GABON VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,497	5	896	+ 601
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,217	4	966	+ 252
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,033	3	1,019	+ 14
Tuberculosis	4	967	1	1,819	- 852
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	924	14	318	+ 606
Measles	6	765	20	146	+ 619
Road Traffic Accidents	7	657	8	518	+ 138
Hypertension	8	517	11	412	+ 105
Malaria	9	459	7	540	- 81
Low Birth Weight	10	446	9	494	- 48
Birth Trauma	11	446	13	362	+ 83
Liver Disease	12	400	10	416	- 16
Malnutrition	13	353	33	78	+ 275
Lung Disease	14	330	16	215	+ 115
Congenital Anomalies	15	282	15	285	- 4
Diabetes Mellitus	16	273	6	643	- 369
Cervical Cancer	17	252	26	96	+ 156
Maternal Conditions	18	231	21	145	+ 86
Asthma	19	209	28	90	+ 119
Meningitis	20	199	23	113	+ 86
Other Injuries	21	197	22	140	+ 57
Kidney Disease	22	184	12	384	- 200
Violence	23	146	17	184	- 38
Suicide	24	123	18	183	- 60
HIV/AIDS	25	112	2	1,128	- 1,016
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	93	19	152	- 58
Oesophagus Cancer	27	90	44	35	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	28	87	24	101	- 14
Prostate Cancer	29	83	32	80	+ 3
Liver Cancer	30	78	35	53	+ 25
Drownings	31	69	38	42	+ 27
Oral Cancer	32	58	34	69	- 11
Syphilis	33	57	47	33	+ 24
Lymphomas	34	56	49	32	+ 24
Fires	35	55	39	39	+ 17
Falls	36	54	30	84	- 30
Breast Cancer	37	52	27	92	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	52	54	20	+ 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	50	37	43	+ 7
Poisonings	40	48	50	28	+ 20
Pertussis	41	43	31	81	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	41	41	36	+ 5
Skin Cancers	43	39	46	34	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	44	39	25	98	- 59
Leukemia	45	33	57	17	+ 17
Epilepsy	46	32	40	37	- 5
Stomach Cancer	47	31	48	32	- 2
Bladder Cancer	48	24	43	35	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	49	22	36	47	- 25
Schistosomiasis	50	22	58	14	+ 8
Skin Disease	51	16	52	22	- 6
Tetanus	52	16	59	8	+ 7
Alcohol	53	13	56	19	- 6
War	54	13	65	3	+ 10
Lung Cancers	55	12	29	87	- 75
Appendicitis	56	12	61	7	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	57	11	51	27	- 15
Hepatitis B	58	8	62	7	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	59	8	55	19	- 12
Encephalitis	60	8	60	7	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	61	7	53	21	- 14
Drug Use	62	5	45	34	- 29
Upper Respiratory	63	4	66	3	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	63	6	- 2
Other Neoplasms	65	2	64	5	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	67	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	42	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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

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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.