GABON VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,684	3	1,019	+ 1,665
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,198	19	152	+ 2,047
Stroke	3	1,506	5	896	+ 610
Lung Cancers	4	1,149	29	87	+ 1,062
Lung Disease	5	983	16	215	+ 768
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	881	37	43	+ 837
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	712	4	966	- 254
Kidney Disease	8	505	12	384	+ 121
Hypertension	9	473	11	412	+ 61
Diabetes Mellitus	10	404	6	643	- 239
Breast Cancer	11	367	27	92	+ 275
Pancreas Cancer	12	351	53	21	+ 330
Prostate Cancer	13	333	32	80	+ 254
Stomach Cancer	14	301	48	32	+ 269
Other Injuries	15	287	22	140	+ 148
Lymphomas	16	277	49	32	+ 245
Bladder Cancer	17	271	43	35	+ 236
Liver Cancer	18	265	35	53	+ 212
Inflammatory/Heart	19	259	24	101	+ 158
Parkinson's Disease	20	257	36	47	+ 209
Endocrine Disorders	21	253	25	98	+ 154
Other Neoplasms	22	247	64	5	+ 241
Liver Disease	23	220	10	416	- 197
Leukemia	24	196	57	17	+ 179
Suicide	25	187	18	183	+ 5
Falls	26	169	30	84	+ 84
Oral Cancer	27	134	34	69	+ 65
Ovary Cancer	28	105	51	27	+ 79
Oesophagus Cancer	29	104	44	35	+ 70
Skin Disease	30	96	52	22	+ 74
Road Traffic Accidents	31	95	8	518	- 423
Skin Cancers	32	94	46	34	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	84	54	20	+ 64
Uterin Cancer	34	84	55	19	+ 64
Asthma	35	59	28	90	- 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	55	14	318	- 263
Anemia	37	47	82	0	+ 47
Congenital Anomalies	38	45	15	285	- 241
Cervical Cancer	39	44	26	96	- 52
Epilepsy	40	43	40	37	+ 6
Drug Use	41	40	45	34	+ 6
Hepatitis C	42	34	68	1	+ 33
HIV/AIDS	43	28	2	1,128	- 1,100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	25	41	36	- 12
Drownings	45	23	38	42	- 19
Alcohol	46	17	56	19	- 2
Malnutrition	47	16	33	78	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	15	63	6	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	49	15	67	2	+ 13
Tuberculosis	50	14	1	1,819	- 1,805
Violence	51	14	17	184	- 170
Low Birth Weight	52	13	9	494	- 481
Osteoarthritis	53	11	86	0	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	11	85	0	+ 11
Fires	55	10	39	39	- 29
Schizophrenia	56	9	81	0	+ 9
Poisonings	57	9	50	28	- 19
Hepatitis B	58	8	62	7	+ 2
Meningitis	59	7	23	113	- 106
Birth Trauma	60	6	13	362	- 357
Appendicitis	61	4	61	7	- 3
Upper Respiratory	62	2	66	3	- 0
Oral conditions	63	2	84	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	21	145	- 145
Leishmaniasis	65	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	47	33	- 32
War	68	0	65	3	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	60	7	- 7
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	8	- 8
Pertussis	73	0	31	81	- 81
Schistosomiasis	74	0	58	14	- 14
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	20	146	- 146
Chlamydia	82	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	7	540	- 540
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	42	35	- 35
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.