GABON VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,097	3	1,019	+ 2,079
Stroke	2	2,968	5	896	+ 2,072
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	1,730	19	152	+ 1,578
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,648	4	966	+ 682
Lung Cancers	5	1,060	29	87	+ 973
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,056	37	43	+ 1,013
Lung Disease	7	1,031	16	215	+ 816
Diabetes Mellitus	8	866	6	643	+ 224
Kidney Disease	9	674	12	384	+ 291
Stomach Cancer	10	609	48	32	+ 577
Prostate Cancer	11	511	32	80	+ 431
Breast Cancer	12	480	27	92	+ 388
Other Injuries	13	466	22	140	+ 326
Hypertension	14	452	11	412	+ 40
Pancreas Cancer	15	401	53	21	+ 381
Lymphomas	16	387	49	32	+ 355
Endocrine Disorders	17	372	25	98	+ 274
Liver Cancer	18	306	35	53	+ 253
Suicide	19	282	18	183	+ 99
Bladder Cancer	20	282	43	35	+ 247
Parkinson's Disease	21	274	36	47	+ 227
Liver Disease	22	271	10	416	- 146
Falls	23	248	30	84	+ 164
Leukemia	24	244	57	17	+ 227
Oral Cancer	25	219	34	69	+ 150
Inflammatory/Heart	26	219	24	101	+ 117
Road Traffic Accidents	27	202	8	518	- 317
Other Neoplasms	28	157	64	5	+ 152
Oesophagus Cancer	29	150	44	35	+ 115
Skin Cancers	30	126	46	34	+ 92
Epilepsy	31	100	40	37	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	32	98	55	19	+ 78
Ovary Cancer	33	96	51	27	+ 69
Cervical Cancer	34	79	26	96	- 17
HIV/AIDS	35	77	2	1,128	- 1,051
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	55	14	318	- 263
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	55	41	36	+ 19
Tuberculosis	38	51	1	1,819	- 1,768
Skin Disease	39	49	52	22	+ 27
Congenital Anomalies	40	47	15	285	- 238
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	41	54	20	+ 21
Anemia	42	36	82	0	+ 36
Asthma	43	35	28	90	- 55
Drug Use	44	31	45	34	- 3
Alcohol	45	27	56	19	+ 7
Fires	46	26	39	39	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	24	63	6	+ 18
Violence	48	23	17	184	- 161
Hepatitis C	49	21	68	1	+ 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	20	85	0	+ 20
Drownings	51	19	38	42	- 23
Low Birth Weight	52	19	9	494	- 475
Malnutrition	53	19	33	78	- 59
Multiple Sclerosis	54	14	67	2	+ 12
Schizophrenia	55	12	81	0	+ 12
Meningitis	56	10	23	113	- 103
Poisonings	57	7	50	28	- 21
Osteoarthritis	58	7	86	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	59	6	62	7	- 0
Birth Trauma	60	6	13	362	- 357
Appendicitis	61	5	61	7	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	4	66	3	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	2	21	145	- 144
Syphilis	64	1	47	33	- 32
Oral conditions	65	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	72	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	60	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	68	0	76	0	+ 0
War	69	0	65	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	20	146	- 146
Pertussis	72	0	31	81	- 81
Tetanus	73	0	59	8	- 8
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	58	14	- 14
Malaria	78	0	7	540	- 540
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	42	35	- 35
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Portugal

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.