GAMBIA VS CZECH REPUBLIC: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CZECH REPUBLIC		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,362	3	1,007	+ 6,356
Stroke	2	1,863	4	802	+ 1,060
Lung Cancers	3	1,267	38	34	+ 1,233
Lung Disease	4	972	19	206	+ 766
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	958	1	1,340	- 382
Diabetes Mellitus	6	930	15	290	+ 640
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	922	28	89	+ 833
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	912	52	11	+ 901
Hypertension	9	583	22	172	+ 411
Other Injuries	10	552	21	194	+ 357
Pancreas Cancer	11	538	53	6	+ 533
Liver Disease	12	508	14	323	+ 184
Breast Cancer	13	456	40	26	+ 430
Kidney Disease	14	399	16	266	+ 134
Prostate Cancer	15	372	43	21	+ 352
Suicide	16	303	25	113	+ 190
Lymphomas	17	282	51	12	+ 270
Stomach Cancer	18	254	47	14	+ 240
Leukemia	19	253	59	2	+ 251
Bladder Cancer	20	247	56	4	+ 243
Oral Cancer	21	221	71	0	+ 221
Liver Cancer	22	216	12	377	- 161
Endocrine Disorders	23	184	17	230	- 46
Falls	24	171	29	83	+ 88
Inflammatory/Heart	25	164	32	59	+ 105
Other Neoplasms	26	160	57	3	+ 157
Skin Cancers	27	150	68	0	+ 150
Oesophagus Cancer	28	150	54	5	+ 144
Road Traffic Accidents	29	148	6	695	- 547
Ovary Cancer	30	144	61	2	+ 142
Parkinson's Disease	31	118	37	34	+ 83
Alcohol	32	107	50	12	+ 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	101	33	56	+ 45
Uterin Cancer	34	100	66	1	+ 99
Cervical Cancer	35	81	23	145	- 64
Malnutrition	36	70	26	110	- 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	64	41	24	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	59	9	626	- 566
Epilepsy	39	57	35	43	+ 14
Skin Disease	40	47	44	19	+ 29
Asthma	41	44	24	134	- 91
Congenital Anomalies	42	43	11	383	- 340
Drownings	43	35	30	69	- 33
Drug Use	44	34	39	28	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	45	27	58	3	+ 25
Low Birth Weight	46	22	8	662	- 640
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	18	62	2	+ 16
Violence	48	15	20	195	- 180
Fires	49	13	31	67	- 54
Poisonings	50	9	36	42	- 33
Upper Respiratory	51	7	64	2	+ 5
Birth Trauma	52	6	5	754	- 748
Meningitis	53	6	18	229	- 223
Tuberculosis	54	5	10	445	- 440
Anemia	55	5	83	0	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	5	80	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	57	4	55	5	- 0
Hepatitis C	58	4	65	1	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	59	2	2	1,125	- 1,123
Syphilis	60	1	34	55	- 54
Maternal Conditions	61	1	13	345	- 344
Oral conditions	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	46	14	- 13
Encephalitis	64	0	48	14	- 13
War	65	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	27	99	- 99
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	49	13	- 13
Tetanus	71	0	45	18	- 18
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	7	674	- 674
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	60	2	- 2
Ascariasis	78	0	63	2	- 2
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Czech Republic

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.