SRI LANKA VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	16,287	25	769	+ 15,517
HIV/AIDS	2	10,100	55	39	+ 10,061
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,123	1	26,304	- 17,181
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,648	8	5,117	+ 3,531
Stroke	5	8,026	6	6,805	+ 1,221
Diabetes Mellitus	6	5,754	2	12,460	- 6,706
Malaria	7	4,833	80	0	+ 4,833
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,641	9	4,200	+ 442
Low Birth Weight	9	4,427	29	536	+ 3,891
Liver Disease	10	3,729	17	1,303	+ 2,426
Hypertension	11	3,691	20	1,055	+ 2,636
Kidney Disease	12	3,435	5	6,858	- 3,423
Birth Trauma	13	3,246	44	193	+ 3,053
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	2,849	28	605	+ 2,244
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,555	22	989	+ 1,565
Lung Disease	16	1,926	3	9,456	- 7,530
Violence	17	1,645	31	499	+ 1,146
Suicide	18	1,635	10	2,977	- 1,342
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,357	4	6,939	- 5,582
Measles	20	1,308	77	0	+ 1,308
Maternal Conditions	21	1,301	48	96	+ 1,204
Other Injuries	22	1,250	14	1,529	- 279
Meningitis	23	1,012	46	146	+ 866
Inflammatory/Heart	24	907	35	425	+ 482
Endocrine Disorders	25	878	32	462	+ 416
Cervical Cancer	26	861	26	762	+ 99
Breast Cancer	27	826	15	1,383	- 557
Asthma	28	810	7	6,471	- 5,661
Lung Cancers	29	781	12	1,775	- 994
Falls	30	756	23	964	- 208
Pertussis	31	727	59	15	+ 712
Prostate Cancer	32	713	30	507	+ 206
Malnutrition	33	695	54	43	+ 652
Oral Cancer	34	620	11	2,893	- 2,273
Liver Cancer	35	471	19	1,090	- 619
Parkinson's Disease	36	423	45	168	+ 255
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	386	24	911	- 526
Drownings	38	374	27	731	- 357
Fires	39	345	41	239	+ 107
Epilepsy	40	332	39	269	+ 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	326	56	38	+ 288
Trypanosomiasis	42	316	82	0	+ 316
Bladder Cancer	43	312	34	432	- 120
Oesophagus Cancer	44	309	13	1,544	- 1,235
Drug Use	45	303	40	257	+ 46
Skin Cancers	46	302	52	58	+ 244
Syphilis	47	293	58	15	+ 278
Stomach Cancer	48	290	16	1,321	- 1,031
Lymphomas	49	284	21	1,027	- 743
Poisonings	50	250	49	93	+ 157
Ovary Cancer	51	238	37	281	- 44
Skin Disease	52	193	36	293	- 99
Pancreas Cancer	53	185	43	214	- 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	178	53	49	+ 129
Uterin Cancer	55	174	42	218	- 44
Alcohol	56	173	51	82	+ 91
Leukemia	57	151	18	1,155	- 1,004
Schistosomiasis	58	124	81	0	+ 124
Tetanus	59	76	57	27	+ 48
Encephalitis	60	65	61	10	+ 54
Appendicitis	61	59	64	5	+ 54
Hepatitis B	62	59	62	6	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	56	60	11	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	64	48	50	86	- 38
War	65	25	38	280	- 255
Upper Respiratory	66	23	66	5	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	67	15	69	2	+ 12
Hepatitis C	68	9	75	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	72	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	76	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	68	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	86	0	67	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Gabon

Sri Lanka

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.