GAMBIA VS CHAD: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHAD		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,070	1	1,340	+ 1,730
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,961	9	626	+ 1,336
Malaria	3	1,141	7	674	+ 467
Birth Trauma	4	1,099	5	754	+ 344
Low Birth Weight	5	929	8	662	+ 267
Stroke	6	801	4	802	- 2
Coronary Heart Disease	7	745	3	1,007	- 261
Road Traffic Accidents	8	683	6	695	- 12
Meningitis	9	635	18	229	+ 406
Congenital Anomalies	10	492	11	383	+ 109
Maternal Conditions	11	485	13	345	+ 140
Tuberculosis	12	462	10	445	+ 17
HIV/AIDS	13	425	2	1,125	- 699
Liver Disease	14	406	14	323	+ 82
Other Injuries	15	352	21	194	+ 158
Pertussis	16	330	27	99	+ 231
Measles	17	313	49	13	+ 300
Malnutrition	18	284	26	110	+ 175
Kidney Disease	19	250	16	266	- 15
Diabetes Mellitus	20	248	15	290	- 41
Violence	21	189	20	195	- 6
Lung Disease	22	189	19	206	- 17
Hypertension	23	166	22	172	- 6
Asthma	24	166	24	134	+ 32
Endocrine Disorders	25	153	17	230	- 77
Drownings	26	141	30	69	+ 72
Suicide	27	136	25	113	+ 23
Breast Cancer	28	134	40	26	+ 108
Fires	29	95	31	67	+ 29
Syphilis	30	95	34	55	+ 40
Tetanus	31	90	45	18	+ 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	88	28	89	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	86	33	56	+ 30
Falls	34	85	29	83	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	35	84	23	145	- 61
Poisonings	36	73	36	42	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	37	62	32	59	+ 3
Epilepsy	38	59	35	43	+ 16
Lymphomas	39	51	51	12	+ 40
Liver Cancer	40	51	12	377	- 326
Prostate Cancer	41	45	43	21	+ 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	44	52	11	+ 34
Oral Cancer	43	39	71	0	+ 39
War	44	38	69	0	+ 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	38	41	24	+ 14
Leukemia	46	37	59	2	+ 34
Hepatitis B	47	35	46	14	+ 21
Drug Use	48	31	39	28	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	49	29	61	2	+ 27
Parkinson's Disease	50	27	37	34	- 7
Stomach Cancer	51	25	47	14	+ 11
Schistosomiasis	52	25	42	23	+ 2
Skin Disease	53	19	44	19	+ 0
Skin Cancers	54	18	68	0	+ 18
Diphtheria	55	17	67	0	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	56	16	54	5	+ 11
Encephalitis	57	16	48	14	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	58	14	53	6	+ 9
Lung Cancers	59	13	38	34	- 20
Alcohol	60	12	50	12	- 0
Bladder Cancer	61	11	56	4	+ 6
Appendicitis	62	10	55	5	+ 5
Ascariasis	63	10	63	2	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	64	8	60	2	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	65	7	66	1	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	5	64	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	67	4	65	1	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	68	2	57	3	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	58	3	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	71	2	62	2	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	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
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

Chad

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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.