GABON VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,968	3	1,019	+ 1,950
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,993	19	152	+ 1,841
Stroke	3	1,085	5	896	+ 189
Lung Cancers	4	975	29	87	+ 888
Lung Disease	5	804	16	215	+ 589
Hypertension	6	685	11	412	+ 273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	553	37	43	+ 510
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	540	4	966	- 426
Falls	9	532	30	84	+ 447
Prostate Cancer	10	438	32	80	+ 358
Breast Cancer	11	437	27	92	+ 345
Pancreas Cancer	12	412	53	21	+ 391
Kidney Disease	13	349	12	384	- 34
Suicide	14	346	18	183	+ 163
Lymphomas	15	313	49	32	+ 282
Inflammatory/Heart	16	285	24	101	+ 183
Diabetes Mellitus	17	283	6	643	- 360
Parkinson's Disease	18	237	36	47	+ 190
Liver Cancer	19	223	35	53	+ 170
Other Neoplasms	20	189	64	5	+ 183
Liver Disease	21	188	10	416	- 229
Leukemia	22	186	57	17	+ 169
Bladder Cancer	23	185	43	35	+ 151
Stomach Cancer	24	170	48	32	+ 138
Endocrine Disorders	25	164	25	98	+ 66
Oral Cancer	26	139	34	69	+ 69
Skin Cancers	27	137	46	34	+ 103
Oesophagus Cancer	28	136	44	35	+ 101
Ovary Cancer	29	127	51	27	+ 100
Other Injuries	30	113	22	140	- 26
Congenital Anomalies	31	85	15	285	- 201
Alcohol	32	63	56	19	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	33	62	55	19	+ 43
Road Traffic Accidents	34	53	8	518	- 465
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	51	14	318	- 267
Drug Use	36	49	45	34	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	37	47	86	0	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	38	44	67	2	+ 43
Epilepsy	39	44	40	37	+ 7
Skin Disease	40	36	52	22	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	34	41	36	- 2
Cervical Cancer	42	29	26	96	- 67
Low Birth Weight	43	29	9	494	- 465
Anemia	44	28	82	0	+ 28
Schizophrenia	45	27	81	0	+ 27
Asthma	46	26	28	90	- 64
Malnutrition	47	23	33	78	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	22	54	20	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	19	63	6	+ 13
Drownings	50	14	38	42	- 28
Violence	51	12	17	184	- 172
Birth Trauma	52	9	13	362	- 354
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	9	85	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	54	8	2	1,128	- 1,120
Fires	55	6	39	39	- 33
Tuberculosis	56	6	1	1,819	- 1,813
Meningitis	57	6	23	113	- 108
Hepatitis C	58	4	68	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	59	4	61	7	- 3
Poisonings	60	4	50	28	- 24
Upper Respiratory	61	3	66	3	+ 0
Oral conditions	62	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	62	7	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	1	21	145	- 144
Syphilis	65	0	47	33	- 32
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	79	0	+ 0
War	67	0	65	3	- 3
Encephalitis	68	0	60	7	- 7
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	59	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	58	14	- 14
Pertussis	73	0	31	81	- 81
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	20	146	- 146
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	540	- 540
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	42	35	- 35
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Switzerland

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.