GABON VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,458	3	1,019	+ 6,439
Stroke	2	2,072	5	896	+ 1,175
Lung Cancers	3	1,634	29	87	+ 1,546
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,267	4	966	+ 301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	926	37	43	+ 883
Lung Disease	6	867	16	215	+ 652
Other Neoplasms	7	587	64	5	+ 581
Diabetes Mellitus	8	567	6	643	- 76
Breast Cancer	9	505	27	92	+ 413
Liver Disease	10	501	10	416	+ 85
Prostate Cancer	11	411	32	80	+ 332
Stomach Cancer	12	375	48	32	+ 342
Pancreas Cancer	13	344	53	21	+ 323
Alcohol	14	332	56	19	+ 313
Hypertension	15	313	11	412	- 99
Falls	16	299	30	84	+ 214
Bladder Cancer	17	298	43	35	+ 263
Suicide	18	271	18	183	+ 89
Lymphomas	19	262	49	32	+ 231
Kidney Disease	20	258	12	384	- 126
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	235	19	152	+ 83
Road Traffic Accidents	22	225	8	518	- 293
Inflammatory/Heart	23	221	24	101	+ 120
Leukemia	24	219	57	17	+ 202
Oral Cancer	25	214	34	69	+ 145
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	196	41	36	+ 159
Ovary Cancer	27	186	51	27	+ 159
Other Injuries	28	160	22	140	+ 20
Liver Cancer	29	145	35	53	+ 92
Uterin Cancer	30	137	55	19	+ 118
Skin Cancers	31	137	46	34	+ 103
Cervical Cancer	32	121	26	96	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	33	114	44	35	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	34	95	36	47	+ 48
Epilepsy	35	73	40	37	+ 35
Congenital Anomalies	36	58	15	285	- 227
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	53	14	318	- 265
Endocrine Disorders	38	53	25	98	- 45
Drownings	39	40	38	42	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	39	54	20	+ 19
Tuberculosis	41	38	1	1,819	- 1,781
Low Birth Weight	42	37	9	494	- 458
Asthma	43	34	28	90	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	44	32	67	2	+ 30
Fires	45	30	39	39	- 9
Skin Disease	46	30	52	22	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	23	63	6	+ 17
Drug Use	48	20	45	34	- 13
Violence	49	19	17	184	- 165
Malnutrition	50	18	33	78	- 59
Poisonings	51	13	50	28	- 15
Hepatitis C	52	12	68	1	+ 11
Meningitis	53	11	23	113	- 102
HIV/AIDS	54	7	2	1,128	- 1,121
Appendicitis	55	4	61	7	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	3	62	7	- 3
Birth Trauma	57	3	13	362	- 359
Schizophrenia	58	2	81	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	2	85	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	60	1	66	3	- 1
Osteoarthritis	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Anemia	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	1	21	145	- 145
Encephalitis	64	0	60	7	- 7
Oral conditions	65	0	84	0	+ 0
War	66	0	65	3	- 3
Tetanus	67	0	59	8	- 8
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Syphilis	69	0	47	33	- 33
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	31	81	- 81
Measles	72	0	20	146	- 146
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	42	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	58	14	- 14
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	7	540	- 540
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

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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.