GAMBIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,583	2	1,125	+ 1,458
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,282	1	1,340	- 58
Malaria	3	938	7	674	+ 264
Low Birth Weight	4	642	8	662	- 20
Birth Trauma	5	619	5	754	- 135
Stroke	6	614	4	802	- 188
Coronary Heart Disease	7	589	3	1,007	- 418
Road Traffic Accidents	8	518	6	695	- 178
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	490	9	626	- 136
Tuberculosis	10	451	10	445	+ 6
Diabetes Mellitus	11	420	15	290	+ 131
Congenital Anomalies	12	350	11	383	- 33
Liver Disease	13	280	14	323	- 43
Kidney Disease	14	279	16	266	+ 13
Measles	15	254	49	13	+ 241
Hypertension	16	232	22	172	+ 60
Maternal Conditions	17	195	13	345	- 150
Syphilis	18	188	34	55	+ 133
Meningitis	19	178	18	229	- 50
Lung Disease	20	169	19	206	- 37
Pertussis	21	153	27	99	+ 54
Suicide	22	151	25	113	+ 38
Other Injuries	23	148	21	194	- 47
Breast Cancer	24	118	40	26	+ 92
Endocrine Disorders	25	103	17	230	- 127
Asthma	26	92	24	134	- 42
Inflammatory/Heart	27	89	32	59	+ 29
Cervical Cancer	28	79	23	145	- 66
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	78	28	89	- 11
Drug Use	30	71	39	28	+ 43
Malnutrition	31	68	26	110	- 42
Falls	32	64	29	83	- 19
Violence	33	63	20	195	- 132
Liver Cancer	34	60	12	377	- 317
Prostate Cancer	35	60	43	21	+ 40
Drownings	36	55	30	69	- 13
Oral Cancer	37	48	71	0	+ 48
Epilepsy	38	45	35	43	+ 2
Fires	39	42	31	67	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	40	52	11	+ 30
Lung Cancers	41	38	38	34	+ 4
Tetanus	42	33	45	18	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	31	33	56	- 26
Poisonings	44	30	36	42	- 13
Lymphomas	45	27	51	12	+ 16
Parkinson's Disease	46	25	37	34	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	47	23	78	0	+ 23
Skin Cancers	48	23	68	0	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	49	22	47	14	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	20	41	24	- 4
Skin Disease	51	18	44	19	- 0
Ovary Cancer	52	18	61	2	+ 16
Alcohol	53	17	50	12	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	54	17	54	5	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	55	16	53	6	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	56	12	56	4	+ 8
Encephalitis	57	11	48	14	- 3
Uterin Cancer	58	11	66	1	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	8	55	5	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	60	6	42	23	- 17
Leukemia	61	5	59	2	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	62	2	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	63	4	57	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	64	4	67	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	65	4	46	14	- 9
Upper Respiratory	66	2	64	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	2	58	3	- 1
Chlamydia	68	1	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	65	1	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	63	2	- 1
War	71	0	69	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
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	60	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Equ. Guinea

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.