GAMBIA VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,927	3	1,007	+ 1,920
Stroke	2	1,255	4	802	+ 453
Road Traffic Accidents	3	483	6	695	- 213
Hypertension	4	449	22	172	+ 277
Kidney Disease	5	404	16	266	+ 138
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	391	1	1,340	- 949
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	302	28	89	+ 213
Low Birth Weight	8	292	8	662	- 370
Diabetes Mellitus	9	251	15	290	- 39
Lung Disease	10	251	19	206	+ 45
Congenital Anomalies	11	234	11	383	- 149
Lung Cancers	12	211	38	34	+ 177
Birth Trauma	13	204	5	754	- 550
Breast Cancer	14	186	40	26	+ 160
Liver Disease	15	186	14	323	- 137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	168	52	11	+ 158
Tuberculosis	17	152	10	445	- 293
Asthma	18	109	24	134	- 25
Stomach Cancer	19	109	47	14	+ 96
Lymphomas	20	98	51	12	+ 87
Bladder Cancer	21	76	56	4	+ 72
Other Injuries	22	75	21	194	- 119
Falls	23	71	29	83	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	24	67	37	34	+ 33
Leukemia	25	62	59	2	+ 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	60	9	626	- 566
Cervical Cancer	27	58	23	145	- 86
Suicide	28	58	25	113	- 55
Prostate Cancer	29	57	43	21	+ 37
Drug Use	30	53	39	28	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	31	52	53	6	+ 47
Endocrine Disorders	32	50	17	230	- 180
Maternal Conditions	33	49	13	345	- 296
Inflammatory/Heart	34	44	32	59	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	39	33	56	- 18
Violence	36	38	20	195	- 157
Skin Cancers	37	38	68	0	+ 38
Oral Cancer	38	37	71	0	+ 37
Fires	39	34	31	67	- 32
Ovary Cancer	40	33	61	2	+ 31
Liver Cancer	41	30	12	377	- 347
Drownings	42	24	30	69	- 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	19	41	24	- 4
Epilepsy	44	19	35	43	- 24
Meningitis	45	17	18	229	- 212
Oesophagus Cancer	46	17	54	5	+ 11
Poisonings	47	15	36	42	- 27
HIV/AIDS	48	10	2	1,125	- 1,114
Pertussis	49	9	27	99	- 90
Hepatitis B	50	9	46	14	- 5
Encephalitis	51	8	48	14	- 6
Skin Disease	52	6	44	19	- 13
Malnutrition	53	4	26	110	- 105
Alcohol	54	4	50	12	- 8
Appendicitis	55	4	55	5	- 0
Uterin Cancer	56	4	66	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	57	4	58	3	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	58	3	57	3	+ 0
Measles	59	3	49	13	- 11
Tetanus	60	3	45	18	- 16
Syphilis	61	2	34	55	- 52
War	62	2	69	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	63	1	42	23	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	62	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	65	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	66	0	60	2	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	63	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	68	0	64	2	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	7	674	- 674
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Algeria

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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.