GAMBIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,360	3	1,007	+ 5,353
Hypertension	2	5,708	22	172	+ 5,535
Stroke	3	2,359	4	802	+ 1,557
Lung Cancers	4	1,389	38	34	+ 1,356
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,114	52	11	+ 1,103
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	737	1	1,340	- 603
Liver Disease	7	694	14	323	+ 371
Prostate Cancer	8	631	43	21	+ 610
Stomach Cancer	9	613	47	14	+ 599
Pancreas Cancer	10	567	53	6	+ 562
Breast Cancer	11	549	40	26	+ 523
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	485	28	89	+ 396
Lung Disease	13	483	19	206	+ 278
Inflammatory/Heart	14	459	32	59	+ 399
Lymphomas	15	450	51	12	+ 438
Suicide	16	417	25	113	+ 305
Kidney Disease	17	373	16	266	+ 107
Alcohol	18	314	50	12	+ 302
Diabetes Mellitus	19	309	15	290	+ 19
Other Injuries	20	299	21	194	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	21	266	56	4	+ 261
Leukemia	22	266	59	2	+ 263
Other Neoplasms	23	261	57	3	+ 258
Falls	24	251	29	83	+ 168
Oral Cancer	25	233	71	0	+ 233
Liver Cancer	26	227	12	377	- 150
Oesophagus Cancer	27	208	54	5	+ 203
Ovary Cancer	28	184	61	2	+ 182
Parkinson's Disease	29	173	37	34	+ 139
Skin Cancers	30	167	68	0	+ 166
Drug Use	31	159	39	28	+ 131
Cervical Cancer	32	143	23	145	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	33	139	17	230	- 90
Uterin Cancer	34	127	66	1	+ 126
Road Traffic Accidents	35	125	6	695	- 570
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	116	33	56	+ 60
Epilepsy	37	94	35	43	+ 51
Fires	38	86	31	67	+ 20
HIV/AIDS	39	85	2	1,125	- 1,040
Drownings	40	63	30	69	- 5
Skin Disease	41	60	44	19	+ 42
Violence	42	60	20	195	- 135
Congenital Anomalies	43	53	11	383	- 330
Asthma	44	51	24	134	- 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	46	41	24	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	36	62	2	+ 35
Tuberculosis	47	35	10	445	- 410
Multiple Sclerosis	48	34	58	3	+ 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	26	80	0	+ 26
Osteoarthritis	50	21	81	0	+ 21
Anemia	51	19	83	0	+ 19
Poisonings	52	18	36	42	- 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	17	9	626	- 608
Meningitis	54	16	18	229	- 213
Low Birth Weight	55	14	8	662	- 647
Schizophrenia	56	13	85	0	+ 13
Birth Trauma	57	11	5	754	- 744
Hepatitis C	58	9	65	1	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	4	55	5	- 0
Oral conditions	60	4	82	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	2	13	345	- 343
Syphilis	62	2	34	55	- 53
Encephalitis	63	0	48	14	- 13
War	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	46	14	- 14
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	2	- 2
Otitis Media	67	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	60	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	23	- 23
Malaria	73	0	7	674	- 674
Ascariasis	74	0	63	2	- 2
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	26	110	- 110
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	45	18	- 18
Diphtheria	82	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	27	99	- 99
Measles	84	0	49	13	- 13
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Estonia

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.