GABON VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	3,519	19	152	+ 3,368
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,572	3	1,019	+ 1,553
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,454	4	966	+ 488
Stroke	4	1,349	5	896	+ 453
Lung Cancers	5	1,281	29	87	+ 1,194
Lung Disease	6	1,180	16	215	+ 965
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	662	37	43	+ 618
Prostate Cancer	8	477	32	80	+ 397
Breast Cancer	9	456	27	92	+ 364
Lymphomas	10	335	49	32	+ 304
Pancreas Cancer	11	323	53	21	+ 302
Oesophagus Cancer	12	313	44	35	+ 278
Parkinson's Disease	13	307	36	47	+ 260
Liver Disease	14	275	10	416	- 142
Falls	15	273	30	84	+ 189
Bladder Cancer	16	220	43	35	+ 185
Diabetes Mellitus	17	210	6	643	- 433
Kidney Disease	18	196	12	384	- 187
Other Injuries	19	196	22	140	+ 56
Suicide	20	191	18	183	+ 8
Liver Cancer	21	188	35	53	+ 135
Leukemia	22	187	57	17	+ 170
Hypertension	23	187	11	412	- 225
Stomach Cancer	24	179	48	32	+ 147
Ovary Cancer	25	144	51	27	+ 118
Other Neoplasms	26	143	64	5	+ 138
Skin Cancers	27	134	46	34	+ 100
Endocrine Disorders	28	118	25	98	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	29	112	24	101	+ 11
Oral Cancer	30	111	34	69	+ 42
Drug Use	31	101	45	34	+ 67
Uterin Cancer	32	84	55	19	+ 65
Road Traffic Accidents	33	78	8	518	- 441
Skin Disease	34	77	52	22	+ 55
Congenital Anomalies	35	76	15	285	- 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	75	41	36	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	37	67	67	2	+ 65
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	57	14	318	- 261
Alcohol	39	56	56	19	+ 36
Low Birth Weight	40	47	9	494	- 447
Asthma	41	47	28	90	- 44
Epilepsy	42	43	40	37	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	43	39	26	96	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	36	63	6	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	31	54	20	+ 12
Violence	46	31	17	184	- 153
Tuberculosis	47	13	1	1,819	- 1,806
Fires	48	12	39	39	- 27
Drownings	49	11	38	42	- 31
Anemia	50	10	82	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	51	10	68	1	+ 9
Meningitis	52	8	23	113	- 105
Poisonings	53	8	50	28	- 20
Birth Trauma	54	7	13	362	- 356
HIV/AIDS	55	7	2	1,128	- 1,121
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	7	85	0	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	57	6	86	0	+ 6
Malnutrition	58	4	33	78	- 74
Appendicitis	59	4	61	7	- 3
Schizophrenia	60	4	81	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	2	84	0	+ 2
Syphilis	62	2	47	33	- 31
Upper Respiratory	63	2	66	3	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	2	21	145	- 144
Hepatitis B	65	1	62	7	- 5
Otitis Media	66	1	72	0	+ 0
War	67	0	65	3	- 2
Encephalitis	68	0	60	7	- 7
Pertussis	69	0	31	81	- 81
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	8	- 8
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	20	146	- 146
Malaria	76	0	7	540	- 540
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	42	35	- 35
Schistosomiasis	78	0	58	14	- 14
Chlamydia	79	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

United Kingdom

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.