GABON VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	951	4	966	- 14
Stroke	2	912	5	896	+ 16
Road Traffic Accidents	3	670	8	518	+ 152
Coronary Heart Disease	4	650	3	1,019	- 369
Malaria	5	594	7	540	+ 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	562	14	318	+ 244
HIV/AIDS	7	509	2	1,128	- 619
Liver Disease	8	459	10	416	+ 43
Low Birth Weight	9	395	9	494	- 99
Birth Trauma	10	340	13	362	- 22
Diabetes Mellitus	11	335	6	643	- 308
Congenital Anomalies	12	320	15	285	+ 35
Lung Disease	13	280	16	215	+ 65
Hypertension	14	245	11	412	- 168
Kidney Disease	15	217	12	384	- 166
Malnutrition	16	210	33	78	+ 133
Other Injuries	17	170	22	140	+ 31
Cervical Cancer	18	169	26	96	+ 73
Meningitis	19	153	23	113	+ 40
Stomach Cancer	20	141	48	32	+ 108
Maternal Conditions	21	130	21	145	- 15
Asthma	22	129	28	90	+ 39
Liver Cancer	23	127	35	53	+ 75
Suicide	24	127	18	183	- 56
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	118	19	152	- 33
Tuberculosis	26	113	1	1,819	- 1,706
Breast Cancer	27	108	27	92	+ 16
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	107	37	43	+ 63
Violence	29	99	17	184	- 85
Lymphomas	30	81	49	32	+ 49
Falls	31	74	30	84	- 10
Prostate Cancer	32	71	32	80	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	65	41	36	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	34	63	24	101	- 39
Leukemia	35	57	57	17	+ 40
Drownings	36	51	38	42	+ 10
Oral Cancer	37	49	34	69	- 20
Fires	38	49	39	39	+ 10
Lung Cancers	39	42	29	87	- 45
Poisonings	40	40	50	28	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	41	40	25	98	- 59
Pertussis	42	39	31	81	- 42
Pancreas Cancer	43	39	53	21	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	44	38	44	35	+ 4
Epilepsy	45	34	40	37	- 3
Syphilis	46	31	47	33	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	47	26	36	47	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	24	54	20	+ 5
Alcohol	49	23	56	19	+ 3
Skin Cancers	50	20	46	34	- 13
Schistosomiasis	51	20	58	14	+ 6
Skin Disease	52	19	52	22	- 3
Ovary Cancer	53	17	51	27	- 10
Appendicitis	54	13	61	7	+ 6
Hepatitis B	55	12	62	7	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	56	11	55	19	- 9
Upper Respiratory	57	10	66	3	+ 8
Tetanus	58	10	59	8	+ 1
Measles	59	9	20	146	- 137
Drug Use	60	8	45	34	- 26
Encephalitis	61	7	60	7	- 0
Bladder Cancer	62	6	43	35	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	4	63	6	- 2
Other Neoplasms	64	3	64	5	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	2	68	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	67	2	- 0
Ascariasis	67	1	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 0
War	69	0	65	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	42	35	- 35
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	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.