	1,128	- 1,127
Maternal Conditions	64	1	21	145	- 144
Syphilis	65	0	47	33	- 32
War	66	0	65	3	- 2
Tetanus	67	0	59	8	- 8
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	60	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	31	81	- 81
Schistosomiasis	72	0	58	14	- 14
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	20	146	- 146
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	42	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	7	540	- 540
Chlamydia	80	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

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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.