NIGERIA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	175,402	3	127,335	+ 48,067
HIV/AIDS	2	108,773	10	44,124	+ 64,649
Coronary Heart Disease	3	98,251	7	61,374	+ 36,877
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	93,134	1	207,281	- 114,147
Stroke	5	86,434	8	57,744	+ 28,691
Diabetes Mellitus	6	61,973	18	22,497	+ 39,476
Malaria	7	52,056	4	100,963	- 48,907
Road Traffic Accidents	8	49,985	12	41,693	+ 8,292
Low Birth Weight	9	47,679	6	95,959	- 48,280
Liver Disease	10	40,163	13	38,326	+ 1,837
Hypertension	11	39,750	24	10,692	+ 29,058
Kidney Disease	12	36,992	20	18,189	+ 18,803
Birth Trauma	13	34,954	5	100,186	- 65,232
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	30,683	2	144,724	- 114,041
Congenital Anomalies	15	27,513	9	49,696	- 22,183
Lung Disease	16	20,741	22	12,569	+ 8,173
Violence	17	17,715	19	18,407	- 693
Suicide	18	17,611	30	7,019	+ 10,593
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	14,610	31	6,786	+ 7,824
Measles	20	14,084	14	29,439	- 15,355
Maternal Conditions	21	14,006	15	23,540	- 9,534
Other Injuries	22	13,464	17	22,696	- 9,232
Meningitis	23	10,899	11	43,651	- 32,752
Inflammatory/Heart	24	9,767	42	4,826	+ 4,941
Endocrine Disorders	25	9,457	21	15,799	- 6,342
Cervical Cancer	26	9,276	25	10,574	- 1,298
Breast Cancer	27	8,898	23	11,884	- 2,987
Asthma	28	8,721	27	8,192	+ 529
Lung Cancers	29	8,407	57	1,295	+ 7,111
Falls	30	8,143	28	7,528	+ 615
Pertussis	31	7,828	16	23,282	- 15,453
Prostate Cancer	32	7,677	35	5,914	+ 1,762
Malnutrition	33	7,490	36	5,896	+ 1,594
Oral Cancer	34	6,677	48	2,238	+ 4,438
Liver Cancer	35	5,077	39	5,289	- 212
Parkinson's Disease	36	4,551	46	2,473	+ 2,078
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	4,152	43	4,152	+ 0
Drownings	38	4,026	32	6,584	- 2,558
Fires	39	3,719	29	7,132	- 3,413
Epilepsy	40	3,578	41	5,001	- 1,423
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3,508	37	5,846	- 2,338
Trypanosomiasis	42	3,404	77	0	+ 3,404
Bladder Cancer	43	3,357	63	670	+ 2,687
Oesophagus Cancer	44	3,333	64	560	+ 2,773
Drug Use	45	3,263	34	6,273	- 3,010
Skin Cancers	46	3,257	53	1,933	+ 1,324
Syphilis	47	3,157	38	5,449	- 2,292
Stomach Cancer	48	3,125	50	2,129	+ 996
Lymphomas	49	3,062	40	5,202	- 2,139
Poisonings	50	2,693	33	6,570	- 3,877
Ovary Cancer	51	2,559	49	2,133	+ 426
Skin Disease	52	2,082	56	1,468	+ 614
Pancreas Cancer	53	1,988	51	1,975	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	1,918	52	1,946	- 28
Uterin Cancer	55	1,869	62	679	+ 1,190
Alcohol	56	1,864	58	1,031	+ 833
Leukemia	57	1,627	47	2,257	- 630
Schistosomiasis	58	1,337	54	1,508	- 171
Tetanus	59	814	26	8,355	- 7,541
Encephalitis	60	695	59	937	- 242
Appendicitis	61	638	60	760	- 122
Hepatitis B	62	636	55	1,488	- 852
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	602	69	165	+ 437
Other Neoplasms	64	514	66	290	+ 224
War	65	266	45	3,245	- 2,979
Upper Respiratory	66	248	67	259	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	67	156	68	179	- 23
Hepatitis C	68	100	65	304	- 204
Diphtheria	69	34	44	3,800	- 3,765
Ascariasis	70	33	61	685	- 652
Chlamydia	71	27	71	14	+ 14
Otitis Media	72	17	72	3	+ 14
Dengue	73	1	73	2	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Gabon

Nigeria

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.