GAMBIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,608	1	1,340	+ 268
Tuberculosis	2	957	10	445	+ 512
Measles	3	924	49	13	+ 910
Malaria	4	914	7	674	+ 240
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	903	9	626	+ 277
Stroke	6	800	4	802	- 2
Coronary Heart Disease	7	759	3	1,007	- 248
Low Birth Weight	8	758	8	662	+ 96
Birth Trauma	9	723	5	754	- 31
Road Traffic Accidents	10	662	6	695	- 34
Congenital Anomalies	11	355	11	383	- 28
Hypertension	12	344	22	172	+ 172
Liver Disease	13	329	14	323	+ 6
Lung Disease	14	296	19	206	+ 90
HIV/AIDS	15	291	2	1,125	- 834
Diabetes Mellitus	16	282	15	290	- 8
Meningitis	17	253	18	229	+ 24
Violence	18	243	20	195	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	19	230	13	345	- 115
Kidney Disease	20	198	16	266	- 67
Malnutrition	21	195	26	110	+ 85
Other Injuries	22	181	21	194	- 13
Pertussis	23	173	27	99	+ 74
Asthma	24	169	24	134	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	25	161	17	230	- 68
Suicide	26	127	25	113	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	27	105	23	145	- 39
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	99	28	89	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	29	88	32	59	+ 29
Prostate Cancer	30	86	43	21	+ 66
Liver Cancer	31	84	12	377	- 293
Syphilis	32	82	34	55	+ 27
Falls	33	76	29	83	- 7
Drownings	34	76	30	69	+ 7
Breast Cancer	35	75	40	26	+ 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	65	52	11	+ 54
Stomach Cancer	37	56	47	14	+ 43
Lymphomas	38	45	51	12	+ 33
Fires	39	44	31	67	- 23
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	42	33	56	- 14
Leukemia	41	41	59	2	+ 39
Poisonings	42	38	36	42	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	38	41	24	+ 14
Epilepsy	44	38	35	43	- 5
War	45	36	69	0	+ 36
Tetanus	46	25	45	18	+ 7
Lung Cancers	47	25	38	34	- 8
Schistosomiasis	48	23	42	23	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	49	23	37	34	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	50	22	53	6	+ 17
Oral Cancer	51	22	71	0	+ 22
Leishmaniasis	52	19	60	2	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	53	17	54	5	+ 12
Skin Disease	54	17	44	19	- 1
Skin Cancers	55	17	68	0	+ 16
Appendicitis	56	15	55	5	+ 11
Encephalitis	57	15	48	14	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	58	14	61	2	+ 12
Drug Use	59	14	39	28	- 14
Alcohol	60	14	50	12	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	10	46	14	- 4
Upper Respiratory	62	8	64	2	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	63	8	66	1	+ 7
Trypanosomiasis	64	8	78	0	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	65	6	56	4	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	5	62	2	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	67	2	57	3	- 1
Ascariasis	68	2	63	2	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	1	67	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	58	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

DR Congo

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.