GABON VS MALI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALI		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,662	4	966	+ 696
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,498	14	318	+ 1,180
Malaria	3	1,304	7	540	+ 764
Low Birth Weight	4	991	9	494	+ 497
Birth Trauma	5	928	13	362	+ 565
Stroke	6	688	5	896	- 208
Coronary Heart Disease	7	660	3	1,019	- 359
Malnutrition	8	653	33	78	+ 575
HIV/AIDS	9	646	2	1,128	- 482
Meningitis	10	506	23	113	+ 393
Road Traffic Accidents	11	498	8	518	- 20
Congenital Anomalies	12	418	15	285	+ 133
Maternal Conditions	13	319	21	145	+ 174
Liver Disease	14	305	10	416	- 111
Other Injuries	15	258	22	140	+ 118
Diabetes Mellitus	16	256	6	643	- 387
Kidney Disease	17	244	12	384	- 140
Violence	18	234	17	184	+ 50
Lung Disease	19	220	16	215	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	20	194	26	96	+ 97
Endocrine Disorders	21	181	25	98	+ 83
Measles	22	173	20	146	+ 27
Asthma	23	167	28	90	+ 76
Tuberculosis	24	166	1	1,819	- 1,652
Hypertension	25	144	11	412	- 268
War	26	123	65	3	+ 120
Stomach Cancer	27	119	48	32	+ 86
Drownings	28	118	38	42	+ 76
Pertussis	29	112	31	81	+ 31
Breast Cancer	30	106	27	92	+ 13
Falls	31	97	30	84	+ 12
Suicide	32	90	18	183	- 93
Syphilis	33	86	47	33	+ 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	84	19	152	- 67
Fires	35	84	39	39	+ 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	79	37	43	+ 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	70	41	36	+ 33
Liver Cancer	38	63	35	53	+ 10
Poisonings	39	63	50	28	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	40	61	24	101	- 40
Epilepsy	41	54	40	37	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	42	48	43	35	+ 13
Tetanus	43	48	59	8	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	44	40	32	80	- 39
Lymphomas	45	35	49	32	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	32	54	20	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	47	29	53	21	+ 8
Oral Cancer	48	28	34	69	- 41
Lung Cancers	49	28	29	87	- 59
Parkinson's Disease	50	26	36	47	- 21
Schistosomiasis	51	25	58	14	+ 11
Hepatitis B	52	23	62	7	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	53	22	51	27	- 4
Skin Cancers	54	22	46	34	- 12
Encephalitis	55	22	60	7	+ 14
Leukemia	56	21	57	17	+ 5
Skin Disease	57	19	52	22	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	58	18	44	35	- 17
Drug Use	59	15	45	34	- 18
Alcohol	60	9	56	19	- 10
Uterin Cancer	61	9	55	19	- 10
Appendicitis	62	8	61	7	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	6	70	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	4	68	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	3	66	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	66	2	69	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	67	2	64	5	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	67	2	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	2	63	6	- 4
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	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.