GAMBIA VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,666	1	1,340	+ 326
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,018	9	626	+ 393
Stroke	3	997	4	802	+ 195
Coronary Heart Disease	4	977	3	1,007	- 29
Low Birth Weight	5	920	8	662	+ 259
Road Traffic Accidents	6	634	6	695	- 61
Birth Trauma	7	591	5	754	- 163
Liver Disease	8	448	14	323	+ 124
Diabetes Mellitus	9	382	15	290	+ 92
Congenital Anomalies	10	366	11	383	- 17
Meningitis	11	324	18	229	+ 95
Hypertension	12	323	22	172	+ 150
Cervical Cancer	13	293	23	145	+ 148
Kidney Disease	14	284	16	266	+ 19
Malnutrition	15	269	26	110	+ 159
Other Injuries	16	253	21	194	+ 59
Lung Disease	17	234	19	206	+ 28
Pertussis	18	224	27	99	+ 126
Tuberculosis	19	221	10	445	- 224
Violence	20	177	20	195	- 18
Asthma	21	137	24	134	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	22	132	13	345	- 214
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	130	28	89	+ 41
Suicide	24	128	25	113	+ 16
Drownings	25	97	30	69	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	26	94	54	5	+ 89
Prostate Cancer	27	92	43	21	+ 71
Liver Cancer	28	81	12	377	- 295
Malaria	29	81	7	674	- 593
Fires	30	76	31	67	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	31	74	32	59	+ 14
Falls	32	73	29	83	- 9
Breast Cancer	33	63	40	26	+ 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	59	33	56	+ 2
Poisonings	35	56	36	42	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	36	55	17	230	- 175
Lymphomas	37	54	51	12	+ 42
Syphilis	38	54	34	55	- 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	52	52	11	+ 42
Epilepsy	40	49	35	43	+ 6
Oral Cancer	41	43	71	0	+ 43
Skin Cancers	42	35	68	0	+ 35
Tetanus	43	33	45	18	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	44	32	37	34	- 2
Stomach Cancer	45	32	47	14	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	46	29	56	4	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	29	41	24	+ 5
Skin Disease	48	26	44	19	+ 7
Drug Use	49	19	39	28	- 9
Appendicitis	50	16	55	5	+ 12
Alcohol	51	16	50	12	+ 4
Hepatitis B	52	14	46	14	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	53	12	64	2	+ 10
Encephalitis	54	12	48	14	- 2
Uterin Cancer	55	9	66	1	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	56	9	61	2	+ 7
Leukemia	57	9	59	2	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	5	62	2	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	59	3	57	3	+ 0
Lung Cancers	60	3	38	34	- 31
Hepatitis C	61	3	65	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	2	58	3	- 1
Ascariasis	63	1	63	2	- 1
Otitis Media	64	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	65	1	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	1	70	0	+ 0
War	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	60	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	23	- 23
HIV/AIDS	76	0	2	1,125	- 1,125
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	49	13	- 13
Depression	79	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	53	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Comoros

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.