GAMBIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,256	3	1,007	+ 1,250
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,204	28	89	+ 2,115
Lung Disease	3	1,853	19	206	+ 1,647
Lung Cancers	4	1,572	38	34	+ 1,538
Stroke	5	1,547	4	802	+ 745
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	948	1	1,340	- 392
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	907	52	11	+ 896
Prostate Cancer	8	625	43	21	+ 605
Breast Cancer	9	549	40	26	+ 522
Diabetes Mellitus	10	542	15	290	+ 253
Pancreas Cancer	11	463	53	6	+ 457
Kidney Disease	12	385	16	266	+ 119
Lymphomas	13	308	51	12	+ 297
Liver Disease	14	292	14	323	- 31
Hypertension	15	271	22	172	+ 99
Suicide	16	261	25	113	+ 148
Parkinson's Disease	17	253	37	34	+ 219
Alcohol	18	253	50	12	+ 241
Endocrine Disorders	19	243	17	230	+ 13
Leukemia	20	236	59	2	+ 234
Bladder Cancer	21	230	56	4	+ 226
Falls	22	228	29	83	+ 145
Stomach Cancer	23	205	47	14	+ 191
Oesophagus Cancer	24	201	54	5	+ 196
Liver Cancer	25	196	12	377	- 181
Skin Cancers	26	164	68	0	+ 164
Other Neoplasms	27	160	57	3	+ 157
Oral Cancer	28	157	71	0	+ 156
Ovary Cancer	29	155	61	2	+ 153
Other Injuries	30	147	21	194	- 48
Inflammatory/Heart	31	120	32	59	+ 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	91	33	56	+ 35
Road Traffic Accidents	33	90	6	695	- 605
Drug Use	34	83	39	28	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	35	66	66	1	+ 65
Congenital Anomalies	36	65	11	383	- 318
Cervical Cancer	37	65	23	145	- 80
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	61	9	626	- 565
Multiple Sclerosis	39	56	58	3	+ 53
Epilepsy	40	53	35	43	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	41	49	8	662	- 612
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	41	41	24	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	36	62	2	+ 34
Asthma	44	35	24	134	- 99
Skin Disease	45	33	44	19	+ 15
Anemia	46	31	83	0	+ 31
Violence	47	27	20	195	- 168
Schizophrenia	48	24	85	0	+ 24
Fires	49	22	31	67	- 44
Drownings	50	16	30	69	- 53
Osteoarthritis	51	11	81	0	+ 11
Meningitis	52	11	18	229	- 218
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	10	80	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	54	10	55	5	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	55	10	2	1,125	- 1,115
Birth Trauma	56	9	5	754	- 745
Tuberculosis	57	7	10	445	- 438
Upper Respiratory	58	6	64	2	+ 5
Malnutrition	59	6	26	110	- 104
Hepatitis C	60	4	65	1	+ 3
Hepatitis B	61	3	46	14	- 11
Poisonings	62	2	36	42	- 40
Oral conditions	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	13	345	- 344
Otitis Media	65	1	72	0	+ 1
War	66	0	69	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	48	14	- 13
Tetanus	68	0	45	18	- 18
Chlamydia	69	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	34	55	- 54
Measles	71	0	49	13	- 13
Pertussis	72	0	27	99	- 99
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	42	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	7	674	- 674
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Denmark

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.