GABON VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,155	3	1,019	+ 1,136
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,113	4	966	+ 1,147
Stroke	3	635	5	896	- 262
Lung Cancers	4	627	29	87	+ 540
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	490	37	43	+ 447
Kidney Disease	6	419	12	384	+ 35
Liver Cancer	7	304	35	53	+ 251
Hypertension	8	298	11	412	- 114
Suicide	9	265	18	183	+ 82
Breast Cancer	10	247	27	92	+ 154
Pancreas Cancer	11	219	53	21	+ 198
Stomach Cancer	12	165	48	32	+ 132
Lymphomas	13	162	49	32	+ 130
Lung Disease	14	156	16	215	- 59
Oral Cancer	15	129	34	69	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	16	123	32	80	+ 44
Leukemia	17	102	57	17	+ 85
Falls	18	89	30	84	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	19	88	24	101	- 14
Liver Disease	20	85	10	416	- 331
Ovary Cancer	21	83	51	27	+ 56
Other Neoplasms	22	80	64	5	+ 74
Uterin Cancer	23	60	55	19	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	24	56	44	35	+ 21
Skin Disease	25	55	52	22	+ 34
Road Traffic Accidents	26	49	8	518	- 469
Bladder Cancer	27	49	43	35	+ 14
Diabetes Mellitus	28	44	6	643	- 599
Parkinson's Disease	29	37	36	47	- 11
Cervical Cancer	30	35	26	96	- 62
Congenital Anomalies	31	32	15	285	- 253
Other Injuries	32	32	22	140	- 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	28	41	36	- 8
Skin Cancers	34	23	46	34	- 11
Asthma	35	15	28	90	- 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	13	19	152	- 138
Endocrine Disorders	37	12	25	98	- 86
Drownings	38	12	38	42	- 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	11	14	318	- 307
Tuberculosis	40	10	1	1,819	- 1,809
Low Birth Weight	41	10	9	494	- 484
Epilepsy	42	10	40	37	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	9	54	20	- 11
Drug Use	44	8	45	34	- 26
HIV/AIDS	45	7	2	1,128	- 1,121
Violence	46	6	17	184	- 178
Alcohol	47	4	56	19	- 15
Meningitis	48	3	23	113	- 110
Fires	49	3	39	39	- 36
Appendicitis	50	2	61	7	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	2	85	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	52	2	62	7	- 5
Maternal Conditions	53	1	21	145	- 144
Upper Respiratory	54	1	66	3	- 1
Birth Trauma	55	1	13	362	- 361
Hepatitis C	56	1	68	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	67	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	63	6	- 5
War	59	1	65	3	- 2
Poisonings	60	0	50	28	- 27
Encephalitis	61	0	60	7	- 7
Pertussis	62	0	31	81	- 81
Malnutrition	63	0	33	78	- 78
Diphtheria	64	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	47	33	- 33
Dengue	66	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	20	146	- 146
Tetanus	73	0	59	8	- 8
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	7	540	- 540
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	42	35	- 35
Schistosomiasis	78	0	58	14	- 14
Otitis Media	79	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	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.