GABON VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,381	3	1,019	+ 2,362
Stroke	2	2,511	5	896	+ 1,615
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,576	6	643	+ 933
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	940	4	966	- 26
Prostate Cancer	5	854	32	80	+ 774
Hypertension	6	845	11	412	+ 433
Violence	7	792	17	184	+ 608
Lung Disease	8	613	16	215	+ 398
Kidney Disease	9	532	12	384	+ 148
Breast Cancer	10	504	27	92	+ 411
HIV/AIDS	11	464	2	1,128	- 664
Endocrine Disorders	12	338	25	98	+ 240
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	291	37	43	+ 248
Skin Disease	14	284	52	22	+ 263
Other Injuries	15	283	22	140	+ 143
Inflammatory/Heart	16	247	24	101	+ 146
Congenital Anomalies	17	228	15	285	- 57
Stomach Cancer	18	227	48	32	+ 195
Uterin Cancer	19	211	55	19	+ 192
Pancreas Cancer	20	208	53	21	+ 187
Cervical Cancer	21	207	26	96	+ 111
Road Traffic Accidents	22	200	8	518	- 319
Liver Cancer	23	195	35	53	+ 143
Lung Cancers	24	195	29	87	+ 108
Drownings	25	187	38	42	+ 145
Lymphomas	26	182	49	32	+ 150
Oral Cancer	27	153	34	69	+ 84
Falls	28	151	30	84	+ 67
Leukemia	29	146	57	17	+ 130
Liver Disease	30	146	10	416	- 271
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	141	41	36	+ 104
Anemia	32	137	82	0	+ 137
Ovary Cancer	33	112	51	27	+ 85
Low Birth Weight	34	102	9	494	- 392
Asthma	35	90	28	90	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	36	90	44	35	+ 55
Malnutrition	37	79	33	78	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	75	54	20	+ 55
Fires	39	70	39	39	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	40	49	64	5	+ 44
Epilepsy	41	49	40	37	+ 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	49	19	152	- 103
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	48	14	318	- 270
Parkinson's Disease	44	46	36	47	- 1
Bladder Cancer	45	46	43	35	+ 11
Tuberculosis	46	44	1	1,819	- 1,775
Alcohol	47	40	56	19	+ 20
Birth Trauma	48	32	13	362	- 330
Skin Cancers	49	31	46	34	- 3
Drug Use	50	30	45	34	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	29	85	0	+ 29
Suicide	52	26	18	183	- 156
Maternal Conditions	53	24	21	145	- 121
Otitis Media	54	18	72	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	55	11	61	7	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	9	63	6	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	57	9	86	0	+ 9
War	58	1	65	3	- 1
Syphilis	59	0	47	33	- 33
Poisonings	60	0	50	28	- 28
Oral conditions	61	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	81	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	67	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	71	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	68	0	78	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	62	7	- 7
Hepatitis C	70	0	68	1	- 1
Meningitis	71	0	23	113	- 113
Encephalitis	72	0	60	7	- 7
Ascariasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	31	81	- 81
Tetanus	80	0	59	8	- 8
Measles	81	0	20	146	- 146
Schistosomiasis	82	0	58	14	- 14
Malaria	83	0	7	540	- 540
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	42	35	- 35
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.