GAMBIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,866	2	1,125	+ 741
Tuberculosis	2	1,151	10	445	+ 706
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,066	1	1,340	- 274
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,032	3	1,007	+ 26
Stroke	5	938	4	802	+ 136
Malaria	6	818	7	674	+ 144
Road Traffic Accidents	7	661	6	695	- 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	540	9	626	- 86
Low Birth Weight	9	531	8	662	- 131
Diabetes Mellitus	10	434	15	290	+ 145
Birth Trauma	11	413	5	754	- 342
Hypertension	12	386	22	172	+ 214
Liver Disease	13	385	14	323	+ 62
Congenital Anomalies	14	302	11	383	- 81
Kidney Disease	15	254	16	266	- 12
Maternal Conditions	16	239	13	345	- 106
Lung Disease	17	224	19	206	+ 18
Violence	18	223	20	195	+ 28
Suicide	19	144	25	113	+ 32
Other Injuries	20	138	21	194	- 56
Pertussis	21	136	27	99	+ 37
Meningitis	22	124	18	229	- 105
Asthma	23	120	24	134	- 14
Malnutrition	24	112	26	110	+ 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	95	28	89	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	26	91	32	59	+ 32
Endocrine Disorders	27	86	17	230	- 144
Prostate Cancer	28	82	43	21	+ 61
Cervical Cancer	29	81	23	145	- 64
Liver Cancer	30	70	12	377	- 307
Measles	31	66	49	13	+ 52
Breast Cancer	32	66	40	26	+ 39
Falls	33	62	29	83	- 21
Syphilis	34	44	34	55	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	43	33	56	- 13
Drownings	36	43	30	69	- 26
Fires	37	37	31	67	- 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	37	52	11	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	39	36	47	14	+ 23
Epilepsy	40	31	35	43	- 12
Poisonings	41	29	36	42	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	42	29	37	34	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	28	41	24	+ 4
Drug Use	44	27	39	28	- 1
Lymphomas	45	25	51	12	+ 14
Leukemia	46	24	59	2	+ 21
Lung Cancers	47	22	38	34	- 11
Ovary Cancer	48	20	61	2	+ 18
Alcohol	49	19	50	12	+ 7
Skin Disease	50	19	44	19	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	51	19	42	23	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	52	17	53	6	+ 12
Skin Cancers	53	15	68	0	+ 15
Oral Cancer	54	14	71	0	+ 13
Tetanus	55	10	45	18	- 9
Encephalitis	56	8	48	14	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	57	8	54	5	+ 3
Appendicitis	58	8	55	5	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	6	62	2	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	60	6	66	1	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	61	6	56	4	+ 2
Hepatitis B	62	6	46	14	- 8
Other Neoplasms	63	3	57	3	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	3	64	2	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	65	3	78	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	58	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	1	65	1	- 0
Diphtheria	68	1	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	63	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
War	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

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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.