GAMBIA VS BOSNIA/HERZEG.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,112	3	1,007	+ 5,105
Stroke	2	5,229	4	802	+ 4,426
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,598	15	290	+ 1,308
Lung Cancers	4	1,379	38	34	+ 1,346
Lung Disease	5	772	19	206	+ 566
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	760	28	89	+ 671
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	663	52	11	+ 653
Inflammatory/Heart	8	581	32	59	+ 521
Kidney Disease	9	458	16	266	+ 192
Liver Disease	10	408	14	323	+ 84
Hypertension	11	363	22	172	+ 190
Stomach Cancer	12	354	47	14	+ 340
Breast Cancer	13	351	40	26	+ 324
Liver Cancer	14	319	12	377	- 58
Pancreas Cancer	15	308	53	6	+ 302
Road Traffic Accidents	16	296	6	695	- 399
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	292	1	1,340	- 1,048
Prostate Cancer	18	274	43	21	+ 254
Suicide	19	240	25	113	+ 127
Parkinson's Disease	20	226	37	34	+ 192
Falls	21	177	29	83	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	22	154	56	4	+ 150
Leukemia	23	124	59	2	+ 121
Lymphomas	24	122	51	12	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	25	121	61	2	+ 119
Other Injuries	26	104	21	194	- 90
Oral Cancer	27	97	71	0	+ 97
Skin Cancers	28	89	68	0	+ 88
Cervical Cancer	29	88	23	145	- 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	80	33	56	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	31	73	54	5	+ 68
Tuberculosis	32	62	10	445	- 383
Uterin Cancer	33	61	66	1	+ 60
Alcohol	34	60	50	12	+ 48
Congenital Anomalies	35	46	11	383	- 337
Epilepsy	36	40	35	43	- 3
Asthma	37	40	24	134	- 95
Fires	38	36	31	67	- 30
Endocrine Disorders	39	36	17	230	- 194
Violence	40	32	20	195	- 162
Low Birth Weight	41	32	8	662	- 630
Drownings	42	32	30	69	- 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	24	41	24	+ 0
Drug Use	44	17	39	28	- 11
Other Neoplasms	45	15	57	3	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	46	15	58	3	+ 12
Skin Disease	47	14	44	19	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	13	62	2	+ 11
Birth Trauma	49	9	5	754	- 745
Poisonings	50	9	36	42	- 33
Encephalitis	51	8	48	14	- 5
Appendicitis	52	7	55	5	+ 2
Meningitis	53	6	18	229	- 222
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	5	9	626	- 620
Measles	55	3	49	13	- 10
Hepatitis B	56	2	46	14	- 12
Malnutrition	57	2	26	110	- 108
Maternal Conditions	58	2	13	345	- 344
Pertussis	59	2	27	99	- 97
Tetanus	60	1	45	18	- 18
Syphilis	61	0	34	55	- 54
War	62	0	69	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	64	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	64	0	60	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	66	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	2	1,125	- 1,125
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	63	2	- 2
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	42	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	7	674	- 674
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Bosnia/Herzeg.

Gambia

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.