GABON VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,509	3	1,019	+ 2,490
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,531	19	152	+ 2,379
Stroke	3	1,399	5	896	+ 503
Lung Disease	4	1,007	16	215	+ 792
Lung Cancers	5	863	29	87	+ 776
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	707	37	43	+ 664
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	616	4	966	- 349
Prostate Cancer	8	608	32	80	+ 528
Pancreas Cancer	9	429	53	21	+ 408
Hypertension	10	426	11	412	+ 14
Diabetes Mellitus	11	425	6	643	- 217
Kidney Disease	12	378	12	384	- 6
Breast Cancer	13	367	27	92	+ 275
Suicide	14	343	18	183	+ 160
Other Injuries	15	318	22	140	+ 179
Lymphomas	16	315	49	32	+ 283
Falls	17	257	30	84	+ 173
Other Neoplasms	18	240	64	5	+ 235
Parkinson's Disease	19	219	36	47	+ 171
Leukemia	20	191	57	17	+ 175
Bladder Cancer	21	176	43	35	+ 141
Liver Cancer	22	174	35	53	+ 122
Liver Disease	23	168	10	416	- 249
Endocrine Disorders	24	163	25	98	+ 65
Skin Cancers	25	151	46	34	+ 117
Stomach Cancer	26	142	48	32	+ 110
Ovary Cancer	27	128	51	27	+ 102
Inflammatory/Heart	28	127	24	101	+ 26
Oesophagus Cancer	29	125	44	35	+ 90
Drug Use	30	98	45	34	+ 64
Oral Cancer	31	88	34	69	+ 19
Alcohol	32	83	56	19	+ 64
Uterin Cancer	33	80	55	19	+ 61
Road Traffic Accidents	34	73	8	518	- 445
Congenital Anomalies	35	71	15	285	- 214
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	67	14	318	- 251
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	64	41	36	+ 28
Cervical Cancer	38	53	26	96	- 43
Skin Disease	39	51	52	22	+ 29
Anemia	40	41	82	0	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	41	39	67	2	+ 38
Asthma	42	37	28	90	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	30	63	6	+ 24
Epilepsy	44	28	40	37	- 9
Malnutrition	45	27	33	78	- 51
Drownings	46	27	38	42	- 15
Violence	47	26	17	184	- 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	26	54	20	+ 6
Fires	49	15	39	39	- 24
Schizophrenia	50	15	81	0	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	51	12	9	494	- 483
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	11	85	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	53	10	68	1	+ 9
Meningitis	54	8	23	113	- 105
Birth Trauma	55	8	13	362	- 355
Tuberculosis	56	6	1	1,819	- 1,813
Osteoarthritis	57	6	86	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	58	5	66	3	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	4	61	7	- 2
Poisonings	60	4	50	28	- 24
HIV/AIDS	61	3	2	1,128	- 1,125
Hepatitis B	62	2	62	7	- 4
Oral conditions	63	2	84	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	21	145	- 144
War	65	0	65	3	- 2
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	31	81	- 81
Tetanus	68	0	59	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	69	0	58	14	- 14
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Encephalitis	71	0	60	7	- 7
Syphilis	72	0	47	33	- 33
Chlamydia	73	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	7	540	- 540
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	42	35	- 35
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	20	146	- 146
Leprosy	84	0	78	0	- 0
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.