AFGHANISTAN VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	21,310	4	14,649	+ 6,660
HIV/AIDS	2	17,884	46	464	+ 17,420
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,005	1	40,195	- 24,189
Stroke	4	12,758	3	19,060	- 6,303
Birth Trauma	5	11,993	6	10,723	+ 1,270
Road Traffic Accidents	6	11,056	11	6,033	+ 5,022
Malaria	7	10,717	57	185	+ 10,531
Low Birth Weight	8	10,521	5	12,631	- 2,110
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,949	13	5,555	+ 4,394
Tuberculosis	10	7,076	7	9,839	- 2,763
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,091	14	5,001	+ 1,090
Liver Cancer	12	5,994	40	657	+ 5,337
Maternal Conditions	13	5,489	9	7,807	- 2,317
Liver Disease	14	5,141	16	4,600	+ 541
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,607	12	5,750	- 1,143
Kidney Disease	16	4,223	10	6,590	- 2,367
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,654	28	1,364	+ 2,291
Meningitis	18	3,637	20	2,626	+ 1,011
Lung Disease	19	3,274	15	4,650	- 1,376
Violence	20	3,100	19	3,217	- 117
Other Injuries	21	3,089	18	3,241	- 153
Hypertension	22	2,737	8	7,995	- 5,258
Cervical Cancer	23	2,303	44	541	+ 1,762
Asthma	24	2,131	17	3,403	- 1,271
Suicide	25	1,791	24	1,573	+ 218
Malnutrition	26	1,744	43	589	+ 1,154
Pertussis	27	1,570	21	2,107	- 538
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,414	23	1,765	- 350
Falls	29	1,319	37	905	+ 413
Drownings	30	1,092	34	996	+ 96
Fires	31	1,058	50	348	+ 710
Inflammatory/Heart	32	941	45	527	+ 414
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	897	25	1,505	- 608
Syphilis	34	869	60	94	+ 774
Epilepsy	35	684	35	993	- 309
Poisonings	36	670	47	384	+ 287
Parkinson's Disease	37	545	41	628	- 82
Lung Cancers	38	533	32	1,076	- 543
Drug Use	39	443	51	328	+ 115
Breast Cancer	40	418	22	1,822	- 1,404
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	377	33	1,041	- 664
Schistosomiasis	42	361	79	0	+ 361
Prostate Cancer	43	327	55	258	+ 69
Skin Disease	44	295	61	94	+ 201
Tetanus	45	292	30	1,254	- 962
Hepatitis B	46	219	38	863	- 645
Stomach Cancer	47	215	26	1,501	- 1,285
Encephalitis	48	215	31	1,190	- 975
Measles	49	214	49	350	- 136
Alcohol	50	192	58	150	+ 42
Lymphomas	51	184	36	946	- 762
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	169	39	741	- 573
Pancreas Cancer	53	89	56	229	- 140
Oesophagus Cancer	54	86	29	1,314	- 1,228
Appendicitis	55	75	52	298	- 224
Bladder Cancer	56	70	54	272	- 202
Other Neoplasms	57	44	63	29	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	58	43	62	84	- 41
Leukemia	59	37	42	610	- 574
Leishmaniasis	60	36	70	1	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	61	34	48	369	- 335
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	29	65	25	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	27	66	17	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	24	68	9	+ 15
Hepatitis C	65	17	64	28	- 11
Uterin Cancer	66	16	53	289	- 273
Diphtheria	67	5	67	16	- 11
Skin Cancers	68	5	59	145	- 140
War	69	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Chlamydia	70	4	69	1	+ 2
Oral Cancer	71	3	27	1,467	- 1,464
Otitis Media	72	0	71	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Gambia

Afghanistan

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.