GAMBIA VS BURKINA FASO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BURKINA FASO		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,841	1	1,340	+ 500
Malaria	2	1,599	7	674	+ 925
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,302	9	626	+ 676
Coronary Heart Disease	4	889	3	1,007	- 118
Low Birth Weight	5	746	8	662	+ 84
Birth Trauma	6	704	5	754	- 51
Stroke	7	693	4	802	- 110
Road Traffic Accidents	8	690	6	695	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	9	525	17	230	+ 295
Congenital Anomalies	10	385	11	383	+ 2
Meningitis	11	370	18	229	+ 141
HIV/AIDS	12	339	2	1,125	- 785
Malnutrition	13	314	26	110	+ 204
Liver Disease	14	298	14	323	- 25
Other Injuries	15	289	21	194	+ 94
Diabetes Mellitus	16	286	15	290	- 4
Kidney Disease	17	263	16	266	- 3
Cervical Cancer	18	232	23	145	+ 88
Hypertension	19	221	22	172	+ 49
Tuberculosis	20	216	10	445	- 229
Violence	21	213	20	195	+ 18
Suicide	22	167	25	113	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	23	151	13	345	- 194
Liver Cancer	24	143	12	377	- 234
Measles	25	131	49	13	+ 117
Lung Disease	26	127	19	206	- 79
Asthma	27	103	24	134	- 31
Drownings	28	100	30	69	+ 31
War	29	97	69	0	+ 96
Breast Cancer	30	94	40	26	+ 68
Falls	31	91	29	83	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	32	85	47	14	+ 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	84	28	89	- 5
Pertussis	34	82	27	99	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	35	81	32	59	+ 22
Fires	36	77	31	67	+ 11
Poisonings	37	68	36	42	+ 26
Prostate Cancer	38	56	43	21	+ 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	52	52	11	+ 42
Epilepsy	40	52	35	43	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	45	33	56	- 11
Syphilis	42	32	34	55	- 22
Lymphomas	43	31	51	12	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	29	41	24	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	45	29	56	4	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	46	28	37	34	- 7
Schistosomiasis	47	27	42	23	+ 5
Lung Cancers	48	27	38	34	- 7
Oral Cancer	49	25	71	0	+ 25
Skin Cancers	50	24	68	0	+ 24
Tetanus	51	20	45	18	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	52	19	61	2	+ 17
Skin Disease	53	19	44	19	+ 0
Drug Use	54	19	39	28	- 9
Hepatitis B	55	18	46	14	+ 4
Alcohol	56	17	50	12	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	57	16	53	6	+ 11
Leukemia	58	12	59	2	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	59	11	54	5	+ 6
Appendicitis	60	10	55	5	+ 6
Encephalitis	61	9	48	14	- 4
Uterin Cancer	62	8	66	1	+ 7
Ascariasis	63	8	63	2	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	6	65	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	65	5	64	2	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	58	3	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	2	57	3	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	2	62	2	- 0
Diphtheria	69	1	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Burkina Faso

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.