GABON VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	936	4	966	- 30
Coronary Heart Disease	2	811	3	1,019	- 208
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	696	14	318	+ 378
Stroke	4	696	5	896	- 200
Malaria	5	599	7	540	+ 59
Road Traffic Accidents	6	499	8	518	- 19
Low Birth Weight	7	474	9	494	- 21
Birth Trauma	8	449	13	362	+ 87
Tuberculosis	9	349	1	1,819	- 1,470
Diabetes Mellitus	10	312	6	643	- 331
Congenital Anomalies	11	308	15	285	+ 23
Kidney Disease	12	288	12	384	- 96
Liver Disease	13	280	10	416	- 137
Maternal Conditions	14	217	21	145	+ 72
Meningitis	15	212	23	113	+ 99
Other Injuries	16	197	22	140	+ 57
Cervical Cancer	17	183	26	96	+ 87
Lung Disease	18	176	16	215	- 39
Violence	19	162	17	184	- 21
HIV/AIDS	20	155	2	1,128	- 973
Hypertension	21	143	11	412	- 270
Liver Cancer	22	142	35	53	+ 89
Endocrine Disorders	23	136	25	98	+ 38
Suicide	24	127	18	183	- 55
Asthma	25	122	28	90	+ 32
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	114	19	152	- 37
Breast Cancer	27	112	27	92	+ 20
Pertussis	28	100	31	81	+ 19
Prostate Cancer	29	84	32	80	+ 4
Falls	30	81	30	84	- 3
Stomach Cancer	31	73	48	32	+ 40
Malnutrition	32	64	33	78	- 13
Drownings	33	64	38	42	+ 23
Fires	34	58	39	39	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	56	41	36	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	36	55	24	101	- 46
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	50	37	43	+ 7
Epilepsy	38	43	40	37	+ 6
Lymphomas	39	41	49	32	+ 9
Poisonings	40	41	50	28	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	41	36	36	47	- 12
Ovary Cancer	42	29	51	27	+ 2
Oral Cancer	43	27	34	69	- 42
Lung Cancers	44	24	29	87	- 64
Schistosomiasis	45	23	58	14	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	22	54	20	+ 2
Skin Disease	47	21	52	22	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	48	21	53	21	+ 0
Measles	49	21	20	146	- 125
Bladder Cancer	50	20	43	35	- 15
Skin Cancers	51	19	46	34	- 15
Drug Use	52	18	45	34	- 16
Syphilis	53	16	47	33	- 17
Leukemia	54	15	57	17	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	55	13	44	35	- 22
Uterin Cancer	56	12	55	19	- 7
Encephalitis	57	11	60	7	+ 4
Tetanus	58	11	59	8	+ 3
Alcohol	59	10	56	19	- 10
Hepatitis B	60	9	62	7	+ 3
Appendicitis	61	5	61	7	- 2
Other Neoplasms	62	3	64	5	- 2
Leishmaniasis	63	3	76	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	67	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	65	2	70	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	66	3	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	2	63	6	- 4
Hepatitis C	68	1	68	1	+ 0
War	69	1	65	3	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	42	35	- 35
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Senegal

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.