GABON VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,395	3	1,019	+ 1,376
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,090	19	152	+ 938
Lung Cancers	3	950	29	87	+ 863
Stroke	4	940	5	896	+ 44
Lung Disease	5	886	16	215	+ 671
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	479	37	43	+ 436
Breast Cancer	7	414	27	92	+ 322
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	407	4	966	- 559
Kidney Disease	9	332	12	384	- 51
Other Injuries	10	323	22	140	+ 184
Pancreas Cancer	11	299	53	21	+ 278
Liver Disease	12	274	10	416	- 142
Suicide	13	254	18	183	+ 71
Lymphomas	14	236	49	32	+ 204
Prostate Cancer	15	233	32	80	+ 153
Parkinson's Disease	16	226	36	47	+ 179
Diabetes Mellitus	17	223	6	643	- 419
Falls	18	222	30	84	+ 137
Hypertension	19	196	11	412	- 216
Leukemia	20	194	57	17	+ 177
Endocrine Disorders	21	193	25	98	+ 95
Stomach Cancer	22	187	48	32	+ 155
Inflammatory/Heart	23	179	24	101	+ 78
Other Neoplasms	24	179	64	5	+ 173
Liver Cancer	25	177	35	53	+ 125
Bladder Cancer	26	160	43	35	+ 125
Ovary Cancer	27	129	51	27	+ 102
Oesophagus Cancer	28	116	44	35	+ 82
Alcohol	29	93	56	19	+ 73
Road Traffic Accidents	30	92	8	518	- 427
Skin Cancers	31	79	46	34	+ 45
Malnutrition	32	71	33	78	- 7
Oral Cancer	33	69	34	69	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	69	54	20	+ 49
Epilepsy	35	62	40	37	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	36	57	55	19	+ 38
Congenital Anomalies	37	38	15	285	- 247
Cervical Cancer	38	35	26	96	- 61
Drug Use	39	34	45	34	+ 0
Anemia	40	31	82	0	+ 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	25	41	36	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	23	14	318	- 296
Schizophrenia	43	21	81	0	+ 21
Skin Disease	44	20	52	22	- 2
Asthma	45	17	28	90	- 74
Multiple Sclerosis	46	15	67	2	+ 13
Hepatitis C	47	14	68	1	+ 13
Violence	48	11	17	184	- 172
Low Birth Weight	49	11	9	494	- 483
Osteoarthritis	50	10	86	0	+ 10
Fires	51	9	39	39	- 29
HIV/AIDS	52	9	2	1,128	- 1,119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	8	63	6	+ 2
Drownings	54	7	38	42	- 35
Tuberculosis	55	7	1	1,819	- 1,812
Poisonings	56	5	50	28	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	4	85	0	+ 4
Meningitis	58	2	23	113	- 111
Birth Trauma	59	2	13	362	- 360
Hepatitis B	60	2	62	7	- 5
Upper Respiratory	61	1	66	3	- 1
Appendicitis	62	1	61	7	- 5
Maternal Conditions	63	1	21	145	- 144
Oral conditions	64	1	84	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	1	60	7	- 7
Syphilis	66	1	47	33	- 32
War	67	0	65	3	- 3
Pertussis	68	0	31	81	- 81
Tetanus	69	0	59	8	- 8
Measles	70	0	20	146	- 146
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	58	14	- 14
Malaria	81	0	7	540	- 540
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	42	35	- 35
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.