GABON VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,424	3	1,019	+ 1,405
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,442	19	152	+ 1,291
Stroke	3	1,131	5	896	+ 235
Lung Cancers	4	891	29	87	+ 804
Lung Disease	5	863	16	215	+ 648
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	711	37	43	+ 668
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	438	4	966	- 528
Diabetes Mellitus	8	366	6	643	- 277
Prostate Cancer	9	351	32	80	+ 272
Breast Cancer	10	350	27	92	+ 258
Falls	11	298	30	84	+ 214
Skin Cancers	12	291	46	34	+ 257
Lymphomas	13	289	49	32	+ 258
Pancreas Cancer	14	258	53	21	+ 238
Suicide	15	251	18	183	+ 69
Road Traffic Accidents	16	218	8	518	- 301
Kidney Disease	17	205	12	384	- 178
Leukemia	18	186	57	17	+ 169
Parkinson's Disease	19	168	36	47	+ 121
Hypertension	20	155	11	412	- 257
Endocrine Disorders	21	154	25	98	+ 56
Stomach Cancer	22	154	48	32	+ 121
Inflammatory/Heart	23	149	24	101	+ 48
Liver Cancer	24	137	35	53	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	25	133	44	35	+ 98
Bladder Cancer	26	127	43	35	+ 92
Other Neoplasms	27	117	64	5	+ 111
Other Injuries	28	104	22	140	- 36
Ovary Cancer	29	98	51	27	+ 72
Congenital Anomalies	30	83	15	285	- 202
Oral Cancer	31	78	34	69	+ 9
Liver Disease	32	75	10	416	- 342
Uterin Cancer	33	69	55	19	+ 49
Skin Disease	34	56	52	22	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	54	54	20	+ 34
Asthma	36	43	28	90	- 47
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	38	14	318	- 280
Low Birth Weight	38	37	9	494	- 457
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	33	41	36	- 3
Drug Use	40	33	45	34	- 1
Cervical Cancer	41	29	26	96	- 67
Violence	42	27	17	184	- 156
Epilepsy	43	26	40	37	- 11
Drownings	44	26	38	42	- 16
Alcohol	45	24	56	19	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	22	63	6	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	47	21	67	2	+ 19
Hepatitis C	48	14	68	1	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	49	11	86	0	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	11	85	0	+ 11
Anemia	51	8	82	0	+ 8
Tuberculosis	52	8	1	1,819	- 1,811
Fires	53	8	39	39	- 31
Birth Trauma	54	7	13	362	- 356
Malnutrition	55	7	33	78	- 71
Hepatitis B	56	7	62	7	- 0
HIV/AIDS	57	5	2	1,128	- 1,123
Poisonings	58	4	50	28	- 24
Meningitis	59	4	23	113	- 109
Schizophrenia	60	4	81	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	4	84	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	62	3	61	7	- 4
Maternal Conditions	63	2	21	145	- 143
Upper Respiratory	64	2	66	3	- 1
Pertussis	65	0	31	81	- 81
Encephalitis	66	0	60	7	- 7
Otitis Media	67	0	72	0	+ 0
War	68	0	65	3	- 2
Tetanus	69	0	59	8	- 8
Syphilis	70	0	47	33	- 33
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	58	14	- 14
Malaria	78	0	7	540	- 540
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	42	35	- 35
Measles	82	0	20	146	- 146
Diphtheria	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

New Zealand

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.