GABON VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,625	3	1,019	+ 2,606
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,062	19	152	+ 1,910
Lung Disease	3	1,403	16	215	+ 1,188
Stroke	4	1,138	5	896	+ 242
Lung Cancers	5	1,117	29	87	+ 1,029
Kidney Disease	6	616	12	384	+ 233
Drug Use	7	534	45	34	+ 501
Hypertension	8	474	11	412	+ 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	444	37	43	+ 401
Diabetes Mellitus	10	441	6	643	- 202
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	433	4	966	- 533
Suicide	12	381	18	183	+ 199
Breast Cancer	13	349	27	92	+ 257
Endocrine Disorders	14	337	25	98	+ 239
Pancreas Cancer	15	318	53	21	+ 297
Liver Disease	16	312	10	416	- 105
Road Traffic Accidents	17	299	8	518	- 219
Falls	18	290	30	84	+ 206
Lymphomas	19	289	49	32	+ 257
Prostate Cancer	20	256	32	80	+ 176
Parkinson's Disease	21	248	36	47	+ 200
Inflammatory/Heart	22	234	24	101	+ 132
Liver Cancer	23	194	35	53	+ 142
Leukemia	24	194	57	17	+ 177
Other Injuries	25	187	22	140	+ 47
Bladder Cancer	26	141	43	35	+ 106
Violence	27	136	17	184	- 47
Oesophagus Cancer	28	128	44	35	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	29	127	64	5	+ 122
Alcohol	30	105	56	19	+ 86
Ovary Cancer	31	105	51	27	+ 78
Skin Cancers	32	103	46	34	+ 69
Stomach Cancer	33	94	48	32	+ 61
Congenital Anomalies	34	84	15	285	- 201
Oral Cancer	35	83	34	69	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	36	72	55	19	+ 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	71	14	318	- 247
Cervical Cancer	38	50	26	96	- 46
Low Birth Weight	39	50	9	494	- 445
Malnutrition	40	49	33	78	- 29
Hepatitis C	41	41	68	1	+ 40
HIV/AIDS	42	41	2	1,128	- 1,087
Skin Disease	43	39	52	22	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	44	36	67	2	+ 35
Drownings	45	29	38	42	- 13
Asthma	46	27	28	90	- 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	26	54	20	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	25	41	36	- 12
Fires	49	23	39	39	- 16
Epilepsy	50	23	40	37	- 14
Anemia	51	22	82	0	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	18	63	6	+ 11
Poisonings	53	12	50	28	- 16
Birth Trauma	54	9	13	362	- 354
War	55	9	65	3	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	56	6	21	145	- 140
Schizophrenia	57	5	81	0	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	5	85	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	4	62	7	- 2
Meningitis	60	4	23	113	- 109
Osteoarthritis	61	4	86	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	62	4	1	1,819	- 1,815
Appendicitis	63	3	61	7	- 4
Oral conditions	64	2	84	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	65	2	66	3	- 1
Syphilis	66	0	47	33	- 32
Otitis Media	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	60	7	- 7
Pertussis	69	0	31	81	- 81
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	72	0	58	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	540	- 540
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	42	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	20	146	- 146
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	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.