GAMBIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	4,987	28	89	+ 4,898
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,409	3	1,007	+ 3,402
Stroke	3	1,845	4	802	+ 1,043
Lung Cancers	4	1,037	38	34	+ 1,003
Hypertension	5	910	22	172	+ 738
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	643	52	11	+ 632
Falls	7	594	29	83	+ 511
Lung Disease	8	578	19	206	+ 372
Pancreas Cancer	9	559	53	6	+ 554
Liver Disease	10	479	14	323	+ 156
Prostate Cancer	11	435	43	21	+ 415
Breast Cancer	12	425	40	26	+ 399
Parkinson's Disease	13	382	37	34	+ 348
Lymphomas	14	382	51	12	+ 370
Suicide	15	379	25	113	+ 267
Liver Cancer	16	244	12	377	- 133
Inflammatory/Heart	17	232	32	59	+ 173
Alcohol	18	208	50	12	+ 196
Stomach Cancer	19	200	47	14	+ 187
Other Injuries	20	196	21	194	+ 2
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	196	1	1,340	- 1,145
Diabetes Mellitus	22	187	15	290	- 102
Other Neoplasms	23	169	57	3	+ 166
Leukemia	24	166	59	2	+ 164
Ovary Cancer	25	154	61	2	+ 152
Kidney Disease	26	153	16	266	- 112
Oesophagus Cancer	27	143	54	5	+ 138
Bladder Cancer	28	138	56	4	+ 134
Skin Cancers	29	133	68	0	+ 133
Drug Use	30	121	39	28	+ 93
Endocrine Disorders	31	115	17	230	- 115
Uterin Cancer	32	101	66	1	+ 100
Road Traffic Accidents	33	96	6	695	- 599
Oral Cancer	34	93	71	0	+ 93
Congenital Anomalies	35	86	11	383	- 297
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	68	33	56	+ 12
Drownings	37	48	30	69	- 21
Epilepsy	38	47	35	43	+ 4
Schizophrenia	39	42	85	0	+ 42
Asthma	40	38	24	134	- 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	37	62	2	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	42	36	58	3	+ 33
Violence	43	29	20	195	- 166
Cervical Cancer	44	28	23	145	- 117
Fires	45	28	31	67	- 39
Tuberculosis	46	14	10	445	- 431
Skin Disease	47	12	44	19	- 6
Low Birth Weight	48	12	8	662	- 650
Poisonings	49	11	36	42	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	9	41	24	- 15
Osteoarthritis	51	7	81	0	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	7	9	626	- 619
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	80	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	54	4	55	5	- 0
Meningitis	55	4	18	229	- 224
Birth Trauma	56	3	5	754	- 751
Malnutrition	57	3	26	110	- 107
Anemia	58	3	83	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	59	2	2	1,125	- 1,122
Hepatitis C	60	2	65	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	1	64	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	46	14	- 13
Maternal Conditions	64	1	13	345	- 345
War	65	0	69	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	48	14	- 13
Syphilis	67	0	34	55	- 54
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	27	99	- 99
Tetanus	70	0	45	18	- 18
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	49	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	7	674	- 674
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	42	23	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	2	- 2
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Finland

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.