GAMBIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,336	1	1,340	+ 996
Tuberculosis	2	2,100	10	445	+ 1,655
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,091	9	626	+ 1,466
HIV/AIDS	4	1,676	2	1,125	+ 551
Stroke	5	1,466	4	802	+ 664
Malaria	6	1,464	7	674	+ 790
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,295	3	1,007	+ 288
Low Birth Weight	8	995	8	662	+ 333
Birth Trauma	9	979	5	754	+ 224
Road Traffic Accidents	10	799	6	695	+ 104
Measles	11	726	49	13	+ 712
Hypertension	12	559	22	172	+ 387
Maternal Conditions	13	524	13	345	+ 179
Liver Disease	14	515	14	323	+ 192
Diabetes Mellitus	15	510	15	290	+ 220
Meningitis	16	453	18	229	+ 224
Violence	17	450	20	195	+ 255
Lung Disease	18	427	19	206	+ 221
Congenital Anomalies	19	346	11	383	- 37
Asthma	20	340	24	134	+ 206
Kidney Disease	21	317	16	266	+ 52
Malnutrition	22	308	26	110	+ 199
Other Injuries	23	277	21	194	+ 83
Suicide	24	261	25	113	+ 149
Endocrine Disorders	25	189	17	230	- 41
Breast Cancer	26	154	40	26	+ 127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	142	33	56	+ 85
War	28	140	69	0	+ 140
Tetanus	29	125	45	18	+ 107
Inflammatory/Heart	30	120	32	59	+ 61
Pertussis	31	118	27	99	+ 20
Cervical Cancer	32	103	23	145	- 42
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	91	28	89	+ 2
Drownings	34	90	30	69	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	87	41	24	+ 63
Falls	36	81	29	83	- 2
Schistosomiasis	37	76	42	23	+ 53
Prostate Cancer	38	70	43	21	+ 49
Fires	39	63	31	67	- 3
Poisonings	40	60	36	42	+ 18
Syphilis	41	54	34	55	- 1
Lymphomas	42	53	51	12	+ 42
Epilepsy	43	53	35	43	+ 10
Liver Cancer	44	52	12	377	- 325
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	52	52	11	+ 41
Oral Cancer	46	41	71	0	+ 40
Leukemia	47	39	59	2	+ 37
Parkinson's Disease	48	30	37	34	- 4
Stomach Cancer	49	29	47	14	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	50	29	61	2	+ 26
Appendicitis	51	28	55	5	+ 23
Alcohol	52	28	50	12	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	53	22	54	5	+ 16
Skin Disease	54	21	44	19	+ 3
Lung Cancers	55	21	38	34	- 13
Leishmaniasis	56	20	60	2	+ 18
Drug Use	57	20	39	28	- 8
Skin Cancers	58	19	68	0	+ 19
Trypanosomiasis	59	18	78	0	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	60	16	53	6	+ 11
Hepatitis B	61	15	46	14	+ 1
Encephalitis	62	13	48	14	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	11	64	2	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	64	10	56	4	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	65	9	66	1	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	7	62	2	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	5	67	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	3	72	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	3	65	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	2	57	3	- 1
Ascariasis	71	2	63	2	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	58	3	- 1
Chlamydia	73	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	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
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Central Africa

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.