GABON VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,507	19	152	+ 2,356
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,431	3	1,019	+ 1,413
Lung Cancers	3	1,517	29	87	+ 1,430
Stroke	4	1,341	5	896	+ 445
Lung Disease	5	1,322	16	215	+ 1,107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	805	37	43	+ 762
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	683	4	966	- 283
Falls	8	571	30	84	+ 486
Breast Cancer	9	488	27	92	+ 396
Prostate Cancer	10	451	32	80	+ 371
Pancreas Cancer	11	414	53	21	+ 393
Kidney Disease	12	350	12	384	- 34
Lymphomas	13	347	49	32	+ 315
Diabetes Mellitus	14	330	6	643	- 313
Oesophagus Cancer	15	296	44	35	+ 262
Parkinson's Disease	16	293	36	47	+ 246
Suicide	17	280	18	183	+ 97
Other Neoplasms	18	253	64	5	+ 248
Other Injuries	19	228	22	140	+ 88
Leukemia	20	218	57	17	+ 201
Bladder Cancer	21	203	43	35	+ 168
Stomach Cancer	22	188	48	32	+ 156
Inflammatory/Heart	23	166	24	101	+ 65
Liver Cancer	24	161	35	53	+ 108
Ovary Cancer	25	147	51	27	+ 121
Endocrine Disorders	26	146	25	98	+ 48
Skin Cancers	27	141	46	34	+ 108
Liver Disease	28	129	10	416	- 287
Hypertension	29	113	11	412	- 299
Oral Cancer	30	106	34	69	+ 37
Road Traffic Accidents	31	94	8	518	- 424
Alcohol	32	85	56	19	+ 65
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	81	14	318	- 238
Uterin Cancer	34	78	55	19	+ 59
Congenital Anomalies	35	75	15	285	- 210
Skin Disease	36	41	52	22	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	37	41	67	2	+ 39
Epilepsy	38	40	40	37	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	39	37	26	96	- 59
Anemia	40	34	82	0	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	33	54	20	+ 13
Drug Use	42	32	45	34	- 2
Osteoarthritis	43	30	86	0	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	30	63	6	+ 23
Low Birth Weight	45	23	9	494	- 471
Asthma	46	23	28	90	- 68
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	18	41	36	- 18
Violence	48	15	17	184	- 169
Drownings	49	14	38	42	- 28
Schizophrenia	50	13	81	0	+ 13
Meningitis	51	11	23	113	- 102
Birth Trauma	52	10	13	362	- 352
Fires	53	7	39	39	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	6	85	0	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	55	5	2	1,128	- 1,123
Tuberculosis	56	4	1	1,819	- 1,815
Upper Respiratory	57	4	66	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	4	61	7	- 3
Oral conditions	59	3	84	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	3	68	1	+ 2
Poisonings	61	2	50	28	- 26
Hepatitis B	62	2	62	7	- 5
Malnutrition	63	2	33	78	- 76
Otitis Media	64	1	72	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	65	1	21	145	- 144
War	66	0	65	3	- 3
Pertussis	67	0	31	81	- 81
Encephalitis	68	0	60	7	- 7
Syphilis	69	0	47	33	- 33
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	8	- 8
Measles	73	0	20	146	- 146
Schistosomiasis	74	0	58	14	- 14
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	42	35	- 35
Malaria	77	0	7	540	- 540
Chlamydia	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Netherlands

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.