GAMBIA VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,795	1	1,340	+ 455
HIV/AIDS	2	1,076	2	1,125	- 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	947	9	626	+ 322
Coronary Heart Disease	4	932	3	1,007	- 75
Low Birth Weight	5	908	8	662	+ 246
Stroke	6	846	4	802	+ 43
Malaria	7	798	7	674	+ 124
Birth Trauma	8	789	5	754	+ 35
Road Traffic Accidents	9	522	6	695	- 173
Tuberculosis	10	465	10	445	+ 20
Congenital Anomalies	11	438	11	383	+ 55
Liver Disease	12	397	14	323	+ 74
Kidney Disease	13	349	16	266	+ 84
Diabetes Mellitus	14	349	15	290	+ 59
Meningitis	15	278	18	229	+ 49
Other Injuries	16	276	21	194	+ 82
Violence	17	249	20	195	+ 54
Pertussis	18	245	27	99	+ 146
Lung Disease	19	193	19	206	- 13
Suicide	20	193	25	113	+ 80
Maternal Conditions	21	165	13	345	- 180
Endocrine Disorders	22	162	17	230	- 68
Hypertension	23	161	22	172	- 11
Asthma	24	140	24	134	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	25	124	43	21	+ 104
Cervical Cancer	26	121	23	145	- 24
Breast Cancer	27	112	40	26	+ 86
Drownings	28	104	30	69	+ 35
Falls	29	102	29	83	+ 19
Liver Cancer	30	94	12	377	- 283
Malnutrition	31	91	26	110	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	86	28	89	- 3
Syphilis	33	83	34	55	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	34	77	32	59	+ 18
Fires	35	75	31	67	+ 9
Epilepsy	36	70	35	43	+ 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	68	33	56	+ 12
Drug Use	38	66	39	28	+ 38
Poisonings	39	55	36	42	+ 13
Lymphomas	40	50	51	12	+ 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	47	52	11	+ 36
Stomach Cancer	42	39	47	14	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	43	35	37	34	+ 0
Tetanus	44	33	45	18	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	45	32	42	23	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	28	41	24	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	47	25	53	6	+ 19
Oral Cancer	48	24	71	0	+ 23
Skin Disease	49	23	44	19	+ 5
Lung Cancers	50	23	38	34	- 11
Ovary Cancer	51	22	61	2	+ 19
Alcohol	52	18	50	12	+ 6
Hepatitis B	53	17	46	14	+ 3
Encephalitis	54	15	48	14	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	55	13	66	1	+ 12
Skin Cancers	56	13	68	0	+ 12
Leukemia	57	12	59	2	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	58	7	54	5	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	59	7	56	4	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	7	55	5	+ 2
Ascariasis	61	4	63	2	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	62	4	57	3	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	3	64	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	2	58	3	- 0
War	65	2	69	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	62	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	2	65	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	1	67	0	+ 1
Measles	69	1	49	13	- 12
Leishmaniasis	70	0	60	2	- 2
Chlamydia	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	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

Cote d Ivoire

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.